by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
This charge is the first dark answer to the two healings that close Matthew 9. Jesus gives sight to the blind and speech to a man held by a devil. The crowds marvel. The Pharisees cannot deny what happened, so they call the power behind it evil. “But the Pharisees...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
One apostle reaches us under several names. Mark calls him Thaddaeus. Luke calls him “Judas the brother of James.” The received text of Matthew gives both Lebbaeus and Thaddaeus; the usual critical text gives Thaddaeus alone. Other witnesses offer still other forms,...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
The Greek difference between “two” and “through” is small on the page and plain in English. The Textus Receptus says John sent two of his disciples. The critical text says he sent a message through his disciples. One reading gives the number; the other names the...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils.” — Matthew 10:8 The words “raise the dead” have an unsettled place in the manuscript record. Many witnesses omit them. Others set them at different points in the four commands. Yet the Textus...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another.” — Matthew 10:23 At first glance this looks like a missing-verse dispute. It is not. The received and critical texts both tell the disciples to flee to another city. Their main difference is the Greek...
