Let the evidence for [Greek: kardias] (unknown to Tischendorf and the rest) be produced in detail:-- In the second century, Irenaeus[230],--the Old Latin,--the Peshitto.
In the third century, Origen seven times[231],--the Coptic version.
In the fourth century, the Dialogus[232],--Didymus[233],--Basil[234],--Gregory Nyss.[235],--Marcus the Monk[236],--Chrysostom in two places[237],--Nilus[238],--the Vulgate,--and the Gothic versions.
In the fifth century, Cyril[239],--Isidorus[240],--Theodoret[241],--the Armenian--and the Ethiopic versions.
In the seventh century, Victor, Bp.

of Carthage addressing Theodorus P.[242] In the eighth century, J.Damascene[243] ...

Besides, of the Latins, Hilary[244],--Ambrose[245],--Optatus[246],--Jerome[247],-- Tichonius[248],--Augustine thirteen times[249],--Fulgentius[250], and others[251] ...

If this be not overwhelming evidence, may I be told what _is_[252]?
But then it so happens that--attracted by the two datives between which [Greek: kardias] stands, and tempted by the consequent jingle, a surprising number of copies are found to exhibit the 'perfectly absurd' and 'wholly unnatural reading[253],' [Greek: plaxi kardiAIS sarkinAIS].
And because (as might have been expected from their character) A[254]B[Symbol: Aleph]CD[255] are all five of the number,--Lachmann, Tischendorf, Tregelles, Alford, Westcott and Hort, one and all adopt and advocate the awkward blunder[256].

[Greek: Kardiais] is also adopted by the Revisers of 1881 without so much as a hint let fall in the margin that the evidence is overwhelmingly against themselves and in favour of the traditional Text of the Authorized Version[257].
FOOTNOTES: [228] St.Luke vi.