103 The Variant Readings of the Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles [c] 8 But Etoimas the magician – for that 8 But Elimas the magician – for that is is how his name is translated – opposed how his name is translated – opposed them, intent on diverting the proconsul them, intent on diverting the proconsul from the faith since he was listening to from the faith. them with great pleasure. [c′] 9 So Saul, that is Paul, filled with the 9 So Saul, that is Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit 10 and looking intently Holy Spirit, 10 looking intently at him, said, ‘O you son of the devil, full of all at him, said, ‘O you son of the devil, full of all deceit and fraud, the enemy deceit and all fraud, the enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop making of all righteousness, will you not stop crooked the straight ways of the Lord? making crooked the ways of the Lord those that are straight? 11a Now see, 11a Now see, the hand of the Lord is upon you and you will be blind, not able the hand of the Lord is upon you and to see the sun, until the right time.’ you will be blind, not able to see the sun, for a time.’ 11b And at once mist and darkness fell [b′] 11b And immediately mist and dark- ness fell on him, and as he wandered on him, and as he wandered about he about he tried to find people to lead tried to find people to lead him by the hand. him by the hand. [a′] 12 When the proconsul saw what had 12 Then the proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being astounded at happened, he marvelled and believed in God, being astounded at the teaching the teaching about the Lord. about the Lord. Critical Apparatus 4 Αὐτοὶ (μὲν οὖν) B P74 a A C(*) 36. 81. 453. 945. 1175. 1739 al, ipsi d | Οὗτοι E H L P Ψ 049. 056. 614 a gig; Lcf ‖ Οἱ D p; Ps-Chr. αὐτοὶ μὲν οὖν of B03 is deemed by Delebecque to be a construction ‘peu conforme à l’usage grec’3; αὐτοί nevertheless occurs elsewhere in Luke as the resumptive subject (Lk. 24:14 [not D05].34 D05), and has the effect here of underlining the subject of the three aorist verbs (passive participle followed by an active participle then a finite verb), so that, even though the Holy Spirit is the agent of the passive participle, it is Barnabas and Saul who take the initiative in determining their own movements. οἱ μὲν οὖν of D05 is the more usual construction found elsewhere in Acts: 1:6; 2:41; 5:41; 8:4.25; 9:31 (fem.); 11:19; 15:3.30; 16:5 (fem.); 23:31. (ὑπὸ τοῦ) ἁγίου πνεύματοϛ B P74 a A C Ds.m. 81. 945. 1175. 1739. 1891. 2344 ‖ πν. ἁγ. D*, (ab) spiritu sancto d | πν. τοῦ ἁγ. E H L P Ψ 049. 056. 614 M (aeth; Chr BarSal). Les deux Actes des Apôtres (Paris 1982) 185. 3