Most people today read Bibles in which the New Testament has 1,952 omissions, 467 additions and 3,185 changes, which Westcott and Hort initiated 140 years ago.
That’s why I mostly read translations that are based on the unaltered Greek texts, like the WEB and NKJV. The KJV is also based on the more accurate Greek text.
Somehow, Wesctott and Hort convinced many scholars that the Egyptian texts were more reliable; though, it’s clear to many that these texts were altered, often intentionally, which I’ve posted articles about in this category.
This is a summary of the changes made.
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Differences Between the Received Text and the Westcott-Hort Greek Text
Updated November 24, 2004 (first published August 11, 2004)
David Cloud, Way of Life Literature
There are many myths that are perpetuated today by the defenders of the modern versions, and one of those is that there is very little difference between the Received Text underlying the King James Bible and other ancient Protestant versions and the Westcott-Hort Greek text underlying most of the modern versions. Westcott and Hort themselves made this claim in their day, and it is widely repeated today. …
The fact is that the differences are large and serious and a choice must be made.
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