please clear this Bible doubt please?

Question

dear all
When you read Acts 8:37 in the NIV you will read,

36As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't I be baptized?"
38And he ordered the chariot to stop. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.

why it is(verse 37) deleted in NIV version from kjv version.won"t this deprive us from G-d"s true word.i am out of breathe because of this doubt.explain please.thank you.

Answer 1

The NIV is a newer translation that I wouldn't rely on solely for my salvation. The newer translations omit portions of important scripture. They are alright to confirm what is written in the KJV and to help in our studies, but to rely on them for what we need is just foolish. The newer translations omit the scriptures that tell us about fasting and prayer. This is a great weapon that we possess to overcome spiritual strongholds. I wouldn't put much faith in these newer, user friendly versions.

Answer 2

Most new bibles will include this explanation in the footnotes:

Acts 8:36 Some late manuscripts baptized?" 37 Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." The eunuch answered, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."

As strange as this sounds, the writers of the KJV version of the bible had less access to older versions of the bible than the more modern writers. Because of modern archeology we have access to more copies and fragments of copies of the bible that were hand written copies closer to the original work. (Remember there was no printing press so each bible had to be hand copied for the first 1500 years). Occasionally the modern translators will find that the KJV or other translations from that period will use include a verse or a different word choice that is not reflected in the older manuscripts. They will then tell the readers that as they did in this verse. The assumption is that some editor put in verse 37 for clarification or perhaps they had access to some other oral tradition.

As in this case the meaning of the text is not changed by the addition or subtraction of verse 37. Clearly the Eunich had come to faith by the witness of Phillip and the scriptures.

The most surprising thing is not that there are occasionally verses like this that got changed over time, but rather how few of them there are for a document that was copied by hand for 1500 years. Clearly the scribes and monks who were doing the hand copying were doing it with great care.

Chris Christensen
http://TheBibleStudyPodcast.com

Answer 3

Acts 37 was put as a footnote for some reason, If you don't know what Acts 37 said it is:

Verse 37 "Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." The eunuch answered, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."

This is why I read and study from the KJV because I firmly believe that in Revelation 22 18-19 states:

Verse 18 "I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book."

Verse 19 And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book"

So I have no Idea why an entire verse was removed and put as a footnote, but I wouldn't want to be the author of that Version of the Bible.

Answer 4

There are more verses than that that have been omitted from the NIV bible there are also omitted verses in the NAS version. That is why i stick with the KJV although I do have the other versions the KJV it the one I always use. I would say that it is just another one of Satans many cleaver ways of leading people astray

Answer 5

Acts 8:36-38 (King James Version)

36And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.


Acts 8:36-38 (New International Version)

36As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. Why shouldn't I be baptized?"[a] 38And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.


It is really very simple: An ANTI-CHRIST SPIRIT removed this from the NIV.
"And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." Satan does not want anyone to see this.

1 John 4:3
And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

2 John 1:7
For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.




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Baptism:

Mark 16:16
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

HE THAT BELIEVES AND IS BAPTIZED

If will are able to be baptized we MUST be baptized. Jesus told us to be.

We must be baptized. FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD.

1 Peter 3:21
The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

BAPTISM DOTH ALSO NOW SAVE US

Acts 2:38 (King James Version)

38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

To be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ is fulfilling what Jesus told the disciples to do in Matthew 28:19. Jesus is the fullness of the Godhead. The name of Jesus Christ is the name of the Father, the name of the Son and the name of the Holy Ghost.

repent means to turn from sin.
remission means to release from the guilt or penalty of.

Turn away from sin and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ to be released from the penalty of sin.

Answer 6

Yes you are right that the KJV Bible is the original Bible translation, translated from the original manuscript carried by the persecuted Christians without any interruptions of time as promised by Jesus Christ that His Word will be with us till the end of time. The other translation is allegorized by Justin Martyr in A.D 150, Tatian A.D 200, Clement of Alexandria A.D 275, Origin A.D. 300 which was translated into latin vulgate by Jerome and ordered by Emperor Constantine to be the bible of Pagan and Christianity combination where also the NIV translator follow. That was lost for 1,500 years and discovered again by 2 RC allegorist professors of Hort and Westcott, as what they try to make believe during their time translating the RSV.

Answer 7

This verse is missing in a very large number of manuscripts (Mill), and has been rejected by many of the ablest critics. It is also omitted in the Syriac and Ethiopic versions. It is not easy to conceive why it has been omitted in almost all the Greek mss. unless it is spurious. If it was not in the original copy of the Acts , it was probably inserted by some early transcriber, and was deemed so important to the connection, to show that the eunuch was not admitted hastily to baptism, that it was afterward retained. It contains, however, an important truth, elsewhere abundantly taught in the Scriptures, that “faith” is necessary to a proper profession of religion.

Answer 8

First of all, ALL Bibles are the same basically. I use 12 translations and they all basically say the same thing, different wording is all.

Second, your question...verse 37 in Acts 8 is missing because that verse is not supported by the earliest manuscripts that have been recovered. Basically, that verse is NOT in the original Bible text. It was added in at another point in time. Several verses are the same way.

Answer 9

KJV is the Bible.

The NIV is taken from unbelievers Wescott and Hort:

http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Books,%20Tracts%20&%20Preaching/Printed%20Books/James_Melton/fighting_back.htm#fight8

I wouldn't trust the NIV since so much is missing.
The KJV is the Bible.

Answer 10

Some very good explanations exist here, but I prefer the New World Translation over all for accuracy.
It has been voted on by many scholars as the very best.
It has also been pointed out that from the 1611 Original translation, there have been more than 30,000 changes made to make it conform to the changes in people's understanding and lifestyles.