Matthew 3:7 — “His Baptism”: Does the Pronoun Belong in John’s Rebuke?
The difference is a pronoun. The Textus Receptus calls the rite his baptism—John’s.
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Matthew 2:18 — “Lamentation, Weeping, and Great Mourning”: The Full Text of Rachel’s Cry
The received quotation gives three sounds: lamentation, weeping, and great mourning. The critical text omits the first pair of words and begins with “weeping and great mourning.” Rachel…
Open record →Matthew 2:5 — Did a Copyist Add Micah—or Even Isaiah—to the Prophetic Citation?
When Herod asks where Christ should be born, the priests answer from the prophet. The Textus Receptus and the standard critical text introduce the answer with the bare…
Open record →Matthew 1:25 — “Her Firstborn Son” or Simply “a Son”?
The Textus Receptus says Mary bore her firstborn son. The critical text reads more briefly, “she bore a son.” Between those forms stand manuscripts that keep firstborn but…
Open record →Matthew 1:22 — Did a Copyist Name Isaiah in Matthew’s Prophetic Formula?
Matthew does not name the prophet here. The quotation comes from Isaiah 7:14, and a small line of witnesses supplies Isaiah’s name.
Open record →Matthew 1:18 — “The Birth of Jesus Christ” or “The Genesis of Jesus Christ”?
The received Greek uses γέννησις, “birth.” The critical text uses γένεσις, a broader word for origin, coming-to-be, or genesis. Only one Greek letter separates them.
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