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1 | Jesus' name baptism? | Acts 2:38 | kalos | 29498 | ||
1 John 5:7 "It is generally agreed that this verse has no manuscript authority and has been inserted" (note at 1 John 5:7, C.I. Scofield, New Scofield Reference Bible; New York: Oxford University Press, 1967). If one doubts that "it is generally agreed," then he need only pick any number of modern translations of the Bible at random. In the footnotes, marginal notes, or translators' notes, one will find that indeed it is generally agreed that this verse has no manuscript authority and has been inserted. (For much more detailed information on v. 7, see note at 1 John 5:7-8, John MacArthur, MacArthur Sudy Bible; Nashville: Word, 1997) Notes from the NET Bible: "("in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. 5:8 And there are three that testify on earth"). This reading, the infamous Comma Johanneum, has been known in the English-speaking world through the King James translation. However, the evidence--both external and internal--is decidedly against its authenticity" (www.bible.org/index.htm). |
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2 | Jesus' name baptism? | Acts 2:38 | Morant61 | 29522 | ||
Greetings Kalos! I'm sure you already know the story behind the Comma Johanneum, but for those on the forum who don't, I thought I would share a little about the history. 1 John 5:7 was found in the Vulgate when Erasmus began work on his critical Greek text. However, Erasmus could not find any Greek text which contained the verse. So, he left it out. This infuriated powers that be, so Erasmus promised that he would included it in future editions of his text if he could find even one Greek text which included it. Amazingly, one appeared with the Comma Johanneum written into the margin. Many believe that the Greek manuscript had been produced on demand by a Franciscan friar named Froy at Oxford in 1520. Since that time, many more Greek manuscripts have been found. Thus far, only 3 out of thousands include the verse. Of these three, one is a 12th century manuscript which includes the verse in the margin in a 17th century hand. One is a 16th century manscript. One is a 14th century manuscript. Even the Latin Vulgate does not include the verse before 800 a.d. The oldest known citation of the Comma is in a 4th century Latin work called "Liber apologeticus". Therefore, you are entirely correct. This verse was not part of the orignal text of 1 John! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | Jesus' name baptism? | Acts 2:38 | kalos | 29532 | ||
Tim: Thank you for once again providing us with reliable, thorough information, as you do consistently here on the forum. Your information here supports in detail the point that "this verse was not part of the original text of 1 John." Excellent job, Tim. Grace to you, kalos |
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