:TEXT: "on account of the work of Christ he came near to death" : p46 B D G K 614 630 1739 1881 2495 Byz Lect lat vg syr(p) cop(south) : KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: CNOTES: "on account of the work of the Lord he came near to death" : S A P Psi 33 81 104 1241 syr(h) cop(north) : ASVnOTHER: "on account of the work he came near to death" : C : Although it is possible that the original simply had "the work" and "of Christ" or "of the Lord" were added by copyists, it is more likely that one of them was accidently omitted. The words "of Christ" seem to be supported by the better evidence. Perhaps "of the Lord" was borrowed by copyists from passages such as 1 Corinthians 15:58 and 1 Corinthians 16:10.