Luke 22:17–20 — Cup, Bread, and Cup: The Long and Short Forms of the Lord’s Supper

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Luke 22:17–20Received reading: The long form: first cup, bread “given for you,” command of remembrance, and the new-covenant cup “shed for you.”Principal competing reading: The Western short form ends the bread saying after “This is my body” and omits the...

Luke 18:24 — “When Jesus Saw That He Was Very Sorrowful”: Does the Narrative Clause Belong?

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Luke 18:24Received reading: “When Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said …”Principal competing reading: “Jesus said …,” without the observation of the ruler’s sorrow.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains...

Luke 19:45 — “Them That Sold Therein, and Them That Bought”: Has the Temple Cleansing Been Shortened?

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Luke 19:45Received reading: He cast out “them that sold therein, and them that bought.”Principal competing reading: He began to cast out “those who sold,” without naming buyers.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review...

Luke 12:39 — “He Would Have Watched”: The Fuller Warning to the Householder

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Luke 12:39Received reading: “He would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.”Principal competing reading: “He would not have allowed his house to be broken into,” without the explicit watching clause.Editorial status: Preliminary...

Luke 17:3, 9 — “Rebuke Him,” “Forgive Him,” and “I Trow Not”

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Luke 17:3, 9Received reading: “If thy brother sin against thee …”; the master does not thank the servant—“I think not.”Principal competing reading: “If thy brother sins …”; the rhetorical question ends without “I think not.”Editorial status: Preliminary...