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Acts 16

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acts.16.ac16ConcludingCalled

προσκέκληται ἡμᾶς ὁ θεός / ὁ κύριος

TEXThigh confidence

Whom did the group understand to have called them?

The early and broad reading names God; the Western and Byzantine stream names the Lord.

Why this default

The default identifies God as the caller on the strength of early diverse evidence. Western and Byzantine transmission substitutes the Lord.

Evidence

ExternalGod is supported by P74, א, A, B, C, E, Ψ, 33, 36, 81, 181, 307, 453, 610, 630, 945, 1175, 1678, 1739, and 1891. Lord is read by D, L, P, 049, 056, 0142, 88, 104, 330, 614, 1241, 1409, 1505, 2412, 2495, and the Byzantine tradition.

InternalBoth divine designations are natural in Acts; the earlier and more geographically diverse support makes God the stronger reading.

Project defaultconcluding that God had called us

Project default

WitnessesGod · P74, א, A, B, C, E, Ψ, 33, 1739
Alternativeconcluding that the Lord had called us

Alternative

WitnessesLord · D, L, P, 049, 0142, 614, Byzantine tradition
Alternativereasoning together that the Lord had summoned us

Responsible alternative

WitnessesLord · contextual rendering of the variant

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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