55 For ἐν αὐτῷ P reads ἐν ἑαυτῷ (“in himself”).
52Several witnesses (including ℵ* D* Ψ 104 2495 and the Coptic versions) read the aorist ἒσϰομεν (“we have received”) for the present ἒϰομεν (“we have”).
53For ϰάϱιτος A 365 and a few other witnesses read ϰϱηστότητος (under the influence of Rom. 2:4).
54αὐτοῦ is omitted by D F G latb vg.codd (probably because it seemed pleonastic with the following ἐν αὐτῷ).
55For ἐν αὐτῷ P reads ἐν ἑαυτῷ (“in himself”).
56Our witnesses vary between ἐπί (P46 ℵ* B D etc.) and ἐν (ℵ2 A F G K Ψ etc.); the latter might arise from assimilation to Col. 1:20.
57τὴν ἂφεσιν τών παϱαπτωμάτων as against τήν ἂφεσιν τών ἁμαϱτιών (Col. 1:14); see p. 53, n. 67.
58Gk. διὰ τοῦ αἳματος αὐτοῦ (cf. Col. 1:20, διὰ τοῦ αἳματος τοῦ σταυϱοῦ αἰτοῦ).
59ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ αἵματι (cf. Rom. 5:9, διϰαιωθέντες νῦν ἐν τῷ αἳματι αὐτοῦ).
60Gk. ἱλαστήϱιον (Rom. 3:25).
61Gk. ἀπολύτϱωσις (Rom. 3:24); on this word see p. 53 with n. 64.
62Cf. Rom. 5:20, . . . ἵνα πλεονάσῃ τò παϱάπτωμα οὗ δὲ ἐπλεόνασεν ἡ ἁμαϱτία ϰτλ.
63Gk. ϰατὰ τò πλοῦτος τῆς ϰάϱιτος αὐτοῦ.