by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 4:4Received reading: “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.”Principal competing reading: “Man shall not live by bread alone,” ending the quotation there.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 6:4Received reading: David “took and ate” the bread and “also gave” it to his companions.Principal competing reading: David entered and, “taking” the loaves, “ate and gave” them to his companions.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging;...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 5:17Received reading: The Lord’s power was present “to heal them.”Principal competing reading: The Lord’s power was present “for him to heal,” or “to heal him,” depending on how the singular form is construed.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 4:44Received reading: “He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.”Principal competing reading: “He was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.Jesus has left...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 6:5Received reading: The saying ends with “the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath.”Principal competing reading: A Western addition in Codex Bezae inserts a Sabbath-worker episode before the received conclusion.Editorial status: Preliminary record...
