The Variant Readings of the Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles 185 have updated Peter’s claim to apply it to the more recent history of the disciples. The absence of article before στόματος in D05 causes the phrase to be a fixed expression (cf. LXX: Deut. 8:3; 3 Kgdms 17:1; 2 Chron. 35:22; 36:21, 22; Ps. 49:16; Prov. 27:21) and lessens the particular force of it, so that Peter becomes a tool rather than important in his own right. 15:8 καὶ ὁ καρδιογνώστης θεός B P74 ) rell || ὁ δὲ καρ. ὁ θ. D, qui autem corda novit deus d. In B03, the reference to ὁ καρδιογνώστης θεός picks up the earlier reference to God in the opening statement of Peter’s speech (15:7), with this new sentence adding further information (καί) about God’s plan for the Gentiles. The connective δέ in D05 treats the new sentence as a development, building on the previous one, according to Luke’s habitual use of δέ: this can be explained by the fact that D05, unlike B03 (see above), presents the choice of Peter as a decision that formed part of God’s plan in an earlier time; the time of his witnessing to the Gentiles, in contrast, is the present time, so that the two parts of his plan are distinct. The word order of D05 confers emphasis on ὁ καρδιογνώστης, treating it as a noun. (δοὺς) αὐτοῖς C E 0294. 1739 M l vg syh sa bomss aeth; Irlat Rebapt Amb || ἐπ’ αὐτούς D, super eos d (s Ψ) || om. B P45vid.74 ) A 33. 81. 1175. 2344 pc. The omission of the pronoun in B03 can be accounted for by the fact that the previous pronoun αὐτοῖς can also be understood as serving the second verb, the participle δούς, and thereby paralleling the following first person pronoun ἡμῖν. D05 prefers the prepositional phrase in place of the dative, to express the idea of movement of the Spirit upon the people rather than a simple gift of God to them. (ἡμῶν) τε καὶ αὐτῶν B P74 ) rell || καὶ αὐτῶν D, et ipsos d. τε in B03 distinguishes more sharply between the two sides than καί on its own. 15:11 (τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ) Χριστοῦ D C Ψ (+ ἡμῶν 33). 36. 69. 453. 467. 522. 876. 945. 1175. 1739. 1765. 1891. 2298 pc it syp bopt aeth; Irlat Aug Theoph || om. B P74 ) A E M vgst syh sa bopt.— πιστεύομεν B P74 Ds.m. rell, credimus d || πιστεύσομεν D* ). It is typical of D05 to include the full title of Jesus in statements of a formal nature, such as is appropriate to the solemn purpose of the meeting (cf. 1:22 D05, see The Message of Acts, I, p. 129). In other