Should the Johannine Comma be (1 John 5:7-8) in the Bible? By: José Luis Torres.
The passage of 1 John 5:7-8, is known as the Johannine Comma in the science of Textual criticism, which to the word says: "7 For there are three that bear record in heaven,...
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Should the Johannine Comma be (1 John 5:7-8) in the Bible? By: José Luis Torres.
The passage of 1 John 5:7-8, is known as the Johannine Comma in the science of Textual criticism, which to the word says: "7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one."
The External Evidence.
The words of the verses highlighted in bold in this passage are not considered by modern "scholars" as authentic of the autograph, and have therefore been despised by the modern versions. The main argument is that it does not appear in the oldest manuscripts. It is true that it appears in a few late manuscripts: eight to be exact: the MSS 2318, 221 and with minimal variations, 61, 88, 429 and 629; all date back to the 16th century, except the 221 Codex which is from the 10th century, which includes the Johannine Comma in a
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