Can we just skip over those few bits of the New Testament that seem to have been added to the original manuscripts? What are we supposed to do with them? Do we preach through them on Sundays? And, most significantly, don’t these sections undermine the reliability of our Bibles? Great questions today in the inbox, from an anonymous female listener. “Pastor John, I’ve recently discovered that many theologians do not believe John 7:53 53 And they went every man unto his own house: –8:11 should be in the Bible because it was added later and is not found in the oldest Greek manuscripts we have. Even current translations with commentaries will admit the story was not found in the early manuscripts. This has shaken my confidence in the English Bible. Even one of my Muslim friends says this proves the corruption of the Bible. I don’t know how to respond. How does it not undermine our confidence in our English Bibles?” EPISODE 1186: http://desiringgod.org/interviews/can-we-skip-the-parts-of-the-new-testament-not-in-the-original-manuscripts Related Resources: ”Neither Do I Condemn You“ https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/neither-do-i-condemn-you--3 Institute of New Testament Textual Research: http://egora.uni-muenster.de/intf/index_en.shtml A Student’s Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible: https://www.amazon.com/Students-Guide-Textual-Criticism-Bible/dp/0830827315 “A Peculiar Glory” https://www.desiringgod.org/books/peculiar-glory Find other recent and popular Ask Pastor John episodes, http://desiringgod.org/ask-pastor-john