Acts 20

Acts 20:4

:TEXT: “and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy”

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KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEBn TEV RANK: CNOTES: “and Gaius of Doberus, and Timothy”

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: There is an apparent contradiction between Acts 19:29, which identifies Gaius as a Macedonian, and this verse, which says that Gaius was from Derbe. To remove this apparent contradiction, a few copyists changed the name “Derbe,” a city of southern Galatia, to “Doberus,” a Macedonian military post-town near Mt. Pangaios, on the road from Philippi. Although it is possible that two different men are named Gaius, it is more likely that Gaius was born in one area and had made his home in the other.

Acts 20:5

:TEXT: “·Now these went on and were waiting”

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KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: CNOTES: “·Now these came to [Troas] and were waiting”

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ASVnCOMMENTS: The difference in the two readings is only one letter. The text reading seems to go with the omission of “as far as Asia” in the preceding verse, although it is supported by different evidence.

Acts 20:15

:TEXT: “Samos; and the [day] after that”

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ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: CNOTES: “Samos; and after remaining at Trogyllium the [day] after that”

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KJV ASVn RSVn NASVn NEBnCOMMENTS: While the location of Trogyllium makes a landing there possible, the fact that the words are omitted from early manuscripts of both Alexandrian and Western types of ancient text means that the words were probably added by copyists who were familiar with sailing habits.

Acts 20:21

:TEXT: “faith in our Lord Jesus.”

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ASVn NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: “faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.”

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KJV ASV RSV : It was common for copyists to expand the name of Jesus.

Acts 20:28

:TEXT: “which he purchased with [his] own blood.” or “which he purchased with the blood of [his] Own.”

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ASV RSV (“blood of his own Son”) RSVn NASV? NIV? NEBn TEV(“death of his Son”) TEVn RANK: BNOTES: “which he purchased with [his] own blood.”

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KJV NASV? NIV? : The reading in the text is slightly ambiguous and can be translated either of the two ways found above. Copyists altered the text slightly so that it could only mean “with [his] own blood.”