Trad. Text. A (with [Greek: eremon topon]) C + twelve Uncials, all Cursives except three or five, Harkleian, Lewis (omits [Greek: eremon]), Ethiopic, Armenian, Gothic, with Theophylact (i. 33). Remark the curious character of [Symbol: alpha] and [Symbol: beta]. In Dr. Hort's Neutral Text, which he maintains to have been the original text of the Gospels, our Lord is represented here as having withdrawn in private ([Greek: kat' idian], which the Revisers shirking the difficulty translate inaccurately 'apart') _into the city called Bethsaida_. How could there have been privacy of life _in_ a city in those days? In fact, [Greek: kat' idian] necessitates the adoption of [Greek: topon eremon], as to which the Peshitto ([Symbol: beta]^{3}) is in substantial agreement with the Traditional Text. Bethsaida is represented as the capital of a district, which included, at sufficient distance from the city, a desert or retired spot. The group arranged under [Symbol: beta] is so weakly supported, and is evidently such a group of fragments, that it can come into no sort of competition with the Traditional reading. Dr. Hort confines himself to shewing _how_ the process he advocates might have arisen, not _that_ it did actually arise. Indeed, this position can only be held by assuming the conclusion to be established that it _did_ so arise. (6) St. Luke xi. 54. 'The Scribes and Pharisees began to urge Him vehemently and to provoke Him to speak of many things ([Greek: enedreuontes thereusai]), [Symbol: alpha]. Laying wait for Him to catch something out of His mouth. [Symbol: beta]. Seeking to get some opportunity ([Greek: aphormen tina]) for finding out how to accuse Him ([Greek: hina eurosin kategoresai]); or, for accusing Him ([Greek: hina kategoresosin autou]). Trad. Text. Laying wait for Him, _and_ seeking to catch something ([Greek: zetountes thereusai ti]) out of His mouth, that they might accuse Him.' The evidence is-- [Symbol: alpha]. [Symbol: Aleph]BL, Bohairic, Ethiopic, Cyril Alex. (Mai, Nov. Pp. Bibliotheca, ii. 87, iii. 249, not accurately). [Symbol: beta]. D, Old Latin except f, Curetonian. Trad. Text. AC + twelve Uncials, all Cursives (except five which omit [Greek: zetountes]), Peshitto, Lewis (with omission), Vulgate, Harkleian, Theophylact (i. 363).