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Acts 11

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acts.11.ac11HouseOccupants

ἐν ᾗ ἦμεν / ἐν ᾗ ἤμην

TEXTmoderate confidence

Was Peter alone in the house, or does he include others with himself?

The plural says ‘the house in which we were’; the singular says ‘the house in which I was.’

Why this default

The default follows the strongly attested plural ‘the house in which we were’; the singular ‘I was’ likely reflects harmonization to Peter’s surrounding first-person narration.

Evidence

ExternalThe plural is supported by P74, א, A, B, D and an Old Latin witness; the singular is supported by P45, E, P, Ψ, 33, 81, 614, 945, 1241, 1739, 2495 and the Byzantine tradition.

InternalA copyist could readily replace the unexpected plural with the surrounding singular. The plural also naturally includes Peter’s six companions.

Project defaultwe were

Project default

Witnessesἦμεν · P74, א, A, B, D
AlternativeI was

Textual alternative

Witnessesἤμην · P45, E, P, Ψ, 33, Byzantine tradition
Alternativewe were staying

Contextual treatment of the plural reading

Witnessesἦμεν · idiomatic plural rendering

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

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