The Variant Readings of the Western Text of the Acts of the Apostles 153 614 M | ἐν ὁρ. ἐν νυκ. τ. Π. 1241. 1518. 2495 | ἐν ὁράματι τ. Π. A (h) syp; Chr || δι’ ὁράματοϛ τ. Π. ἐν νυκ. D, per visum Paulo per noctem d gig; Theoph. B03 highlights the time of the Lord’s speaking by placing the adverbial phrase of time before the manner of speaking and Paul as the indirect object; D05 highlights, in contrast, the vision, in keeping with the preface to the speech (see above), which recalls the Lord speaking to his mes- sengers in the Scriptures. The same order ‘in a vision … at night’ is found at 16:9 D05. 18:10 (ἐπιθήσεταί) σοι B P74 a rell, te d || om. D E e gig h vgCT. The omission of the pronoun in D05 after ἐπιθήσεται arises because the verb is being used in that text in an absolute sense. As Delebecque comments (Les deux Actes, p. 219): ‘La promesse de Dieu est plus directe: “Personne ne s’efforcera de t’opprimer”.’ 18:11 ἐκάθισεν δέ B P74 a A Ψ 33. 69. 614. 945. 1175. 1505. 1611. 1739. 1837. 1891. 2147. 2344. 2412. 2495 | ἐκάθισέν τε E H L P 049. 056 M || καὶ ἐκ. ἐν Κορίνθῳ D, et consedit in Corintho d h (syp.h**).— (ἐνιαυτὸν) ἕνα (κενα a*) a2 || om. B D P74 rell. δέ in B03 treats the statement about Paul’s continued residence in Corinth as a new development following the vision of encouragement in 18:9-10. καί, in contrast, treats the vision and Paul’s response as one unit, all of it in effect preparing for the new sequence beginning at 18:12. Stat- ing the name of the city also serves to re-establish the setting as part of the preparation, as well as reinforcing the correspondence between this element [a'] and the opening one of the sequence [a]. It tallies with the description of Paul’s teaching as ‘the word of God’, this being the term reserved by Luke in this part of Acts, according to D05, for preaching to the Gentiles. a01 makes explicit the number of years. (διδάσκων) ἐν αὐτοῖϛ B P74 rell, penes ipsos d || αὐτούϛ D 056 syp aeth; Oecumlat. The direct correspondence between a place and the inhabitants, seen here in the direct object of D05, was also noted in a similar context at 16:10b B03. See also Mk 1:21 D05: εἰσελθὼν εἰϛ τὴν συναγωγὴν ἐδίδασκεν αὐτούϛ. The B03 reading presents Paul’s teaching in Corinth as less personal and less purposeful. 18:12 (Γαλλίωνοϛ) δέ B P74 a rell || τε D, -que d.— οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ὁμοθυμαδόν B 330. 1505. 1828. 2495 || ὁμ. οἱ Ἰουδ. D, unanimiter Iudaei