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Acts 15

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acts.15.ac15AntiochWord

τὸν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου / τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ

TEXThigh confidence

Whose word did Paul and Barnabas announce?

The broadly attested reading has the word of the Lord; a smaller stream reads the word of God.

Why this default

The default follows the broad evidence for word of the Lord; a smaller group substitutes word of God.

Evidence

ExternalWord of the Lord is supported by P74, P127, D², and the Byzantine tradition; word of God is read by 0142, 88, 915, and a limited group.

InternalBoth expressions are common in Acts, so the external evidence carries the decision and strongly favors Lord.

Project defaultthe word of the Lord

Project default

WitnessesWord of the Lord · P74, P127, D², Byzantine tradition
Alternativethe word of God

Alternative

WitnessesWord of God · 0142, 88, 915 and others
Alternativethe Lord’s word

Responsible alternative

WitnessesWord of the Lord · contextual rendering

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

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

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