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Acts 17

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acts.17.ac17FromOne

ἐξ ἑνός

TEXThigh confidence

From what did God make every nation?

The statement grounds all peoples in a shared divine act rather than separate divine origins.

Why this default

The compact default reads from one without a supplied noun. The dominant expansion adds blood; a very small stream reads mouth.

Evidence

ExternalFrom one is supported by P74, א, A, B, 33, 81, 181, 323, 629, 630, 1175, 1739, and 1891 with broad versional support. From one blood is read by D, E, L, P, 049, 056, 0142, 36, 88, 307, 453, 610, 614, 945 and the Byzantine tradition. Ψ and two lectionaries read from one mouth.

InternalThe bare adjective invites clarification. Blood supplies a traditional idiom of common ancestry, making expansion more likely than accidental omission.

Project defaultone

Project default

WitnessesFrom one · P74, א, A, B, 33, 81, 1175, 1739
Alternativeone blood

Alternative

WitnessesFrom one blood · D, E, L, P, 049, 0142, 614, Byzantine tradition
Alternativea single human ancestor

Responsible alternative

WitnessesFrom one · interpretive rendering of the compact reading

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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