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NASB | Revelation 22:18 ¶ I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 22:18 ¶ I testify and warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book [its predictions, consolations, and admonitions]: if anyone adds [anything] to them, God will add to him the plagues (afflictions, calamities) which are written in this book; [Deut 4:2] |
Bible Question: rev.22:18,19 talks of the consequence of either adding to the bible or taking away, so who did the adding or taking away regarding the apocrypha? milovangogh |
Bible Answer: miovangogh, The early church followe the Sepyuagint canon of the Greek translation of the Old Testament which in common used among all non Hebrew speaking Jews at the time of Christ. The Hebrew canon was not finalized by the Jews until about 100 years after Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. Later the Protestant Reformers chose for a variety of reasons to go with the Hebrew canon. For more on this see http://www.catholic.com/library/Old_Testament_Canon.asp Enmmaus |