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Acts 20

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acts.20.ac20ChurchDivineTitle

τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ / τοῦ κυρίου / κυρίου καὶ θεοῦ

TEXTmoderate confidence

Whose assembly are the overseers to shepherd?

The manuscript tradition preserves three significant divine-title readings at this point.

Why this default

‘Assembly of God’ has the earliest concentrated support and best explains changes to ‘Lord’ to ease the following blood language and the conflated later title.

Evidence

External‘Of God’ is supported by P74, א, B, 33, 1175 and important versions. ‘Of the Lord’ is supported by A, C*, D, E and Irenaeus. ‘Of the Lord and God’ appears in C3 and the later Byzantine tradition.

Internal‘God ... through his own blood’ is the more difficult wording and could prompt substitution of ‘Lord’; the combined title naturally conflates the two established readings.

Project defaultthe assembly of God

Project default

WitnessesAssembly of God · P74, א, B, 33, 1175, versions
Alternativethe assembly of the Lord

Alternative

WitnessesAssembly of the Lord · A, C*, D, E, Irenaeus
Alternativethe assembly of the Lord and God

Alternative

WitnessesAssembly of the Lord and God · C3, later Byzantine tradition

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

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