Important Differences Between the Textus Receptus and the Nestle Aland/United Bible Society Text.

[Alan Dale Gross]

"The King James Bible is a translation of an edition
of the Greek New Testament text called the Textus Receptus.

"Most modern translations are based on an edition
of the Nestle-Aland/United Bible Society (NA/UBS) text.

"The Differences between the Two Texts are many and important.

"Textus Receptus readings generally provide stronger Doctrine.

At this link:
Differences between the Textus Receptus
and the Nestle Aland/United Bible Society Text
- Textus Receptus Bibles

"The following list shows some of the more
Doctrinally significant readings that are in the Textus Receptus
(and in many cases in the Byzantine and Western as well)
but are missing in the NA/UBS text."

Why would they be?

 

[Deacon]

I rarely agree with your posts, Alan, but have to admit that generally I agree with it.

The Textus Receptus is a product of centuries of refinement begun by the Greek-speaking believers of the Byzantine era.

Concerning the Textus Receptus:
In some cases the word order was updated and spelling adjusted; in places, words were changed to align with other translations (e.g. the Latin Vulgate).
Doctrines that were established were sometimes strengthened during its formation.
Portions of text that appeared to be inconsistent were adjusted, some passages were added, to present a more stable text.
Occasionally, commentary written along side the text, was inadvertently added.

These adjustments were not unbiblical, they helped the ancient reader to more fully understand what was written, a bit like our modern-day Study Bibles.

Rob