Look What's Missing

Publishers are removing things from new Bibles! Publishers of modern Bible versions have been removing words, phrases, and even whole verses, but their readers are often unaware of it. Few people know the Bible well enough to notice when something has been taken out. But the results are hard to believe. The removal of one tiny word turns Jesus into a liar. Callers into Christian talk shows have even used this to say that it’s okay for a Christian to lie. After all, they say, Jesus did it. A verse that’s completely missing from some of the most popular Bibles available today completely removes one of the basic doctrines found in every evangelical church. When David Daniels shows this one to people they just stand with their mouths open and say, “I can’t believe it!” In another case, Jesus’ own words are removed, taking out a famous phrase in which Jesus explains why He came to earth. People react with: “They took out Jesus words! How can they do that?” This information has been right under our noses for years, but no one has ever taken the time to cull through this many Bible versions and find the missing parts. Author David Daniels did the research and now releases his results for the Christian world to see what is really missing. How about your Bible? Is it on the list of Bibles with pieces taken out? You might be surprised when you look at what’s missing. Review Publishers are removing things from new Bibles! Publishers of modern Bible versions have been removing words, phrases, and even whole verses, but their readers are often unaware of it. Few people know the Bible well enough to notice when something has been taken out. But the results are hard to believe. The removal of one tiny word turns Jesus into a liar. Callers into Christian talk shows have even used this to say that it s okay for a Christian to lie. After all, they say, Jesus did it. A verse that s completely missing from some of the most popular Bibles available today completely removes one of the basic doctrines found in every evangelical church. When David Daniels shows this one to people they just stand with their mouths open and say, I can t believe it! In another case, Jesus own words are removed, taking out a famous phrase in which Jesus explains why He came to earth. People react with: They took out Jesus words! How can they do that? This information has been right under our noses for years, but no one has ever taken the time to cull through these Bibles and find the missing parts. Author David Daniels did the research and now releases his results for the Christian world to see what is really missing. How about your Bible? Is it on the list of Bibles with pieces taken out? You might be surprised when you look at what's missing. --Chick Publications From the Author This book was not written to be complicated. It was written to point out some very simple truths. The changes, both in ancient manuscripts usually labeled "Alexandrian" and in modern translations, really matter. Unlike what my Bible college and seminary professors said, these differences change doctrines. God says we must not add to nor take away from His words (Deut. 4:2; 12:32; Prov. 30:5-6; Jer. 26:2; Rev. 22:18-19). This book focuses on doctrines that are changed merely by taking away from God's preserved words. Along with simple Bible illustrations, the book reveals what we are taught in most Bible colleges and how that leads the student to doubt God and His words. Then it gives some history to 15 of the best-known Bible versions. Finally, it lists 257 scripture verses, and shows with strikeout type, the words that are removed when compared to a King James Bible. You can see for yourself what is missing, and why it is so important. Look around you. When you read this book you will find that the same doctrines Christians are questioning about God, the Godhead, faith, salvation and other basic doctrines, are the same things removed in crucial places in modern Bibles. I believe that is no coincidence. That was the very plan of the Enemy. See for yourself in this book. Preface: Is Your Bible Defective? List of Bible Versions and Their Abbreviations What about the KJV look-alikes? Key to Symbols Used in This Book 1 One Missing Word That Made Jesus a Liar 2 The Unanswered Question The Trip of a Lifetime 3 "They Took out Jesus' Words." How Dare They Do That! 4 The Dirty Secret about Italics, Brackets and Footnotes "But it's in the Footnotes" "But it's in Italics" "But it's in Brackets" 5 Did God inspire the Original Manuscripts, but not preserve them? Are Copies Inspired, or only the Originals? What About All Those Other Bibles? 6 Look What's Missing in Matthew —and Why 7 What Do They Really Teach Your Kid in Bible College? Three Things to Watch out for Want Proof? One Teaching You Must Know About What Does God Say about This? 8 The Root of "Modern" Bibles: A Movement of Doubters It All Started with Westcott and Hort The English Revised Version Why Was a Unitarian on the Revision Committee? What was Different about the English Revised Version? The American Standard Version What Happened after Westcott and Hort? 9 The Bible Becomes Ecumenical: Can't We All Just Get Along? The Revised Standard Version How "Ecumenical" Was the RSV? The New Revised Standard Version The English Standard Version How Different is the ESV? See for Yourself 10 If It Looks Like a Duck... My Story The NASB: Another Bible Built upon a Faulty Foundation What's Missing from the New American Standard? Brackets in the New American Standard The New American Standard 1995 Update 11 The "International" Bibles: Something for Nothing? Something for Everyone? Something is Missing The Only... What? Today's NIV: a Sneaky Way to Keep a Promise What's Missing from the TNIV? New International Reader's Version (NIrV) What's Missing from the NIrV? 12 Error Paraphrased More Good Intentions... with the Same Faulty Foundation What's Missing from the Living Bible? The New Living Translation What's Missing from the New Living Translation? 13 The "Pick and Choose" Bible The Verse That Would Not End The Reader That Becomes the Bible Translator Those Irritating Italics What's Missing from the Amplified Bible? Do We Need a "Multiple-Choice" Bible? 14 A Counterfeit Message The Problem with Paraphrases Getting Creative with the Truth Is The Message a Bible? What's Missing from The Message? 15 The Bible that Almost Was A Third Foundation The So-Called "Majority Text" The Faulty Foundation for the CSB What's Missing from the Holman Christian Standard? 16 How Much Scripture Are We Allowed to Doubt? 17 Look What's Missing ...in 40 Versions The Short List: 45 Missing Verses in Modern Bibles The Big List: 257 Verses Missing Text in Modern Bibles Missing Titles of the Lord Jesus Christ What's Missing? "Lord" What's Missing? "Jesus" What's Missing? "Christ" What's Missing? "Jesus Christ" or "Christ Jesus" What's Missing? "Lord Jesus Christ" Missing Words Concerning the Godhead What's Missing? The Godhead (Father, Son and Holy Ghost What's Missing? "God" What's Missing? "The Father" (of the Lord Jesus Christ) What's Missing? Only "Begotten" Son What's Missing? Marys "Firstborn" Son What's Missing? "The Son of God" What's Missing? The Eternal Son What's Missing? Only "God" is "good" The Holy Spirit and man's spirit Missing Words Concerning the Gospel Message What's Missing? Belief in Christ for Salvation What's Missing? Christ Died "for us" What's Missing? Christ Alone Shed His "blood" to Pay for our Sins What's Missing? Christ's Blood of the "New" Testament What's Missing? We are Not Saved by Works or Riches What's Missing? Repentance What's Missing? Details of Christ's Mission What's Missing? Other Gospel Doctrines Missing Words Concerning Salvation and Damnation What's Missing? Words Regarding Hell What's Missing? Words Regarding the Second Coming What's Missing? Words Regarding the Resurrection of the Dead What's Missing? Words Regarding the Judgment and Eternal Punishment Missing Words Concerning Heaven and Angels What's Missing? Words Concerning Heaven What's Missing? Words about the Doctrine of Angels Angels of God Satan Missing Words Concerning Prayer and Fasting Other Missing Words of Christ Missing Historical Details Concerning the Life of Christ and the Early Church What's Missing? Details from the Life of Christ What's Missing? Details of the Early Church Missing Doctrines of the Apostles What's Missing? Adultery What's Missing? Fornication What's Missing? Other Words God Wrote Through the Apostles and Early Church Leaders 18 What's Missing... at a Glance Chart A: Alphabetical Order by Version Chart B: In Order of the Number of Verses Affected Chart C: In Order of Date of Publication Afterword