by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 2:17Received reading: “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”Principal competing reading: “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners,” omitting “to repentance.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging;...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 2:22Received reading: The full received sequence: the new wine bursts the skins, the wine is spilled, the skins are marred, and new wine must be put into new skins.Principal competing reading: Shorter and differently arranged forms, including “the wine...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 2:26Received reading: “In the days of Abiathar the high priest” (ἐπὶ Ἀβιαθὰρ ἀρχιερέως).Principal competing reading: Omission of the phrase, or addition of an article that more explicitly permits “in the time of Abiathar, the later high priest.”Editorial...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 3:29Received reading: “Is liable to eternal judgment” (ἔνοχός ἐστιν αἰωνίου κρίσεως), rendered “in danger of eternal damnation” in the Authorized Version.Principal competing reading: “Is guilty of an eternal sin” (ἔνοχός ἐστιν αἰωνίου...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 4:40Received reading: “Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?” (πῶς οὐκ ἔχετε πίστιν;).Principal competing reading: “Why are ye fearful? Have ye not yet faith?” (οὔπω ἔχετε πίστιν;).Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for...
