by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 6:3Received reading: “Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary?”Principal competing reading: “Is not this the son of the carpenter?” or omission of “the carpenter.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 5:41Received reading: “Talitha cumi” (ταλιθὰ, κοῦμι), preserving the feminine imperative reflected by the Authorized Version.Principal competing reading: “Talitha cum” (ταλιθα κουμ), with corruptions such as Tabitha caused by memory of Acts...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 7:4Received reading: “Washings of cups, pots, brasen vessels, and tables/couches” (καὶ κλινῶν).Principal competing reading: The list ends with brasen vessels, omitting “and couches”; the surrounding verbs also vary between washing and...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 6:33Received reading: “They outwent them, and came together unto him.”Principal competing reading: “They outwent them,” without “and came together unto him”; other witnesses preserve only one component or alter the motion verb.Editorial status:...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 7:16Received reading: “If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.”Principal competing reading: Omission of the entire verse.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.“If any man have ears to hear, let...
