126 Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger [c'] 17:12 Belief and unbelief [b'] 17:13a Jews from Thessalonica come to Beroea [a'] 17:13b They stir up the crowds The two central elements create a narrative focus on the response to the visit of Paul and Silas to the synagogue once they arrive in Beroea from Thessalonica. Corresponding to their role is that of the Jews from Thessalonica who react by creating a disturbance to counteract the mis- sionary activity. Translation Codex Bezae D05 Codex Vaticanus B03 [a] 17:10a Immediately, when it was 17:10a Immediately, when it was night, the brethren sent Paul and night, the brethren sent Paul and Silas to Beroea; Silas to Beroea; [b] 10b once they had arrived, they 10b once they had arrived, they took themselves off to the syna- took themselves off to the syna- gogue of the Jews. gogue of the Jews. [c] 11 These people were noble-mind- 11 These people were more noble- ed, unlike those in Thessalonica, minded than those in Thessalonica, seeing as they received the word seeing as they received the word with all eagerness, daily examining with all eagerness, daily examining the Scriptures, to see if these things the Scriptures, to see if these things were really so. could really be so. [c'] 12 Some of them believed (though 12 Many from among them be- some did not believe); and from lieved, not a few of the distin- among the Greeks, especially guished Greek women, and men, those of distinction, both men and too. women, a considerable number be- lieved, too. [b'] 13a When the Jews from Thessalon- 13a When the Jews from Thessa- ica, however, knew that the word of lonica, however, knew that in Ber- God had been proclaimed to Beroea oea also the word of God had been and that people had believed, they proclaimed by Paul, they went there actually went to the town; too, [a'] 13b and there, they persisted in dis- 13b disturbing the crowds and turbing the crowds and throwing throwing them into confusion. them into confusion. Critical Apparatus 17:10 (εὐθέωϛ) διὰ νυκτὸϛ ἐξέπεμψαν B D P45vid.74 Ψ 33. 69. 104. 323. 945. 1270. 1739. 1891. 2344 | ἐξ. δ. ν. a | δ. τῆϛ ν. ἐξ. E H L P 049. 056. 614