Matthew 17:20 — Unbelief or Little Faith? Why the Disciples Could Not Cast It Out
The disciples had tried and failed to cast out a devil. When they ask why, the received text answers unbelief.
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Matthew 16:13 — “Whom Do Men Say That I the Son of Man Am?”
The Textus Receptus includes the pronoun me: “Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?” The critical text usually omits it: “Who do people say…
Open record →Matthew 16:2–3 — “The Signs of the Times”: Is the Weather Saying Authentic?
The red sky saying in Matthew 16:2–3 is absent from several important early witnesses. Modern editions either bracket it, print it with a warning, or move it to…
Open record →Matthew 15:31 — The Maimed Made Whole: The Order and Extent of the Healing List
The mountain beside Galilee becomes a field hospital. People lay the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others at Jesus’ feet.
Open record →Matthew 15:14 — “Blind Leaders of the Blind”: Has the Description Been Shortened?
The Textus Receptus gives Jesus’ saying in a full pair: the Pharisees are blind leaders of blind people. Some critical witnesses read simply, “They are blind guides,” and…
Open record →Matthew 15:4–6 — “God Commanded,” Father and Mother, and the Commandment of God
Jesus answers a tradition that made obedience expensive and evasion easy. Three readings matter in his reply.
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