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NASB | 1 John 5:7 For there are three that testify: |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 5:7 For there are three witnesses: |
Subject: Why would you include 1 John 5:7? |
Bible Note: Ray - As I see it, the issue is not to "get out of that period of intellectual stagnation (i.e. the Dark Ages) AND DETERMINE THAT the whole passage should be included in the Scriptures." It is rather to examine the best manuscripts extant AND DETERMINE WHETHER the passage is genuine and should be included in the Scriptures. To a large extent this has been done and the passage has received weak and questionable manuscript support, support that clearly falls beneath the high standards of authenticity that have been used by creditable biblical scholars for centuries. --Hank |