Matthew 6:15 — “Their Trespasses”: Has the Warning about Forgiveness Been Reduced?
The final words their trespasses are absent from a notable early stream. Sinaiticus omits them; Vaticanus keeps them.
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Matthew 6:13 — “Thine Is the Kingdom”: The Doxology of the Lord’s Prayer
The doxology of the Lord’s Prayer is absent from several early witnesses, including Sinaiticus and Vaticanus. It stands in the Textus Receptus and the broad Greek church tradition,…
Open record →Matthew 6:12 — “As We Forgive” or “As We Have Forgiven”? The Petition Concerning Debts
The Textus Receptus uses a present verb: as we forgive. The critical text uses an aorist that is often rendered as we have forgiven.
Open record →Matthew 6:8 — “Your Father Knoweth”: Does the Possessive Pronoun Matter?
The received text says your Father; some witnesses say simply the Father or otherwise shorten the possessive. A more expansive ancient reading says he knows before the worshipper…
Open record →Matthew 6:4, 6, 18 — “Shall Reward Thee Openly”: A Threefold Refrain under Review
The words shall reward thee openly close Christ’s teaching on alms, prayer, and fasting in the Textus Receptus. Critical editions omit openly at verses 4, 6, and 18.
Open record →Matthew 6:1 — Alms or Righteousness? What Must Not Be Practiced for Human Praise?
The Textus Receptus reads alms. The critical text reads righteousness: “Do not practice your righteousness before men.” One word either begins the first example or serves as a…
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