Matthew 22:32

 

Matthew 22:32

(MLV) I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

(KJV) I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

(1611 KJV) I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the liuing.

(1587 Geneva Bible) I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the liuing.

(1526 Tyndale) I am Abrahams God and Ysaacks God and the God of Iacob? God is not the God of the deed: but of the lyvinge.

 

Counterfeit Versions

(NIV) 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."

(NASV) I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."

(AMP) I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead but of the living!⁽

(NLT) ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ So he is the God of the living, not the dead.”

(ESV) 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of the dead, but of the living."

(NLV) 'I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.' He is not the God of the dead but of the living!"

(HCSB) I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob ? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living."

(TNIV) 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."

(RSV) `I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of the dead, but of the living."

(NAB-Roman Catholic) 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."

(NWT-Jehovah’s Witness) ‘I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob’? He is the God, not of the dead, but of the living.”

 

Textus Receptus - Traditional Text

egw eimi o qeoV abraam kai o qeoV isaak kai o qeoV iakwb ouk estin o qeoV qeoV nekrwn alla zwntwn

 

Hort-Westcott - Critical Text

egw eimi o qeoV abraam kai o qeoV isaak kai o qeoV iakwb ouk estin o qeoV nekrwn alla zwntwn

 

Corrupted Manuscripts

This verse is corrupted in the following manuscripts:

Aleph 01 - Sinaiticus - Fourth century
B 03 - Vaticanus - Fourth century

D 05 - Bezae Cantabrigiensis - Fifth century

L 019 - Seventh century

W 032 - Fourth/fifth century

037 - (Majuscule) Ninth Century

1 (miniscule) - Seventh century

28 (miniscule) - Eleventh century

33 (Miniscule) - Ninth Century

 

Manuscripts which agree with the Textus Receptus for this verse

Byzantine Text (450-1450 A.D.)

K 017 - Ninth century

Theta 038 - Ninth century

PI-041 - Ninth century

565 - (Minuscule) - Ninth century

700 - (Minuscule) Eleventh century

892 - (Minuscule) - Ninth century

1241 - (Minuscule) - Twelfth century

 

Published Critical Greek Texts with Corruptions

Omit “God” before “is not”

Tischendorf, Constantine - 1869

Westcott and Hort - 1881 (in brackets or margin)

Nestle - 1927 as revised in seventeenth edition in 1941 (in brackets)

Nestle-Aland - 1979 - Twenty Sixth Edition (in brackets)

Nestle-Aland - 1993 - Twenty Seventh Edition (in brackets)

United Bible Societies - 1983 - Fourth Edition (in brackets)

 

Affected Teaching

Not only is the Lord Jesus Christ attacked in the minority text versions, but so is God the Father. Here we have a major statement that God is not the God of the dead but of the living. Look at the passage very carefully. (Mat 22:32 MLV)  I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. If you notice the passage does not say “I was the God of…” This is because Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are alive in Heaven at the present time. The minority text versions replace the proper name “God” with the personal pronoun “He.” Once again a personal pronoun can be turned into anyone the reader wants it to be but here it is so wrong because the Bible is telling us plainly that “God” is the “God of the living” in no uncertain terms. This verse is a verse of encouragement for the believer because if Abraham is alive for over 4,000 years in heaven, then we as believers, are looking for that blessed hope in that we may be alive forever and ever. It is a shame that there is no fear of God among minority text bible translators because they turn God into a personal pronoun on the say so of two occultists, Gnostic manuscripts and ignore thousands.

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