I didn't know that/strange things

In the KJV, the phrase "Thus saith the Lord" appears over 400 times.. and never in the New Testament!... I wonder why?

 

Thirty years ago, my pastor preached on the Ehud story.

His sermon title was "When Lefty Stuck It to Fatty."

Obviously, that's one message I never forgot.

 

As I was studying through the Greek NT, I came across a variant reading of Matthew 27:16-17. Barabbas name was "Jesus Barabbas" and the question asked of the people by Pilate was (paraphrased), "Do you want this Jesus or that Jesus released?"

Louw & Nida
Domains - 28 Know - C Well Known, Clearly Shown, Revealed (28.28-28.56) - 28.31 ἐπίσημος, ον ' εἰσιν ἐπίσημοι ἐν τοῖς ἀποστόλοις 'they are outstanding among the apostles' Romans 16:7; εἶχον δὲ τότε δέσμιον ἐπίσημον λεγόμενον Ἰησοῦν Βαραββᾶν 'at that time there was a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas' Matthew 27:16.

Louw & Nida
Domains - 93 Names of Persons and Places - A Persons (93.1-93.388) - 93.169 Ἰησοῦς, οῦ
93.169 Ἰησοῦς, οῦ m: (1) Jesus Christ of Nazareth (Matthew 1:1); (2) an additional name assigned to Barabbas (Matthew 27:16, 17, apparatus)...