by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.” — Matthew 3:11 John’s warning contains several small variations rather than one missing sentence. Copies shift the order of “baptize you,” some omit “and fire,” an early papyrus gives a Mark-like form, and the...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
The received rebuke is ὕπαγε ὀπίσω μου, Σατανᾶ: “Go behind me, Satan.” The critical text omits “behind me” and reads simply, “Go, Satan.” Both dismiss the tempter. The received form gives the direction of his place. “Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Twice near the opening of the Galilean ministry, some witnesses omit the name Jesus. Verse 12 becomes “when he heard,” and verse 23 becomes “he went about in all Galilee.” The Textus Receptus names Jesus in both places and, at verse 23, says he went about all Galilee....
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“Then he suffered him. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water.” — Matthew 3:15–16 No major reading removes Jesus’ baptism or the Father’s voice. The differences lie in the people named, the placement of “straightway,” the articles around...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.” — Matthew 5:4–5 Some ancient witnesses reverse these two Beatitudes. They put the meek before the mourners. No blessing disappears; the question is...
