The Variant Readings of the Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles 115 [d] 10a Paul, looking intently at him 10a And he, looking intently and seeing that he had faith to at him and seeing that he had be healed, said to him in a loud faith to be healed, said to him in voice, ‘To you I say in the name a loud voice, ‘Stand upright on of the Lord Jesus: Stand upright your feet’. on your feet and walk’. [e] 10b And at once, without fur- 10b And immediately, he leapt ther ado, he sprang up and up and walked,; walked. [e’] 11 When the crowds saw what 11 and when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their Paul had done, they raised their voices in Lycaonian saying, ‘The voices, in Lycaonian, saying, gods have become like mortals ‘The gods have become like mor- and have come down to us’. tals and have come down to us’. [d’] 12 (Barnabas they called Zeus, 12 (They called Barnabas Zeus, but Paul Hermes, since he was but Paul Hermes, since it was he interpreting the message.) who was the interpreter of the message.) [c’] 13 The priests of the local Zeus 13 The priest of the Zeus who Propolis, bringing bulls and was in front of the city, bring- garlands to them at the gates, ing bulls and garlands to the wished to sacrifice with the gates, wished to sacrifice with crowds. the crowds. [b’] 14 When Barnabas heard, and 14 When the apostles Barnabas Paul, tearing their clothes they and Paul heard, tearing their rushed right out into the crowd, clothes they rushed out into the crying out and shouting, 15 crowd, crying out and saying, 15 ‘Men, what is this that you are ‘Men, what is this that you are doing? We are mortal men just doing? We also are mortal men, like you, and we proclaim to just like you, and we proclaim you the good news of God, so good news, that you turn from that you would turn from these these powerless things to a liv- powerless things to the living ing God, who made heaven and God, the one who made heaven earth and the sea and all things and earth and the sea and all in them, 16 who in past genera- things in them, 16 who in past tions allowed all the nations to generations allowed the various go their own ways; 17 and yet he nations to go their own ways; 17 did not leave himself without a and certainly, he did not leave witness, since he has done good himself without a witness, since to you, giving you rain from he has performed good to you, heaven and fruitful seasons, and giving you rain from heaven and filling your hearts with food and fruitful seasons, and filling your gladness.’. hearts with food and gladness.’.