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Acts 13

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acts.13.ac13GlorifiedWord

τὸν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου / θεοῦ / τὸν θεόν

TEXTlow confidence

What did the nations glorify?

The dominant reading has ‘the word of the Lord’; important witnesses read ‘the word of God,’ while another stream has simply ‘God.’

Why this default

The default follows the widely attested ‘word of the Lord’; important witnesses read ‘word of God,’ and a separate stream makes God himself the direct object.

Evidence

External‘Word of the Lord’ is supported by P45, P74, א, A, C, L, P, Ψ and the Byzantine tradition; ‘word of God’ by B, D, E, 049, 88, 323 and 453; ‘God’ by 614, 876, 1799, 2412 and Syriac.

InternalAll three readings make contextual sense. Repeated ‘word’ formulas nearby invite harmonization, while the direct ‘God’ reading may simplify the construction.

Project defaultthe word of the Lord

Project default

Witnessesτὸν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου · P45, P74, א, A, C, L, P, Ψ
Alternativethe word of God

Textual alternative

Witnessesτὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ · B, D, E, 049, 88, 323, 453
AlternativeGod

Textual alternative

Witnessesτὸν θεόν · 614, 876, 1799, 2412, Syriac

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

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