:TEXT: "[so] John appeared, who was baptizing in the wilderness and preaching" : S L Delta most cop(north) : ASV RANK: CNOTES: "[so] John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching" : B 33 892 some cop(north) : RSV NASV NEB TEVnNOTES: "[so] John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and preaching" : A D K P W Theta Pi f1 f13 28 565 700 1010 1241 Byz Lect lat vg syr cop(south) : KJV RSVn NIV TEV : The differences above are actually created by the inclusion and omission of two small words: "the" and "and." The same Greek phrase is translated "who was baptizing" and "the baptizer." The definite article (translated "who was" or "the") is in brackets in the UBS text. It is included here because it is found in several early manuscripts, but it may have been added to make a title following John's name. The evidence supporting the omission of "who was" is found in two different word orders. The word "and" is missing from manuscripts where copyists understood "the baptizer" as a title.