If I have any readers left, after my long hiatus, then my apologies. Life has been more hectic then usual. I've been meaning to write an article for the past few weeks.
Anyway, I was listening to good ole Johnny Cash reading the NT this morning, specifically Luke 10:17-20. Well I was thinking about Mark 16:9-20 in light of these verses in Luke chapter 10. I've always wondered about these verses in Mark. They always seemed kind of hokey and then of course there's the disclaimer in the NIV: "((The most reliable early manuscripts and other ancient witnesses do not have Mark 16:9-20.))". Why did they put this right in the middle of the text? For this one reason I'm so much a big fan of this particular translation. Either it's a part of the Bible or not. This passage appears in every other translation, so it's suppose to be there. End of discussion! Further these verses in Luke 10 validate the verses in Mark 16. I believe both of these passages refer more to spiritual rather then carnal matters. I mean how would Jesus be glorified by allowing yourself to be biten by snakes anyway?
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Hey Bill,
Good to see you blogging again.
Did you miss the footnote at the bottom of the NKJV reference? I agree that the passage is either God's word or not but, when it appears in some early manuscripts and not others, knowing for sure really isn't that easy. For that reason I think it's included in most modern translations with the notation implying we should take it with discretion.
I agree the Luke passage deals with spiritual things, but the Mark verses look to be literal signs. However, they're obviously not that common these days. I wonder what Jesus meant by "wicked and adulterous generation" (Matt 12,16)?
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