Family 35 profile in Acts: ancient and independent

Wilbur N. Pickering, ThM PhD

To my published profile for Acts, I have added the witnesses from the first five centuries, as
recorded in the critical apparatus in my Greek Text. That is to say, I show only those that agree
with Family 35, where that is the case. However, I also checked the evidence provided in the
Editio Critica Maior for Acts, which lead me to make changes in around 60% of the following list
of variant sets. So, I will have to revise my published profile. I have not collated any of those
early witnesses; I simply copied the information from other sources. An occasional error that
may exist will not change the force of my argument.
Key:
+++ around 20% = f35 virtually alone = diagnostic
++-- around 25% = quite good
++ around 30% = not bad
+-- around 35%
+ around 40%

Acts
++-- 1:8 kai f35 A,C,D [25%] || 1 en [75%]
+++ 1:11 outoj f35 [20%] || 1 o [80%]
++-- 1:13 iakwboj f35 [25%] || 1 kai [73%]
++-- 1:18 elakisen f35 [25%] || elakhsen [75%]
++-- 2:13 diacleuazontej f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [25%] || cleuazontej [75%]
+++ 2:14 epefqegxato f35 [20%] || apefqegxato [80%]
+++ 2:38 eipen de petroj f35 [20%] || ~ 32 efh [72%] ||
++-- 3:23 an f35 B,D [25%] || ean [75%]
++-- 3:24 prokathggeilan f35 [25%] || kathggeilan [75%]
++ 4:5 en f35 A,B,D(0165) [30%] || eij [70%]
++ 4:12ª oude f35 ‫א‬,A,B,0165 [30%] || oute [70%]
++-- 4:12b eteron estin f35 A,0165 [25%] || ~ 21 [75%]
+++ 4:14 estwta f35 [20%] || 1 ton [80%]
+++ 4:17 anqrwpw f35 [20%] || anqrwpwn [80%]
++++ 4:20 a f35 [18%] || --- [82%]
+++ 4:23 anhggeilan f35 (‫[ )א‬20%] || aphggeilan [80%]
++-- 4:33ª dunamei megalh f35 P8(‫)א‬A,B,D [25%] || ~ 21 [75%]
++-- 4:33b oi apostoloi to marturion f35 A [25%] || ~ 3412 [75%]
++-- 4:34 hn f35 ‫א‬,A(B) (24.5%) || uphrcen (74.8%)
++-- 5:1 sapfeira f35 B [25%] || sapfeirh [56%] || ||
+++ 5:15 tou f35 [20%] || --- [80%]
++++ 5:16 kai f35 D [18%] || oitinej [80%] ||
++-- 5:22 paragenomenoi uphretai f35 ‫א‬,A,B [25%] || ~ 21 [75%]
++-- 5:33 akouontej f35 P45 [25%] || akousantej [75%]
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+++ 5:36ª prosekliqh f35 ‫א‬,A,B [20%] || proseklhqh [54%] || ||
+++ 5:36b wj f35 A,B,C,D [20%] || wsei [80%]
++ 5:39 dunhsesqe f35 B [30%] || dunasqe [58%] || ||
+++ 5:40 dhrantej f35 [20%] || deirantej [80%]
++++ 5:41 kathxiwqhsan uper tou onomatoj tou cristou f35 [18%] || ~ 234561 [15%] ||
~ 234 autou 1 [15%] || || || ||
++ 5:42 ton criston ihsoun f35 ‫א‬,A,B [30%] || ~ 312 [60%] || ||
++-- 6:5 plhrh f35 B [25%] || plhrhj [60%] ||
++-- 7:5 dounai authn eij katascesin autw f35 ‫א‬,A [25%] || ~ 15342 [65%] ||
++-- 7:14ª iakwb ton patera autou f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C,D [25%] || ~ 2341 [75%]
++-- 7:14b autou f35 D [25%] || --- [75%]
++ 7:14c ebdomhkonta pente yucaij f35 [30%] || ~ 312 [63%] ||
+-- 7:16 emmwr f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C,D [33%] || emmor [60%] ||
+++ 7:21 aneileto f35 [22%] || 1 auton [60%] || ||
++++ 7:27 touton f35 [18%] || auton [82%]
+++ 7:31ª mwshj f35 A [20%] || mwushj [80%]
++-- 7:31b eqaumasen f35 A,B,C [25%] || eqaumazen [75%]
+++ 7:35 archgon f35 A [20%] || arconta [80%]
++-- 7:37 hmwn f35 [25%] || umwn [75%] ||
+++ 7:42 en th erhmw eth tessarakonta f35 (A) [20%] || ~ 45123 [80%]
++-- 8:6 de f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [25%] || te [75%]
++-- 8:21 enantion f35 C [25%] || enwpion [70%] ||
++-- 9:12 ananian onomati f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [25%] || ~ 21 [75%]
++ 9:18 paracrhma f35 [30%] || --- [70%]
+-- 9:19 twn f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [35%] || 1 ontwn [65%]
++-- 9:20 ihsoun f35 P45 ‫א‬,A,B,C [25%] || criston [75%]
++-- 9:28ª kai ekporeuomenoj f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [25%] || --- [75%]
+++ 9:28b en f35 [20%] || eij [80%]
+++ 9:28c ihsou f35 (C) [20%] || kuriou 1 [70%] ||
++-- 9:29 anelein auton f35 ‫(א‬A)B(C) [25%] || ~ 21 [75%]
+++ 9:30 exapesteilan f35 A [20%] || 1 auton [80%]
++-- 9:37 tw f35 P53A,C [25%] || --- [75%]
+++ 9:43 auton hmeraj ikanaj meinai f35 A [20%] || ~ 2341 [79%]
++-- 10:5 oj epikaleitai petroj f35 ‫(א‬A)B,C [25%] || ton epikaloumenon petron [75%]
++ 10:17 upo f35 ‫א‬,B [30%] || apo [70%]
++++ 10:22 aggelou f35 [18%] || 1 agiou [80%] ||
+ 10:26 hgeiren auton f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C,D [40%] || ~ 21 [60%]
++-- 10:47 wj f35 ‫א‬,A,B [25%] || kaqwj [75%]
+++ 10:48 ihsou f35 [20%] || --- [67%] || ||
+++ 11:3 eishlqej proj andraj akrobustian econtaj kai sunefagej f35 ‫א‬,A,D [20%] ||
~ 2345167 [71%] ||
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+++ 11:9 ek deuterou fwnh f35 B [20%] || ~ 312 [80%]
++ 11:13ª de f35 ‫א‬,A,B,D [30%] || te [70%]
++-- 11:13b iopphn f35 ‫א‬,A,B,D [25%] || 1 andraj [75%]
+-- 11:16ª tou f35 ‫א‬,A,B,D [35%] || --- [65%]
++-- 11:16b oti f35 [25%] || --- [75%]
++++ 11:17ª ihsoun f35 [18%] || 1 criston [82%]
++-- 11:17b egw f35 ‫א‬,A,B,D [25%] || 1 de [75%]
++-- 11:26ª eurwn f35 ‫א‬,A,B [25%] || 1 auton [75%]
+-- 11:26b hgagen f35 P45‫א‬,A,B,D [35%] || 1 auton [65%]
+++ proagein auton f35 D [20%] || ~ 21 [63%] ||
12:6
++++ 12:20 te f35 [18%] || de [70%] ||
++ qeou fwnh f35 ‫א‬,A,B(D) [30%] || ~ 21 [68%]
12:22
+++++ 12:25 eij antioceian f35pt (5.1%)+{19.5%} || 1 ierousalhm [60%] || || || ||1
+++ 13:4ª men f35 [20%] || 1 oun [80%]
++-- 13:4b te f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [27%] || de [72%]
++-- 13:12 ekplhttomenoj f35 B [24%] || ekplhssomenoj [76%]
+++ 13:15 proj autouj oi arcisunagwgoi f35 [20%] || ~ 3412 [80%]
++ 13:26 exapestalh f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [30%] || apestalh [70%]
++ 13:27 katoikountej f35 C [30%] || 1 en [70%]
+++ 13:39ª en f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C,D [20%] || 1 tw [80%]
+++ 13:39b mwuseoj f35 [20%] || mwusewj [40%] || mwsewj [40%]
+++ w f35 [20%] || o [80%]
13:41
++++ 13:43 epimenein autouj f35 [18%] || ~ 21 [64%] ||
+++ 14:10 hllato f35 [20%] || hlleto [35%] || ||
+++ 14:15 umin esmen f35 C [20%] || ~ 21 [60%] ||
++-- 14:20 twn maqhtwn auton f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [25%] || ~ 312 [55%] ||
+++ 14:21 eij f35 D [20%] || 1 thn [80%]
+++ 15:1 mwuseoj f35 [20%] || mwusewj [63%] ||
++-- 15:5 mwsewj f35 A,D [25%] || mwusewj [70%] ||
++ 15:7 umin f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [30%] || hmin [70%]
+++ 15:21 mwshj f35 P45A [20%] || mwushj [80%]
+++ 15:23 kata f35 [20%] || 1 thn [80%]
++-- 15:25 eklexamenoij f35 P45vA,B [25%] || eklexamenouj [75%]
++ 15:37 kai f35 A,C [30%] || ton [60%] ||
+++ 15:39 cwrisqhnai f35 [20%] || apocwrisqhnai [75%] ||
++++ 16:3 hdesan f35 [18%] || hdeisan [70%] ||
++++ 16:9 thn f35 [18%] || --- [82%]

1 This is the only place in the whole NT where Family 35 splinters, there being five significant variants (plus two
minor ones). Usually there are only two variants, where the family is divided. For a detailed discussion of this
variant set please see the article, “Where to place a comma—Acts 12:25”.
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++++ 16:11 thn f35 [18%] || --- [82%]
+++ 16:15 auth f35 [20%] || --- [80%]
+++ 16:17 tw sila f35 [20%] || hmin [80%]
+-- 16:26 de f35 ‫א‬,A,B,D [35%] || te [65%]
+++ 16:37 dhrantej f35 [20%] || deirantej [80%]
++-- 16:38 de f35 P45‫א‬,A,B [25%] || kai [75%]
+++ 16:40 apo f35 ‫א‬,B [20%] || ek [80%]
+++ 17:3 ihsouj o cristoj f35 [20%] || ~ 231 [75%] ||
++ 17:4 plhqoj polu f35 ‫א‬,A,B,D [30%] || ~ 21 [70%]
++ 17:5 andraj tinaj f35 A,B [30%] || ~ 21 [65%] ||
++ 17:7 eteron legontej f35 ‫א‬,A,B [30%] || ~ 21 [70%]
++-- 17:10 berroian f35 [25%] || beroian [75%]
++ 17:11 proqumiaj f35 P45‫א‬,A(D) [30%] || 1 to [70%]
++-- 17:13 berroia f35 [25%] || beroia [75%]
+++ 18:6 taj kefalaj f35 [20%] || thn kefalhn [80%]
++-- 18:13 anapeiqei outoj f35 ‫(א‬A)B [25%] || ~ 21 [65%] ||
++ 18:19 kakeinouj f35 ‫א‬,A,B [29%] || kai ekeinouj [70%]
++ 18:25 ihsou f35 ‫א‬,A,B(D) [30%] || kuriou [70%]
+++ 19:3 te f35 B(D) (18.3%)+{6.2%} || 1 proj autouj (61.6%)+{6.2%} || ||
+++ 19:11 de f35 D [21%] || te [79%]
++ 19:13 o f35 P38 [30%] || --- [70%]
+++ 19:17 egeneto pasin gnwston f35 [20%] || ~ 132 [75%] ||
+++ 19:19 suneyhfisanto f35 [20%] || suneyhfisan [67%] ||
++ 19:27ª artemidoj ieron f35 ‫א‬,A,B [30%] || ~ 21 [70%]
++ 19:27b ouden f35 D [30%] || ouqen [70%]
++ 19:40 apodounai f35 ‫א‬,A,B,D [30%] || dounai [70%]
++-- 20:3epiboulhj autw f35 ‫א‬,A,B [25%] || ~ 21 [75%]
++-- 20:4 berroiaioj f35 [25%] || beroiaioj [35%] || ||
++-- 20:15 trwguliw f35 [25%] || trwgulliw [30%] || || || ||
++++ 20:18 hmeraj f35 [18%] || 1 af [82%]
++++ 20:35 tou logou f35 [18%] || ton logon [57%] || twn logwn [25%]
++ 20:37 klauqmoj egeneto f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C,D [30%] || ~ 21 [70%]
+ 21:8 hlqomen f35 ‫א‬,A(B)C (38.8%) || oi peri ton paulon hlqon (46.4%) || ||
+++ 21:21 mwuseoj f35 [20%] || mwusewj [50%] || mwsewj [30%]
++-- 21:27 hmellon f35 [25%] || emellon [65%] ||
++-- 21:31 speiraj f35 [25%] || speirhj [75%]
+++ 21:37 eij thn parembolhn eisagesqai f35 [20%] || ~ 4123 [80%]
+++ 21:40 prosefwnei f35 [20%] || prosefwnhsen [80%]
+++ 22:19ª dairwn f35 [20%] || derwn [80%]
+++ 22:19b eij f35 [20%] || epi [80%]
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++ 22:20 kai f35 ‫א‬,A,B,D [30%] || --- [70%]
+++ 22:24 o ciliarcoj agesqai auton f35 [20%] || ~ 4123 [64%] || ||
++ 22:25 proeteinan f35 (‫)א‬B [30%] || proeteinen [30%] || ||
++ 22:26 tw ciliarcw aphggeilen f35 (‫)א‬A(B)C(D) [30%] || ~ 312 [63%] ||
+-- 22:30ª upo f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [35%] || para [65%]
++ 22:30b pan f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [30%] || olon [70%]
+++ 23:6 farisaiwn to de eteron saddoukaiwn f35 [20%] || ~ 52341 [80%]
+ 23:8 mhte f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [40%] || mhde [60%]
++-- 23:12ª eautouj f35 C [25%] || 1 legontej [75%]
++++ 23:12b anelwsin f35 (A) [18%] || apokteinwsin [80%] ||
++-- 23:15 katagagh auton f35 [20%]+P48‫א‬,A,B,C {6%} || ~ 21 [74%]
+-- 23:20 mellontej f35 (33.1%) || mellonta (27.2%) || || || ||
+-- 23:24 fhlika f35 ‫א‬,B [35%] || filhka [25%] || filika [40%]
+ 23:26 fhliki f35 P48‫א‬,B [40%] || filhki [30%] || filiki [17%] ||
+++ 23:35 tou f35 [18%]+‫א‬,A {4%} || --- [75%] ||
++++ 24:4 pleon f35 [18%] || pleion [80%]
++ 24:10 dikaion f35 [30%] || --- [70%]
++ 24:19 edei f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [30%] || dei [70%]
++++ 24:26 puknoteron f35 [18%] || 1 auton [75%] ||
+-- 25:2 oi arciereij f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [35%] || o arciereuj [60%] ||
++-- 25:9 up f35 [25%] || ep [73%] ||
++ 25:13aspasomenoi f35 [30%] || aspasamenoi [70%]
++++ 25:20ª peri thn f35 [18%] || ~ 21 [80%]
+-- 25:20b toutwn f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [35%] || toutou [65%]
++-- 26:12 eij f35 A [25%] || 1 thn [75%]
++ 26:18 epistreyai f35 ‫א‬,B,C [30%] || upostreyai [35%] || apostreyai [35%]
+++ 27:1 speiraj f35 [20%] || speirhj [80%]
+++ 27:2 atramutinw f35 [21%] || adramutthnw [25%] || || || || ||
+++ 27:5 kathcqhmen f35 [21%] || kathlqomen [75%] ||
+++ 27:6 eij f35 [20%] || 1 thn [80%]
+++ 27:10 fortou f35 [22%] || fortiou [78%]
++-- 27:31 en tw ploiw meinwsin f35 ‫[ א‬25%] || ~ 4123 [75%]
++ 27:34 metalabein f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [30%] || proslabein [70%]
++ 27:38 de f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [30%] || 1 thj [70%]
+++ 27:41 emenen f35 A [22%] || emeinen [78%]
++ 28:3ª exelqousa f35 ‫א‬,A,B,C [30%] || diexelqousa [70%]
++-- 28:3b kaqhyato f35 C [25%] || kaqhyen [72%]
+++ 28:21 ponhron peri sou f35 [20%] || ~ 231 [80%]
+++ 28:23 mwuseoj f35 [20%] || mwsewj [35%] || mwusewj [45%]
++-- 28:27 iaswmai f35 [25%] || iasomai [75%]

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Key:
+++ around 20% = f35 virtually alone = diagnostic (78)
++-- around 25% = quite good (53)
++ around 30% = not bad (35)
+-- around 35% (10)
+ around 40% (4)
Total: 180
It should be obvious to any unbiased reader that f35 is entirely independent of the Byzantine
bulk (Soden’s Kx). Of the 180 variant sets, f35 is alone 75 times (42%), so it is independent of the
lines of transmission represented by the early MSS that I included, as well. If f35 is independent
of the Byzantine bulk, then it cannot be a revision based on that bulk—at any time! Before
commenting further, I will list the early support for the readings that I classify as ‘diagnostic’
and ‘quite good’, identified as +++ and ++-- (25% or less), respectively.
P45 – 1 P53A,C – 1 Total times each:
‫–א‬2 ‫א‬,A,B – 7 P8 – 1
A–9 ‫א‬,A,D – 1 P45 – 5
B–4 A,B,C – 1 P48 – 1
C–5 A,C,D – 1 P53 – 1
D–5 P45‫א‬,A,B – 1 ‫ – א‬29
P45A – 1 ‫א‬,A,B,C – 8 A – 42
‫א‬,A – 2 ‫א‬,A,B,D – 2 B – 33
‫א‬,B – 1 A,B,C,D – 1 C – 20
A,D – 1 P8‫א‬,A,B,D – 1 D – 16
A,0165 – 1 P45‫א‬,A,B,C – 1 0165 – 1
B,D – 2 P48‫א‬,A,B,C – 1
P45A,B – 1 ‫א‬,A,B,C,D – 2
Notice the support from the three great ‘Alexandrian’ codices. How could they support
something produced in the 12th century? Let me say that again: how could IV century MSS
support something that did not exist until the 12th? Out of a total of 131 sets, f35 is alone 68
times (52%) and has some early support 63 times (48%). Here again, f35 is independent of the
lines of transmission represented by the early MSS that I included, so there is no pattern. Since
there is no pattern, there is no dependency, so the text of f35 must be ancient, dating at least to
the IV century. There being no pattern or dependency, it will not do to claim that only the
individual readings are ancient. Again I say, the evidence indicates that it is impossible that f35
could be based on the Byzantine bulk. Anyone who continues to say so is uninformed, at best.
Von Soden’s Kr should be retired and be replaced by f35, or f18.