WHY IS IT THAT OMISSIONS AS OPPOSED TO ADDITIONS SEEM TO DISTINGUISH THE WH NU TEXTS FROM THE TEXTUS RECEPTUS (RECEIVED TEXT)?
Why is it that we have what the KJVOists & TROists call omissions in the Wescott & Hort 1881 Greek New Testament (WH) and the Nestle-Aland 28th edition Greek New Testament (NA), 99.5% same), which the WH NA would argue are actually additions to the original texts.
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In faith and love which is in Christ Jesus – Hold these truths with sincere faith in the Lord Jesus, and with that love which is the best evidence of attachment to him. Spiritual health is far more important than physical health.
“Paul began describing his hardships on a positive, exuberant note. The formula praise be to … God derived from the Old Testament (Ps. 41:13), but Paul modified it to express distinctively Christian praise. Not only is God praised, but he is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” – Richard L. Pratt Jr.
“Paul established that the worldly human wisdom cherished by unbelievers opposes the wisdom of God revealed in the gospel. By basing their divisions on human wisdom, the Corinthian Christians revealed that they had forgotten this basic truth.” – Richard L. Pratt Jr.
The reference here is to the coming of the Lord Jesus, and to the various events connected with his presence. The “times or seasons,” or periods when God’s will and purposes in specific affairs are to take place, were of great interest to his servants (Acts 1:7), who came to understand them as they were made known in stages, steadily.
