Acts 19

Acts 19:8

:TEXT: “persuading [as to] the things about the kingdom of God”

S A E Maj

KJV ASV NASVn RANK: -NOTES: “persuading about the kingdom of God”

B D Psi 1175

RSV NASV NIV NEB : The words “[as to] the things” are a translation of the plural definite article, which is enclosed in brackets in the UBS text, because it is missing from early manuscripts of two kinds of ancient text.

Acts 19:9

:TEXT: “lectured daily in the school of Tyrannus.”

p74 S A B E P Psi 945 1241 1739 2495 Byz three lat most vg syr cop

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: “lectured daily in the school of Tyrannus from the fifth hour to the tenth.”

D 614 four lat some vg

RSVn TEVnCOMMENTS: While this addition about Paul teaching from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. may be based on oral tradition and thus be true, the fact that it is missing from early manuscripts of several kinds of ancient text shows that it is not original, for there would have been no good reason for copyists to have omitted it.

Acts 19:39

:TEXT: “if plyou seek anything further, it shall be settled”

p74 B 33 945 1739 two lat

RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: CNOTES: “if plyou seek anything about other [matters], it shall be settled”

S A D P Psi 614 1241 2495 Byz two lat vg syr cop

KJV ASV RSVnOTHER: “if plyou seek anything about another [matter], it shall be settled”

E

The difference between the two readings is that of three letters. The change was probably due to a mistake of the ear. This is the only place that the rare adverb “further” is found in the New Testament, which makes it likely that copyists would replace it with something more usual. The reading chosen for the text seems to fit the context better. The reading of manuscript E changes the plural to the singular.