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Timothy 3:16,
και ομολογουμενως μεγα εστιν το της ευσεβειας μυστηριον ος εφανερωθη
εν σαρκι εδικαιωθη εν πνευματι ωφθη αγγελοις εκηρυχθη εν εθνεσιν επιστευθη εν
κοσμω ανελημφθη εν δοξη
"And without controversy great is the
mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received
up into glory." KJV
“And without controversy
great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh,
Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed
on in the world, Received up in glory.” ASV
The
phrase, “God was manifested in the flesh”, appears in the King James
translation because of the Greek manuscripts they used. Many of the other translations recognize the
fact that this is most likely a late corruption. Many of the oldest texts have the word “who”,
not “God”.
For
example, the Codex Sinaiticus reads, “And confessedly great is the mystery of
godliness: He who was manifested in flesh, was justified in spirit, seen by
angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in
glory”. I specifically mention the Codex
Sinaiticus because it is the oldest Bible in existence and you can read it for
yourself at http://codexsinaiticus.org/.
