1 Καὶ διασωθέντες, τότε ἐπέγνωσαν*35 [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ επεγνωμεν ℵA,B,C [4%] NU ¦ two other variants ὅτι Μελίτη ἡ νῆσος καλεῖται. 2 Οἱ δὲ*35 ℵ [92%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ τε A,B,C [8%] NU βάρβαροι παρεῖχον οὐ τὴν τυχοῦσαν φιλανθρωπίαν ἡμῖν, ἀνάψαντες*35 [94%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ αψαντες ℵA,B,C [6%] NU γὰρ πυράν, προσελάβοντο πάντας ἡμᾶς, διὰ τὸν ὑετὸν τὸν ἐφεστῶτα καὶ διὰ* ¦ --- ℵ [15%] τὸ ψῦχος. 3 Συστρέψαντος δὲ τοῦ Παύλου φρυγάνων*35 ℵ [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 τι A,B,C [5%] NU πλῆθος καὶ ἐπιθέντος ἐπὶ τὴν πυράν, ἔχιδνα ἐκ*35 [70%] HF,RP,TR,CP ¦ απο ℵA,B,C [30%] OC,NU τῆς θέρμης ἐξελθοῦσα*35 ℵA,B,C [35%] TR,NU ¦ διεξελθουσα [65%] HF,RP,OC,CP καθήψατο*35 C [25%] ¦ καθηψεν ℵA,B [72%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ καθεικε [3%] τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ. 4 Ὡς δὲ εἶδον οἱ βάρβαροι κρεμάμενον* ¦ κρεμμαμενον [15%] τὸ θηρίον ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ, ἔλεγον πρὸς ἀλλήλους,*35 [92%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 231 ℵA,B,C [8%] NU «Πάντως φονεύς ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος, ὃν διασωθέντα ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης ἡ Δίκη ζῆν οὐκ εἴασεν.» 5 Ὁ μὲν οὖν, ἀποτιναξάμενος*35 A [55%] ¦ αποτιναξας ℵB [45%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP,NU τὸ θηρίον εἰς τὸ πῦρ, ἔπαθεν οὐδὲν κακόν. 6 Οἱ δὲ προσεδόκων αὐτὸν μέλλειν πίμπρασθαι, ἢ καταπίπτειν ἄφνω νεκρόν· ἐπὶ πολὺ δὲ αὐτῶν προσδοκώντων καὶ θεωρούντων μηδὲν ἄτοπον εἰς αὐτὸν γινόμενον, μεταβαλλόμενοι*35 ℵ [87%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ μεταβαλομενοι A,B [13%] NU ἔλεγον θεὸν αὐτὸν εἶναι.*35 [96%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 213 [2%] ¦ ∼ 231 ℵB [2%] NU ¦ ∼ 321 A

7 Ἐν δὲ τοῖς περὶ τὸν τόπον ἐκεῖνον ὑπῆρχεν χωρία τῷ πρώτῳ τῆς νήσου, ὀνόματι Ποπλίῳ, ὃς ἀναδεξάμενος ἡμᾶς τρεῖς ἡμέρας φιλοφρόνως ἐξένισεν. 8 Ἐγένετο δὲ τὸν πατέρα τοῦ Ποπλίου πυρετοῖς καὶ δυσεντερίᾳ*35 [50%] HF,RP,TR,CP ¦ δυσεντεριω ℵA,B [50%] OC,NU συνεχόμενον κατακεῖσθαι· πρὸς ὃν ὁ Παῦλος εἰσελθὼν καὶ προσευξάμενος,* ¦ 1 και [2%] OC ἐπιθεὶς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῷ, ἰάσατο αὐτόν. 9 Τούτου οὖν*35 [92%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ δε ℵA,B [8%] NU γενομένου, καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ οἱ ἔχοντες ἀσθενείας ἐν τῇ νήσῳ*35 [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 34512 ℵA,B [5%] NU προσήρχοντο καὶ ἐθεραπεύοντο· 10 οἳ καὶ πολλαῖς τιμαῖς ἐτίμησαν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἀναγομένοις ἐπέθεντο τὰ πρὸς τὴν χρείαν.*35 [90%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ τας χρειας ℵA,B [10%] NU

11 Μετὰ δὲ τρεῖς μῆνας ἀνήχθημεν*35 ℵA,B [70%] HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ ηχθημεν [30%] RP,CP ἐν πλοίῳ παρακεχειμακότι ἐν τῇ νήσῳ, Ἀλεξανδρίνῳ,* ¦ αλεξανδρηνω [12%] CP παρασήμῳ Διοσκούροις. 12 Καὶ καταχθέντες εἰς Συρακούσας ἐπεμείναμεν ἡμέρας τρεῖς· 13 ὅθεν περιελθόντες*35 A [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ περιελοντες ℵB [5%] NU κατηντήσαμεν εἰς Ῥήγιον. Καὶ μετὰ μίαν ἡμέραν ἐπιγενομένου νότου, δευτεραῖοι ἤλθομεν εἰς Ποτιόλους, 14 οὗ εὑρόντες ἀδελφούς, παρεκλήθημεν ἐπ᾿*35 [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ παρ ℵA,B [5%] NU αὐτοῖς ἐπιμεῖναι* ¦ επιμειναντες [15%] ἡμέρας ἑπτά—καὶ οὕτως εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην ἤλθομεν.* ¦ ηλθωμεν [9%] ¦ ηλθαμεν ℵ(A)B [1%] NU ¦ εισηλθομεν [3%] 15 Κἀκεῖθεν οἱ ἀδελφοί, ἀκούσαντες τὰ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἐξῆλθον*35 [96%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ηλθαν ℵB,NU ¦ ηλθον A [3%] εἰς ἀπάντησιν ἡμῖν* ¦ ημων [30%] ¦ υμιν ℵ ἄχρις*35 [97%] HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ αχρι ℵA,B [3%] RP,NU ¦ αχριμ ℵ Ἀππίου Φόρου καὶ Τριῶν Ταβερνῶν, οὓς ἰδὼν ὁ Παῦλος, εὐχαριστήσας τῷ Θεῷ, ἔλαβεν θάρσος.

16 Ὅτε δὲ ἤλθομεν*35 [90%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ εισηλθομεν ℵ(A)B [5%] NU ¦ ηλθον [5%] εἰς Ῥώμην, ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος παρέδωκεν τοὺς δεσμίους*35 (95.3%) HF,RP(OC)TR,CP ¦ --- ℵA,B (4.7%) NU τῷ στρατοπεδάρχῃ·*35 (72.2%) RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 στρατοπεδαρχω (22.9%) HF ¦ --- ℵA,B (4.9%) NU τῷ δὲ Παύλῳ ἐπετράπη*35 (95.3%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 413 ℵA,B (4.7%) NU μένειν καθ᾿ ἑαυτόν, σὺν τῷ φυλάσσοντι αὐτὸν* ¦ αυτω [15%] στρατιώτῃ.

17 Ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ ἡμέρας τρεῖς συγκαλέσασθαι τὸν Παῦλον*35 [93%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ αυτον ℵA,B [7%] NU τοὺς ὄντας τῶν Ἰουδαίων πρώτους· συνελθόντων δὲ αὐτῶν, ἔλεγεν πρὸς αὐτούς· «Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἐγὼ*35 [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 312 A,B [5%] NU ¦ λεγων 12 ℵ οὐδὲν ἐναντίον ποιήσας τῷ λαῷ ἢ τοῖς ἔθεσιν τοῖς πατρῴοις, δέσμιος ἐξ Ἱεροσολύμων παρεδόθην εἰς τὰς χεῖρας τῶν Ῥωμαίων, 18 οἵτινες ἀνακρίναντές με ἐβούλοντο* ¦ ηβουλοντο [15%] ἀπολῦσαι διὰ τὸ μηδεμίαν αἰτίαν θανάτου ὑπάρχειν ἐν ἐμοί. 19 Ἀντιλεγόντων δὲ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἠναγκάσθην ἐπικαλέσασθαι Καίσαρα· οὐχ ὡς τοῦ ἔθνους μου ἔχων τι κατηγορῆσαι.*35 [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ κατηγορειν ℵA,B [5%] NU 20 Διὰ ταύτην οὖν τὴν αἰτίαν παρεκάλεσα ὑμᾶς ἰδεῖν* ¦ ∼ 21 CP καὶ προσλαλῆσαι· ἕνεκεν γὰρ τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ τὴν ἅλυσιν ταύτην περίκειμαι.» 21 Οἱ δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν εἶπον·* ¦ ειπαν ℵA,B [15%] NU «Ἡμεῖς οὔτε γράμματα περὶ σοῦ ἐδεξάμεθα ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας, οὔτε παραγενόμενός τις τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἀπήγγειλεν ἢ ἐλάλησέν τι πονηρὸν περὶ σοῦ.*35 [20%] ¦ ∼ 231 ℵA,B [80%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP,NU 22 Ἀξιοῦμεν δὲ παρὰ σοῦ ἀκοῦσαι* ¦ ∼ 312 ℵ [13%] ἃ φρονεῖς· περὶ μὲν γὰρ τῆς αἱρέσεως ταύτης, γνωστόν ἐστιν ἡμῖν*35 [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 21 ℵA,B [5%] NU ὅτι πανταχοῦ ἀντιλέγεται.»

23 Ταξάμενοι δὲ αὐτῷ ἡμέραν, ἧκον*35 [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ηλθον ℵ(A)B [5%] NU πρὸς αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν ξενίαν πλείονες, οἷς ἐξετίθετο διαμαρτυρόμενος τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, πείθων* ¦ πειθον [15%] ¦ πιθων ℵ τε αὐτοὺς τὰ*35 [90%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵA,B [10%] NU περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ἀπό τε τοῦ Νόμου Μωϋσέος*35 [25%] ¦ μωσεως A [35%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ μωυσεως ℵB [40%] NU καὶ τῶν Προφητῶν, ἀπὸ πρωῒ ἕως ἑσπέρας. 24 Καὶ οἱ μὲν ἐπείθοντο τοῖς λεγομένοις, οἱ δὲ ἠπίστουν.

25 Ἀσύμφωνοι δὲ ὄντες πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀπελύοντο, εἰπόντος τοῦ Παύλου ῥῆμα ἕν, ὅτι «Καλῶς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον ἐλάλησεν διὰ Ἡσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν,*35 [78%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ υμων ℵ(A)B [22%] NU 26 λέγον·*35 A [55%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ λεγων ℵB [45%] NU ‹Πορεύθητι πρὸς τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον καὶ εἶπον,* ¦ ειπε [5%] TR «Ἀκοῇ ἀκούσετε,* ¦ ακουσητε A [20%] ¦ ακουσεται [6%] καὶ οὐ μὴ συνῆτε·* ¦ συνειτε [20%] καὶ βλέποντες βλέψετε, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδητε»· 27 ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν·* ¦ εκαμυσαν [5%] CP μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσωμαι*35 [40%] TR,CP ¦ ιασομαι ℵA,B [60%] HF,RP,OC,NU αὐτούς.› 28 Γνωστὸν οὖν ἔστω ὑμῖν ὅτι τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἀπεστάλη*35 [95%] HF,RP,TR,CP ¦ 1 τουτο ℵA,B [5%] OC,NU (OC is in small print) τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ Θεοῦ· αὐτοὶ καὶ ἀκούσονται.» 29 Καὶ ταῦτα αὐτοῦ εἰπόντος, ἀπῆλθον οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, πολλὴν ἔχοντες ἐν ἑαυτοῖς συζήτησιν.*35 (95.3%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵA,B (4.7%) NU,* ¦ ζητησιν [1%] CP

30 Ἔμεινεν*35 A [96%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ενεμεινεν B [4%] NU ¦ ενεμειναν ℵ δὲ ὁ Παῦλος*35 [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵA,B [5%] NU διετίαν ὅλην ἐν ἰδίῳ μισθώματι, καὶ ἀπεδέχετο πάντας τοὺς εἰσπορευομένους πρὸς αὐτόν, 31 κηρύσσων τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ διδάσκων τὰ περὶ τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,* ¦ --- ℵ [12%] μετὰ πάσης παρρησίας, ἀκωλύτως.*35 is based on thirty-five MSS—18, 35, 141, 201, 204, 386, 394, 444, 824, 928, 986, 1072, 1075, 1100, 1249, 1482, 1503, 1548, 1617, 1652, 1732, 1761, 1855, 1856, 1864, 1865, 1876, 1897, 2080, 2261, 2352, 2466, 2554, 2587 and 2723—all of which I collated myself. None of them is a ‘perfect’ representative of f35 in Acts, as it stands [an unreasonable expectation, presumably, for a book this size]. For all that, several come quite close! Of the MSS I have collated [there may be better ones yet to be done], 1864 deviates from the presumed family profile five times, 18 seven times and 2723 eight times. Turning to their exemplars, that of 35 was off by two, that of 18 and 1864 by three, that of 2723 by four, that of 1865 by five, and that of 824, 1503 and 1897 by six. The uniformity is impressive. Since these MSS come from all over the Mediterranean world (Sinai, Jerusalem, Patmos, Constantinople, Bucharest, Aegean, Trikala, Meteora, Athens, Mt. Athos [seven different monasteries], Grottaferrata, Vatican, Kalavryta, etc.) they are certainly representative of the family, giving us the precise family profile—it is reflected in the Text without exception. In the statements of evidence I have included the percentage of manuscript attestation for each variant within either ( ) or [ ]. I have used ( ) for the evidence taken from TuT, which I take to be reasonably precise. For the variant sets that are not covered there I used Reuben Swanson’s excellent collations (New Testament Greek Manuscripts: Acts [Ed. Reuben Swanson, Pasadena, CA: William Carey International University Press, 1998]). For Acts Swanson collated 60 MSS, thirteen being fragmentary (for any given variant set there will usually be at least 45 MSS listed), and I occasionally supplemented from Scrivener and von Soden—the percentages offered, I have used [ ] for these, are extrapolations based on a comparison of these sources. I venture to predict, if complete collations ever become available, that for any non-Byzantine variants listed with 5 to 1% support (in my apparatus) the margin of error should not exceed ±2%; for non-Byzantine variants listed with 10 to 6% support the margin of error should hardly exceed ±4%; where there is some division among the Byzantine witnesses the margin of error should rarely exceed ±15%—since Swanson collated considerably fewer MSS for Acts than he did for Paul’s epistles, and since I find TuT to be less trustworthy here than in other books, my guesses as to percentages are more tentative than usual, except that I guarantee the witness of f35. For further information please see the final footnote for Matthew.