why is my bible missing acts 8:37?!?!

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eternally-gratefull

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We are not IN other cultures or countries when we speak certain words of other languages. Therein lies the difference. A bad word is a bad word to whatever culture or country you are in or around. You know it is wrong to say bad words because the other person can get upset by what you said. Therein lies the difference of loving them or not loving them; And he that does not love does not know God.
you must not know much about language at all.

I can say a certain spanish word in spain. that if I said the same word in mexico I cussed someone out. (or maybe it is vice versa, I can not remember)

words are not the same in different cultures, and even in different generations.
 
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If what you say is true, then the promises of God have failed then. But that is not possible because God's Word cannot be broken. But wait a minute. If there is many words of God that all say different things, then there is no one clear message to break. The Word of God can be whatever you want it to be (Because it keeps changing with every new translation).

God's Word was Broken, Humiliated, Tried illegally, beaten beyond Human comprehension, Had nails driven thru His Hands and Feet, died an Appeasement Death on a Tree...... He was Broken so that People could Obtain Eternal Life, this God's Word, the Son of Man, Jesus the Christ, God manifest in the flesh. broken to shivers, the Cup He took according to the Father's will, indeed... God uses Broken Vessels, Humble in spirit and Truth, but Full of Power, as He walked .... INdeed!

And He/she shall rule them with a Rod of Iron; as the Vessels of a Potter shall they be Broken to Shivers: even as I Received of My Father.
Revelation 2


Jason your Zeal for the Truth, literally blinds you to the Truth, the difference between the LOGOS and the LIVING LOGOS.. indeed!
 
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man will always fail you. man will always disappoint you. man cannot save you, let alone even himself.

call on yahweh (GOD) , trust in yahshua. seek HIS FACE (forgotten in today's world and religions and forums)

get a copy of the rsv and read it from genesis to revelation over and over again (not necessarily in order) and
ask
GOD to explain the TRUTH TO YOU. if HE has mercy on you, HE WILL.
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what HE gives you, no man can take away. (remember, HE has conditions(for which you must TRUST HIM, which it is ALWAYS GOOD TO DO - LIFE! LIFE ! LIFE! YES YES YES IN YESHUA! )

I randomly clicked on a YouTube religion video that sounded interesting, and I skipped forward 20 mins for no apparent reason, and it started talking about how a lot of the new bibles are missing passages, mostly dealing with Jesus Christ. A few of the more modern translations are missing up to 16 passages?!?! What is going on here? I NEVER would have noticed, I'm currently reading ACTS and I totally missed that my esv bible was missing acts 8:37. I thought this bible was great... It was much easier to understand what was going on.

How can it be that a bible misses the most important part of that entire section "37And 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."

The odds that I would find that YouTube video, and skip forward to the exact part dealing with the bible and exact chapters of acts that I've been reading the last 3 or 4 days really have my head spinning!!

What else am I missing??

How do I choose the right bible then??

Is this common knowledge among christians? And if it is *** can the reasoning behind it be?? I heard some say BC it probly wasn't in the original translation... But I'm not buying that.

How in the world does this happen?

That single passage totally changes that whole page for me, if you guys can give me some advice it would help me a bunch because I'm freaked out.

Do I need to discard all of what I've read from this esv bible, and start over?? (I chose to read the esv BC it was easier to understand, after trying the king James).

Please answer any of the above questions if you wish, im just super confused now and super disappointed.
 
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you must not know much about language at all.

I can say a certain spanish word in spain. that if I said the same word in mexico I cussed someone out. (or maybe it is vice versa, I can not remember)

words are not the same in different cultures, and even in different generations.
My fiance lives in Brazil. So I know about the differences in language. My point is that you cannot go to Brazil and say certain bad words and not expect people to get upset. Yes, if you said a bad word in Brazil here that may not be a bad word here, then that is different if you used that word in harmless way as a part of every day communication. But if you were to swear at a person here in America using a Brazil word, it is one's hate within one's heart attached to that word that God is going to condemn that person for. Also, to ignore the consideration of others when speaking to them in certain words that might offend them is not loving or Christian. That's kind of the point. So no. If you use cuss words around others that people know to be bad, it is wrong.

Jesus said you are defiled by what comes out of your mouth.
 
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Is this passage taken from the KJV1611 or the 1599 Geneva Bible? :D
 
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I use the KJV because I can trace out the Greek and Hebrew Translations of those Words.. the only Reason I use the KJV... if your led of the Spirit He will lead you study the Hebrew and Greek meanings of those Words, Concordances' were not just meant for those in 'bible school'.. lolz..
 
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someone tell me what is wrong with this interpretation. There are errors in this version. which keep us from getting the WHOLE PICTURE of what the conversation between Jesus and Peter had. Can anyone tell us what the problem is? (besides the odd spellings)

Taken from the famed 1611 KJV which is ironic, because all KJV advocates claim we should use this version, but non of them actually do.

John 21:
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This is just silly. The words are still the same despite the change in font type. For we have to realize that in the 1600's: There was no standarization of any spelling yet and the printing process was not perfected yet, either. The 1769 was the final update of the 1611 that would fit a world that had changed in how it communicated. But there is no actual change in the message behind the words, though. They still meant the same thing back then as they do today.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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This is just silly. The words are still the same despite the change in font type. For we have to realize that in the 1600's: There was no standarization of any spelling yet and the printing process was not perfected yet, either. The 1769 was the final update of the 1611 that would fit a world that had changed in how it communicated. But there is no actual change in the message behind the words, though. They still meant the same thing back then as they do today.
Did you read?

I said the error was not the odd spellings. or type used. As usual you do not read what people say so you stick your foot in your mouth.

Like to try again? There are errors which prevent us from actually seeing the context, and depth of the conversation.

ps. you will have to look at the greek to find the errors.
 
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eternally-gratefull

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I use the KJV because I can trace out the Greek and Hebrew Translations of those Words.. the only Reason I use the KJV... if your led of the Spirit He will lead you study the Hebrew and Greek meanings of those Words, Concordances' were not just meant for those in 'bible school'.. lolz..
true.

So what are the errors?

and why do they make a huge difference in what is being said?
 
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Did you read?

I said the error was not the odd spellings. or type used. As usual you do not read what people say so you stick your foot in your mouth.

Like to try again? There are errors which prevent us from actually seeing the context, and depth of the conversation.

ps. you will have to look at the greek to find the errors.
Not even sure I can put my foot in my mouth. I am flexible and limber but not that flexible. Besides, you would have trust what some guy's interpretation on the Greek says in order for you to be right. So no. There are no errors unless you want there to be errors. For how do you know that the guy you are trusting with the Greek is not wrong? The short answer is that you don't know. Which is the point.
 
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I randomly clicked on a YouTube religion video that sounded interesting, and I skipped forward 20 mins for no apparent reason, and it started talking about how a lot of the new bibles are missing passages, mostly dealing with Jesus Christ. A few of the more modern translations are missing up to 16 passages?!?! What is going on here? I NEVER would have noticed, I'm currently reading ACTS and I totally missed that my esv bible was missing acts 8:37. I thought this bible was great... It was much easier to understand what was going on.
ESV is a poor translation with alterations.
 
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Jason...forgive me! But u post you're Brazilian fiance? P!ease love her then....then why do you even argue? If I was in love..…all the light would break thru grey? Why don't u post the love u feel for ur Brazilian fiancé.? I'd love to know? For I am a love poet? Why must we breaths disagreement? When Jesus died for love? Yessss!
 
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Not even sure I can put my foot in my mouth. I am flexible and limber but not that flexible. Besides, you would have trust what some guy's interpretation on the Greek says in order for you to be right. So no. There are no errors unless you want there to be errors. For how do you know that the guy you are trusting with the Greek is not wrong? The short answer is that you don't know. Which is the point.

well you did put your foot in your mouth, no matter how hard it is (like how hard it is to read someone and come back with a reply like you did. especially when I states your reply was not the problem)

now to the problem.

the first two times, Jesus uses the greek word phileo ( a lower form of the word love) the third time, jesus uses the highest form of love "AGAPE" and peter could only reply by saying lord you know I "Phileo" you.

of course, you do not care that there is a hugely significant point being made here, which can not be made properly in the English language. so to you, this is insignificant, but I am sure to God. who wrote it, it makes a HUGE difference.
 
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Not even sure I can put my foot in my mouth. I am flexible and limber but not that flexible. Besides, you would have trust what some guy's interpretation on the Greek says in order for you to be right. So no. There are no errors unless you want there to be errors. For how do you know that the guy you are trusting with the Greek is not wrong? The short answer is that you don't know. Which is the point.

so I take it you don't Study the Hebrew and Greek meanings of the Words that were Translated? because you don't Trust those who translated them and their meanings? do you go off your own Interpretation of the Hebrew and Greek then? If that's the case then it all makes more sense.. indeed!
 
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so I take it you don't Study the Hebrew and Greek meanings of the Words that were Translated? because you don't Trust those who translated them and their meanings? do you go off your own Interpretation of the Hebrew and Greek then? If that's the case then it all makes more sense.. indeed!
he just thinks the kjv is not flawed. and good enough. ie..Who needs greek when you have the perfect word in english
 
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he just thinks the kjv is not flawed. and good enough. ie..Who needs greek when you have the perfect word in english

If your led of the Spirit He will move you into a Concordance, rightly dividing the Word of Truth, greek and hebrew meanings Indeed... the KEY.. is led of the Spirit , or one's OWN SPIRIT.. lol.. BIG DIFFERENCE!
 
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God's Word was Broken, Humiliated, Tried illegally, beaten beyond Human comprehension, Had nails driven thru His Hands and Feet, died an Appeasement Death on a Tree...... He was Broken so that People could Obtain Eternal Life, this God's Word, the Son of Man, Jesus the Christ, God manifest in the flesh. broken to shivers, the Cup He took according to the Father's will, indeed... God uses Broken Vessels, Humble in spirit and Truth, but Full of Power, as He walked .... INdeed!

And He/she shall rule them with a Rod of Iron; as the Vessels of a Potter shall they be Broken to Shivers: even as I Received of My Father.
Revelation 2


Jason your Zeal for the Truth, literally blinds you to the Truth, the difference between the LOGOS and the LIVING LOGOS.. indeed!
When I say God's Word cannot be broken I was referencing Scripture. Do you know what Scripture that is? Do you want to explain that verse in what it means? Yes, there are three different Words described in Scripture. The Living Word of God (Jesus), the Written Word of God (Scripture), and the Spoken Word of God.

However, you are sadly mistaken if you think the Written Word has been broken and that it will not endure forever.
 
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If your led of the Spirit He will move you into a Concordance, rightly dividing the Word of Truth, greek and hebrew meanings Indeed... the KEY.. is led of the Spirit , or one's OWN SPIRIT.. lol.. BIG DIFFERENCE!
God does not lead His people to think they can sin and still be saved. That would not be the Spirit of God leading you, but another spirit.