John wrote to Kevin: > Can you name me a single biblical doctrine that > is effected by the variations in the Greek text ...
The justification of lying might be one doctrine effected by these variations. One of my daughters attends the University of Florida. Her Hebrew Scriptures professor shocked her recently when he informed her that Jesus lied. He pointed to John 7:8. The translations based upon Aland's text, such as the NASB, translate it as follows: John 7:8-10 (NASB) (8) "Go up to the feast yourselves; I do not go up to this feast because My time has not yet fully come." (9) Having said these things to them, He stayed in Galilee. (10) But when His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He Himself also went up, not publicly, but as if, in secret. However, notice how the King James Bible translates it differently, having Jesus say, "I go not up YET ..." John 7:8-10 (KJV) (8) Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come. (9) When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee. (10) But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. A good 99% of the Greek manuscripts have the word "yet" there, including one of the oldest ones, but the UBS translators prefer to translate it in a way that ascribes a falsehood to Jesus. You can find mention of this passage as well as many others in an article by Wilbur Pickering located at: http://www.esgm.org/ingles/appendh.h.htm This article is an appendix to the English Majority Text Version that can be found at: http://www.emtvonline.com/ Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
