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NASB | Luke 10:1 Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 10:1 Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them out ahead of Him, two by two, into every city and place where He was about to go. |
Bible Question: iN lUKE 10:1 THE KJV SHOWS 70 WHEREAS NIV LUKE 10;1 STATES 72. WHY THE DIFFERENCE? |
Bible Answer: Greetings John! Doc gave you an excellent answer to which I would add one quick point. The manuscript evidence for both readings is fairly strong, with the evidence for '70' being perhaps a bit more abundant. However, the manuscript evidence for '72' tends to be a bit older, by about 100 years. Thus, one has to decide on other grounds which reading is the more accurate. The other method that textual critics use is to decide which reading is more difficult. It is more understandable that a difficult reading would be changed to a more acceptable reading. In this case, '72' seems to be slightly more difficult than '70', thus many feel that '72' is the original reading. However, in this particular case, it is really a toss up. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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