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NASB | Mark 16:9 ¶ [Now after He had risen early on the first day of the week, He first appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 16:9 ¶ [Now Jesus, having risen [from death] early on the first day of the week, appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons. |
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Bible Note: Greetings EdB! There is no need to yield to me my friend! My opinion is just an opinion like anyone else’s. :-) Whatever else, we have provided an excellent example of the difficulties faced by textual critics. Here is what Dr. A. T. Robertson says about this controversy: *************************************** I go not up yet. So Westcott and Hort after B W L (Neutral) while ou (not) is read by Aleph D, African Latin, Vulgate, Coptic (Western). Some of the early Greek Fathers were puzzled over the reading ouk (I go not up) as contradictory to Joh_7:10 wherein it is stated that Jesus did go up. Almost certainly ouk (not) is correct and is not really contradictory when one notes in Joh_7:10 that the manner of Christ’s going up is precisely the opposite of the advice of the brothers in Joh_7:3, Joh_7:4. “Not yet” is genuine before “fulfilled”. One may think, if he will, that Jesus changed his plans after these words, but that is unnecessary. He simply refused to fall in with his brothers’ sneering proposal for a grand Messianic procession with the caravan on the way to the feast. He will do that on the journey to the last passover. **************************************** Another good point is that the last phrase ‘my time has not yet come’ is usually seen as a reference to His death, but in this case, it may simply mean that He is not ready to go up. Later, we know that He did. When is this time? When the time comes, couldn’t He go? :-) Either way, the point of my original post was simply that in this case, the choice is not between ‘older’ and ‘newer’ manuscripts – both readings have good ‘old’ support. This is really an example of difficult verses easier readings. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |