Acts 16

Acts 16:11

:TEXT: “Now setting sail from Troas”

p74 S A E Psi 33 81 1175 vg cop(north)

NASVn (“And”) RANK: -NOTES: “Therefore setting sail from Troas”

B C H L Maj one lat syr(h) cop(south)

KJV ASV RSV NASV NEB (“So”)OTHER: “Now the next day setting sail from Troas”

D 614

The NIV and TEV do not have any conjunction. It was more usual to have “Therefore” begin a new section than “Now,” so many copyists replaced “Now” with “Therefore.”

Acts 16:12

:TEXT: “Philippi, which is a city of the first district of Macedonia”

three later vg manuscripts

TEV RANK: DNOTES: “Philippi, which is a principal city of the district of Macedonia”

p74 S A B C P Psi 33 81 945 Byz most lat vg cop

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEVnOTHER: “Philippi, which is a principal city of Macedonia”

614 1241 1739 2495 syr(h) OTHER: “Philippi, which is a head city of Macedonia”

D (both Greek and Latin) syr(p)

The final letter of “first” is enclosed in brackets in the UBS text. If omitted it would give the reading in the notes. The text reading is essentially a conjecture that was supported by three out of five members of the UBS Textual Committee because of the difficulty of understanding the phrase “first city.” It does not mean “the chief city” (KJV) or “the leading city” (RSV and NIV), for that honor goes to the city of Thessalonica. However, as two of the five members point out, it can mean “a leading city” and that is probably its meaning here. The reading in the notes is preferable. The RSV gives a footnote saying that the Greek text is uncertain.

Acts 16:13

:TEXT: “riverside, where we were supposing there was a place of prayer”

A2 B C Psi 33 81 cop

ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: DNOTES: “riverside, where it was being supposed there was a place of prayer”

A*(vid)? E P 614 945 1241 1739 2495 Byz syr?

KJV ASVn NEBnOTHER: “riverside, where he was supposing there was a place of prayer”

p74 S OTHER: “riverside, where it seemed there was a place of prayer”

D lat vg syr?

The reading in the notes can also be translated “where, according to the custom, there was a place of prayer.” Out of a variety of readings the UBS Textual Committee chose a reading that was supported by early manuscripts.

Acts 16:32

:TEXT: “they spoke the word of the Lord to him”

p45 p74 Sc A C D E P Psi 33 81 614 945 1241 1739 2495 Byz Lect four lat vg syr cop

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: “they spoke the word of God to him”

S* B

ASVn NASVn NEBnOTHER: “they spoke the word to him”

one lat

The phrase “the word of God” is much more common in the New Testament than “the word of the Lord”; thus copyists would be more likely to change the less common phrase to the more common one than vice versa.

Acts 16:36

:TEXT: “’now therefore come out and go in peace.’ ·But”

p45vid p74 S A B C E P Psi 33 81 614 945 1241 1739 2495 Byz three lat vg syr cop

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: “’now therefore come out and go.’ ·But”

D two lat

NEBnCOMMENTS: Perhaps the words “in peace” were omitted by copyists who felt they were inappropriate for a jailer.