- John 3:15
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- John 3:15
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That whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have eternal life.
- (1611 KJV)
That whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish,
but haue eternall life.
- (1587 Geneva Bible)
That whosoeuer beleeueth in him, shoulde
not perish, but haue eternall life.
- (1526 Tyndale)
that none that beleveth in him
perisshe: but have eternall lyfe.
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- Counterfeit Versions
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(CSB) so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.
- (NIV) that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.
- (NASB) so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.
- (ESV) that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
- (HCSB) so that everyone who believes in Him will have eternal life
- (1901 ASV) that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.
- (CEV) Then everyone who has faith in the Son of Man will have eternal
life.
- (RSV) that whoever believes in him may have eternal life."
- (NRSV) that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
- (NAB-Roman Catholic) so that everyone who believes in him may have
eternal life."
- (NWT-Jehovah’s Witness) - that everyone believing in him may have
everlasting life.
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- Textus Receptus - Traditional Text
- ina paV o pisteuwn eiV auton mh apolhtai all ech zwhn
aiwnion
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- Hort-Westcott - Critical Text
- ina paV o pisteuwn en autw ech zwhn aiwnion
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- Corrupted Manuscripts
- This verse is corrupted in the following manuscripts:
- Aleph 01 - Sinaiticus -
Nineteenth Century Counterfeit
B 03 - Vaticanus - Fourth century
- L 019 - Seventh century
- 1 (Minuscule) - Seventh century
- 13 (Minuscule) - Eighth century
- 33 (Minuscule) - Ninth Century
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- Manuscripts which agree with the Textus Receptus for this verse
- P 63 - Circa 500 A.D.
- Byzantine Text (450-1450 A.D.)
- A 02 - Alexandrinus - Fifth century
- K 017 - Ninth century
- Gamma 036 - Ninth or Tenth century
- Delta 037 - Ninth century
- Theta 038 - Ninth century
- 13 (Minuscule) - Eighth century
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- Published Critical Greek Texts with Corruptions
- Omit “should not perish”
- Lachmann, Karl - 1842 (in brackets or margin)
- Tischendorf, Constantine - 1869
- Tregelles, Samuel - 1857
- Alford, Henry - 1849 revised in 1871
- Westcott and Hort - 1881
- Weiss, Bernhard - 1894
- Nestle - 1927 as revised in seventeenth edition in 1941
- Nestle-Aland - 1979 - Twenty Sixth Edition
- Nestle-Aland - 1993 - Twenty Seventh Edition
- United Bible Societies - 1983 - Fourth Edition
- Von Soden, Freiherr - 1902
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- Affected Teaching
- By removing the words “should not perish” there is a denial of the
literalness of Hell. Eternal damnation for sin has long been held by
liberals and apostates as a false teaching. This is why it is not surprising
that both the second century Gnostics of Alexandria, Egypt and the modern
day theologians have both agreed that this true biblical doctrine must go.
The idea of accountability, with consequences, to a Holy God has been
anathematized over the centuries and in our day of great “enlightenment”
through intellectualism, culpability has been excised. With many apostates
in the pulpits and the Christians afraid to ask questions or to question the
validity of these versions, creates a perfect environment for deception. The
modern versions are sources for disbelief, doubt, and doctrinal attacks and
must be avoided at all costs.
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