Acts 28

Acts 28:1

:TEXT: “the island was called Malta.” (Greek, “Melite-”)

p74 S A B3 C P Psi 33 81 614 945 1241 1739 2495 Byz Lect later vg syr(p) cop(south)

KJV ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: “the island was called Melite-ne-.”

B* two lat earlier vg syr(h) cop(north)

ASVn NASVnOTHER: “the island was called Mutile-ne-.”

three lat

The reading Melite-ne- probably arose through a mistake of the eye, when the first two letters of the following word “island” were seen twice.

Acts 28:13

:TEXT: “Casting off from there we arrived”

S* B Psi cop

ASVn NASVn NIV TEV RANK: DNOTES: “From there we made an indirect course and arrived”

p74 Sc A P 048 066 81 614 945 1241 1739 2495 Byz Lect syr

KJV ASV RSV NASV : The difference between the two readings is only that of one letter. Although it is possible that the letter “theta” was accidently omitted thus producing the text reading, it is more likely that copyists changed the text reading because it is a rare technical nautical term.

Acts 28:16

:TEXT: “into Rome, [the centurion] permitted Paul”

p74vid S A B Psi 048vid 066 81 1175 1739 2495 one lat most vg syr(p,h) cop(north)

ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: “into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the commander, but he permitted Paul”

P 614 945 1241 1739 Byz Lect two lat some vg syr(h+) cop(south)

KJV ASVnCOMMENTS: The longer text seems to be an expansion by Western copyists that has found its way into the Byzantine text.

Acts 28:29

:TEXT: omit verse 29

p74 S A B E Psi 048 33 81 1739 two lat earlier vg syr(p,h) cop

ASV RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: include verse 29: “·And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, holding much debate among themselves.”

P 614 945 1241 2495 Byz Lect most lat later vg syr(h+)

KJV ASVn RSVn NASVn NIVn NEBn TEVnCOMMENTS: Verse 29 seems to be an expansion by Western copyists that has found its way into the Byzantine text. It was probably added because of the abrupt transition from verse Acts 28:28-30.