![]() But you likely have seen that in modern newspapers and books typographical errors do occur, such as a misspelling of a word or an omitting or the repeating of a line. Many proofreaders today exercise similar care. The copyists generally used extreme care to make sure that their work exactly duplicated the originals. Yet it is evident that soon after the originals were written, copies began to be made for use by the early Christians. No one has discovered a Bible book “autographed,” as it were, by the apostles Paul, John, or others. It is most interesting to examine that reason.Īs you may be aware, the originals of the “New Testament” books (the Christian Greek Scriptures) are not available today for use by translators. The most ancient of these manuscripts also provide the solid reason for the omission of certain words, expressions and verses from more recent translations. The evidence consists of many thousands of ancient Greek manuscripts that can be checked to prove that the basic text of your Bible is precisely what was originally written. It is, for instance, far more reliable and accurate than accepted writings of Tacitus, Thucydides or Herodotus. So, some explanation is in order.Īt the outset let us assure you that there is abundant evidence showing that the text of the Bible is reliable. For some persons it may seem shocking to hear that certain words, phrases and even whole verses appearing in widely used Bibles are not authentic. These verses actually do not belong in the Bible even though many older translations included them. For example, these verses are not in the Common Bible (an ecumenical edition for Catholics and Protestants), The New English Bible, the New World Translation used by Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Catholic Jerusalem Bible, to name a few.ĭo you know why these verses are omitted? You might wonder, ‘Is my Bible lacking something?’ Some verses were missing from the Bible translation that this woman was using, but which version was it? It could have been any of a number of recent versions. 22:19) But had this happened? Let us see. Could you clear it up for me?ĭo you not agree that this was a valid request? The book of Revelation warns: “If anyone takes anything away from the words of the scroll of this prophecy, God will take his portion away from the trees of life.” Yes, removing a true part of the Bible would be a serious matter. No one that I asked could explain why they are missing. In studying the Bible I came across some verses that are left out but that are in the King James Version, such as Matthew 18:11 23:14 Luke 17:36.
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