Acts 7:37

Acts 7:37 o` qeo,j

The original text, o` qeo,j (î<sup>74</sup> a A B D 81 vg cop<sup>sa, bo</sup> eth), has undergone various expansions. Since the Septuagint reads ku,rioj before o` qeo,j ( Deuteronomy 18:15), it was natural for scribes to insert the word here (C E H P al). Later the expression was expanded still more (through assimilation to Acts 3:22) by the addition of h`mw/n (E H and most minuscules) or u`mw/n (P some minuscules, followed by the Textus Receptus).

At the end of the verse the addition of the words auvtou/ avkou,sesqe (“You shall hear him” [referring to the Messiah]), is a scribal assimilation to Deuteronomy 18:15 and/or Acts 3:22, which is read by C D E most minuscules vg syr^{p, h} cop^bo arm eth, followed by the Textus Receptus.