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12. εὐχαριστοῦντες. B alone adds ἅμα, thus separating μετὰ χαρᾶς from εὐχαρ. There is no precise parallel to this addition in St Paul’s writings (cf. Col 4:3, Phm 1:22, and cf. Act 27:40).
τῷ πατρὶ. Text. Rec. with ABC*DP amiat., Syr.Harcl. text; τῷ θεῷ πατρὶ א, Vulgclem fuld. Pesh. Syr. Boh.; θεῷ τῷ πατρὶ G; τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρὶ C3.
The variety in the forms of the additions is instructive. Contrast the absence of evidence against θεῷ in Col 1:3 and Col 3:17.
τῷ ἱκανώσαντι. Certain “Western” authorities read τῷ καλέσαντι, D*G Ambrst.; and B alone reads both participles τῷ καλέσαντι καὶ ἱκανώσαντι.
ὑμᾶς, so אB amiat. Syr.Harcl.mg; ἡμᾶς ACD, etc. It was easy to make St Paul express gratitude for himself as well as for others.