by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness.” — Matthew 8:12 A small ancient stream says the children of the kingdom shall go out. The Textus Receptus, the Byzantine text, and the main modern critical editions agree on shall be cast out. The...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Matthew’s crossing contains a crowd of small variants: many crowds or one, his disciples or disciples, the ship or a ship, Gergesenes or Gadarenes, and “permit us to go” or “send us.” They do not form one textual event, so they should not receive one stock answer....
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
The critical text shortens two elements. It does not explicitly name his disciples, and their cry is simply “Lord, save!” rather than “Lord, save us!” The actors and objects remain clear, but the received text voices both. “And his disciples came to him, and awoke...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?” — Matthew 9:4 The Authorized Version says knowing, but the received Greek literally says seeing. The main critical text agrees on that participle. At verse 8 there is a true printed...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“For I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” — Matthew 9:13 The Textus Receptus ends with to repentance. The critical text stops after “sinners.” Luke 5:32 contains the full phrase, so the case against Matthew’s longer reading is direct: a...
