The Comma Johanneum: A Later Addition in 1 John 5:7
How the Bible traveled from Hebrew and Greek manuscripts to the translations we read today.
We trace how the Bible traveled from Hebrew and Greek manuscripts to the translations we read today — and what changed along the way.
Chapters
- 00:00 한 줄이 만든 논쟁
- 00:51 인사말
- 01:15 원어 대조
- 02:23 영어 번역 낭독
- 02:27 번역 사슬
- 02:39 역사적 파장
- 03:03 베리의 질문
- 03:08 한국어 역본 비교
- 03:58 유형 판정
- 04:41 반론 1
- 04:55 반론 2
- 05:56 반론 3
- 06:47 결론 및 CTA
What this channel covers
- Mistranslation — where a rendering departs from the source text
- Interpolation — verses absent from the earliest manuscripts
- Translation choice — not an error, but a decision worth debating
- Misuse — an accurate translation put to a distorted purpose
- Popular myth — widely repeated claims that turn out to be false
Sources used
- SBLGNT (1 John 5:7)
- Vulgata Clementina
- Geneva Bible (1599)
- King James Version (1769)
- Revised Version (1885)
- American Standard Version (1901)
- World English Bible (2020)
- 개역한글 (1961)
- Erasmus Greek New Testament (1516‑1522)
This channel is not here to fight religion. We respect faith. Every claim comes with a source, and we distinguish scholarly consensus from open debate.
Rebuttals are welcome. Leave your evidence in the comments below — we address the strongest ones in a later episode.
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