Textual variance in Colossians 1:2

[tonychanyt]

Westcott and Hort / [NA27 variants], Colossians 1:

2 τοῖς ἐν Κολοσσαῖς ἁγίοις καὶ πιστοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ· χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν.

New International Version:

To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.

On the other hand, Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550:

τοῖς ἐν Κολασσαῖς ἁγίοις καὶ πιστοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

New King James Version:

To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

KJV used the Textus Receptus manuscript.

 

[Reluctant Theologian]

Westcott and Hort / [NA27 variants], Colossians 1:


New International Version:


On the other hand, Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550:


New King James Version:


KJV used the Textus Receptus manuscript.

The common rule is that the shorter reading is the most authentic, but this case might be an exception: because 'Christ' already appears in the first part of the sentence a copyist might easily overlook the second mention. This does not seem to be a theologically motivated variance.