by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 9:23Received reading: “Let him take up his cross daily and follow me.”Principal competing reading: “Let him take up his cross and follow me,” without “daily,” in much of the Byzantine tradition.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging;...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 8:45Received reading: “Peter and they that were with him” answer, including “and sayest thou, Who touched me?”Principal competing reading: Peter answers alone; the final rhetorical question is absent.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 7:28Received reading: “There is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist.”Principal competing reading: “There is no one greater than John,” without the two descriptive titles.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 9:54Received reading: “Command fire … and consume them, even as Elijah did.”Principal competing reading: “Command fire to come down from heaven and consume them,” without the Elijah comparison.Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging;...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Passage: Luke 9:35Received reading: “This is my beloved Son; hear him.”Principal competing reading: “This is my Son, the Chosen One; hear him.”Editorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.“This is my beloved Son: hear...
