2 Nephi 26:24 Textual Variants

Royal Skousen
wherefore he [commandeth 1ABCDEGHIJKLMNOPQRST|commanded > commandeth F] none that they shall not partake of his salvation

The 1852 LDS edition originally had commanded, a typo that was corrected in the second printing of that edition. This entire passage is in the present tense, with worketh, doeth, loveth, layeth, commandeth, doth, saith, and hath in verses 23–26.

Summary: Based on the earliest textual sources as well as the usage throughout this passage, the present-tense commandeth will be maintained in 2 Nephi 26:24.

Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon, Part. 2

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