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VAR-2078 · Variant · Preliminary

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Luke 4:44 — Galilee or Judea? Locating the Synagogues of Christ’s Preaching

The received text locates the preaching in Galilee. The critical text reads Judea, a term that may denote the wider Jewish land but sits unexpectedly before Luke narrates the Galilean ministry in detail.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2074 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

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.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2075 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

Luke 4:4 — “But by Every Word of God”: The Omitted Answer to the Tempter

The received text gives the fuller Deuteronomic answer, “but by every word of God.” The critical text ends after “man shall not live by bread alone,” while Matthew preserves the longer clause.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2076 · Variant · Preliminary

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Luke 4:8 — “Get Thee behind Me, Satan”: Does Christ’s Rebuke Belong?

The received text begins Jesus’ reply with “Get thee behind me, Satan.” The critical text moves directly to “It is written,” leaving the command to depart in Matthew’s account.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2077 · Variant · Preliminary

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Luke 4:18 — “To Heal the Brokenhearted”: The Full Nazareth Scripture Reading

The received Nazareth reading includes “to heal the brokenhearted.” The critical text omits that clause while retaining good news to the poor, liberty to captives, sight to the blind, and freedom for the bruised.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation. Supplied-source audit completed in Core 0.6.3. Accepted local notes were matched by canonical passage and manually bounded; source claims remain attributed where current apparatus verification is pending.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2073 · Variant · Preliminary

No adverse entailment · agrees with the received text

Luke 3:22 — “Thou Art My Beloved Son” or “This Day Have I Begotten Thee”?

The received and principal critical texts agree on the heavenly voice. An ancient Western reading instead quotes Psalm 2:7, “Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.”

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2072 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

Luke 2:43 — Joseph and His Mother or His Parents?

The received text names “Joseph and his mother.” The critical text uses the ordinary family description “his parents,” a title Luke can employ without denying the virgin conception.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2071 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

Luke 2:40 — “Waxed Strong in Spirit”: Has the Description of Christ’s Childhood Been Shortened?

The received text says that the child Jesus grew and “waxed strong in spirit.” The critical text retains his growth, strengthening, wisdom, and divine grace but omits the explicit phrase “in spirit.”

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation. Supplied-source audit completed in Core 0.6.3. Accepted local notes were matched by canonical passage and manually bounded; source claims remain attributed where current apparatus verification is pending.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2070 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

Luke 2:33 — Joseph or “His Father”? The Text and Christ’s Virgin Birth

The received text names Joseph; the critical text calls him “his father.” The latter can describe Joseph’s legal and social role without denying Luke’s explicit account of the virgin conception.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2066 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

Luke 1:70 — “His Holy Prophets, Which Have Been since the World Began”

The received text includes a second article before “from the age,” giving a slightly fuller description of the holy prophets. The critical text omits that article, with almost no effect on English sense.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2067 · Variant · Preliminary

No adverse entailment · agrees with the received text

Luke 2:11 — “Christ the Lord”: What Title Did the Angel Announce?

The Textus Receptus and the principal critical editions agree that the newborn Saviour is “Christ the Lord.” Secondary rearrangements do not displace the established title.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2068 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

Luke 2:14 — “Good Will toward Men” or “among Men of Good Will”?

A single final sigma changes the last word from nominative “good will” to genitive “of good will.” The received text announces peace and good will toward men; the critical text speaks of peace among people of God’s favor.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2069 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

Luke 2:22 — Her Purification or Their Purification? The Pronoun and the Law of Moses

The received text has the feminine singular “her purification,” matching Leviticus 12 and the Authorized Version. The critical text reads “their purification,” a plural whose reference has prompted several explanations.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2061 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

Luke 1:28 — “Blessed Art Thou among Women”: Does Gabriel’s Full Greeting Belong?

Gabriel’s greeting is longer in the received text. The critical text omits both “the angel” and “blessed art thou among women,” usually treating the blessing as assimilation to Elisabeth’s words in verse 42.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2062 · Variant · Preliminary

No adverse entailment · agrees with the received text

Luke 1:35 — “That Holy Thing Which Shall Be Born of Thee”: The Text of the Virgin Conception

The principal received and critical Greek texts agree at the heart of Luke 1:35. The apparent phrase “of thee” belongs chiefly to English syntax and a secondary Greek expansion, not to a modern omission from the Textus Receptus.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2063 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

Luke 1:37 — “With God Nothing Shall Be Impossible”: The Preposition and the Promise

The received and critical forms use the same preposition with different cases. The received dative yields “with God”; the critical genitive emphasizes that no word from God will fail.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2064 · Variant · Preliminary

No adverse entailment · agrees with the received text

Luke 1:46 — Mary or Elisabeth? Who Spoke the Magnificat?

Every known Greek manuscript names Mary as the speaker of the Magnificat. “Elisabeth” is an Old Latin minority reading and a useful warning against turning every ancient variant into a balanced contest.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2065 · Variant · Preliminary

No adverse entailment · agrees with the received text

Luke 1:68 — “The Lord God of Israel”: The Opening of Zacharias’s Prophecy

The principal Greek editions agree on the opening of Zacharias’s prophecy. Minor variations do not remove either “Lord” or “God of Israel” from the established text.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT text and apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2057 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

Mark 16:8–9 — “For They Were Afraid”: Does the Transition Require a Lost Ending?

Verse 8 ends with the women’s fear and the particle “for”; verse 9 begins a new resurrection paragraph with Jesus as the understood subject. The transition is abrupt but intelligible.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation. Supplied-source audit completed in Core 0.6.3. Accepted local notes were matched by canonical passage and manually bounded; source claims remain attributed where current apparatus verification is pending.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2058 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

Mark 16:9–14 — Mary Magdalene, the Appearances, and the Unbelief of the Eleven

The first half of the ending presents three reports met by unbelief: Mary Magdalene, two walking disciples, and finally Christ’s appearance to the Eleven.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation. Supplied-source audit completed in Core 0.6.3. Accepted local notes were matched by canonical passage and manually bounded; source claims remain attributed where current apparatus verification is pending.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2060 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

Mark 16:19–20 — The Ascension, the Apostolic Preaching, and the Closing “Amen”

Mark closes with the ascended Lord enthroned, the disciples preaching everywhere, and the Lord confirming the word. The received text ends with “Amen”; many critical witnesses omit the final seal.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation. Supplied-source audit completed in Core 0.6.3. Accepted local notes were matched by canonical passage and manually bounded; source claims remain attributed where current apparatus verification is pending.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2059 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

Mark 16:15–18 — The Great Commission, Baptism, Belief, and the Promised Signs

The commission joins worldwide preaching, belief, baptism, and apostolic signs. Its warnings must be read grammatically and canonically, not turned into mechanical baptismal salvation or ritual snake handling.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation. Supplied-source audit completed in Core 0.6.3. Accepted local notes were matched by canonical passage and manually bounded; source claims remain attributed where current apparatus verification is pending.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2056 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

Mark 16:9–20 VI — Vocabulary and Style: Is the Long Ending Really Non-Markan?

Critics identify several words and constructions in verses 9–20 not used elsewhere by Mark. Burgon counters that a short resurrection summary brings new subject matter and is too small a sample for mechanical authorship tests.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation. Supplied-source audit completed in Core 0.6.3. Accepted local notes were matched by canonical passage and manually bounded; source claims remain attributed where current apparatus verification is pending.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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VAR-2055 · Variant · Preliminary

Adverse entailment established

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.

Verification: Passage, principal readings, and stated editorial comparison checked against Scrivener’s received Greek text and the SBLGNT apparatus; exhaustive manuscript collation remains open. Metzger commentary entries were matched by exact passage where present; ECM/CBGM rationale is passage-specific only when an official editorial explanation is cited. Ledger rows are identified as UBS6 / intended NA29 data but retain their row-level verification caveats pending direct collation. Supplied-source audit completed in Core 0.6.3. Accepted local notes were matched by canonical passage and manually bounded; source claims remain attributed where current apparatus verification is pending.
Review: Level B — Editorial synthesis

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