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Acts 14

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acts.14.ac14HealingCommand

ἀνάστηθι ὀρθός / ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἀνάστηθι

TEXTmoderate confidence

Does Paul invoke the name of the Lord Jesus Christ in the healing command?

The shorter text commands the man to stand upright; a broad alternate stream adds an explicit invocation of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Western text also commands him to walk.

Why this default

The default follows the concise command supported by the earliest witnesses; the explicit invocation of Jesus’ name is a broad expansion influenced by other apostolic healing narratives.

Evidence

ExternalThe short ‘Rise’ command is supported by P74, א, A, B, the Byzantine tradition and early versions; the name expansion by C, D, E, Ψ, 33, 36, 614, 945, 1175, 1739 and versions; D also adds ‘and walk.’

InternalThe longer form closely resembles Acts 3:6, giving scribes a natural source for expansion. The short command is complete and explains both longer forms.

Project defaultsaid with a loud voice, ‘Rise upright on your feet.’

Project default

Witnessesἀνάστηθι · P74, א, A, B, Byzantine tradition
Alternativesaid with a loud voice, ‘In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, rise upright on your feet.’

Expanded textual alternative

Witnessesἐν τῷ ὀνόματι ... ἀνάστηθι · C, D, E, Ψ, 33, 614, 945, 1739
Alternativesaid with a loud voice, ‘In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, rise upright and walk.’

Expanded Western alternative

Witnessesἀνάστηθι ... καὶ περιπάτει · D, Old Latin, Syriac, Coptic

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