Bible Verses Deleted From The NIV…
of differences among translations.
7-16-2015 UPDATE!!! Since I first posted this blog!
What I have recently learned concerning these differences, many modern textual scholars believe these verses were not part of the original text of the New Testament. “These scribal additions are often found in late medieval manuscripts of the New Testament, but not in the manuscripts of the earlier centuries. “And because the King James Bible is based on later manuscripts, such verses became part of the Bible tradition in English-speaking lands.
1-21-2018 ANOTHER UPDATE!!! I found this online! The Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world. Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. After reviewing the text I found many of the verses listed were indeed not part of the original text. But with that said I found many of the verses are in other areas of the bible.
You can check it out for yourself HERE~
http://www.codexsinaiticus.org/en/manuscript.aspx
May the Holy Spirit guide each of us to truth!
2 Tim 4:2-5 Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths. 5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Since I first posted this blog I found I was mistaken, many of the verses shared were not included in the earlier writings. I have looked in the Codex Sinaiticus from the 4th century to update this blog.
Matthew 17:21 — (Update!!! was not part of the original text)
“Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting”. (What I found closest to this verse in the Codex Sinaiticus is Mark 9:29 And he said to them: This kind can come out by nothing but by prayer. Jesus didn’t mention FASTING was needed to cast out evil spirits.).
Matthew 18:11 — (Update!!! was not part of the original text)
“For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.” (What I found closest to this verse in the Codex Sinaiticus is Luke 19:10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Matthew 23:14 — (Update!!! it is verse 13 in the original text of the Codex Sinaiticus)
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.”
Mark 7:16–(Update!!! was not part of the original text but similar verses were found in Matthew 11:15 He that has ears, let him hear. Also in Lk 14:35 Lk 8:8 Mt 13:9 Mt 13:43 Mk 4:9 Mk 4:23)
“If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.”
Mark 9:44 — Update!!! was not part of the original text. It was taken from Isaiah 66:24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. (I don’t have a way of checking it.)
“Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.”
Mark 9:46 — (Update!!! was not part of the original text.)
“Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.”
Mark 11:26 — (Update!!! was not part of the original text but a similar verse is found in Matthew 6:15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.)
“But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.”
Mark 15:28 — (Update!!! was not part of the original text but a similar verse is found in Luke 22:37 For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.”)
“And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.”
Mark 16:9-20 Update!!! was not part of the original text (all 12 verses) — There is a line separating the last 12 verses of Mark from the main text. Right under the line it says: [The two most reliable early manuscripts do not have Mark 16:9-20] (NIV, 1978 ed.)
Luke 17:36 — (Update!!! was not part of the original text) Similar verses in Mt 24:40 Mt 24:41 Lk 17:34 Lk 17:35
“Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.”
Luke 23:17 — (Update!!! was not part of the original text)
“(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)”
John 5:4 — Update!!! was not part of the original text “For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.”
Acts 8:37 — Update!!! was not part of the original text “And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
Acts 15:34 — (Update!!! was not part of the original text) “Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.”
Acts 24:7 — (Update!!! was not part of the original text)
“But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,”
Acts 28:29 — (Update!!! was not part of the original text)
“And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.”
Romans 16:24 — Update!!! was not part of the original text but found many more similar verses Rom 16:20 1 Cor 16:23 Gal 6:18 Phil 4:23 1 Thess 5:28 2 Thess 3:18 Philem 1:25 Rev 22:21
“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”
I John 5:7 — Removed and placed in a footnote. The NIV says, “For there are three that testify:” “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”(What the Codex Sinaiticus from the 4th century says in 1 John 5:7 For they that testify are three, 8 the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are one.)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/5749555/Worlds-oldest-Bible-published-in-full-online.html
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Very interesting. I don’t have an NIV, but in reading through this I can see where some of the more recent teachings that seem contradictory to the Word are coming from. Thanks for sharing.
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You’re most welcome~ God Bless You!
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I know crazy stuff is supposed to happen in this day and time but it just saddens me to tears to see this kind of stuff come to pass and so much is happening so often. Thank you for sharing.
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You’re welcome. It saddens me too and people need to be aware of it! God bless you!
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“You’re” is the contraction of “you are,” as in “you’re welcome.” “Your” is the possessive form of “you,” as in “your post.”
As Christians, we are to be lovers and proclaimers of truth, and hate whatever is false. However, these posts about the NIV betray a profound ignorance and misunderstanding about some very important things, presume knowledge and understanding where there is none, and thus present “information” that is blatantly false. Shame on anyone who claims to be a Christian and spreads such falsehoods.
My first question when someone says that any English translation of the Bible has “changed” or “removed” something (“deleted” is a knew one on me), be it words or verses, is to ask, “changed/removed from what?”
Usually, their answer reveals that they have a different English translation in mind (most often the so-called “King James Version,” although there is not really just one “King James Version”), and not original language manuscripts.
It is extremely foolish to have one English translation as your standard.
I could just as easily arbitrarily decide (with much more sound scholarship behind my decision) that the NIV is my standard, and accuse the KJV of adding 64,575 words and 45 verses.
How dare those evil KJV translators add to the Word of God! We should stay away from their abominable perversion of the Bible!
But I have two tiers of three translations each that I use for Bible reading, with each translation on a particular tier equal to the other two on that tier, and extremely frequent consultation of reference resources such as interlinears, lexicons, etc. My first tier is ESV, NASB, NKJV. My second tier is HCSB, NIV, NRSV. I do also read many other translations, but they don’t hold near the same weight with me that these six do.
And, in all seriousness, the real issue, the real question, always is: What did the original autographs say? What did the original authors write? And, then, how is that best translated into English?
Let’s go through the verses that you cite…
Matthew 17:21 – This verse does not appear in ancient manuscripts of Matthew. Someone stuck Mark 9:29 here.
Matthew 18:11 – This verse does not appear in ancient manuscripts of Matthew. Someone stuck Luke 19:10 here.
Matthew 23:14 – This verse does not appear in ancient manuscripts of Matthew. Someone stuck either Mark 12:40 or Luke 20:47 here.
Mark 7:16 – This verse does not appear in ancient manuscripts of Mark. Someone wrote in their enthusiastic agreement with what Jesus said in 6-15.
Mark 9:44&46 – These verses do not appear in ancient manuscripts of Mark. Someone stuck Mark 9:48 there.
Mark 11:26 – This verse does not appear in ancient manuscripts of Mark. Someone stuck Matthew 6:15 here.
Mark 15:28 – This verse does not appear in ancient manuscripts of Mark. Someone stuck Luke 22:37 here.
Mark 16:9-20 does not appear in ancient manuscripts of Mark, and the style and vocabulary (in the original Greek) make it clear that it was written by someone other than the person who wrote the rest of the book, and they were trying to tack it on to the end.
Luke 17:36 – This verse does not appear in ancient manuscripts of Luke. Someone stuck Matthew 24:40 here.
Luke 23:17 – This verse does not appear in ancient manuscripts of Luke. Someone stuck Matthew 27:15 or Mark 15:6 here.
John 5:4 – This verse does not appear in ancient manuscripts of John. Someone was trying to insert an explanation (which clearly could not be true, although some people may have believed it was true) for what the man is saying in verse 7.
Acts 8:37 – This verse does not appear in ancient manuscripts of Acts. Someone felt they needed to add this to the story, but, as you can see, it makes perfect sense without it.
Acts 15:34 – This verse does not appear in ancient manuscripts of Acts. Someone felt they needed to add this to explain what they thought was a discrepancy between 32&33 and 35-40, but, as you can see, it makes perfect sense without it.
Acts 24:7 – This verse does not appear in ancient manuscripts of Acts. Someone felt they needed to add this to the story, but, as you can see, it makes perfect sense without it.
Acts 28:29 – This verse does not appear in ancient manuscripts of Acts. Someone felt they needed to add this to the story, but, as you can see, it makes perfect sense without it.
Romans 16:24 – This verse does not appear in ancient manuscripts of Romans. Someone felt they needed to add it due to the ending of the previous chapter.
I John 5:7-8 contains what is known as the “Comma Johanneum,” the phrase in question. There has been much scholarly work on the subject, and the consensus is that it was not a part of the original autograph of this epistle, and that the Doctrine of the Trinity can be surmised from Scripture without it.
I very highly recommend the works of Dr. James R. White of Alpha and Omega Ministries on this (and any other) subject.
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Thank you for pointing out my error, I appreciate it. It has been corrected. I believe truth is important and as children of God we should be aware of these differences. This post was to bring about awareness. May God Bless You!
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You didn’t even really read my comment, did you?
There are NO “deleted verses!”
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I assure you I read your comment. It was just recent that I even became aware of these differences. I have been using the NASB 2002 edition and often go back and check the Hebrew and Greek. It is a fact that these verses have been deleted from the Holy Bible of our earlier ancestors. I pray the Holy Spirit will give each us of the power of discernment and to understand His will. Thank you for your comment. Blessings~
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Nope… You’ve got it all backwards. These verses were ADDED to “the Holy Bible of our earlier ancestors.” I said it several times, but you have somehow missed it: these verses do not appear in ancient manuscripts of the New Testament. You’re using one English translation from 400 years ago as your standard. More recent English translations use numerous manuscripts in the original language that are 3 or 4 times as old as your one English translation.
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There are footnotes with sources here “A Brief Introduction to the Bible Version Controversy”
http://av1611.com/kjbp/articles/briefintro.html#f11
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So… Let me get this straight… You’re saying that you choose not to consider what was actually revealed to Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, etc. as the Word of God, but rather choose to believe that additions, errors, etc. that crept in centuries & centuries later are the Word of God?
Instead of the misinformation found at the link you provided, I once again urge you to take a look at the works of someone who actually knows what they’re talking about, and backs it up with solid proof: Dr. James R. White of Alpha and Omega Ministries. Check out his book The King James Only Controversy, or any of the many debates he’s done against people that share your views on YouTube.
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I appreciate this information, I will have to check it out. Thanks for sharing!
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You want someone to look at the work of a man and not the plain text of the Bible. The NIV, ESV, etc are all based on 5 basic manuscripts and when you boil it all down, 1 the Vaticanus. The other 5200 witnesses disagree with the 5 you hold up as being authoritative. Yes, White rants and raves and ridicules anyone who disagrees with him. But the facts and the manuscripts disagree with his theory. The post only posted facts that you can see with your own eyes. You have obviously looked at the verses and have swallowed whole the line that a “zealous Scribe” added the verses to the text. Yet, having hand written the Bible myself, can prove, it is more likely that an overzealous scribe accidentally omitted the verses while in a hurry. So much easier to skip a line than it is to add one. You have no originals to prove your point, so we go to the majority text. You want to go to the oldest Vaticanus or Sinaiticus which contradict each other. With those contradictions they negate themselves as being authoritative.
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The new translations follow the perverted texts of wescott and hort, liberal scholars with leanings towards roman catholicism who without any opposition formulated their own theory of intepretation of scripture. They used discarded sinaiticus and alexandiran texts, which were not used by the church at antioch, and the early church fathers. who used the superior byzantine text, or textus receptus.http://deanburgonsociety.org/CriticalTexts/dbs2695.htm
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Modern Bible versions follow the corrupt translation texts of wescott and hort, liberal scholars. wescott denied the bodily resurrection of Jesus. Read;https://www.amazon.com/Bishop-Brooke-Westcotts-Clever-Resurrection/dp/1568480024: https://www.academia.edu/32438006/THE_THEOLOGICAL_HERESIES_OF_WESTCOTT_AND_HORT_As_Seen_in_Their_Own_Writings
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Thank you for sharing this link!
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My husband 1978 Zondervan NIV has this verse omitted.
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Thanks so much Sister in Christ Jesus!!
I only Read the King James Authorized Version HOLY BIBLE!!
Please PRAY for our Judeo-Christian Nation United States of America and Israel-Yisrael Everyday Everyone!! “PRAY WITHOUT CEASING.”( 1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV )!!
Love ❤ Always and Shalom Everyone, YSIC \o/
Kristi Ann
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Yes, Amen!!!
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Please read and answer the verse in the Holy Bible Exodus 23;20-21, John 5;43, Proverbs 30;4 and Micah 6;9, Isaiah 24;15, Malachi 1;11 KJV.
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I will answer using the word~
Philippians 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
2 Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
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I would suggest you check into the Modern Literal Translation. You can find it online and also all the information about it. The MLV actually translates words instead of transliterating them. For instance, the word church was not used in English translations prior to the Geneva Bible which slightly predates the KJV. The MLV translates the Greek word ekklesia and the Hebrew word quhal as congregation, consistently referring to the people. The greek word means the called out ones. The MLV is consistent in translating the greek word for word. The MLV is free on line and also has another feature none of the other versions have: it is an “open Bible” which means with the proper language you can get the text changed. I know, I have had several changes made based on my research.
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It is really a good idea to check the Greek in the New Testament and the Hebrew in the Old Testament to understand the word. My foster parents back in the 70’s actually made me aware that church was not an actuate translation for the Greek word ekklesia. I will have to check out the MLV online. Thank you for sharing this.
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1 John 5:7 didn’t exist until about 700 years ago. It was added by a translator who wanted to “prove” the trinity, so he altered scripture by adding a verse that was not “God-breathed.”
This verse, and some of the others in the list, were not “removed” from the other Bible versions…. they never existed in the original texts and were added and passed off as scripture.
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Yes, I learned about that a few years ago, that is why I added that update to the blog on 7-16-2015 UPDATE!!! Since I first posted this blog!
What I have recently learned concerning these differences is many modern textual scholars believe these verses were not part of the original text of the New Testament. “These scribal additions are often found in late medieval manuscripts of the New Testament, but not in the manuscripts of the earlier centuries. “And because the King James Bible is based on later manuscripts, such verses became part of the Bible tradition in English-speaking lands.
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Bill, I did find this online and you can actually go research it. The Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world. Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. Its heavily corrected text is of outstanding importance for the history of the Bible and the manuscript – the oldest substantial book to survive Antiquity – is of supreme importance for the history of the book.
Codex Sinaiticus, a manuscript of the Christian Bible written in the middle of the fourth century, contains the earliest complete copy of the Christian New Testament. The hand-written text is in Greek. The New Testament appears in the original vernacular language (koine) and the Old Testament in the version, known as the Septuagint, that was adopted by early Greek-speaking Christians. In the Codex, the text of both the Septuagint and the New Testament has been heavily annotated by a series of early correctors.
The significance of Codex Sinaiticus for the reconstruction of the Christian Bible’s original text, the history of the Bible, and the history of Western book-making are immense.
This is from the Codex Sinaiticus ~
1 John 5:6 This is he that came through water and blood, Jesus Christ: not in the water only, but in the water and in the blood; and it is the Spirit that testifies because the Spirit is the truth.
7 For they that testify are three,
8 the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are one.
http://www.codexsinaiticus.org/en/manuscript.aspx
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Not exactly. Could you please produce the original autographs to prove your statement?
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Nice of you to bring out the many differences in the New Testament. Have you done any studies on the differences between the Old and New Testaments? I understand that there are a lot of differences between the two and were these verses deleted from the New to sync with the Old? Would also be very interested to know why there are such differences when Jesus said that “not one letter or stroke of the Law (OT) will disappear…”
e.g.
Exod. 1:5 = 70 persons to Egypt
Acts.7:14 = 75 persons
Gen. 50:13 =Jacob buried in cave of Machpelah bought by Abraham from Ephron the Hittite
Acts. 7:16 = Jacob to Schechem laid in tomb bought by Abraham from sons of Hamor
12 tribes list in Genesis is different from the 12 tribes list in Revelation where Dan is missing and Manasseh is added in with Ephraim.
Isa. 59:20 = Messiah will come when we turn away from sin.
Rom. 11:20 = Messiah come to take away sin
New Testament: Matt. 2:23 = Jesus – a Nazarene; reside in Nazareth; spoken of by prophets.
Old Testament: No such prophecy.
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I found this online.
What is Codex Sinaiticus?
Codex Sinaiticus, a manuscript of the Christian Bible written in the middle of the fourth century, contains the earliest complete copy of the Christian New Testament. The hand-written text is in Greek. The New Testament appears in the original vernacular language (koine) and the Old Testament in the version, known as the Septuagint, that was adopted by early Greek-speaking Christians. In the Codex, the text of both the Septuagint and the New Testament has been heavily annotated by a series of early correctors.
The significance of Codex Sinaiticus for the reconstruction of the Christian Bible’s original text, the history of the Bible, and the history of Western book-making are immense.
Find out more about Codex Sinaiticus
Why is it so important?
What does ‘Codex Sinaiticus’ mean?
When was Codex Sinaiticus written?
What texts can I find in Codex Sinaiticus?
How was Codex Sinaiticus made?
Why is Codex Sinaiticus distributed between four institutions?
http://www.codexsinaiticus.org/en/manuscript.aspx
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Sinaiticus is one of the 5 Egyptian manuscripts that all of the new translations are based on. The Vaticanus is what the ESV is mainly focused on. These are minority texts. They are missing many books, chapters and verses of the Bible. They include the Apocryphal books and other non-Biblical texts. This is what they call the most authoritative and most reliable books. Even though they include false books, missing authoritative books, like missing Revelation and have the Shepherd of Hermes instead. The Sinaiticus was found in the trash ready to be burned because they knew it was trash. But Tichendorf stole it and the doubting God’s word continues.
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Steve, I really appreciate your responses. My understanding concerning the Codex Sinaiticus is, it is one of the oldest complete New Testament, but I do not have any way of knowing how accurate that information is. I would love to be able to see other old manuscripts of God’s Word to compare the text too if I knew where to find them online. If you have any knowledge of sources online please share them. I am sure others would be interested as well. May Our Lord Be Glorified~
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In your comments you state (Update!!! was not part of the original text) The Sinaiticus is NOT and original text. It is a copy of an Egyptian text. It is dated 4th century, it has been edited at least 10 times, it is missing Exodus, 1&II Kings, I&!! Samuel, Judges, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Amos, Micah. It contains the Shepherd of Hermas, the Apocryphal books, and Epistle of Barnabas. I can’t give you online sources because most of my sources come from my personal library and from traveling the world to see these manuscripts. Stick with your King James and trust it. Erasmus had access to the same text types and rejected them as being corrupt. It is the Majority Text that makes up the King James, not the minority text. People died to get you the King James, no one died to cast doubt or to produce the 200+ new translations that cause doubt as to what God’s word actually says. If it is God’s job to make sure we have His word inerrant and perfect, then let’s let God be God and trust He did His job and read it. William Tyndale was strangled and burned at the stake for translating God’s word into English.
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5And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.” They were not counting the ones that were already in Egypt. In the other verse they are.
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Dan was cursed and Manasseh replaced him.
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“Spoken” of, not written. Or it could have been written in one of the prophets books that were not accepted in the cannon. The Book of Jasher, etc. Something that was lost. Just because there isn’t a reference in the Bible doesn’t mean it didn’t happen nor that it is a contradiction.
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Hi! I just read about deleted verses in the NIV vs. the KJV. I found it interesting but Do ANY of the missing verses alter any doctrines in either Bible. I don’t read ANY Bible that used the Wescott & Hort Greek translations.
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