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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 later tradition keep it.
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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.
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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 19:9 — Fornication, Remarriage, and the Disputed Final Adultery Clause
Matthew 19:9 carries several small shifts in the exception clause, but the largest dispute comes at the end. The Textus Receptus says that the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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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. The Textus Receptus answers, “Why callest thou me good?” The critical text reads, “Why askest thou me…
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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.” The critical text keeps the first and omits the…
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Matthew 20:22–23 — The Cup and the Baptism: Has Christ’s Saying Been Shortened?
The mother of James and John asks for thrones. Jesus answers with a cup and, in the received text, a baptism.
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Matthew 21:29–44 — Which Son Repented, and Does the Stone Saying Belong?
Few short parables have a more tangled manuscript record. In the received form, the first son refuses and then repents; the second promises and does nothing; the hearers correctly choose the first.
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Matthew 22:30, 37 — Angels in Heaven and Loving God: Two Westminster Proof-Text Variants
Two small omissions touch statements used in doctrinal proof. The Textus Receptus says the risen are like the angels of God in heaven.
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Matthew 23:8, 13–14 — “One Is Your Master, Even Christ” and the Missing Woe
The Textus Receptus names Christ at verse 8 and includes a woe against scribes and Pharisees at verse 14. The critical text omits “even Christ” in verse 8 and the whole of verse 14.
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Matthew 24:36, 42 — “Neither the Son” and “What Hour”: The Text of Christ’s Watchfulness Warning
Two time words are disputed in Christ’s watchfulness discourse. At verse 36, the critical text adds “neither the Son” after the angels; the Textus Receptus does not.
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Matthew 25:13, 31, 44 — The Son of Man’s Coming and the Final Judgment: Three Disputed Clauses
Three small clauses in Matthew 25 name Christ and his court. The Textus Receptus says the Son of man comes in verse 13, calls the angels holy in verse 31, and says the condemned answer him in verse 44.
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