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Acts 28
acts.28.ac28Custody
Acts 28:16 expansion
Does verse 16 include the later prisoner-transfer expansion?
The added wording makes an implied military handoff explicit; Paul’s separate guarded residence is already clear from the clause that follows.
Why this default
The empty default follows the earliest witnesses; the prisoner-transfer sentence is a later explanatory bridge into Paul’s separate custody.
Evidence
ExternalThe shorter reading is supported by P74, א, A, B and early versions. The transfer expansion appears in later witnesses and the Byzantine tradition.
InternalThe added sentence explains routine military procedure already implied by the narrative and is more likely clarification than broad early omission.
Project default
WitnessesNo prisoner-transfer sentence · P74, א, A, B, early versionsLater expansion
WitnessesCenturion transfers prisoners · later witnesses, Byzantine traditionResponsible alternative
WitnessesCondensed transfer explanationRecord integrity
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