10-23-2003, 08:21 PM
October 23, 2003
Davis, CA
My United Bible Society 4th Edition Greek-English Interlinear New Testament has John 5:5 listed right after John 5:3, with no entry at all for John 5:4. A footnote says some Bibles have the missing John 5:4. Comparing the Greek with the Peshitta it appears as if some Greek manuscript transcriber skipped over a line or two of the text, because not only did he miss 5:4 but also the last part of 5:3. The missing ending of 5:3 says: "....and they were waiting for the water to be stirred up." 5:4 "For an angel of God went down at a certain time to the baptismal pool and stirred up the water; amd whoever went in first after the stirring of the water was healed of any disease he had." [Lamsa]
Interestingly, the missing sections are found in the King James Bible. Apparenltly the Greek text used for the KJV translation is out of vogue now.
Otto
Davis, CA
My United Bible Society 4th Edition Greek-English Interlinear New Testament has John 5:5 listed right after John 5:3, with no entry at all for John 5:4. A footnote says some Bibles have the missing John 5:4. Comparing the Greek with the Peshitta it appears as if some Greek manuscript transcriber skipped over a line or two of the text, because not only did he miss 5:4 but also the last part of 5:3. The missing ending of 5:3 says: "....and they were waiting for the water to be stirred up." 5:4 "For an angel of God went down at a certain time to the baptismal pool and stirred up the water; amd whoever went in first after the stirring of the water was healed of any disease he had." [Lamsa]
Interestingly, the missing sections are found in the King James Bible. Apparenltly the Greek text used for the KJV translation is out of vogue now.
Otto
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