The Context Safeguard: Quotations Must Be Heard in Their Setting
Words must be interpreted within their sentence, argument, work, controversy, qualifications, and historical setting.
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Matthew 8:12 — “The Children of the Kingdom Shall Be Cast Out”: The Form of the Judgment Saying
A small ancient stream says the children of the kingdom shall go out. The Textus Receptus, the Byzantine text, and the main modern critical editions agree on shall…
Open record →Matthew 8:8–10 — Servant or Child? Authority and Faith in the Centurion’s Confession
Three details surround the centurion’s confession. The Greek noun παῖς can mean servant or child.
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Preservation Extends to the Words of Scripture
Confessional Bibliology, Stated and Defended: Twenty-Five Theses on the Word God Has Preserved
Open record →Matthew 7:24 — “I Will Liken Him” or “He Shall Be Likened”?
The Textus Receptus gives Jesus the active verb: I will liken him. The critical text uses a passive: he shall be likened.
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