146 Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger [b'] 9 The Lord said through a vision to 9 The Lord said in the night through Paul in the night, ‘Stop being afraid, a vision to Paul, ‘Stop being afraid, but carry on speaking and do not but carry on speaking and do not become silent, 10 because I myself become silent 10 because I myself am with you and no one shall at- am with you and no one shall at- tack causing you to be harmed, be- tack you to harm you, because I cause I have a large people in this have a large people in this city’. city’. [a'] 11 And he remained in Corinth for 11 He remained a year and six a year and six months, teaching months, teaching the word of God them the word of God. among them. [A'a] 18:12a When Gallio was proconsul 18:12a When Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews in unison rose of Achaia, the Jews rose up in uni- up against Paul, having spoken to- son, gether about him. [b] 12b Laying hands on him, they 12b and they took him into the took him into the court 13 shouting court 13 saying, ‘This man is incit- out and saying, ‘This man is incit- ing people to worship God contrary ing people to worship God contrary to the law’. to the law’. [c] 14 As Paul was about to open his 14 As Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, ‘If there had been some crime or ‘If there had been some crime or fraudulent wrong-doing, I would be fraudulent wrong-doing, I would be right to accept the complaint from right to accept the complaint from you, Jewish men; 15 but if you have you Jews; 15 but if it is a matter of a controversy about doctrines and questions about doctrines and titles titles and this law of yours, you and this law of yours, you must see must see to it yourselves. I do not to them yourselves. I have no desire wish to act as a judge of these mat- to act as a judge of these matters.’ ters.’ [b'] 16 And he sent them away from the 16 And he drove them out from the court. court. [a'] 17 However, all the Greeks took 17 They all took hold of Sosthenes, aside Sosthenes, the leader of the the leader of the synagogue, and synagogue but, while they were began beating him in front of the beating him in front of the court, court, and Gallio took no notice of Gallio pretended not to see. any of it. Critical Apparatus In chapter 18, there is the highest amount of additional material com- pared with the AT in the whole of Bezan Acts. It is concentrated in the first sequence, 18:1-11, and in 18:24-28, which is the start of the next and final part of Acts. Thereafter, throughout the remaining extant Bezan chapters (19:1–22:29), the proportion of additional to alternative material