Westcott/Hort
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Yes, there is overwhelming documentary evidence for the retention of these words in the text, just as they stand in the Authorised Version. Some ancient manuscripts omit the words, but these documents are a comparatively small, unrepresentative and unreliable minority. Those who dismiss the words as an interpolation cannot adequately explain how the alleged interpolation established itself without appreciable variation in nearly all the manuscripts, found its way into every part of Christendom from the earliest times, established itself in the Greek copies used in public worship, the ‘Lectionaries’ and ‘Liturgies’, and has for long ages formed a part of the private and public devotions of many of the Lord’s people all over the world.
The Battle for the Bible is still raging within the English world. Will the critics ever find the Bible they believe faithfully represents the Bible God wrote? Well, I found a man by the name of George Washington Moon that wrote a book criticizing the Reviser’s and their English. So, who is G. W. Moon?
George Washington Moon (1823-1909)
George Washington Moon was born in London in 1823 and educated at a private school in Barnet. He wrote a number of poetical works as well as several books and pamphlets on English grammar and usage. The latter often focussed critically on the language used by various contemporary writers (including the translators of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible) and this led to a number of counter-attacks and ongoing controversies. Moon died in 1909. https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections/collection/1450
In case you are interested here is the Preface to G. W. Moon’s REVISER’S ENGLISH. The book may be found online in pdf format.
The ESV along with most if not all the other versions that follow Westcott and Hort have a note stating “Some manuscripts insert, wholly or in part, waiting for the moving of the water; 4 for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and stirred the water: whoever stepped in first after the stirring of the water was healed of whatever disease he had“. Stick with the King James Bible!
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