Matthew 5:22 — “Without a Cause”: Does Christ Condemn Every Form of Anger?
The words without a cause are absent from several important early witnesses. The Textus Receptus keeps the Greek adverb εἰκῇ.
Open record →Category: New Testament Textual Criticism
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Matthew 5:13 — “Cast Out and Trodden Under Foot”: Has the Salt Saying Been Shortened?
The shorter reading does more than remove and. It recasts the final verbs.
Open record →Matthew 5:4–5 — Were the Second and Third Beatitudes Transposed?
Some ancient witnesses reverse these two Beatitudes. They put the meek before the mourners.
Open record →Matthew 4:12, 23 — “Jesus Heard” and “All Galilee”: Two Variants at the Opening of the Ministry
Twice near the opening of the Galilean ministry, some witnesses omit the name Jesus. Verse 12 becomes “when he heard,” and verse 23 becomes “he went about in…
Open record →Matthew 4:10 — “Get Thee Hence, Satan”: The Full Force of Christ’s Rebuke
The 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…
Open record →Matthew 3:15–16 — Jesus’ Baptism: “Him,” “Unto Him,” and the Opened Heavens
No 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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