by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
“And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?” — Matthew 9:4 The Authorized Version says knowing, but the received Greek literally says seeing. The main critical text agrees on that participle. At verse 8 there is a true printed...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
The critical text shortens two elements. It does not explicitly name his disciples, and their cry is simply “Lord, save!” rather than “Lord, save us!” The actors and objects remain clear, but the received text voices both. “And his disciples came to him, and awoke...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
Matthew’s crossing contains a crowd of small variants: many crowds or one, his disciples or disciples, the ship or a ship, Gergesenes or Gadarenes, and “permit us to go” or “send us.” They do not form one textual event, so they should not receive one stock answer....
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
One apostle reaches us under several names. Mark calls him Thaddaeus. Luke calls him “Judas the brother of James.” The received text of Matthew gives both Lebbaeus and Thaddaeus; the usual critical text gives Thaddaeus alone. Other witnesses offer still other forms,...
by Chris Thomas | Jul 22, 2026
This charge is the first dark answer to the two healings that close Matthew 9. Jesus gives sight to the blind and speech to a man held by a devil. The crowds marvel. The Pharisees cannot deny what happened, so they call the power behind it evil. “But the Pharisees...
