by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 13:33Received reading: “Take heed, watch and pray.”Principal competing reading: “Take heed, stay awake,” omitting “and pray.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.“Take ye heed, watch and pray: for...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 13:8Received reading: “There shall be famines and troubles” (ἔσονται λιμοὶ καὶ ταραχαί).Principal competing reading: “There shall be famines,” omitting “and troubles”; some expanded forms add pestilences.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 12:23, 33Received reading: “In the resurrection, when they shall rise,” and “with all the heart, understanding, soul, and strength.”Principal competing reading: Omission or bracketing of “when they shall rise,” and omission of “with all the soul” in...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 15:28Received reading: The full fulfillment citation, “And he was numbered with the transgressors.”Principal competing reading: Omission of Mark 15:28.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.“And the...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Mark 14:30, 68, 72Received reading: The cock crows twice: prediction in verse 30, first crow in verse 68, second crow in verse 72.Principal competing reading: A once-crowing form that omits “twice,” the first crow, and/or “the second time.”Editorial status:...
