by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
The final comparison varies. The Textus Receptus says publicans; the critical text says Gentiles. A second, less noticed difference concerns the people greeted: most texts read brethren, while a substantial Byzantine line reads friends. “And if ye salute your brethren...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay.” — Matthew 5:37 One final vowel changes the verb from command to prediction. The received text reads ἔστω, “let it be.” A smaller ancient stream reads ἔσται, “it will be.” The Textus Receptus and the modern critical...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them.” — Matthew 6:1 The Textus Receptus reads alms. The critical text reads righteousness: “Do not practice your righteousness before men.” One word either begins the first example or serves as a heading...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“Thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.” — Matthew 6:4 The words shall reward thee openly close Christ’s teaching on alms, prayer, and fasting in the Textus Receptus. Critical editions omit openly at verses 4, 6, and 18. The manuscript...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
The received text says your Father; some witnesses say simply the Father or otherwise shorten the possessive. A more expansive ancient reading says he knows before the worshipper opens his mouth. The main editions reject that picturesque addition. “For your Father...
