by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 8:35Received reading: “For my sake and the gospel’s” (ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ καὶ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου).Principal competing reading: “For my sake,” omitting “and the gospel’s.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 8:26Received reading: “Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.”Principal competing reading: “Do not even enter the village,” omitting the command not to tell anyone there.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging;...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 8:15Received reading: “The leaven of Herod” (τῆς ζύμης Ἡρῴδου).Principal competing reading: “The leaven of the Herodians,” with minor variants that make the warning refer to the party rather than the ruler.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 9:29Received reading: “This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.”Principal competing reading: “This kind can come out by nothing except prayer,” omitting “and fasting.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging;...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 9:24Received reading: “He said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.”Principal competing reading: “He said, I believe; help my unbelief,” omitting “with tears” and “Lord.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging;...
