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Acts 4

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acts.4.ac4DavidSpirit

Acts 4:25 prayer wording

TEXTTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

How does the prayer introduce David’s words?

The witnesses transmit several arrangements of father, servant, mouth, and holy spirit.

Why this default

The fuller early arrangement is default because it has the strongest early and diverse support; the Western rearrangement and later shorter form are substantial transmitted alternatives.

Evidence

ExternalThe default is supported by p74, א, A, B, E, and Ψ; D supports the rearranged form; the shorter form is widespread later.

InternalThe dense syntax invited both rearrangement for clarity and abbreviation.

Project defaultwho through holy spirit, by the mouth of our father David your servant, said

Project default

Witnessesp74, א, A, B, E, Ψ
Alternativewho, speaking through holy spirit by the mouth of your servant David, said

Western form

WitnessesD and Western versions
Alternativewho through the mouth of David your servant said

Later shorter form

WitnessesP, 049, 056, Byzantine tradition

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