by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
The parable of the laborers ends in the received text with two sayings: “the last shall be first, and the first last,” and “many be called, but few chosen.” The critical text keeps the first and omits the second. Matthew 22:14 contains the same sentence without...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
The rich young man calls Jesus “Good Master” and asks what good thing he must do to have eternal life. The Textus Receptus answers, “Why callest thou me good?” The critical text reads, “Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One is the good.” “Why callest...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.” — Matthew 24:36 Two time words are disputed in Christ’s watchfulness discourse. At verse 36, the critical text adds “neither the Son” after the angels; the Textus Receptus...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
The Textus Receptus names Christ at verse 8 and includes a woe against scribes and Pharisees at verse 14. The critical text omits “even Christ” in verse 8 and the whole of verse 14. Neither omission leaves the chapter mild: verse 10 again names Christ, and six other...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first.” — Matthew 21:31 Few short parables have a more tangled manuscript record. In the received form, the first son refuses and then repents; the second promises and does nothing; the hearers...
