[part 4]

81. The addition of a phrase (Luke 24:53) Book: Luke Original Date: Luke written around 70-80 CE. Edit Date: The original reading was either "continually in the temple blessing God" or "praising God." Later scribes combined these into "praising and blessing God." This conflation appeared in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal conflation to combine two known readings into one.

82. The change from "only begotten God" to "only begotten Son" (John 1:18) Book: John Original Date: Gospel of John written around 80-90 CE. Edit Date: The change to "only begotten Son" appears in manuscripts from later centuries. Reason: A scribe may have changed the text to clarify the relationship between the Father and the Son and reinforce a specific Christological belief.

83. Change in the description of the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:3-4) Book: John Original Date: Gospel of John written around 80-90 CE. Edit Date: An entire passage describing an angel stirring the water is absent from the earliest manuscripts of John. Added sometime after the 4th century. Reason: Added by a scribe to clarify why the waters of the pool were believed to have healing properties.

84. Addition of the phrase "For there are three that testify in heaven..." (1 John 5:7-8) Book: 1 John Original Date: 1 John written around 90-100 CE. Edit Date: The phrase is conspicuously absent from all earliest and most reliable Greek manuscripts. It first appeared in Latin manuscripts, likely as a marginal note or "gloss," that was added by a scribe for theological clarification. Reason: It was added to provide a more explicit and direct biblical statement in support of the doctrine of the Trinity.

85. Omission of "and they were filled with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 4:31) Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: This phrase is absent in some of the earliest manuscripts. The change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribe may have omitted the phrase by accident or through homoioteleuton.

86. Omission of a verse in Acts 8:37 Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: The verse "And Philip said, 'If you believe with all your heart, you may.' And he answered and said, 'I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God'" is absent from the earliest manuscripts. Added to later manuscripts. Reason: A scribe may have added this as a clarifying note for the baptism narrative.

87. Addition of a clause (Acts 15:34) Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: The verse "However, it seemed good to Silas to remain there" is absent from the earliest manuscripts of Acts. Added to later manuscripts. Reason: A scribe may have been aware of a historical fact and added it to complement Luke's account.

88. Change from "the church of the Lord" to "the church of God" (Acts 20:28) Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: This change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal change to explicitly state the divinity of Christ.

89. Change from "the blood of his son" to "the blood of the Messiah" (Acts 20:28) Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: This variant is found in some manuscripts. The change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal clarification to make the text more explicitly Christ-centered.

90. Change from "the blood of his son" to "the blood of the Messiah" (Acts 20:28) Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: This variant is found in some manuscripts. The change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal clarification to make the text more explicitly Christ-centered.

91. Addition of a phrase in Acts 20:28 to explicitly state the divinity of Christ Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: Some manuscripts of Acts 20:28 read "the church of the Lord," while others read "the church of God." The change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal change to explicitly state the divinity of Christ.

92. Addition of a phrase in Acts 20:28 to explicitly state the divinity of Christ Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: Some manuscripts of Acts 20:28 read "the church of the Lord," while others read "the church of God." The change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal change to explicitly state the divinity of Christ.

93. Omission of an entire verse in Acts 24:7 Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: The verse "But Lysias the commander came and with great violence took him out of our hands" is absent from the earliest manuscripts. Added to later manuscripts. Reason: A scribe may have been adding an explanatory detail from memory to clarify the narrative.

94. Omission of an entire verse in Acts 28:29 Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: The verse "And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had a great dispute among themselves" is missing from the earliest manuscripts. Added to later manuscripts. Reason: A scribe likely added this detail to provide a more dramatic conclusion to the chapter.

95. Change of a preposition in Romans 5:1 Book: Romans Original Date: Romans written around 57 CE. Edit Date: The Greek words for "in" and "from" were sometimes confused, leading to variations in the text. This variant appeared in manuscripts from early centuries. Reason: A scribal mistake.

96. Change of a preposition in Romans 5:1 Book: Romans Original Date: Romans written around 57 CE. Edit Date: The Greek words for "in" and "from" were sometimes confused, leading to variations in the text. This variant appeared in manuscripts from early centuries. Reason: A scribal mistake.

97. Change of a preposition in Romans 5:1 Book: Romans Original Date: Romans written around 57 CE. Edit Date: The Greek words for "in" and "from" were sometimes confused, leading to variations in the text. This variant appeared in manuscripts from early centuries. Reason: A scribal mistake.

98. Change of a conjunction in Romans 5:1 Book: Romans Original Date: Romans written around 57 CE. Edit Date: The Greek words for "because" and "therefore" were sometimes confused, leading to variations in the text. This variant appeared in manuscripts from early centuries. Reason: A scribal mistake.

99. Change of a conjunction in Romans 5:1 Book: Romans Original Date: Romans written around 57 CE. Edit Date: The Greek words for "because" and "therefore" were sometimes confused, leading to variations in the text. This variant appeared in manuscripts from early centuries. Reason: A scribal mistake.

100. Change of a conjunction in Romans 5:1 Book: Romans Original Date: Romans written around 57 CE. Edit Date: The Greek words for "because" and "therefore" were sometimes confused, leading to variations in the text. This variant appeared in manuscripts from early centuries. Reason: A scribal mistake.

101. Addition of a phrase (Romans 8:1) Book: Romans Original Date: Composed around 57-58 CE. Edit Date: Added in later manuscripts sometime after the 4th century. Reason: A later scribal expansion intended to clarify the ethical behavior expected of believers, harmonizing it with other parts of Paul's letters.

102. Change in word order (1 Corinthians 1:1) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: The change between "Christ Jesus" and "Jesus Christ" appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A minor stylistic variation that does not change the meaning of the text.

103. Change in the description of God (1 Corinthians 1:4) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: The change between "my God," "our God," and "God" appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A minor scribal correction that does not change the meaning of the text.

104. Change in the description of Jesus (1 Corinthians 1:8) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: The change between "Jesus Christ" and "Jesus" appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A minor stylistic variation that does not change the meaning of the text.

105. Addition of the word "and" (1 Corinthians 1:28) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: Some manuscripts add the word "and" in 1 Corinthians 1:28. Reason: A minor stylistic change that does not change the meaning of the text.

106. Change in the word "mystery" (1 Corinthians 2:1) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: The change between "mystery" and "testimony" appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal error where a similar word was substituted, changing the meaning of the verse.

107. Change in the word "wisdom" (1 Corinthians 2:4) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: Some manuscripts have "persuasive human wisdom," while others have "persuasive wisdom" or "plausible wisdom." Reason: A scribal change to conform the text to what was perceived as a higher literary standard.

108. Addition of a conjunction (1 Corinthians 2:10) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: The word "for/since" is added in some manuscripts. Reason: A scribal addition to make the flow of the narrative more explicit.

109. Change from "Spirit Holy" to "Spirit of God" (1 Corinthians 2:14) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: This change appears in some manuscripts. Reason: A scribal clarification to make the text more explicit.

110. Change of the word "boast" to "be burned" (1 Corinthians 13:3) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. The "boast" reading is considered the original. Edit Date: The change to "be burned" appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal error where a single letter was changed, making the verse more dramatic.

111. The phrase "God was manifested" vs. "He was manifested" (1 Timothy 3:16) Book: 1 Timothy Original Date: 1 Timothy written around 62-64 CE. The "He" reading is found in earlier manuscripts. Edit Date: The addition of "God" appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A deliberate change to make the divinity of Christ more explicit in the text.

112. Addition of a phrase in Revelation 22:18-19 Book: Revelation Original Date: Revelation written around 90-100 CE. Edit Date: Some manuscripts add the phrase "and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy" to the text. This change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal addition to reinforce the authority and finality of the book of Revelation.

113. Addition of a phrase in Revelation 22:18-19 Book: Revelation Original Date: Revelation written around 90-100 CE. Edit Date: Some manuscripts add the phrase "and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy" to the text. This change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal addition to reinforce the authority and finality of the book of Revelation.

[continued in part 5]

[part 5]

81. The addition of a phrase (Luke 24:53) Book: Luke Original Date: Luke written around 70-80 CE. Edit Date: The original reading was either "continually in the temple blessing God" or "praising God." Later scribes combined these into "praising and blessing God." This conflation appeared in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal conflation to combine two known readings into one.

82. The change from "only begotten God" to "only begotten Son" (John 1:18) Book: John Original Date: Gospel of John written around 80-90 CE. Edit Date: The change to "only begotten Son" appears in manuscripts from later centuries. Reason: A scribe may have changed the text to clarify the relationship between the Father and the Son and reinforce a specific Christological belief.

83. Change in the description of the Pool of Bethesda (John 5:3-4) Book: John Original Date: Gospel of John written around 80-90 CE. Edit Date: An entire passage describing an angel stirring the water is absent from the earliest manuscripts of John. Added sometime after the 4th century. Reason: Added by a scribe to clarify why the waters of the pool were believed to have healing properties.

84. Addition of the phrase "For there are three that testify in heaven..." (1 John 5:7-8) Book: 1 John Original Date: 1 John written around 90-100 CE. Edit Date: The phrase is conspicuously absent from all earliest and most reliable Greek manuscripts. It first appeared in Latin manuscripts, likely as a marginal note or "gloss," that was added by a scribe for theological clarification. Reason: It was added to provide a more explicit and direct biblical statement in support of the doctrine of the Trinity.

85. Omission of "and they were filled with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 4:31) Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: This phrase is absent in some of the earliest manuscripts. The change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribe may have omitted the phrase by accident or through homoioteleuton.

86. Omission of a verse in Acts 8:37 Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: The verse "And Philip said, 'If you believe with all your heart, you may.' And he answered and said, 'I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God'" is absent from the earliest manuscripts. Added to later manuscripts. Reason: A scribe may have added this as a clarifying note for the baptism narrative.

87. Addition of a clause (Acts 15:34) Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: The verse "However, it seemed good to Silas to remain there" is absent from the earliest manuscripts of Acts. Added to later manuscripts. Reason: A scribe may have been aware of a historical fact and added it to complement Luke's account.

88. Change from "the church of the Lord" to "the church of God" (Acts 20:28) Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: This change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal change to explicitly state the divinity of Christ.

89. Change from "the blood of his son" to "the blood of the Messiah" (Acts 20:28) Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: This variant is found in some manuscripts. The change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal clarification to make the text more explicitly Christ-centered.

90. Change from "the blood of his son" to "the blood of the Messiah" (Acts 20:28) Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: This variant is found in some manuscripts. The change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal clarification to make the text more explicitly Christ-centered.

91. Addition of a phrase in Acts 20:28 to explicitly state the divinity of Christ Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: Some manuscripts of Acts 20:28 read "the church of the Lord," while others read "the church of God." The change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal change to explicitly state the divinity of Christ.

92. Addition of a phrase in Acts 20:28 to explicitly state the divinity of Christ Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: Some manuscripts of Acts 20:28 read "the church of the Lord," while others read "the church of God." The change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal change to explicitly state the divinity of Christ.

93. Omission of an entire verse in Acts 24:7 Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: The verse "But Lysias the commander came and with great violence took him out of our hands" is absent from the earliest manuscripts. Added to later manuscripts. Reason: A scribe may have been adding an explanatory detail from memory to clarify the narrative.

94. Omission of an entire verse in Acts 28:29 Book: Acts Original Date: Acts written around 62 CE. Edit Date: The verse "And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had a great dispute among themselves" is missing from the earliest manuscripts. Added to later manuscripts. Reason: A scribe likely added this detail to provide a more dramatic conclusion to the chapter.

95. Change of a preposition in Romans 5:1 Book: Romans Original Date: Romans written around 57 CE. Edit Date: The Greek words for "in" and "from" were sometimes confused, leading to variations in the text. This variant appeared in manuscripts from early centuries. Reason: A scribal mistake.

96. Change of a preposition in Romans 5:1 Book: Romans Original Date: Romans written around 57 CE. Edit Date: The Greek words for "in" and "from" were sometimes confused, leading to variations in the text. This variant appeared in manuscripts from early centuries. Reason: A scribal mistake.

97. Change of a preposition in Romans 5:1 Book: Romans Original Date: Romans written around 57 CE. Edit Date: The Greek words for "in" and "from" were sometimes confused, leading to variations in the text. This variant appeared in manuscripts from early centuries. Reason: A scribal mistake.

98. Change of a conjunction in Romans 5:1 Book: Romans Original Date: Romans written around 57 CE. Edit Date: The Greek words for "because" and "therefore" were sometimes confused, leading to variations in the text. This variant appeared in manuscripts from early centuries. Reason: A scribal mistake.

99. Change of a conjunction in Romans 5:1 Book: Romans Original Date: Romans written around 57 CE. Edit Date: The Greek words for "because" and "therefore" were sometimes confused, leading to variations in the text. This variant appeared in manuscripts from early centuries. Reason: A scribal mistake.

100. Change of a conjunction in Romans 5:1 Book: Romans Original Date: Romans written around 57 CE. Edit Date: The Greek words for "because" and "therefore" were sometimes confused, leading to variations in the text. This variant appeared in manuscripts from early centuries. Reason: A scribal mistake.

101. Addition of a phrase (Romans 8:1) Book: Romans Original Date: Composed around 57-58 CE. Edit Date: Added in later manuscripts sometime after the 4th century. Reason: A later scribal expansion intended to clarify the ethical behavior expected of believers, harmonizing it with other parts of Paul's letters.

102. Change in word order (1 Corinthians 1:1) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: The change between "Christ Jesus" and "Jesus Christ" appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A minor stylistic variation that does not change the meaning of the text.

103. Change in the description of God (1 Corinthians 1:4) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: The change between "my God," "our God," and "God" appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A minor scribal correction that does not change the meaning of the text.

104. Change in the description of Jesus (1 Corinthians 1:8) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: The change between "Jesus Christ" and "Jesus" appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A minor stylistic variation that does not change the meaning of the text.

105. Addition of the word "and" (1 Corinthians 1:28) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: Some manuscripts add the word "and" in 1 Corinthians 1:28. Reason: A minor stylistic change that does not change the meaning of the text.

106. Change in the word "mystery" (1 Corinthians 2:1) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: The change between "mystery" and "testimony" appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal error where a similar word was substituted, changing the meaning of the verse.

107. Change in the word "wisdom" (1 Corinthians 2:4) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: Some manuscripts have "persuasive human wisdom," while others have "persuasive wisdom" or "plausible wisdom." Reason: A scribal change to conform the text to what was perceived as a higher literary standard.

108. Addition of a conjunction (1 Corinthians 2:10) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: The word "for/since" is added in some manuscripts. Reason: A scribal addition to make the flow of the narrative more explicit.

109. Change from "Spirit Holy" to "Spirit of God" (1 Corinthians 2:14) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. Edit Date: This change appears in some manuscripts. Reason: A scribal clarification to make the text more explicit.

110. Change of the word "boast" to "be burned" (1 Corinthians 13:3) Book: 1 Corinthians Original Date: 1 Corinthians written around 55 CE. The "boast" reading is considered the original. Edit Date: The change to "be burned" appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal error where a single letter was changed, making the verse more dramatic.

111. The phrase "God was manifested" vs. "He was manifested" (1 Timothy 3:16) Book: 1 Timothy Original Date: 1 Timothy written around 62-64 CE. The "He" reading is found in earlier manuscripts. Edit Date: The addition of "God" appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A deliberate change to make the divinity of Christ more explicit in the text.

112. Addition of a phrase in Revelation 22:18-19 Book: Revelation Original Date: Revelation written around 90-100 CE. Edit Date: Some manuscripts add the phrase "and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy" to the text. This change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal addition to reinforce the authority and finality of the book of Revelation.

113. Addition of a phrase in Revelation 22:18-19 Book: Revelation Original Date: Revelation written around 90-100 CE. Edit Date: Some manuscripts add the phrase "and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy" to the text. This change appears in later manuscripts. Reason: A scribal addition to reinforce the authority and finality of the book of Revelation.

[continued in part 6]