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Acts 10

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acts.10.ac10ThreeMen

ἄνδρες τρεῖς / ἄνδρες δύο / ἄνδρες

TEXTmoderate confidence

How many seekers does the spirit announce?

Witnesses divide among three men, two men, and no stated number. Three matches the two servants and one soldier sent in verse 7.

Why this default

The default selects three because it matches the narrated delegation and has early, diverse support, while acknowledging that Vaticanus reads two and the later tradition often omits the number.

Evidence

ExternalThree is supported by P74, א, A, C and E; B reads two; much of the later Byzantine tradition leaves the number unstated.

InternalThree agrees exactly with the two servants and one soldier of verse 7; scribes may have altered the number or removed it when reconciling the nearby narrative.

Project defaultthree men

Project default

Witnessesἄνδρες τρεῖς · P74, א, A, C, E
Alternativetwo men

Textual alternative

Witnessesἄνδρες δύο · B
Alternativemen

Number omitted in the later textual alternative

Witnessesἄνδρες without a number · later Byzantine tradition

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Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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