Acts 15:34

Acts 15:34
Acts 15:34
(KJV) Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.
(1611 KJV) Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.
(1568 Bishop’s Bible) Notwithstandyng, it pleased Silas to abyde there styll.
(1526 Tyndale) Not with stondynge it pleasyd Sylas to abyde there still.
(NIV) Omitted
(NASV) [But it seemed good to Silas to remain there.]
(THE MESSAGE) Omitted
(AMP) However, Silas decided to stay on there.
(NLT) Omitted
(ESV) Omitted
(CEV) Omitted
(HCSB) Omitted
(NCV) Omitted
(RSV) Omitted
(NAB-Roman Catholic) Omitted
(NWT-Jehovah’s Witnesses) Omitted
Brackets and Italics are the same as if the verse was omitted!
Textus Receptus
edoxen de tw sila epimeinai autou
Hort-Westcott
Omitted
Corrupted Manuscripts
Aleph 01 - Sinaiticus - Fourth century A 02 - Alexandrinus - Fifth century
B 03 - Vaticanus - Fourth century
E 08 - Sixth century
L 020 - Ninth century
P 025 - Ninth century
Psi 044 - Ninth/Tenth century
P 74 - Seventh Century
Affected Teaching
There is no reason as to why this verse was omitted. Hort and Westcott had omitted it from their version but they retained the verse in the margin, which is the same as a total omission. As we can plainly see the omission is dated back to the fourth century. Silas chose to stay in Antioch and he became a companion with Paul as they had ventured into Philippi. When the narrative progresses into Chapter 16, we find that it was Paul and Silas who were the two principal prisoners in the Philippian jail when the earthquake happened at midnight while they sang songs of praise. This lead to the conversion of the Philippian Jailer. Obviously this was a Divine appointment for Silas to stay behind in Antioch so he could become Paul’s partner in ministry as they went to Philippi. It is still a mystery as to why this verse was omitted in the corrupt manuscripts but then again, that is why they are called corrupt manuscripts. Once again the King James Bible gives us an ongoing flow of a very important event.

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