by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
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 second. Matthew 22:14 contains the same sentence without...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” — Matthew 20:22 The mother of James and John asks for thrones. Jesus answers with a cup and, in the received text, a baptism. Critical editions omit...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Two small omissions touch statements used in doctrinal proof. The Textus Receptus says the risen are like the angels of God in heaven. In verse 37 it names the speaker: “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God.” The critical text omits “of God” in the...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first.” — Matthew 21:31 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...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
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. Neither omission leaves the chapter mild: verse 10 again names Christ, and six other...
