His Living Word is NEVER Void

[Shammu]

DON'T PANIC!!

I've noticed several of my friends (FB) sharing some seemingly concerning information regarding alleged missing verses from modern translations of the Bible.

Every so often these accusations pop up from KJV only sources and we should be informed as to where our English translations of scripture come from.
The reason these verses "are not in" newer translations is because the textual evidence doesn't support them being in the original Greek manuscripts.

The simplified version is that the KJV version used the oldest Greek manuscripts available to them at the time, but with the discovery of older documents, we have discovered that the manuscripts the KJV used had some additions that are not present in the older copies.

Newer translations typically include these verses in the footnotes with the disclaimer that they are not found in the earliest Greek manuscripts that we now posses.

The good news is, no additions are so grievous that they change any core Christian doctrine!
There is no massive conspiracy regarding our English translations (though I agree some are better than others),  but if you are worried about it, learn Greek!! The KJV is not perfect either!!

Just remember, His Living Word is NEVER Void