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Acts 19

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acts.19.ac19IntoName

εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ

TEXTTRANSLATIONhigh confidence

How is their baptism expressed?

The shorter text ends with the name of the Lord Jesus; the Western stream adds Christ and forgiveness of sins.

Why this default

The broad early text ends with the name of the Lord Jesus; the Western stream adds Christ and an explicit purpose of forgiveness.

Evidence

ExternalShort text: P74, א, A, B and the broad tradition. Expansion ‘Christ, for forgiveness of sins’: P38vid, D, 383, 614 and Syriac Harklean.

InternalThe addition harmonizes baptismal wording with familiar expanded formulas and explains its purpose.

Project defaultinto the name of the Lord Jesus

Shorter reading

WitnessesShort text · P74, א, A, B, broad tradition
Alternativeinto the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sins

Western expanded reading

WitnessesJesus Christ, for forgiveness of sins · P38vid, D, 383, 614, Syriac Harklean
Alternativein the name of the Lord Jesus

Alternative rendering of shorter text

WitnessesShort text · alternative English 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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