by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone.” — Matthew 18:15 Two short phrases make Christ’s commands personal. In verse 15, the received text says a brother sins against thee. In verse 35, the...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
This sentence stands between Christ’s warning not to despise his little ones and the parable of the wandering sheep. The Textus Receptus keeps it. The critical text omits it, chiefly on strong early evidence and because Luke 19:10 contains nearly the same saying. “For...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Many modern Bibles move this sentence to a footnote. The earliest Greek witnesses behind the critical text omit the entire verse, while the received text and the broad later tradition keep it. Its words resemble Mark 9:29, where Jesus says that “this kind” can come...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Two small omissions touch statements used in doctrinal proof. The Textus Receptus says the risen are like the angels of God in heaven. In verse 37 it names the speaker: “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God.” The critical text omits “of God” in the...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” — Matthew 20:22 The mother of James and John asks for thrones. Jesus answers with a cup and, in the received text, a baptism. Critical editions omit...
