The Variant Readings of the Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles 141 Translation Codex Bezae D05 Codex Vaticanus B03 [a] 11:25 On hearing that Saul was some- 11:25 He went to Tarsus to search for where near Tarsus, he went searching Saul, for him; [b] 26a and, appearing to meet him by 26a and having found him he brought chance, he exhorted him to come to him to Antioch. Antioch; 26b It came about that they were assem- [c] 26b and when they arrived, for a whole bled in the church for a whole year and year they were mingled together as a large crowd. taught a large crowd. Critical Apparatus 11:25 ξ λθεν δ ε Ταρσ ν B P45.74 ) A 945. 1175. 1739. 1891 | ξ. δ ε Ταρ. Βαρναβ E H L P Ψ 049. 056. 33 M ‖ κο σα δ τι στιν ε Θαρσ ν (Τ- Ds.m.) ξ λθεν D d gig p vgRmg syhmg mae; Σα λ Cass.– ναζητ σαι Σα λον B P45.74 ) rell ‖ ναζητ ν α τ ν D d gig p vgRmg syhmg mae; Cass. First, D05 makes explicit that the reason for Barnabas’ going to Tarsus was that he heard that Saul was there and that he went there looking for him. ντι χειαν) B P45.74 ) A 056. 81. 226c. 945. 26a-b κα ε ρ ν γαγεν (ε c 1175. 1270 . 1739. 1837. 1891 | κ. ε . α τ ν γ. 88. 323. 440. 547. 927. 1241. 1505. 2147. 2344. 2495 | κ. ε . γ. α τ ν E Ψ 614. 1611. 2412 | κ. ε . α τ ν γ. α τ ν H L P 049. 1. 104. 226*. 330. 618. 1243. 1245. (– Ds.m.) συντυχ ν παρεκ λεσεν 1270*. 1646. 1828. 1854. 2492 ‖ κα F hmg (+ α τ ν D ) λθε ν D* (d gig p*, sy ) mae. D05 describes Barnabas’ action overall in relation to Saul in more detail: the verb παρακαλ ω has already been used of Barnabas, and is even given as the meaning of his name (cf. 4:36; 11:23); the participle συντυχ ν (from συντυγχ νω, ‘meet’, used only here and at Lk. 8:19 in the whole of the New Testament) preceded by the adverb has the sense of ‘as if Barnabas just happened to meet Saul…’ γ νετο δ α το κα νιαυτ ν λον B P74 ) A (Ψ) 33. 614. 1611. 2344. 2412 | γ. δ α το ν. λ. P45 E H L P 049. 056. 1739 M, contitigit vero eis annum totum d ‖ ο τινε παραγεν μενοι ν. λ. D (gig p, syhmg mae).– συναχθ ναι (συναναχυθ ναι DE Ψ, συναναχθ ναι P74) ν τ κκλησ κα διδ ξαι χλον καν ν B (DE P74) ) A (Ψ) rell ‖ συνεχ θησαν χλ. κ.