Textual Variants, Reformation Bibles & King James

This is a continuation of the following post: Textual Variants & Reformation Bibles Before King James .

I present cases, which contain specific verses and/or words that are missing in many modern English versions of the Holy Bible, but that can be found in the English translations produced before the King James Bible.

Matt. 5:22

“but I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.” Authorized King James Version (AV)

“But I say vnto you, that who so euer is angry with his brother, vnaduisedly, shalbe in daunger of iudgement. And who so euer shall say vnto his brother, racha, shalbe in daunger of a councell: But, whosoeuer shall saye (thou) foole, shalbe in daunger of hell fire.” Bishops Bible 1568 (BB)  

“But I say vnto you: that whosoeuer is angrye with hys brother (vnaduysedly) shalbe in daunger of iudgement. And whosoeuer saye vnto hys brother Racha, shalbe in daunger of a councell. But whosoeuer sayeth thou foole, shalbe in daunger of hell fyre.” The Great Bible 1539 (GB)

“But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother unadvisedly, shall be culpable of judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca’, shall be worthy to be punished by the Council. And whoever shall say, ‘Fool’, shall be worthy to be punished with Hell fire.” Revised Geneva Translation (RGT)

Luke 9:55-56

“But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.” AV

“Iesus turned about, & rebuked them, saying: Ye wote not what maner spirite ye are of. For the sonne of man is not come to destroye mens lyues, but to saue them. And they went to another towne.BB

“Neuertheles Iesus turned him aboute, and rebuked them, and sayde: Knowe ye not, what maner of sprete ye are of? The sonne of man is not come to destroye mens soules, but to saue them. And they wente in to another towne.” CB

“And turning, he rebuked them, saying: You know not of what spirit you are. The Son of man came not to destroy souls, but to save. And they went into another town.” Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

“Iesus turned about, and rebuked them, saying: ye wote not what maner spret ye are of. For the sonne of man is not come to destroye mennes lyues, but to saue them. And they went to another towne.” GB

“Jesus turned about and rebuked them, saying, You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. The Son of man has not come to destroy people’s lives, but to save them. And they set off for another town.” NMB

“But Jesus turned around and rebuked them, and said, ‘You do not know of what spirit you are. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.’ Then they went to another town.” RGT

“Iesus turned about and rebuked them sayinge: ye wote not what maner sprete ye are of. The sonne of ma ys not come to destroye mennes lives but to save them. And they went to another toune.” Tyndale Bible (TB)

John 3:13

“And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.” AV

“And no man ascendeth vp to heauen, but he that came downe from heauen, euen the sonne of man which is in heauen.” BB

“And no man ascendeth vp in to heauen, but he that is come downe from heaue, (namely) the sonne of man which is in heauen.” CB

“And no man ascendeth vp to heauen, but he that came doune from heauen, euen the sonne of man whych is in heauen:” GB

“And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.” DRA

“And no man ascends up to heaven but he who came down from heaven; that is to say, the Son of man who is in heaven.” NMB

“For no one ascends up to Heaven, except He who descended from Heaven – the Son of Man, who is in Heaven.” RGT

“And no man ascendeth vp to heaven but he that came doune from heaven that is to saye the sonne of man which is in heaven.” TB

“And no man ascendeth [up] into heaven, but he that came down from heaven, man's Son that is in heaven. [And no man ascendeth into heaven, no but he that came down from heaven, the Son of man which is in heaven.]” WYC

John 7:8

“Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.” AV

“Go ye vp vnto this feast: I wyll not go vp yet vnto this feast, for my tyme is not yet full come.” BB

“Go ye vp vnto this feast, I wyll not go vp yet vnto this feast, for my tyme is not yet fulfylled.” Coverdale Bible 1538 (CB)

“Go ye vp vnto this feast, I will not go vp yet vnto this feast, for my tyme is not yet full come.” GB

“You go up to this feast. I will not go up yet to this feast, for my time is not yet full come.” New Matthew Bible (NMB)

“You go up to the feast. I will not go up to this feast yet. For My time is not yet fulfilled.” RGT

“Go ye vp vnto this feast. I will not go vp yet vnto this feast for my tyme is not yet full come.” TB

1 Cor. 15:47⁽¹⁾

“The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.” AV

“The first man [is] of the earth, earthy: the seconde man [is] the Lorde from heauen.” BB

“The fyrst man is of the erth, erthy: the seconde man is the Lorde from heauen” GB

“The first man is of the earth, earthly. And the second man is the Lord from heaven.” NMB

“The first man is of the Earth, earthly. The second Man is the Lord from Heaven.” RGT

“The fyrst ma is of the erth erthy: the seconde man is ye Lorde fro heave.” TB

Rev. 1:11

“saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.” AV

“Saying: I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: That thou seest, write in a booke, and sende it vnto the seuen Churches which are in Asia, vnto Ephesus, and vnto Smyrna, and vnto Pergamos, and vnto Thyatira, and vnto Sardis, and vnto Philadelphia, and vnto Laodicea.” BB

“sayenge: I am Alpha and Omega, the fyrst and ye laste. That thou seist, write in a boke, and sende it vnto the cogregacions which are in Asia, vnto Ephesus and vnto Smyrna, and vnto Pargamos, and vnto Thiatira, and vnto Sardis, and vnto Philadelphia, a” CB

“sayinge: I am Alpha and Omega, the fyrst and the laste. That thou seyst, wryte in a boke, and sende it vnto the seuen congregacions which are in Asia, vnto Ephesus, & vnto Smyrna and vnto Pergamos, and vnto Thiatira, and vnto Sardis, & vnto Philadelphia, and vnto Laodicia.” GB

“saying, I am the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last. That which you see, write in a book, and send it to the seven congregations that are in Asia: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.” NMB

“Saying, ‘I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last. And write that which you see in a book and send it to the seven Churches which are in Asia; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.’” RGT

“sayinge: I am Alpha and Omega the fyrst and the laste. That thou seist write in a boke and sende it vnto the congregacions which are in Asia vnto Ephesus and vnto Smyrna and vnto Pargamos and vnto Thiatira and vnto Sardis and vnto Philadelphia and vnto Laodicia.” TB

Further Reading

Who is the Lord God from heaven?

Endnotes

(1) I share a slew of modern version that still have the word “Lord” as part of this verse:

“The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.” Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV)

“The first man came out of the earth, a material creature. The second man came from Heaven and was the Lord himself.” J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS)

“The first man was of the earth, made of dust; the second Man is the Lord from heaven.” New King James Version (NKJV)

“The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.” World English Bible (WEB)

“The first man came from earth. He was made from the dust of the earth. The second Adam is the Lord from heaven.” (WE)

“The first man [is] out of the earth, earthy; the second man [is] the Lord out of heaven;” Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)