Jesus' or Jesus's?

By Jonathan Charles Fri, 02/19/2010 - 5:17pm
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What is the possessive case of Jesus? I have seen some writers/publishers use "Jesus'" and some "Jesus's". If someone knows which is correct, why is it grammatically correct?

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Sat, 02/20/2010 - 6:28am
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Depending on which source you use, both could be considered correct. Most grammar sources I've seen indicate that the possessive form of a singular noun requires an "apostrophe s" regardless of the letter at the end of the word, but only an apostrophe at the end of plural nouns. Why? Who knows.

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Mon, 03/08/2010 - 1:04pm
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Doesn't matter

Its all His! Smile

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Tue, 03/09/2010 - 2:24am
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I asked my daughter and she said that both are correct, but I prefer Jesus'

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