Acts 2:23 — “By Wicked Hands” or “through Lawless Men”? The Crucifixion Charge

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Acts 2:23Received reading: ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slainPrincipal competing reading: you crucified and killed through the hand of lawless menIssue class: Textual VariantEditorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging;...

Acts 2:17–18 — “I Will Pour Out of My Spirit”: Peter’s Citation of Joel

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Acts 2:17–18Received reading: I will pour out of my Spirit … and they shall prophesyPrincipal competing reading: the same promise with a different grammatical form for dreamsIssue class: Agreement / GrammarEditorial status: Preliminary record accepted for...

Acts 2:7 — “Are Not All These Which Speak Galilaeans?” The Crowd’s Astonishment

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Acts 2:7Received reading: they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to anotherPrincipal competing reading: they were amazed and marvelled, sayingIssue class: Textual VariantEditorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review...

Acts 2:1–4 — “All with One Accord in One Place”: The Full Opening of Pentecost

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Acts 2:1–4Received reading: they were all with one accord in one placePrincipal competing reading: they were all togetherIssue class: Textual VariantEditorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.Scrivener’s...

Acts 1:18–26 — Judas’s Fall, His Vacant Office, and the Numbering of Matthias

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Acts 1:18–26Received reading: the lot of this ministry and apostleship; he was numbered with the elevenPrincipal competing reading: the place in this ministry and apostleship; he was counted with the elevenIssue class: Clustered VariantEditorial status:...