Grammar question

[Questions]

Is the phrase Jesus's disciples correct or would it be
Jesus' disciples.

Ta

 

[Martinf]

I don't know. I'm going to ask Jesus.

 

[guster]

christ knows

 

[Aadam]

Jesus's

 

[Acker79]

I believe, though am sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong, that if the sound of the word ending in s doesn't change when pluralised, it's just the ', if the sound changes, you should have 's. Since it would sound like "Jesuses" rather than "Jesus" it should be "Jesus's".

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Jesus's

Is the correct answer as it is possessive and they are the disciples belonging to Jesus....assuming you can use the word possessive when speaking of Jesus not in an exorcist sort of way

 

[Triggaaar]

Jesus's

This.

Just say it out loud and count the Ses.

Eg, if a family has a house, it's the family's home. If your talking about multiple families, it would be the families' homes (sound it out, it sounds the same as the first 'families').

 

[cliveh27]

[Jesus's] Is the correct answer as it is possessive and they are the disciples belonging to Jesus....assuming you can use the word possessive when speaking of Jesus not in an exorcist sort of way

I agree with this. The same would be true for other names that end with "s", e.g. Chris (Chris's), Thomas (Thomas's).

 

[SeagullSongs]

Both are correct.