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Eph 5.9 Kjv
9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),Nasb ?


Rev 13.8 Kjv
8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world

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and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.
 
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Truth7t7 said:
Try Finding The Verses Below In Your NASB,
Time Honored King James Version, 409 Years And Going Strong (y)
Matthew 17:21
Matthew 18:11
Acts 8:37
Roman's 16:24
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Interesting! I found this:

The earliest witnesses by a long shot do not contain what we today call verse 24. The verse is absent in Papyrus 46 (late second/early third century), Codex א and Codex B (fourth-century), Codex A and Codex C (both fifth century), Papyrus 61 (seventh or eighth century) Uncial 0150 and Minuscule 2464 (ninth century), and other later Greek manuscripts on through the middle ages. An eighth-century Old Latin manuscript (itb) and the early copies of the Vulgate also lack the verse. Likewise, the verse is absent in virtually the entire Coptic manuscript tradition across all the various dialects.

The verse, as it is found in the KJV, is present in Codex D (sixth century), Codex L and Codex Ψ (ninth century), and in the majority of later medieval Greek manuscripts. It is found in Old Latin manuscripts from the sixth century and afterward. Later copies of the Vulgate contain the verse as well, as do some later Syriac manuscripts. The verse is also found in the Old Slavonic translation. To these witnesses, one could also add Codex F and G (both ninth century), which contain most of the verse, though they lack the words "Jesus Christ," saying only, "The grace of our Lord be with you all. Amen." Altogether, there is no evidence of the verse prior to the sixth century AD, and in the earliest of these witnesses, though the words are in verse 24, they are missing at the end of verse 20.

Interestingly, there are still other manuscripts that do not have verse 24 but that do repeat the words of verse 20, "the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you, Amen," just in another place instead. Codex P and Minuscule 33 (ninth century), and a number of other Greek manuscripts on through the middle ages contain these words, the same words as Roman 16:24, but not in the same location. In these copies, the phrase comes at the end of the chapter, after verse 27. This is also the reading of the Syriac Peshitta, some Vulgate manuscripts, a few late Coptic manuscripts, and in the Armenian, Ethiopic, and Georgian translations. source
 
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Sixteen Verses Omitted from Modern Bibles
Here are the sixteen whole verses:

  1. Matthew 17:21: "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."
  2. Matthew 18:11: "For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost."
  3. Matthew 23:14: "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."
  4. Mark 7:16: "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear."
  5. Mark 9:44: "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched."
  6. Mark 9:46: "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched."
  7. Mark 11:26: "But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses."
  8. Mark 15:28: "And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors."
  9. Luke 17:36: "Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left."
  10. John 5:4: "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."
  11. Acts 8:37: "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."
  12. Acts 15:34: "Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still."
  13. Acts 24:7: "But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,"
  14. Acts 28:29: "And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves."
  15. Romans 16:24: "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."
  16. I John 5:7: "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."
 
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I believe the original colonists to America brought with them and used the Geneva Bible. They, and many others, viewed the KJV as the “kings” Bible used to promote the states Church, the Church of England. It was only later that incoming colonists brought increasing copies of the “New” Bible and it rose in popularity.
 
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throughfaith said:
Sixteen Verses Omitted from Modern Bibles
Here are the sixteen whole verses:

  1. Matthew 17:21: "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."
  2. Matthew 18:11: "For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost."
  3. Matthew 23:14: "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."
  4. Mark 7:16: "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear."
  5. Mark 9:44: "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched."
  6. Mark 9:46: "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched."
  7. Mark 11:26: "But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses."
  8. Mark 15:28: "And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors."
  9. Luke 17:36: "Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left."
  10. John 5:4: "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."
  11. Acts 8:37: "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."
  12. Acts 15:34: "Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still."
  13. Acts 24:7: "But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,"
  14. Acts 28:29: "And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves."
  15. Romans 16:24: "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."
  16. I John 5:7: "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."
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And? What about it?

I could entitle the same content as, "Sixteen Verses ADDED to Scripture in the KJV".
 
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Humour me for a moment here. What was the primary cause of evil and suffering in the world?
 
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KJV

like others have said, other versions omit verses and phrases.
I cant be bothered with corrupt versions. You waste too much time trying to fill in the gaps.
 
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Dino246 said:
And? What about it?

I could entitle the same content as, "Sixteen Verses ADDED to Scripture in the KJV".
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So we cannot discern if they should or shouldn't be there according to the context?
 
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true_believer said:
The sin of Adam and Eve in the garden and the pride of Satan?
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The spirit of rebellion against God and His offer of redemption via the Blood of His only begotten Son.
 
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throughfaith said:
Eph 5.9 Kjv
9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),Nasb ?
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Verse 8 provides context critical to understanding verse 9:

KJV "For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

NASB "for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),"

The NASB rendering of the verse is coherent with the preceding verse, where the KJV is not.

As in every case of divergent wordings, it is important to look at the original language, rather than trying to make a determination based on merely the English. The Greek word rendered "light" in verse 9 of the NASB is photos; the word translated "Spirit" in the KJV is pneumatos. The issue is one of different source material.

A possible and plausible explanation is that a scribe who was familiar with Galatians 5:22 mis-wrote Ephesians 5:9 to match, and that manuscript happened to be one that was preserved, eventually landing in the texts of Erasmus, Stephanus, and Beza, and subsequently, the KJV.
 
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The spirit of rebellion against God and His offer of redemption via the Blood of His only begotten Son.
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Well the KJV has a different idea...
1 Timothy 6:10
"For the love of money is the root of all evil..."
Other translations, including the NKJV have corrected this error.
 
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KJV

like others have said, other versions omit verses and phrases.
I cant be bothered with corrupt versions. You waste too much time trying to fill in the gaps.
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I guess you can't be bothered with learning the issues that adequately explain the differences, nor with considering that the KJV is not the standard against which other translations should be measured.

Go on then, in your chosen ignorance.
 
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throughfaith said:
Rev 13.8 Kjv
8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world

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and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.
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What is the issue here? Do you know enough Greek to determine which is the better rendering in English?

Or, as I suspect, are you making a fallacious appeal to familiarity?
 
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Dino246 said:
Verse 8 provides context critical to understanding verse 9:

KJV "For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

NASB "for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),"

The NASB rendering of the verse is coherent with the preceding verse, where the KJV is not.

As in every case of divergent wordings, it is important to look at the original language, rather than trying to make a determination based on merely the English. The Greek word rendered "light" in verse 9 of the NASB is photos; the word translated "Spirit" in the KJV is pneumatos. The issue is one of different source material.

A possible and plausible explanation is that a scribe who was familiar with Galatians 5:22 mis-wrote Ephesians 5:9 to match, and that manuscript happened to be one that was preserved, eventually landing in the texts of Erasmus, Stephanus, and Beza, and subsequently, the KJV.
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Fruit of the light ..hmm ?
 
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Dino246 said:
Verse 8 provides context critical to understanding verse 9:

KJV "For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

NASB "for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),"

The NASB rendering of the verse is coherent with the preceding verse, where the KJV is not.

As in every case of divergent wordings, it is important to look at the original language, rather than trying to make a determination based on merely the English. The Greek word rendered "light" in verse 9 of the NASB is photos; the word translated "Spirit" in the KJV is pneumatos. The issue is one of different source material.

A possible and plausible explanation is that a scribe who was familiar with Galatians 5:22 mis-wrote Ephesians 5:9 to match, and that manuscript happened to be one that was preserved, eventually landing in the texts of Erasmus, Stephanus, and Beza, and subsequently, the KJV.
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“Fruit of the light” is NOT a Pauline expression. It is NOT Paul’s style. There is no such thing as “fruit of the light” anywhere in either Testament.
 
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Dino246 said:
What is the issue here? Do you know enough Greek to determine which is the better rendering in English?

Or, as I suspect, are you making a fallacious appeal to familiarity?
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Context, context, context, not individual greek words out of context.
 
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I'd recommend having a bible study with a group who are using a variety of translations . We did one where we had the Niv , Nasb, nkjv , kjv and a couple of others . This was a revelation to me . The difference was really clear as we went through the new testament. Not even subtle in many places. I wasn't a particular user of the kjv ,prior to this . After seeing how radically the modern translations do not compare to the kjv with ' context ' i started to trust and rely on the kjv . Thats not changed till today . I'm not Kjv only . But the kjv is the most reliable and consistent translation we have. I trust the kjv above all .
 
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