130 Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger Translation Codex Bezae D05 Codex Vaticanus B03 [Aa] 17:14a So Paul, the brethren sent 17:14a Immediately, the brethren him off to go away to the sea. then sent Paul off to continue his journey to the sea. [b] 14b (Silas stayed behind there, 14b (Silas and Timothy stayed be- however, and Timothy, too.) hind there, however.) [c] 15a The people appointed to es- 15a The people appointed to escort cort Paul took him as far as Ath- Paul took him as far as Athens, ens. [d] 15b (He passed round Thes- saly, since he was prevented from preaching the word to them.) [e] 15c Then, having received an or- 15b and having received an order der from Paul for Silas and Timo- for Silas and for Timothy, that they thy, that they should come to him should come to him as quickly as quickly, they went away. possible, they went away. [Ba] 16 While he, Paul, was waiting in 16 While Paul was waiting for them Athens, his spirit was exasperated in Athens, his spirit was exasper- within him because he saw the city ated within him as he saw the city was full of idols. full of idols. [b] 17 So he debated in the synagogue 17 So he debated in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearers, with the Jews and the God-fearers, and also with the people in the and also in the market place, day market place, day in and day out, in and day out, talking to whoever talking to those who chanced to be was passing by. there. [c] 18a Some, even, of the Epicurean 18a Even some of the Epicurean and the Stoic philosophers argued and Stoic philosophers used to ar- with him; gue with him; [b'] 18b some said, ‘Whatever is this 18b some said, ‘Whatever is this babbler trying to say?’; babbler trying to say?’; [a'] 18c others said, ‘He seems to be a 18c others said, ‘He seems to be a herald of foreign deities’. herald of foreign deities’ (because he was announcing the good news about Jesus and about the resurrec- tion). [B'a] 19 After some days, they took him 19 They took him and presented and presented him to the Areopa- him to the Areopagus, saying, ‘May gus, enquiring and saying, ‘May we know what is this new teaching we know what is this new teaching spoken by you? 20 – for you intro- proclaimed by you? 20 – for you duce some strange things to our bring some strange words to our ears;’ and, ‘We want to know, then, ears;’ and, ‘We want to know, then, what these things mean’. what these words might mean’.