Jesus's or Jesus' ?
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 3:58 pm
I seem to be having quite the dilemma with this.
If Jesus is possessive without being plural, it should read "Jesus's", right? (e.g. "Jesus's mother, Mary.)
I'm assuming that there must be some exception to this? So often I see this written as "Jesus' ".
Is there some rule where its determined by how many "S" sounds the word makes or something?
I read that possessive Biblical names ending in "S" always end with an apostrophe. ? Is this correct? I'd never heard that before.
I hope that this doesn't sound too ignorant. I'm trying to write something, and would prefer not to write it incorrectly.
It seems to be written as "Jesus' " so often that I am wondering if I'm missing some golden rule/exception or something.
Thank you for any insight that you can offer.
If Jesus is possessive without being plural, it should read "Jesus's", right? (e.g. "Jesus's mother, Mary.)
I'm assuming that there must be some exception to this? So often I see this written as "Jesus' ".
Is there some rule where its determined by how many "S" sounds the word makes or something?
I read that possessive Biblical names ending in "S" always end with an apostrophe. ? Is this correct? I'd never heard that before.
I hope that this doesn't sound too ignorant. I'm trying to write something, and would prefer not to write it incorrectly.
It seems to be written as "Jesus' " so often that I am wondering if I'm missing some golden rule/exception or something.
Thank you for any insight that you can offer.