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There is very devious attempt by Lucifer and satanic forces, using even Christians, to believe that the Gospel Book of Mark contains twelve added verses at the end of the chapter. This is an absolute fabricated false statement that it is easy to prove that the last twelve verses were in the original manuscripts.
Many Bibles and this example from a footnote is from the popular: Mark 16 ESV (biblehub.com) is an example of creating doubt for the scriptural reader. Again this should not be a reference on any scriptures dealing with Mark 16.
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Footnotes: a 9 Some manuscripts end the book with 16:8; others include verses 9 - 20 immediately after verse 8. At least one manuscript inserts additional material after verse 14; some manuscripts include after verse 8 the following: But they reported briefly to Peter and those with him all that they had been told. And after this, Jesus himself sent out by means of them, from east to west, the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. These manuscripts then continue with verses 9 - 20 |
The scriptures state to not change and alter the Word Of God with a warning and knowledge that every single letter is going to be fulfilled. A "jot" and a "tittle" are the smallest of letters in the Hebrew language.
| Deuteronomy 4:2 | Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Jehovah your God which I command you. |
| Proverbs 30:5-6 | 5. Every word of God is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him. 6 Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. |
| Revelation 22:18-19 | 18 I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book: 19 and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book. |
| Matthew 5:18 | For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished. |
The following is an excerpt from the topic on Losing Salvation is Impossible:
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The scriptures can have minor changes in translations that are constantly
being improved where we are to also improve our understanding of the Word of God
and the meaning.
God gives us a warning concerning the Book of Revelation that can be our admonition for the entirety of the scriptures. We are not to take away from the Book of Revelation and there is a warning. Notice in Revelation 22:18-19 the warning of not having access to the future "tree of Life" that will be in the "holy city" that is the future New Jerusalem. The "written in this book" means not to alter the Book of Revelation, and also it is written to all of us that are written the Lamb's Book of Life with Salvation. This is similar to the warning concerning the Wedding Supper of the Lamb. Note: There was a Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden, where God set a Cherub to guard the way to the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden after Adam and Eve were cast out of Eden for eating the Forbidden Fruit. A normal angel of God would have been sufficient for stopping Adam and Eve with their descendents. Therefore the purpose was to keep also Lucifer and any Fallen Angels accessing the Tree of Life. |
This is the entire chapter 16 of the Book of Mark where the sabotage of the scriptural passage is noted in almost all modern Bibles and Internet versions.
| Mark 16:1-8 | 1 When the Sabbath was past,
Mary Magdalene,
Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might
go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the
first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb.
3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will
roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” 4
And looking up, they saw that the stone had been
rolled back—it was very large. 5 And
entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side,
dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. 6
And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek
Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See
the place where they laid him. 7 But go,
tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee.
There you will see him, just as he told you.” 8 And they went out and
fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and
they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. |
| Mark 16:9-20 (The last twelve verses) |
9 Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 11 But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it. 12 After these things he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. 13 And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them. 14 Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. 15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” 19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs. |
The problem exists from codices (manuscripts) that are based from a source thought and identified to be from Alexandria, Egypt.
that do not contain the last twelve verses. Note that these two Codices are known as the Alexandrian Codex because of the source location they were identified coming from.
The Alexandrian Codex was described as the oldest and most complete copy of the New Testament Scriptures that were in excellent condition and found in the Vatican Library and a monastery in the Sinai. Additionally and unfortunately there are differences in them from other source versions that are now identified as Textus Receptus, the "received text". Note there are a few ridiculous Muslim Clerics that are stating Roman Emperor Constantine burned all the old versions of the New Testament in favor on one that he approved of, which this whole topic proves any Muslim Cleric is spreading propaganda when claiming burning of manuscripts.
There are two famous men, Wescott and Hort, that
There are at least 90 to 200 old manuscripts that have the entirety of Mark 16, verses one through twenty contained in chapter 16.
When reviewing numerous websites on the research of the Book of Mark:
| From the WIKIPEDIA link: he consensus within biblical scholarship, although not universal, is that the Old Testament of the Peshitta was translated into Syriac from Biblical Hebrew, probably in the 2nd century CE, and that the New Testament of the Peshitta was translated from Koine Greek, probably in the early 5th century. |
The location of the origin of the Alexandrian Codex is attributed to Alexandria, Egypt, which is where the name of the Codex came from. It is important to know as this was the origin of the Gnostic beliefs along with Stylistic beliefs that were paganistic against the deity of Jesus Christ.
Their belief was Jesus Christ was not truly God but someone who fulfilled a mission for God, where the last twelve verses contain these points that the Gnostics did not agree with as the verses meant Jesus Christ was part of the Triune God:
| This is from the WIKI link: "For centuries, most scholarly knowledge about Gnosticism was limited to the anti-heretical writings of early Christian figures such as Irenaeus of Lyons and Hippolytus of Rome. There was a renewed interest in Gnosticism after the 1945 discovery of Egypt's Nag Hammadi library, a collection of rare early Christian and Gnostic texts, including the Gospel of Thomas and the Apocryphon of John. Elaine Pagels has noted the influence of sources from Hellenistic Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Platonism on the Nag Hammadi texts.[4] Since the 1990s, the category of "Gnosticism" has come under increasing scrutiny from scholars. One such issue is whether Gnosticism ought to be considered one form of early Christianity, an interreligious phenomenon, or an independent religion. Going further than this, other contemporary scholars such as Michael Allen Williams,[7] Karen Leigh King,[8] and David G. Robertson[9] contest whether "Gnosticism" is a valid or useful historical term, or if it was an artificial category framed by proto-orthodox theologians to target miscellaneous Christian heretics." |
These Alexandrian Codices did did not contain Acts 8:37, which is obvious why as the verse states Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and discussed further down in this topic.
Many Biblical Scholars, including this author, believe the best translations that have had continued improvements on their translations have came out of Textus Receptus.
When looking at the writings of many of Christian Leaders in history, that have writings that we can examine, many of them reference Mark Chapter 16's verses one through twenty. WIKIPedia is a great link in finding the complete list of hundreds of writers of Christianity, where not all are great sources of doctrine but worthy of some knowledge.
The following are the reasons, explanation, and proof of this belief:
| Acts 8:37 Based on Textus Receptus |
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. |
| 34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other? 35 And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, [c]preached unto him Jesus. 36 And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. |
Ivan Nikolayevich Panin, 12-Dec-1855 through 30-Oct-1942, spent the years of 1890 until his death doing incredible research on numerics in the original Hebrew and Greek of the Old and New Testament. Ivan's work product was thousands and thousands of simple to very intricate calculations that prove the source of all scriptures are from the Holy Spirit who directed:
that add up to multiples of seven and other types of amazing, beyond imagination, and glorifying patterns to God's Glory! This author has a book that quotes form Ivan's work, and other books on this science called Bible Numerics.
Some undeniable results:
Ivan Panin found these remarkable attributes on the numerics regarding Mark Chapter 16 which would not be there if the verses of nine through twenty were removed:
This is one partial example just using the Greek word counts in Chapter 16 where verses one through 20 must be used to have the count of Greek words divisible by seven.
| Verse | Verse in English | Greek Words Count | Greek Words Count | Greek Words Count | ||
| 1 | And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. | 20 | 20 | |||
| 2 | And very early in the morning the first [day] of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. | 13 | 13 | |||
| 3 | And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? | 14 | 14 | |||
| 4 | And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. | 11 | 11 | |||
| 5 | And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. | 16 | 16 | |||
| 6 | And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. | 22 | 22 | |||
| 7 | But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. | 21 | 21 | |||
| 8 | And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any [man;] for they were afraid. | 18 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Now when [Jesus] was risen early the first [day] of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. | 15 | 15 | |||
| 10 | [And] she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. | 10 | 10 | |||
| 11 | And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. | 9 | 9 | |||
| 12 | After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. | 14 | 14 | |||
| 13 | And they went and told [it] unto the residue: neither believed they them. | 8 | 8 | |||
| 14 | Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. | 20 | 20 | |||
| 15 | And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature | 14 | 14 | |||
| 16 | He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. | 9 | 9 | |||
| 17 | And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; | 15 | 15 | |||
| 18 | They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. | 17 | 17 | |||
| 19 | So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. | 18 | 18 | |||
| 20 | And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with [them,] and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. | 17 | 17 | |||
| Total from Greek Words in all of Chapter 16 | 301 | |||||
| Total from Greek Words in verse 1 through 8 | 135 | |||||
| Total from Greek Words in verse 9 through 20 | 166 | |||||
| 301 divided by 7 correctly divides to a whole number | 43 | |||||
| 135 divided by 7 does not divide correctly | 19.285714 | |||||
| 166 divided by 7 does not divide correctly | 23.7143 | |||||
The counts came from: Mark 16 Greek interlinear, parsed and per word translation, free online (abarim-publications.com)
In Chuck Missler's Notes on Mark Chapter 16, which this author has not taken the time to research:
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| Verse | King James Version contains the verse | Removed in NIV, NASV, NCV, NRSV, RSV, and several other version | The Verse that was removed | |
| 1 | Matthew 17:21 | Yes | Removed | However this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. |
| 2 | Matthew 18:11 | Yes | Removed | For the Son of Man is come to save that which was lost. |
| 3 | Matthew 23:14 | Yes | Removed | Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers; therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. |
| 4 | Mark 7:16 | Yes | Removed | If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. |
| 5 | Mark 9:44 and 46 | Yes | Removed | 44 where ‘their worm dieth not,
and the fire is not quenched.’ 46 where ‘their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.’ |
| 6 | Mark 15:28 | Yes | Removed | And the Scripture was fulfilled which saith, “And He was numbered with the transgressors.” |
| 7 | Mark 16:19-20 | Yes | Not Removed in some | {See the start of this topic on these verses} |
| 8 | Luke 17:36 | Yes | Removed | Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. |
| 9 | Luke 23:17 | Yes | Removed | (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the Feast.) |
| 10 | John 5:4 | Yes | Removed | For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool and troubled the water. Whosoever then first stepped in, after the troubling of the water, was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. |
| 11 | Acts 8:37 | Yes | Removed | And Philip said, “If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” |
| 12 | Acts 15:34 | Yes | Removed | Notwithstanding, it pleased Silas to remain there still. |
| 13 | Acts 24:7 | Yes | Removed | But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, |
| 14 | Acts 28:29 | Yes | Removed | And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had great reasoning among themselves. |
| 15 | Romans 16:24 | Yes | Removed | The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. |
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