Mark 15:28
Mark 15:28
(KJV) And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was
numbered with the transgressors.
(NIV) Omitted
(NASV) [And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered
with transgressors."] >>Footnote - Early mss do not contain this verse
(THE MESSAGE) Omitted
(ESV) Omitted
(CEV) Omitted
(HCSB) [So the Scripture was fulfilled that says: And He was counted
among outlaws.] >>Footnote - Other mss omit bracketed text
(RSV) Omitted
(NRSV) Omitted
(1881 RV) Omitted
(1901 ASV) Omitted
(NAB-ROMAN CATHOLIC) Omitted
(NWT-JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES) Omitted
Textus Receptus
kai eplhrwqh h grajh h legousa kai meta anomwn
elogisqh
Hort-Westcott
Omitted
Corrupted Manuscripts
Aleph - Sinaiticus - Fourth century
B - Vaticanus - Fourth century
A - Alexandrines - Fifth century
C - Ephraemi Rescriptus - Fifth century
D - Bezae Cantabrigiensis - Fifth century
Affected Teachings
Since today is Good Friday, I want to give a verse
which attacks the Lord Jesus Christ concerning His sacrifice. Mark 15:28
is a fulfillment of Isaiah 53:12:
(Isa 53:12 KJV) Therefore will I divide him a
portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because
he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the
transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for
the transgressors.
By removing this verse or bracketing it (same mindset) the
modern bibles are denying that the Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled the prophecy of
Isaiah 53:12 on the cross. The Lord Jesus Christ had to be made sin for the
Elect. (2 Cor 5:21 KJV) For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin;
that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. The Lord Jesus Christ
Himself was innocent of any sin but because He took on Him the sins of all the
Elect, He was therefore guilty before God of all the sins He was bearing.
Therefore, He could rightly be called a transgressor but for the sake of the
Elect. This is why the Lord Jesus had asked if God had forsaken Him because this
was the first time from all eternity that the Father and the Son were separated.
God could not look upon sin but He greatly accepted the sacrifice of the Lord
Jesus Christ on behalf of the Elect and because of that, every true believer is
now fitted for Heaven. So when the modern bible re-writers remove this verse,
they are removing one of the greatest teachings on the sacrifice of Christ.
Isn’t it a shame that so many Christians accept these false versions and do not
realize that Satan is selling them a bill of goods? One of the biggest cries
from the modern version camp is that no doctrine is missing from the modern
versions. Well, quite frankly to remove a verse which has specific teachings on
the crucifixion of Christ is to remove a part of the doctrine of Christ. A
person who orders a steak in a restaurant and receives only half of it, still
has steak but half is missing. When a Christian goes to a bookstore and buys a
modern version, they are paying full price for a partial bible. Not to smart,
huh?