Manuscript Evidence
Where the Greek the King James Bible was translated from differs from the Nestle-Aland text most modern Bibles follow, these pages show the evidence for the King James reading: the printed Greek texts that have it, and the manuscripts, early translations, and church fathers that read or quote it.
Every Place the Greek Differs: all
1,210 places in the New Testament, book by book.
Manuscripts & Fathers: every manuscript, translation, and writer
cited, oldest first.
The Best-Known Passages
Mark 16:9–20
“Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils …”
Textus Receptus · Majority Text
Acts 8:37
“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”
Textus Receptus
1 John 5:7–8
“in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one …”
Textus Receptus
More Passages
Matthew 6:13
“For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen”
Textus Receptus · Majority Text
Matthew 17:21
“Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting”
Textus Receptus · Majority Text
Matthew 23:14
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation”
Textus Receptus · Majority Text
Mark 11:26
“But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses”
Textus Receptus · Majority Text
