The Variant Readings of the Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles (XVI) 59 The versions, which frequently support D05, describe the nature of what Cornelius told his men specifically as ‘the vision’ rather than generally as ‘everything’. 9 ἐπὶ τὸ δῶμα B P74 ) A C E rell ‖ εἰϛ τὸ ὑπερῷον, in cenaculum d (D lac.) gig l, in superiora e vg aeth; Or (Chr) CAp Tert (Cyp) Chromatius. Instead of the roof, the Latin versions and several of the Latin Church fathers have Peter go to the ‘upper room’, connecting this incident with the time the apostles were waiting in Jerusalem for the promise of the Holy Spirit (cf. 1:13), and also the death of Tabitha in the church at Lydda (cf. 9:37, 39). On both these occasions, the participants shared an attitude of attachment to traditional Jewish beliefs and systems which the upper room symbolises. (ἀνέβη …) προσεύξασθαι B P74 ) A C E rell ‖ (ascendit …) et oravit d (retroversion: καὶ προσηύξατο, D lac.) gig p. Attention is focused on the action of praying in d05, whereas in B03 it is on the intention of praying. 10 ἐγένετο (ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ἔκστασιϛ) B P74 ) A C P 36. 81. 88. 323. 945. 1175. 1646. 1739. 1891. 2344 pm | ἦλθεν P45 ‖ ἐπέπεσεν (ἔπεσ- 383. 610. 1243. 2492 pc; Cl), cecidit d (D lac.) E H4 L Ψ 049. 056. 33 M latt sy; (Cl) Cass. The verb ἐ���πιπίπτω expresses the suddenness and the unexpected nature of Peter’s altered mental state, and also the fact that it came from outside himself. ἐπέπεσεν has a more forceful connotation than the simple ἐγένετο. Cf. Gen. 15:12 LXX, referring to the ἔκστασιϛ that fell on Abraham, on the implications of this parallel). ἐπιπίπτω is found else- where in Acts to describe the falling of the Spirit (8:16, 39 [not AT]; 10:44 [not D05]; 11:15 [not D05]; 19:6 D05). 11 καταβαῖνον σκεῦόϛ τι ὡϛ ὀθόνην μεγάλην τέσσαρσιν (τέτρασιν E) ἀρχαῖϛ καθιέμενον ἐπὶ τῆϛ γῆϛ B P74 ) A C2 E 88. 1175. 1646 pc ar e vg ‖ καὶ (ex d) τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖϛ δεδεμένον σκεῦόϛ τι (+ et linteum splendidum d) καθιέμενον (+ de caelo d) ἐπὶ τῆϛ γῆϛ (+ quasi velum lineum l) d (D lac.) P45 (Ψ l); Cl Didasc CAp | καταβαῖνον (+ ἐπ’ αὐτὸν M) σκ. τι ὡϛ ὀθ. μεγ. τέσ. ἀρ. δεδεμένον καὶ καθ. ἐ. τ. γῆϛ C*vid H4 L P (Ψ) 049. 056. (33). 1739 M. d05 describes the vision as a series of facts rather than metaphors (without ὡϛ; cf. 11:5, where Peter describes the sheet as an image because he is struggling to find words to convey to the brethren in Jerusalem what he had seen). There is a combination of variants in this sentence describing the descent of ‘some container’: 1) the word order varies, with