by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 2:14Received reading: “Levi the son of Alphaeus” (Λευὶν τὸν τοῦ Ἀλφαίου).Principal competing reading: Secondary forms including “James the son of Alphaeus,” with minor variation in the name and article.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 1:14Received reading: “The gospel of the kingdom of God” (τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ).Principal competing reading: “The gospel of God” (τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ).Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 1:41Received reading: “Moved with compassion” (σπλαγχνισθείς).Principal competing reading: “Moved with anger” (ὀργισθείς).Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.“And Jesus, moved with compassion, put...
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...
