The Bible is a complicated book.The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and Aramaic. The New testament was written in Greek. The whole bible was translated into Latin at some point.
The Bible is also a collection of shorter stories. Each story has its own history and ended up in the Bible in different ways. I think that history has proven the 66 books that we currently have to be the most reliable.
That said, from time to time there would be minor differences in two different scrolls containing the same book.
John 7:53 - 8:11 is one of the biggest and most famous examples of this. It simple is not in many of the ancient copies of John.
What does this mean? Well, it is interesting that almost all modern versions of the Bible set the passage apart somehow. The NIV uses lines to mark it off from the rest of the text.
I think that many people feel that this account of the adulterous woman is a true account. Even though many scholars believe it is true, many feel like maybe it was added to John later than some of the other material.
Really we cannot be sure, which is why it is left in the Bible even though we are uncertain about its origin.
What is really neat about the Holy Spirit is that he is the one who guides us to all truth. And he has used this passage and many others in the Bible to speak to people throughout history.
When we read the Word and let it really fill our hearts and minds, it changes us.
What questions do you have about the Bible?
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