Matthew 26:47-56 - Revision of the Textus Receptus

The gospel according to Matthew

Chapter 26

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47. και ετι αυτου λαλουντος ιδου ιουδας εις των δωδεκα ηλθεν και μετ αυτου οχλος πολυς μετα μαχαιρων και ξυλων απο των αρχιερεων και πρεσβυτερων του λαου While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

48. ο δε παραδιδους αυτον εδωκεν αυτοις σημειον λεγων ον αν φιλησω αυτος εστιν κρατησατε αυτον Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, “Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him.”

49. και ευθεως προσελθων τω ιησου ειπεν χαιρε ραββι και κατεφιλησεν αυτον And immediately he came to Jesus, and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” And he kissed him.

50. ο δε ιησους ειπεν αυτω εταιρε εφ ο[1] παρει τοτε προσελθοντες επεβαλον τας χειρας επι τον ιησουν και εκρατησαν αυτον And Jesus said to him, “Friend, why are you here?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took him.

51. και ιδου εις των μετα ιησου εκτεινας την χειρα απεσπασεν την μαχαιραν αυτου και παταξας τον δουλον του αρχιερεως αφειλεν αυτου το ωτιον And behold, one of those who were with Jesus, stretching out the hand, drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

52. τοτε λεγει αυτω ο ιησους αποστρεψον σου την μαχαιραν εις τον τοπον αυτης παντες γαρ οι λαβοντες μαχαιραν εν μαχαιρη[2] απολουνται[3] Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.

53. η δοκεις οτι ου δυναμαι αρτι παρακαλεσαι τον πατερα μου και παραστησει μοι πλειους[4] η[5] δωδεκα λεγεωνας[6] αγγελων Or do you think that I could not ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

54. πως ουν πληρωθωσιν αι γραφαι οτι ουτως δει γενεσθαι How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that it must be so?”

55. εν εκεινη τη ωρα ειπεν ο ιησους τοις οχλοις ως επι ληστην εξηλθετε[7] μετα μαχαιρων και ξυλων συλλαβειν με καθ ημεραν προς υμας εκαθεζομην διδασκων εν τω ιερω και ουκ εκρατησατε με In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily with you[8], teaching in the temple, and you did not arrest me.

56. τουτο δε ολον γεγονεν ινα πληρωθωσιν αι γραφαι των προφητων τοτε οι μαθηται παντες αφεντες αυτον εφυγον But all this has happened that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

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[1] NA-Text reads “ο” (accusative instead of dative), which is supported by papyrus 37, codices א, A, B, D, Θ and part of the Byzantine manuscripts. The dative is supported by part of the Byzantine manuscripts and Theophylact. The accusative has been adopted in the Greek text.

[2] NA-Text reads “μαχαιρη”, same word spelled differently. This spelling is supported by papyrus 37, codices א, A, B and Θ. The TR is supported by codex D, the Byzantine manuscripts and Theophylact. The spelling in the Byzantine text was probably adjusted to read closer to the previous occurrences of the same word in the verse. The text has been adjusted to read like the NA-Text that has preserved the harder reading.

[3] M-Text reads “αποθανουνται” (middle deponent instead of middle voice), which is supported by codices K, W, Γ, Δ, 0133, family of manuscripts ƒ¹³, minuscules 565, 1241, the Byzantine minuscules, the Peshitta, the Harklean Syriac, possibly the middle Ӕgyptian Coptic and Theophylact. The TR is supported by papyrus 37, codices א, A, B, C, D, L, Θ, family of manuscripts ƒ¹, minuscules 28, 33, 700, 892, 1010 and 1424, the Syriac Sinaiticus, the Sahidic and Bohairic Coptic versions, Cyril of Alexandria and Chrysostom. The support for the TR is more ancient and more widespread.

[4] NA-Text reads “πλειω” (neuter instead of feminine).

[5] NA-Text omits “η”.

[6] NA-Text reads “λεγιωνας”. Same word, different spelling.

[7] NA-Text reads “εξηλθατε”, same verbal tense with a different spelling.

[8] NA-Text omits “with you” 

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Notes:

1. Text in red letters are places where the original reading in the Textus Receptus has been revised and corrected;

2. The English translation used as a reference is the WEB brought to conformity as literal as possible to the Textus Receptus. The end product though is not the WEB or a revised WEB and it should not be called WEB. The content of this post is freely available to everyone and it is not supposed to be copyrighted;

3. TR: Textus Receptus. This text is not copyrighted;

4. NA-Text: Nestle-Aland text commonly known as critical text;

5. M-Text: Majority Text;

6. VgSt: Vulgate of Stuttgart;  

7. WPF³⁵: Wilbur Pickering-family 35;

8. PT: Patriarchal Text, also known as Patriarchal Greek New Testament, published by the ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

9. The creator of the variant apparatus available in the VarApp kindly gave me permission to freely use the information contained in the material he put together.

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To God all the glory for the preservation of the scriptures! He reigns!