Ephesians 6:13-14

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, TO STAND. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about WITH TRUTH, and having on the breastplate of righteousness.

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Monday, August 30, 2010

THE NRSV BIBLE ADDING TO THE WORD OF GOD

So I opened up my Quickverse the other day (I still use Quick Verse 4, as it's sooooooo awesome), and it gave me an interesting note. It said the corrupt NRSV Bible has two extra verses in it compared to the King James. Did you know this?
So being curious, I thought I'd look them up and see what those two verses where and what they were about. Here are the two "extra verses" in the NRSV with their references:
Peace to you. The friends send you their greetings. Greet the friends there, each by name. (3 John 1:15)
Then the dragon took his stand on the sand of the seashore. (Rev. 12:18).
Now you want to have some fun? Look up the context of both these verses in the King James Bible, and you'll find that these verses are in the weirdest places. Further, they just don't make sense, nor do they seem to even work in the context. There is simply no cohesion with those other verses, and it makes you wonder where they even came from!
The first one talks about "friends." But, what about "brethren?"
And the second one talks about the "dragon" which we know is really Satan. But what's that all about? Why's he standing on the seashore?
As I looked at these verses, I was reminded of the following KJV verses about not adding to the word of God:
Deu 4:2 Ye shall not ADD unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Prov 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Prov 30:6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Rev 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
It doesn't take a Genius to know that it's wrong to add to the words of God. It you don't have to have a degree, or even a "doctorate" to know that someone added those two verses. So who was it? Where did they come from. And why are they there? If you know, why not comment and let us in on it?

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