
Post · January 28, 2026The received rebuke is ὕπαγε ὀπίσω μου, Σατανᾶ: “Go behind me, Satan.” The critical text omits “behind me” and reads simply, “Go, Satan.” Both dismiss the tempter. The…
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Post · January 27, 2026No major reading removes Jesus’ baptism or the Father’s voice. The differences lie in the people named, the placement of “straightway,” the articles around the Spirit, and one…
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Post · January 27, 2026Westcott and Hort’s Greek text was not hidden from the Revisers; it was placed in their hands through a restricted private issue. The decisive imbalance was different: the…
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Post · January 26, 2026John’s warning contains several small variations rather than one missing sentence. Copies shift the order of “baptize you,” some omit “and fire,” an early papyrus gives a Mark-like…
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Post · January 20, 2026Westcott and Hort did not enter the Revision Company as neutral observers waiting for its evidence to form their views. They brought a Greek New Testament already seventeen…
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Post · January 19, 2026The difference is a pronoun. The Textus Receptus calls the rite his baptism—John’s.
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