3 Nephi 2:11 Textual Variants

Here we see the tendency to replace the plural contentions with contention, initially in 𝓟 and later in the typesetting for the 1906 LDS edition. That edition never served as a copytext, so this singular form has not been transmitted into subsequent LDS editions. As explained under the Words of Mormon 1:16, the original text has instances of both singular contention and plural contentions, even when preceded by much. For another example of variation in the number for contention(s), see under Helaman 3:19. In general, for each case of contention(s) the critical text will follow the grammatical number in the earliest textual sources, thus the plural here in 3 Nephi 2:11.