PROGRESSION OF NEW TESTAMENT CORRUPTION
FROM THE SYRIAC PESHITTA TO MODERN VERSIONS
COMPARISON OF GREEK TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS
IN 500 KEY VERSES CONTAINING BIBLE DOCTRINE
COLOR KEY:
GREEK T.R. – Beza’s Greek New Testament / Textus Receptus
S.P. – Syriac Peshitta / Aramaic (150 A.D.)
WYC – Wycliffe Translation (1380 A.D.)
TYN – Tyndale Bible (1525 A.D.)
GEN – Geneva Bible (1560 A.D.)
KJV – King James Version (1611 A.D.)
W-H – Alexandrian MSS. / Westcott-Hort Greek Text (1881 A.D.)
NKJV – New King James Version (1982 A.D.)
X = CARRIES ALEXANDRIAN CORRUPTION
MATTHEW
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KING JAMES VERSION |
ALEXANDRIAN CORRUPTION |
GREEK T.R. |
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WYC |
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KJV |
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NKJV |
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Matt. 5:22 |
“without a cause” |
Omit |
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Matt. 5:44a |
“bless them which curse you, do good to them which hate you” |
Omit |
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Matt. 5:44b |
“despitefully use you and” |
Change to “carry you away by force” (SP); Omit (W-H) |
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Matt. 6:13 |
“For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever.” |
Omit |
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Matt. 6:33 |
“kingdom of God” |
Omit “of God” |
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Matt. 8:18 |
“great multitudes” |
Change to “a crowd” |
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Matt. 8:21 |
“his disciples” |
Change to “the disciples” |
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Matt. 8:25a |
“his disciples” |
Change to “the disciples” |
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Matt. 8:25b |
“Lord, save us” |
Omit “us” |
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Matt. 8:29 |
“Jesus” |
Omit |
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Matt. 8:31 |
“suffer us” |
Change to “send us” |
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Matt. 9:12a |
“Jesus” |
Omit |
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Matt. 9:12b |
“he said unto them” |
Omit “unto them” |
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Matt. 9:13 |
“to repentance” |
Omit |
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Matt. 11:19 |
“children” |
Change to “deeds” |
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Matt. 12:15 |
“great multitudes” |
Change to “many” |
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Matt. 12:25 |
“Jesus” |
Omit |
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Matt. 12:31 |
“forgiven unto men” |
Omit “unto men” |
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Matt. 13:9 |
“ears to hear” |
Omit “to hear” |
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Matt. 13:43 |
“ears to hear” |
Omit “to hear” |
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Matt. 13:51a |
“Jesus saith unto them” |
Omit |
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Matt. 13:51b |
“Lord” |
Omit |
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Matt. 14:22 |
“his disciples” |
Omit “his” |
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Matt. 15:4 |
“God commanded saying” |
Change to “God said” |
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Matt. 15:6a |
“or his mother” |
Omit |
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Matt. 15:60 |
“commandment” |
Change to “word” |
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Matt. 15:8 |
“draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and” |
Omit |
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Matt. 15:14 |
“of the blind” |
Omit |
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Matt. 16:3 |
“hypocrites” |
Omit |
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Matt. 16:4 |
“the prophet Jonas” |
Omit “the prophet” |
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Matt. 16:5 |
“his disciples” |
Omit “his” |
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Matt. 16:13 |
“Whom do men say that I the Son of man am” |
Omit “I” |
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Matt. 16:20 |
“Jesus the Christ” |
Omit “Jesus” |
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Matt. 17:10 |
“his disciples” |
Omit “his” |
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Matt. 17:11 |
“Elias truly shall first come” |
Omit “first” |
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Matt. 18:11 |
“For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost” |
Omit |
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Matt. 19:10 |
“his disciples” |
Omit “his” |
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Matt. 19:16 |
“good master” |
Omit “good” |
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Matt. 19:17 |
“why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that is, God” |
Change to “why ask me concerning the good?” |
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Matt. 19:25 |
“his disciples” |
Omit “his” |
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Matt. 20:16 |
“for many be called, but few chosen” |
Omit |
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Matt. 21:12 |
“temple of God” |
Omit “of God” |
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Matt. 22:30 |
“angels of God” |
Omit “of God” |
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Matt. 23:8 |
“Christ” |
Omit |
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Matt. 23:14 |
“Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.” |
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Matt. 23:19 |
“fools and” |
Omit |
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Matt. 24:6 |
“all these things” |
Omit “all” |
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Matt. 24:7 |
“an pestilence” |
Omit |
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Mat. 24:36a |
“nor the angels of heaven” |
Adds “nor the Son” |
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Matt. 24:36b |
“my Father” |
Omit “my” |
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Matt. 24:42 |
“ye know not what hour” |
Change “hour” to “day” |
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Matt. 24:48 |
“my lord delayeth his coming” |
Omit “his coming” |
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Matt. 25:6 |
“Behold, the bridegroom cometh” |
Omit “cometh” |
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Matt. 25:13 |
“wherein the Son of man cometh” |
Omit |
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Mat. 25:31 |
“holy angels” |
Omit “holy” |
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Matt. 26:3 |
“and the scribes” |
Omit |
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Matt. 26:28 |
“new covenant” |
Omit “new” |
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Matt. 26:59 |
“and elders” |
Omit |
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Matt. 26:60 |
“two false witnesses” |
Omit “false witnesses” |
X |
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Matt. 27:24 |
“righteous man” |
Omit “righteous” |
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Matt. 27:35 |
“that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots” |
Omit |
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Matt. 27:64 |
“his disciples” |
Omit “his” |
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Matt. 28:2 |
“the stone from the door” |
Omit “from the door” |
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Matt. 28:6 |
“the Lord” |
Change to “he” |
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Matt. 28:9 |
“And as they went to tell his disciples” |
Omit |
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Matt. 28:20 |
“Amen” |
Omit |
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MARK
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VERSE |
KING JAMES VERSION |
ALEXANDRIAN CORRUPTION |
GREEK T.R. |
S.P. |
WYC |
TYN |
GEN |
KJV |
W-H |
NKJV |
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Mark 1:1 |
“Son of God” |
Omit |
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Mark 1:2 |
“the prophets” |
Change to “Isaiah the prophet” |
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Mark 1:14 |
“gospel of the kingdom of God” |
Omit “of the kingdom” |
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Mark 2:17 |
“to repentance” |
Omit |
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Mark 3:15 |
“to heal sicknesses and” |
Change to “heal the sick” (SP); Omit (W-H) |
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Mark 3:29 |
“eternal damnation” |
Change to “eternal sin” |
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Mark 4:12 |
“sins should be forgiven” |
Omit “sins” |
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Mark 6:11 |
“Verily I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, and for that city” |
Omit |
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Mark 6:41 |
“his disciples” |
Omit “his” |
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Mark 7:8 |
“as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do” |
Omit |
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Mark 7:16 |
“if any man have ears to hear, let him hear” |
Omit |
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Mark 9:23 |
“If thou canst believe” |
Omit “believe” |
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Mark 9:24 |
“Lord” |
Omit |
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Mark 9:42 |
“believe in me” |
Omit “in me” |
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Mark 9:44 |
“where there worm dieth not, and the firs is not quenched” |
Omit |
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Mark 9:45 |
“into the fire that never shall be quenched” |
Omit |
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Mark 9:46 |
“where there worm dieth not, and the firs is not quenched” |
Omit |
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Mark 10:21 |
“take up the cross” |
Omit |
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Mark 10:24 |
“that trust in riches” |
Omit |
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Mark 10:34 |
“on the third day he shall rise again” |
Change to “after three days he shall rise again” |
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Mark 11:10 |
“in the name of the Lord” |
Omit |
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Mark 11:26 |
“But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses” |
Omit |
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Mark 12:4 |
“at him they cast stones” |
Omit “they cast stones” |
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Mark 12:23 |
“In the resurrection, therefore, when they shall rise” |
Omit “when they shall rise” |
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Mark 12:33 |
“and with all the soul” |
Omit |
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Mark 13:8a |
“and troubles” |
Omit |
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Mark 13:8b |
“beginnings of sorrows” |
Change to “beginning of sorrows” |
X |
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Mark 13:14 |
“spoken of by Daniel the prophet” |
Omit |
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Mark 13:27a |
“his angels” |
Omit “his” |
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Mark 13:27b |
“his elect” |
Omit “his” |
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Mark 13:33 |
“watch and pray” |
Omit “and pray” |
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Mark 14:24 |
“new covenant” |
Omit “new” |
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Mark 15:28 |
“And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors” |
Omit |
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Mark 16:9-20 |
Include all verses |
Omit all verses |
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Mark 16:20 |
“Amen” |
Omit |
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LUKE
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VERSE |
KING JAMES VERSION |
ALEXANDRIAN CORRUPTION |
GREEK T.R. |
S.P. |
WYC |
TYN |
GEN |
KJV |
W-H |
NKJV |
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Luke 2:33 |
“And Joseph and his mother” |
Change to “his father and mother” |
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Luke 2:38 |
“gave thanks likewise unto the Lord” |
Change “Lord” to “God” |
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Luke 2:40 |
“waxed strong in spirit” |
Omit “in spirit” |
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Luke 2:43 |
“Joseph and his mother” |
Change to “his father and mother” [WYC/TYN] or “his parents” [W-H) |
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Luke 4:4 |
“but by every word of God” |
Change to “everything of God” [SP] or Omit [W-H] |
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Luke 4:8 |
“get thee behind me, Satan’ |
Omit |
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Luke 4:18 |
“to heal the brokenhearted” |
Omit |
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Luke 4:41 |
“Thou art the Christ” |
Omit “the Christ” |
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Luke 5:17 |
“and the power of the Lord was present to heal” |
Added “with him” after “present” |
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Luke 6:48 |
“it was founded upon a rock” |
Change to “it was well built” |
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Luke 7:28 |
“not a greater prophet than John” |
Change to “there is none greater than John” |
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Luke 7:31 |
“And the Lord said” |
Omit |
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Luke 9:35 |
“This is my beloved Son” |
Change “beloved” to “chosen” |
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Luke 9:55 |
“Ye know not what manner of spirit you are of” |
Omit |
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Luke 9:56 |
“For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them” |
Omit |
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Luke 9:57 |
“Lord” |
Omit |
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Luke 9:59 |
“Lord” |
Omit |
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Luke 9:60 |
“Jesus” |
Omit |
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Luke 10:1 |
“appointed other seventy” |
Change “seventy” to “seventy-two” |
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Luke 10:11 |
“the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you” |
Omit “unto you” |
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Luke 11:2a |
“Our Father which art in heaven” |
Change to “Father” |
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Luke 11:2b |
“Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth” |
Omit |
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Luke 11:4 |
“but deliver us from evil” |
Omit |
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X |
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Luke 11:29 |
“Jonas the prophet” |
Omit “the prophet” |
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Luke 11:44 |
“scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites” |
Omit |
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Luke 11:53 |
“and as he said these things unto them” |
Change to “and as he went out” |
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Luke 11:54 |
“and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him” |
Omit “seeking” and “that they might accuses him” |
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Luke 12:31 |
“kingdom of God” |
Change to “his kingdom” |
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Luke 19:45 |
“and began to cast out that sold therein and them that bought” |
Omit “therein” and “them that bought” |
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Luke 20:23 |
“Why tempt ye me?” |
Omit |
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Luke 20:27 |
“Sadducees which deny that there is any resurrection” |
Change “say there is no resurrection” |
X |
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Luke 21:36 |
“be accounted worthy to escape” |
Change to “have strength to escape” |
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Luke 22:31 |
“And the Lord said” |
Change “Lord” to "Jesus” (SP) or Omit (W-H) |
X |
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Luke 23:23 |
“and of the chief priests” |
Omit |
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X |
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Luke 23:42 |
“And he said unto Jesus, Lord” |
Change to “He said, Jesus” |
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Luke 23:43 |
“Jesus” |
Omit |
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Luke 24:40 |
“And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his and his feet.” |
Omit |
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Luke 24:46 |
“Thus it is written, And thus it behooved Christ to suffer” |
Omit “And thus it behooved” |
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Luke 24:51 |
“he was parted from them and carried up into heaven” |
Omit “carried up into heaven” |
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Luke 24:52 |
“And they worshipped him, and returned” |
Omit “worshipped him and” |
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Luke 24:53 |
“Amen” |
Omit |
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X |
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X |
JOHN
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VERSE |
KING JAMES VERSION |
ALEXANDRIAN CORRUPTION |
GREEK T.R. |
S.P. |
WYC |
TYN |
GEN |
KJV |
W-H |
NKJV |
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John 1:18 |
“only begotten Son” |
Change to “only begotten God” |
X |
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X |
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John 1:27 |
“He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me” |
Omit “is preferred before me” |
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X |
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John 3:13 |
“even the Son of man which is in heaven” |
Omit “which is in heaven” |
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John 3:15 |
“that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have eternal life” |
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John 3:1 |