i A TEXTUAL COMMENTARY ON THE GREEK RECEIVED TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT Being the Greek Text used in the AUTHORIZED VERSION also known as the KING JAMES VERSION also known as the KING JAMES BIBLE also known as the AUTHORIZED (KING JAMES) VERSION also known as the SAINT JAMES VERSION by Gavin Basil McGrath B.A., LL.B. (Sydney University), Dip. Ed. (University of Western Sydney), Dip. Bib. Studies (Moore Theological College). Textual Commentary, Volume: 4 St. Matthew’s Gospel Chapters 26-28. Verbum Domini Manet in Aeternum “The Word of the Lord Endureth Forever” (I Peter 1:25). ii McGrath, Gavin (Gavin Basil), b. 1960. A Textual Commentary on the Greek Received Text of the New Testament, Volume 4 (Matthew 26-28), 2012. Available on the internet: http://www.gavinmcgrathbooks.com . Published & Printed in Sydney, New South Wales. Copyright © 2012 (Volume 4) by Gavin Basil McGrath. P.O. Box 834, Nowra, N.S.W., 2541, Australia. Volume 4 Dedication Sermon, preached at Mangrove Mountain Union Church, Mangrove Mountain, N.S.W., 2250, Australia, on Monday 6 Feb., 2012. Oral recorded form presently available at http://www.sermonaudio.com/kingjamesbible . This copy of Volume 4 (Matt. 26-28) incorporates corrigenda changes from Appendix 6 of Volume 5 (Mark 1-3) © 2015 by Gavin Basil McGrath; and Appendix 6 of Volume 6 (Mark 4 & 5) © 2016 by Gavin Basil McGrath. Printed by Officeworks in Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2012. iii Dedicated to Almighty God on Accession Day, Monday 6 February 2012, being the 60th anniversary Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2012), and the commencement of her 61st Regnal Year (Regnal Years: since 1952). Dedicated at the completion of the Queen’s 60th Regnal Year, and start of her 61st Regnal Year on 6 February 2012. The Queen of the United Kingdom, Queen of Australia, and elsewhere, Queen Elizabeth II, is one of only three English monarchs whose reigns have extended into a 60th Regnal Year, the others being George III (Regnal Years: 1760-1820) & Victoria (Regnal Years: 1837-1901). The Accession Service is attached by Royal Warrant to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer which made the King James Version the Authorized Version, stating in its Preface, “portions of holy Scripture … are now ordered to be read according to the last Translation;” and 2012 is also the 350th anniversary of this Caroline prayer book (1662-2012). The Preface of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer also refers to “several Princes of blessed memory since the Reformation,” & Article 37 of the Anglican 39 Articles says, “The King’s Majesty hath the chief power in this Realm of England, and other his Dominions,” “whether” “Ecclesiastical or Civil,” wherefore “The Bishop of Rome hath no jurisdiction in … England.” The Accession Service thus celebrates the legal Protestantism of the throne, in which, under God, the monarch rather than the Pope or anyone else is Supreme Governor of the Church of England . Since 1859, the annual Accession Service for the Anniversary of the Day of the Accession of the Reigning Sovereign, is the only red-letter day with its own Office commanded by Royal Warrant of the monarch as Supreme Governor of the Church of England and Defender of the Faith , and then annexed to the Anglican Book of Common Prayer of 1662. “O Lord our God, who upholdest and governest all things by the word of thy power: Receive our humble prayer for our Sovereign Lady ELIZABETH, as on this day, set over us by thy grace and providence to be our Queen; and together with her, bless, we beseech thee, Philip Duke of Edinburgh, Charles Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family; that they, ever trusting in thy goodness, protected by thy power, and crowned with thy gracious and endless favour, may long continue before thee in peace and safety, joy and honour, and after death may obtain everlasting life and glory, by the merits and mediations of Christ Jesus our Saviour, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth ever one God, world without end. Amen.” Office for Accession Day, Anglican Book of Common Prayer (1662). Royal Warrant by command of Elizabeth R. (Latin, “Regina” for “Queen”), given at St. James’s Court, on 26 July 1958, revoking the earlier Royal Warrant of Elizabeth R. of 12 June 1953, so as to alter in this Office the words, “Charles Duke of Cornwall” (1953) to “Charles Prince of Wales” (1958). iv The Accession Service is attached by Royal Warrant of a reigning monarch to the Anglican Book of Common Prayer of 1662. The 1662 Book of Common Prayer is essentially that of Cranmer’s 1552 prayer book. Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury, and together with Bishops Latimer, Hooper, and Ridley, he was one of the many Marian martyrs killed under Bloody Mary for their Protestantism. As recorded in the Protestant hagiological work of Foxe’s Book of Martyrs , these many Marian martyrs were part of the strong Protestant resistance movement against the reintroduction of Popery, and sealed the English Reformation with their blood. The 1662 prayer book is thus a symbol of Protestantism, being restored in 1559 after being taken away by Roman Catholics under Bloody Mary (1553-1558). Thus as stated in the 1559 Act Primo Elizabethae traditionally printed at the front of the 1662 prayer book, “The Book of Common Prayer … of … King Edward the Sixth, … was repealed, and taken away by … Queen Mary, to the great decay of the due honour of God, and discomfort to the professors of the truth of Christ’s religion … therefore … the said repeal … shall be void and of none effect … .” Both the Offices of King Charles the Martyr’s the Day and The King’s Restoration Day (or Royal Oak Day ) removed in 1859, and that of Accession Day which remained after 1859, include a Communion reading of I Peter 2:13-17, with the words, “Fear God. Honour the king.” Both the Office of Royal Oak Day removed in 1859, and the Office of Accession Day which remains after 1859, have a Communion reading of Matt. 22:16-22 which includes Christ’s words, “Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.” One of the Communion readings in the Office of Papists’ Conspiracy Day removed in 1859, and one of the readings at Mattins and Evensong in the Office of Accession Day which remains after 1859, includes the words of Rom. 13:1-7, e.g., “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers” and “whosoever … resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.” “Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour” (Rom. 13:1,2,7). These points of commonality in the Scripture Lessons in the Offices of King Charles the Martyr’s Day (30 Jan.), The King’s Restoration Day (29 May), and Papists’ Conspiracy Day (5 Nov.) which were all removed in 1859, and the Office of Accession Day of a reigning monarch which remained after 1859 to this day (presently 6 Feb. for Elizabeth II), thus show some important points of intersecting agreement in theological emphasis. These include the recognition of the lawful authority of the monarch; and the legal Protestantism of the Crown as Supreme Governor of the Church of England and Defender of the Faith , even if in practice some monarchs are more worthy recipients of such honours than others. The Accession Day Service thus provides an important point of ongoing continuity amidst the changes of 1859, and is now the lone surviving red-letter day with its own Office issued by Royal Warrant of the reigning monarch. By tradition “the four beasts” of Ezek. 1:10 & Rev. 4:7 are used to symbolize the four Gospels, and these also manifest parts of the Nicene Creed . In the established Western tradition of St. Jerome, St. Gregory, et al , e.g., the Book of Armagh, St. Matthew’s Gospel is symbolized by the “face” of “a man” (Matt. 1:1), and the Nicene Creed says, “Jesus Christ … was made man” (Matt. 1 & 17:2). v Table of Contents ( * indicates important reading before using commentary) PREFACE Title pages. Table of Contents pages. * Common Abbreviations. * The Articles of the Creed. * The Ten Commandments or Holy Decalogue. * Transliterations of Greek letters into English letters. Selections potentially relevant to Vol. 4 (Matt. 26-28) from Sydney University Greek Lectionaries 2378 & 1968. Scripture Citations of Bishop Gregory the Great in Matt. 26-28. * Rating the TR’s textual readings A to E. The 400th Anniversary of the King James Version (1611-2011) comes and goes. *Defence of the Received Text from “KJV friends in error” in both the Dean Burgon Society and Trinitarian Bible Society - A minor modification to Appendix 4 format. Sydney University Lectionaries. Codex Illyricianus (Latin Codex P in Weber-Gryson) is named. The new new New International Version of 2011. “Farewell” to Manuscript Washington till Luke 8:13-24:54. The son of a centurion . “Thee” & “thy” etc., part of our great English literature heritage. Christ the Rock (Matt. 16:18; I Cor. 3:11): a) Considering issues of language genre before considering Matt. 16:18. b) The meaning of Matt. 16:18. Defence of Evangelical Protestant truth. a) The danger of “ecumenical” tolerance to Roman Catholics. b) The NT teaching that apostles, prophets, and tongues end c. 100-110 A.D., but that devil-possession and exorcists continue till Christ’s return.