by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Matthew places the disciples in the dark with two vivid details. The received text says the boat was “in the midst of the sea.” When Peter walks toward Jesus, he sees the wind “boisterous.” Critical editions prefer “many furlongs distant from the land” in the first...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother.” — Matthew 15:4 Jesus answers a tradition that made obedience expensive and evasion easy. Three readings matter in his reply. Did God command or merely say? Does verse 6 name both father and mother? Did the...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
The red sky saying in Matthew 16:2–3 is absent from several important early witnesses. Modern editions either bracket it, print it with a warning, or move it to a note. The Textus Receptus keeps the full exchange. “O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky;...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?” — Matthew 16:13 The Textus Receptus includes the pronoun me: “Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?” The critical text usually omits it: “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” Both questions plainly concern Jesus....
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief.” — Matthew 17:20 The disciples had tried and failed to cast out a devil. When they ask why, the received text answers unbelief. The critical text answers little faith. The difference is one Greek word: ἀπιστία...
