Mark16:9-20
If you look at these verses, right before the verses start there is a bracketed comment.
"[The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient witnesses do not have verses 9–20.] "
The entire information on Mark 16 can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_16
Looking at the info Here you will see the conclusion is that this ending is an insertion at a much later date.
This insertion is pretty significant due to the fact it is a
resurrection account. Marks ending in verse 8 has the women leaving and
they tell nobody in fear.... the end. Of course the scribes who are
copying this can't believe it ends this way and insert their own ending.
If you read each Gospel alone, as it is written by that
author, you will get Mark's story. If you read them all one after
another you will find that they all blend in. Here is where today's
Christians read all four and combine events in each Gospel into one,
this is considered making you own Gospel. Each Gospel is its own
separate account. Mark's Gospel has no beginning(birth narrative) and no
end(resurrection narrative). It is an account of a very human man doing
the work of God, performing healing in God's name, gets crucified,
buried and the end.
Luke 22:43-44 found in the story of Christ's agony at Gethsemane in Luke 22:39-46
Here
we have another insertion about Jesus shedding sweat drops of blood.
The doctrinal views that Jesus suffered other than in the crucifixion
are supported by these verses. Agony at Gethsemane here you can see the modern scholars pointing out that it is an insertion and the reasons/motives for the insertion.
John 7:53-8:11
The
very popular story of the adulterous woman. Jesus enters the temple
courts and finds them condemning a woman accused of adultery. Before
they are about to stone her he writes on the ground saying let the one
who hasn't sinned throw the 1st stone.
"[The earliest manuscripts
and many other ancient witnesses do not have John 7:53—8:11. A few
manuscripts include these verses, wholly or in part, after John 7:36,
John 21:25, Luke 21:38 or Luke 24:53.]"
Here is some Historical criticism of this text Here
Some
significance here in this story would insinuate that Jesus would be the
only one who hasn't sinned and opts to not throw the stone and tell her
to go and live a life without sin.
John 5:4 from the Healing at the Pool in John 5:1-14
Some manuscripts include here, wholly or in part, "paralyzed—and they waited for the moving of the waters. 4 From
time to time an angel of the Lord would come down and stir up the
waters. The first one into the pool after each such disturbance would be
cured of whatever disease they had."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_5#Interpolation It
would appear here we have another insertion where every time an angel
comes down and stirs the water, the first one who gets in the pool would
be healed.
The single most controversial verse that does not appear in the oldest and most reliable Greek manuscripts is 1 John 5:7-8 The
verse is the only verse in the entire Bible that explicitly
acknowledges the doctrine of the Trinity. Now if you take a close look
at the footnote, this verse is not seen in any manuscript predating the
14th century. More reading on the subject can be found Here and an extension reading with theories and evidence Comma_Johanneum
.
These
few I linked here are just some of the insertions/interpolations that
appear in the New Testament. Even though some of these may or may not be
significant in Christian doctrines, the fact that they exist is
evidence that the Bible is not 100% accurate and without errors, is
significant.
Summary of the Facts:
* There are verses in the Bible that have been altered, inserted, or omitted by ancient scribes.
* Clear evidence that the Bible is not 100% God's Word is given in these insertions.
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