9. ο θεος ημας (in this order) B 37, 116; similarly in 1Th 2:16 B distinguishes itself by the order εφθακεν η οργη επʼ αυτους.
B aeth omit χριστου: the general probability of the insertion of χριστος by copyists where it was previously absent, must be weighed against the special probability of its omission in this Epistle where the combination ο κυριος Ιησους prevails.