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NASB | John 14:14 "If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 14:14 "If you ask Me anything in My name [as My representative], I will do it. |
Subject: Jn 14:14 Why "ask Me," instead of "ask" |
Bible Note: Greetings Mark! Correctins and changes pretty much happened in all text types. The general opinion among the scholars is this: 1) Western text: This is considered the most unreliable. It is prone to many addititions and conflations and harmonizations. 2) Byzantine: Generally reliable, but it is prone to many harmonizations. 3) Alexandrian: Usually older, and less prone to additions. It is considered the more reliable. However, these are only generalizations. No one can even say with absolute certainty that a text is of a certain type. :-) If you check out the links I posted earlier today, they will provide much more information that I can. But, to respond to your question, most manuscripts have some corrections and changes which is why textual criticism is so important. But, in general, the older the manuscripts, the more likely that they haven't been changed as much from the originals. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |