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According to the textual apparatus I have (UBS 4th Edition, 1993), verses 9-11 are in over 900 ancient Greek manuscripts of Mark and missing in only three. In one of those (Vaticanus, I think) the scribe has left a space for the verses, showing at the very least that he was aware of their existence. It is in the 5th Century Codex Alexandrinus and other early uncials.

 

To the OP I have this to say:

2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Is Mark part of all scripture?... Enough said!... Brother Glen

 

The OP asks if any of us agree that the KJV ending of Mark is legit. The right question is whether any Bible scholars, conservative or liberal consider it authentic. The answer from my long experience of attending the Society of Biblical Literature is very few. One old manuscript of Mark's ending even identifies the inventor of this ending, Aristo of Pella (165 AD)! I mean, do you really want a Bible that makes drinking poison and picking up poisonous snakes is actually presented as a "sign" of the true believer?! What a way to put God to the test! And no, it doesn't specify accidental poisoning or snake-handling a la Acts 27:3.i

I know the worship leader of our large local Baptist church. He is appalled that his pastor still uses the KJV. My aunt attended Gordon Fee's church that wanted him to use the KJV for their group Bible studies. Iind his approach amusing. As they progressed through a chapter, Dr. Fee would oftgen say, "stroke that out of your Bible. It's not the Word of God! Let's move on." He had written an excellent book on Text Criticism.

 

(1) You obviously have not googled a good documentary on the history of the KJV translation process. The KJV translators included drunks and womanizers who neverless were great scholars, but hardly inspired!
(2a0 Due largely to sleepy scribes, there are 400,000 conflicting readings in NT Greek manuscripts. The KJV is based on the latest and therefore the most corrupt Byzantine manuscripts because the best and most reliable manuscripts had not yet been discovered.

 

yeah, but this only applies for the ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHA! and not any of the translations!

 

No, there's not such instruction or declaration of that. But Mark 16:17-18 does say "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” But certainly it does not say "anyone who ever lives" can do those things-- but those who have believed.

 

my point is that only the Original Autographs are Inspired direcrtly by God the Holy Spirit. This does not extend to any of the translations that we have, like the LXX, Vulgate, KJV, ESV, NIV, etc, etc.

I have already shown in this thread, that the ending as found in the KJV, is Inspired by the Holy Spirit, and part of the Gospel of Mark. Regardless of what the likes of Metzger or Wallace might say!

 

the same way that He does the Original Autographs? This is IMPOSSIBLE! The Holy Spirit can GUIDE those who translate His Word, but no "Inspiration" is possible.

 

when the Bible says, "All Scripture in God-breathed" (2 Timothy 3:16); and "knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture came into being of its own private interpretation. For prophecy was not borne at any time by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke being borne along by the Holy Spirit" (2 Peter 1:20-21), it means that God the Holy Spirit DICTATED His Words to the Writers of the 66 Books of the Holy Bible, and they simply wrote what The Spirit told them to. This is ONE-OFF, and never to be repeated, which makes the Bible UNIQUE as the Only Word of Almighty God! There is not a single verse in the Bible that says any translation can be "Inspired"!