by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 3:14Received reading: “He appointed twelve, that they should be with him,” without the parenthetical naming clause.Principal competing reading: “He appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, that they should be with him.”Editorial status: Preliminary...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 5:36Received reading: “Jesus, immediately hearing the word that was spoken” (εὐθέως ἀκούσας).Principal competing reading: “Jesus, overhearing or disregarding the word that was spoken” (παρακούσας).Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 5:1Received reading: “The country of the Gadarenes” (τῶν Γαδαρηνῶν).Principal competing reading: “The country of the Gerasenes,” with “Gergesenes” as another ancient correction or local identification.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 4:40Received reading: “Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?” (πῶς οὐκ ἔχετε πίστιν;).Principal competing reading: “Why are ye fearful? Have ye not yet faith?” (οὔπω ἔχετε πίστιν;).Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 6:11Received reading: “It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.”Principal competing reading: Omission of the full judgment comparison after the command to shake off the dust.Editorial status:...
