Luke 22:31 — “And the Lord Said, Simon, Simon”: Is the Speaker Explicitly Named?

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Luke 22:31Received reading: “And the Lord said, Simon, Simon …”Principal competing reading: “Simon, Simon …,” without the narrative introduction.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.“And the Lord said,...

Luke 22:43–44 I — The Manuscript Evidence for the Angel and the Bloody Sweat

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Luke 22:43–44Received reading: Include Luke 22:43–44 after Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane.Principal competing reading: Omit or bracket the two verses; a few witnesses relocate them near Matthew’s Gethsemane account.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted...

Luke 22:43–44 II — Justin, Irenaeus, Hippolytus, and the Early Patristic Witness

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Luke 22:43–44Received reading: Receive the passage as known to early orthodox writers, including Justin and Irenaeus.Principal competing reading: Treat the patristic allusions as evidence for an early tradition that may not yet prove its exact location or...

Luke 17:36 — “Two Men Shall Be in the Field”: Is the Entire Verse Authentic?

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Luke 17:36Received reading: “Two shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.”Principal competing reading: The verse is absent; Luke moves from two women grinding to the disciples’ question, “Where, Lord?”Editorial status: Preliminary...

Luke 21:36 — “Accounted Worthy to Escape” or “Have Strength to Escape”?

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Luke 21:36Received reading: “Pray … that ye may be accounted worthy to escape.”Principal competing reading: “Pray … that you may have strength to escape all these things.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains...