by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 6:5Received reading: The saying ends with “the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath.”Principal competing reading: A Western addition in Codex Bezae inserts a Sabbath-worker episode before the received conclusion.Editorial status: Preliminary record...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 5:38–39Received reading: New wine belongs in new skins “and both are preserved”; no one “straightway” desires new wine, “for he saith, The old is better.”Principal competing reading: A shorter verse 38 without “and both are preserved,” with variation...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 6:1Received reading: “On the second-first Sabbath” (ἐν σαββάτῳ δευτεροπρώτῳ).Principal competing reading: “On a Sabbath,” without the unusual compound adjective.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 6:10Received reading: “His hand was restored whole as the other.”Principal competing reading: “His hand was restored,” without “whole as the other.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.“And he did...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 6:35Received reading: “Lend, hoping for nothing in return.”Principal competing reading: Alternative lexical construals such as “lend, despairing of no one” or “never despairing”; no principal manuscript replacement of the verb.Editorial status:...
