Matthew 18:15, 35 — “Against Thee” and “Their Trespasses”: Two Disputed Personalizing Clauses
Two short phrases make Christ’s commands personal. In verse 15, the received text says a brother sins against thee.
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Matthew 18:11 — “The Son of Man Is Come to Save That Which Was Lost”
This sentence stands between Christ’s warning not to despise his little ones and the parable of the wandering sheep. The Textus Receptus keeps it.
Open record →Matthew 17:21 — “Prayer and Fasting”: Is the Entire Verse Authentic?
Many modern Bibles move this sentence to a footnote. The earliest Greek witnesses behind the critical text omit the entire verse, while the received text and the broad…
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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.
Open record →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…
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