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Acts 20

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acts.20.ac20EntrustTitle

παρατίθεμαι ὑμᾶς τῷ θεῷ / τῷ κυρίῳ

TEXTmoderate confidence

To whom does Paul entrust the elders?

The title names the one to whom Paul entrusts the elders and who can build them up through the word of grace.

Why this default

The broad tradition reads God; a smaller but early stream reads the Lord.

Evidence

ExternalGod: P74, א, A, C, D, E and broad later support. Lord: B, 326, 330, 451, 1409 and versions.

InternalBoth titles fit the following reference to ‘his grace,’ allowing easy substitution.

Project defaultGod

God reading

WitnessesGod · P74, א, A, C, D, E, broad tradition
Alternativethe Lord

Lord reading

WitnessesLord · B, 326, 330, 451, 1409, versions
AlternativeGod himself

Emphatic rendering of God reading

WitnessesGod · emphatic 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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