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John 1:42 — Simon Son of Jona or Simon Son of John?
Jesus names Simon as the son of Jona in the received text and as the son of John in the principal critical editions.
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Luke 6:1 — “The Second Sabbath after the First”: Meaningful Date or Scribal Puzzle?
The received text calls the day the “second-first Sabbath,” an otherwise unattested Greek expression. Critical editions omit the adjective, while interpreters have proposed several explanations for the received calendar notation.
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Luke 6:5 — The Bezan Sabbath Story: How an Ancient Expansion Entered the Record
The received and critical texts move directly to Christ’s lordship over the Sabbath. Codex Bezae adds a separate story about a man working on the Sabbath, blessing him if he understands his act and condemning him if he does not.
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Mark 16:9–20 III — Lectionaries, Eusebian Sections, and Ecclesiastical Reception
Lectionaries read portions of the ending at Easter and Ascension, while early Eusebian section systems often stop at verse 8. These are different kinds of evidence and should not be forced into one verdict.
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Mark 16:9–20 V — The Freer Logion: Why One Expansion Does Not Discredit the Received Ending
Codex Washingtonianus inserts a unique dialogue after verse 14, often called the Freer Logion. The expansion is secondary evidence within a manuscript that otherwise transmits the longer ending.
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Luke 3:33 — Admin, Aram, and Amminadab: The Genealogical Sequence under Review
The received genealogy moves from Amminadab to Aram. The critical text prints the difficult sequence “Admin, Arni,” supported by early witnesses but unattested in the Old Testament genealogies in that form.
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Mark 9:44–46 — “Their Worm Dieth Not” and “the Fire That Never Shall Be Quenched”
The received text repeats Isaiah’s warning after the hand, foot, and eye sayings. The critical text keeps it only at verse 48, omitting verses 44 and 46 as apparent duplication.
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Matthew 19:17 — “Why Callest Thou Me Good?” The Rich Young Ruler and the Goodness of God
The rich young man calls Jesus “Good Master” and asks what good thing he must do to have eternal life.
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Matthew 20:16 — “Many Be Called, but Few Chosen”: Is the Conclusion Authentic?
The parable of the laborers ends in the received text with two sayings: “the last shall be first, and the first last,” and “many be called, but few chosen.”
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Matthew 25:13, 31, 44 — The Son of Man’s Coming and the Final Judgment: Three Disputed Clauses
> “Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”
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Matthew 27:16–49 — Jesus Barabbas, Vinegar and Gall, Divided Garments, the King of Israel, and the Spear Thrust
The passion narrative carries several famous variants.
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Matthew 10:3 — Lebbaeus, Thaddaeus, or Both? The Name of the Twelfth Apostle
One apostle reaches us under several names.
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