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No, my Bible, the New World Translation, does not contain Matthew 23:14 because it is a fabricated verse that does not appear in older manuscripts that predate the manuscript from which the King James Version was translated. It has nothing to do with the fact that the woe is against religious leaders. The verse does not belong in the Bible, and that's that. It is an addition that showed up centuries after the last book of the Bible was completed. Several other Bibles have also removed the fabricated verse at Matthew 23:14.
Truth be told, I can't understand why you are complaining about a fabricated verse in which it says "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees," considering that the Bible provides other legitimate verses that give the exact same woes to the scribes and Pharisees. In the very same chapter of Matthew where you are lamenting about the removal of the fabricated verse 14, the same woes are presented at Matthew 23:13, 15, 16, 23, 25, 27, and 29. That's seven verses in the same chapter that start off with the statements: "Woe to you," and "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!" So what in the world are you complaining about?
I would think you would be thankful that there are honest translations of the Bible that contain only what is supposed to be part of Jehovah God's instructions. Inserting fabrications into God's inspired writings is a serious matter. Particularly in light of the warning in the book of Revelation, that says the following.
"I am bearing witness to everyone that hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: if anyone makes an addition to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this scroll." (Revelation 22:18)
No, my Bible, the New World Translation, does not contain Matthew 23:14 because it is a fabricated verse that does not appear in older manuscripts that predate the manuscript from which the King James Version was translated. It has nothing to do with the fact that the woe is against religious leaders. The verse does not belong in the Bible, and that's that. It is an addition that showed up centuries after the last book of the Bible was completed. Several other Bibles have also removed the fabricated verse at Matthew 23:14.
Truth be told, I can't understand why you are complaining about a fabricated verse in which it says "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees," considering that the Bible provides other legitimate verses that give the exact same woes to the scribes and Pharisees. In the very same chapter of Matthew where you are lamenting about the removal of the fabricated verse 14, the same woes are presented at Matthew 23:13, 15, 16, 23, 25, 27, and 29. That's seven verses in the same chapter that start off with the statements: "Woe to you," and "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!" So what in the world are you complaining about?
I would think you would be thankful that there are honest translations of the Bible that contain only what is supposed to be part of Jehovah God's instructions. Inserting fabrications into God's inspired writings is a serious matter. Particularly in light of the warning in the book of Revelation, that says the following.
"I am bearing witness to everyone that hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: if anyone makes an addition to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this scroll." (Revelation 22:18)
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