The primary authority for a
critical textual decision lies with the Greek manuscript tradition, with the
versions and Fathers serving no more than a supplementary and corroborative function,
particularly in passages where their underlying, Greek text cannot be reconstructed
with absolute certainty. (Kurt Aland and Barbara Aland, The Text of the New
Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theology and Practice
of Modern Textual Criticism [rev ed.; trans. Errol F. Rhodes; Grand Rapids,
Mich.: Eerdmans, 1995], 280)