Acts 1:14 — Prayer, Supplication, the Women, Mary, and the Brethren of Jesus

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Acts 1:14Received reading: continued … in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary … and with his brethrenPrincipal competing reading: continued in prayer, with the women and Mary … and his brethrenIssue class: Textual VariantEditorial status:...

Acts 1:4 — Assembled with Them or Eating with Them? The Meaning of *Synalizomenos*

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Acts 1:4Received reading: being assembled together with themPrincipal competing reading: the same verb without ‘with them’; the verb has also been rendered ‘eating with them’Issue class: Translation / LexicalEditorial status: Preliminary record accepted for...

John 21:23–25 — “What Is That to Thee?” The Final Testimony and the Closing “Amen”

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: John 21:23–25Received reading: The rumor is corrected, the witnessing disciple is identified, the unwritten works are affirmed, and the Gospel ends “Amen.”Principal competing reading: Minor word-order and article changes occur in verses 23–25, and the SBLGNT...

Acts 1:11 — “Taken Up from You into Heaven”: Preposition, Repetition, and the Promise of Return

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Acts 1:11Received reading: this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heavenPrincipal competing reading: the same promise with a slight change in the verb for lookingIssue class: Agreement / Minor VariationEditorial status: Preliminary record accepted...

Acts 1:8 — Jerusalem, All Judaea, Samaria, and the Uttermost Part of the Earth

by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026

Passage: Acts 1:8Received reading: ye shall be witnesses unto mePrincipal competing reading: ye shall be my witnessesIssue class: Textual VariantEditorial status: Preliminary record accepted for staging; independent review remains pending.At Acts 1:8, the familiar...