What does God's word "really" say that the KJV missed?
Ya got to be careful what you ask for....
A SHORT LIST OF ERRORS, MODIFICATIONS, ADDITIONS THAT APPEAR IN THE KJV FOR THE NEW TESTAMENT ONLY … MANY MORE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.
As a matter of perspective all of these discrepancies do not originate from the King James Version of the scriptures…many of them were adopted from the Jewish Vulgate Translation, the William Tyndale Bible and the Geneva Bible. At times the translators of the KJV played the Amplified Bible thing LOL where they would add words that they thought clarified the meaning of the verse….
You will see the phrase; "Not found in the earlier manuscript" The study of manuscripts as they move forward in history shows that people added and modified scriptures as they moved along. So the older manuscripts that were copied shortly after the biblical era are considered more reliable.
(1) Matthew 9:13
KJV: But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners,
to repentance.”
Discrepancy: The KJV added “to repentance”..ie come to call the righteous, but sinners,
to repentance.”
(2) Matthew 17:21
KJV: Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
Discrepancy: This verse is an addition and not found in earlier manuscripts.
(3) Matthew 18:11
KJV: For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.
Discrepancy: This verse is an addition and not found in earlier manuscripts. But a longer version of this appears in Luke 19:10.
(4) Matthew 20:16
KJV: …. for many be called, but few chosen.
Discrepancy: An addition and a duplication of Matthew 22:14 and not found in earlier manuscripts.
(5) Matthew 23:14
KJV: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
Discrepancy: This verse is an addition….not found in earlier manuscripts. And is an expansion of similar verses in Mark and Luke.
(6) Mark 7:16
KJV: If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Discrepancy: This verse is nearly identical to verses 4:9 and 4:23. But this verse is an addition….not found in earlier manuscripts.
(7) Mark 9:44 and 9:46
KJV: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. ..
Discrepancy: Both verses 44 and 46 are duplications of verse 48. But these these verses are additions and not found in earlier manuscripts.
(8) Mark 11:26
KJV: But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Discrepancy: This verse is very similar to Matthew 6:15 but this verse is an addition….not found in earlier manuscripts.
(9) Mark 15:28
KJV: And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, "And he was numbered with the transgressors."
Discrepancy: This verse is similar to Luke 22:37. But this verse is an addition….not found in earlier manuscripts. It does not appear in any manuscript until the 6th century.
(10) Mark 16: 9-20
KJV Eleven verses added to the ending of the Gospel of mark.
Discrepancy: The KJV adds eleven verses to the end of the Gospel of Mark. Not found in earlier manuscripts.
(11) Luke 4:4
KJV: And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word of God.
Discrepancy: The KJV added the words;
but by every word of God.
(12) Luke 4:8
KJV: And Jesus answered and said unto him,
Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
NASB: Jesus replied to him, “It is written: ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD AND SERVE HIM ONLY.’”
Discrepancy: This is an addition and a reworking of the scriptures. Also
get behind me, Satan, does not appear in the earlier manuscripts.
(13) Luke 17:36
KJV: Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Discrepancy: This verse is obviously a rewording of Matthew 24:40. This verse is an addition….not found in earlier manuscripts.
(14) Luke 23:17
KJV: For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.
Discrepancy: The same verse or a very similar verse appears in Matthew 27:15 and Mark 15:6. But in Luke they are additions. Not appearing in older manuscripts.
(15) Luke 24:40
KJV: And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
Discrepancy: This verse is an addition and does not occur in older manuscripts.
(16) 1 John 5:7–8
The infamous Comma johannine Addition
KJV: For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
Discrepancy: This is a well known replacement of the actual scriptures with an intent to support a theological belief of the time period.
NASB: For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.
(17) John 8:1-11
KJV: The story of the Adulterous Woman brought before Christ.
Discrepancy: This is an addition and no part of it appears in older manuscripts. But that is not the end of the story. This story is also in the Geneva Bible and discussed by early Christian writers. I have done extensive research on this and there is evidence that this story goes back before it made its way into the newer manuscripts. It was a controversial story along with the story of the prostitute that washed Christ's feet with her tears. The issue: Christ unequivocally forgave both women without them asking for forgiveness. It was a very old and well known story....it is a periscope scripture, because it was "stuck" very awkwardly in the scriptures but important enough that "they" felt it needed to be preserved in the Bible...and so it was. Considering all the evidence, it is my opinion that this story actually happened.
(18) The words witch witchcraft and bewitched in the KJV
KJV
Exodus 22:18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. The word sorceress here pointed directly to women.
Deuteronomy 18:10 The phrase here is practice magic.
1st Samuel 15:23 The word here is divination.
2nd Kings 9:22 The word here is sorcery.
2nd Chronicles 33:6 This verse is reworded from the original. The words here are sorcery and divination and mediums….the words wizards, enchantment, and familiar spirits were added.
Acts 8:9 The word here is amaze or astonish, not bewitched.
Acts 8:11 The word here also is amaze or astonish, not bewitched.
Galatians 3:1 Now this one is interesting, It appears once in the scriptures. Scholars do not agree on its use here or its meaning. Just that bewitched is not in the scriptures…. something like….cast a spell or enchanted.
Galatians 5:20 The word here is sorcery.
Discrepancies: The word witch, witchcraft, and bewitched cannot be in the scriptures because the words did not exist at that time. Although the Catholics and Catholic Bible were responsible for the horrible torture and deaths of millions the KJV continued the false beliefs. I say continued because the Witch-hunt Inquisition era was mostly between 1200 AD and the later 1600's. So the Witch-hunt thing was winding down as the KJV gained in popularity.
The word witch has it own meaning(s) and imagery and superstitions associated with them, that are not biblical. But the word witch introduced all this into the Catholic and Protestant Bibles. The atrocities of the Church, both Catholic and Protestants that were associated with the witch-hunts and inquisitions are so horrible that we cannot discuss them on this forum. Most of the women and men that died were killed for their property, because they would charge them for the torture and executions. Most of the Catholic inquisitions were politically motivated or they were killing people of other faiths, like Protestants and Jews. The word witch is mostly associated with women. The Catholic Church produced a book called the Malleus Maleficarum …Latin for the Hammer of Witches which was an instruction manual on how to locate and torture and execute witches, mostly female. A lot of the information in the Malleus Maleficarum was a collection of superstitions which eventually made its way into Christianity. First step, strip them and inspect them. Oh surprise surprise!
Now in perspective, there are witches….mostly nature witches and satanic witches. The new age beliefs dabble in this. I know Satan witches exist because I have had run in’s with them.
(18) John 9:4
KJV: I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.
Discrepancy: Should be; We must work the works of Him who sent Me….
(19) Acts 8:37
KJV: And Philip said, "If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest." And he [the Eunuch] answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
Discrepancy: This verse is an addition to the scriptures….not found in earlier manuscripts.
