With the manuscript support of א 33 1739 Maj, as well as TR WH NU, we have the reading εν τω ονοματι του κυριου (“in the name of the Lord”). All English versions have this reading. However, ...
NTTC JAMES 5:14 “in the name of the Lord”
NTTC JAMES 1:3 The Testing of Your Faith
Knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance (James 1:3) The likeliest reason for the variant is ...
NTTC JAMES 5:20a “let him know that” or “you know that”
The first two words of 5:20, the third-person imperative and the demonstrative pronoun (γινωσκέτω ὅτι ginōsketō hoti) would seem to be the original reading and were altered to the second-person plural imperative (γινώσκετε ginōskete).
NTTC JAMES 5:20b “his soul” or “a soul”? Whose soul is saved? And whose sins are covered?
"Copyists were perplexed, not knowing whether ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ (his soul) referred to the soul of the person converted or to the soul of the person who converted someone else."
NTTC JAMES 5:20c “Amen” or No “Amen”
Variant Reading(s): differing versions of a word or phrase found in two or more manuscripts within a variation unit (see below). Variant readings are also called alternate readings.
NTTC Was “Son of God” in the Original of Mark 1:1
This textual variant would be listed as a significant one. Textual scholar Daniel Wallace writes, “A textual variant is simply any difference from a standard text (e.g., a printed text, a particular manuscript, etc.) that involves spelling, word order, omission, addition, substitution, or a total rewrite of the text.”
NTTC JOHN 3:13: Where is the phrase “who is in heaven?”
Variant Reading(s): differing versions of a word or phrase found in two or more manuscripts within a variation unit (see below). Variant readings are also called alternate readings.
NTTC ROMANS 16:24: Is This a Missing Verse From the New Testament?
In the New Testament, we have numerous instances where the missing verse(s) evidently have come from other NT books or other parts of the same book itself.
NTTC ACTS 10:19: So was it “three men” or “two men” or “men,” who were seeking Peter?
Textual studies is the process of attempting to ascertain the original wording of a text.
New Testament Textual Criticism: Analyzing Matthew 10:14—“of your feet,” “out of your feet,” or “away from your feet”?
New Testament textual criticism analyzes manuscript evidence to establish original biblical wording, focusing on variations in Matthew 10:14’s phrase.
