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The first edition of the Analytical-Literal Translation of the New Testament (ALT1) was based on the first edition of the Byzantine Majority Text (Byzantine-1; published in 1991). The second edition of the Analytical-Literal Translation (ALT2) is based on the forthcoming second edition of the Byzantine text (Byzantine-2).
The list below presents places where the Byzantine text was changed from Byzantine-1 to Byzantine-2 and thus necessitated changes in the ALT text. The following readings are translated as they appear in the respective editions of the ALT.
The first reading is from ALT1 and the second reading from ALT2. Words in brace brackets in ALT1 indicated words which were bracketed in Byzantine-1 indicating the manuscript evidence was divided. But with further research and collation of additional manuscripts, for many of these, the editors of the Byzantine text (Maurice Robison and William Pierpont) were able to make decisions as to whether these words were original or not. So they now either appear without brackets in Byzantine-2 or the words were removed from the text. In other cases, there is still some question on these passages. But in Byzantine-2, the questionable words are footnoted rather than bracketed.
Also note, in a few cases, the changes indicated were already corrected in ALT1 since Dr. Robinson had provided the Byzantine text to this translator as it had already been corrected in 2001. However, the passages are rendered as they would have appeared in ALT1 if it had used the 1991 text without the corrections.
In some cases, prepositions were bracketed in Byzantine-1, but the prepositions were removed in Byzantine-2. However, in translating ALT2, the prepositions now appear without brace brackets. This is because the preposition is “contained” in the following noun as indicated by the grammatical form of the noun. In other words, the preposition was not really necessary in the first place.
In a few cases, some of the changes from ALT1 to ALT2 reflect translation changes and not changes in the Greek text.
Verse numbers preceded by a double-hyphen indicate places where the change between editions of the Byzantine text was so minor that it did not show up in translation.
A pound sign (#) before the readings indicate places where Byzantine-2 is now identical to Hodges and Farstand’s The Greek New Testament According to the Majority Text. This is the version of the Majority Text that is referred to by the notation “M” in the footnotes of the New King James Version.
Matthew
5:39 {your} right cheek // the right cheek
5:45 # in {the} heavens // in the heavens
10:28 # {the} soul and {the} body // the soul and the body
19:5 # {his} father // father
19:26 # {are} possible // [are] possible
21:33 # a {certain} man // a certain man
22:23 # Him, {the ones} saying // Him, the ones saying
24:27 will {also} be // will also be
26:9 # {the} poor // [the] poor
26:33 # {yet} I will never // yet I will never
Mark
--2:14 Levi // Levi
--6:16 # Herod // Herod
--8:26 # his house // his house
-- 9:2 # John // John
// 9:38 # John // John
10:2 # {the} Pharisees // [some] Pharisees
10:29 {But} answering // Answering
10:29 # and {for the sake of} the Gospel // and for the sake of the Gospel
10:31 # and {the} last first // and last [ones] first
11:4 # {the} colt // a colt
13:21 {And} then // Then
14:9 {So} positively // Positively
15:32 # believe {in Him}. // believe in Him.
16:1 # Mary {the} [mother] of James // Mary [the mother] of James
Luke
1:15 # {the} Lord // the Lord
4:4 # {The} person // A person
5:30 # {the} tax collectors // the tax collectors
7:12 # {was} a widow // [was] a widow
7:37 # {and} having known // having known
9:55,56 # {and said, "You* do not know of what sort of spirit you* are! 56For the Son of Humanity did not come to destroy people's lives, but to save!"} // and said, "You* do not know of what sort of spirit you* are! 56For the Son of Humanity did not come to destroy people's lives, but to save!"
14:24 {for many are called, but few chosen.} // for many are called, but few chosen.
19:4 # passing {through} by // passing by
19:15 # {that} he commanded // he commanded
20:32 # {But} last // But last
22:30 My table {in My kingdom}, and // My table, and
24:10 # Mary {the} [mother] of James // Mary [the mother] of James
John
1:29 # {John} sees // he sees
1:42 # {But} having // Having
1:43 {Jesus} finds // Jesus finds
3:36 see {the} life // see life
5:1 # {the} feast // the feast
5:5 thirty {and} eight // thirty-eight
6:39 # {in} the last day // on the last day
6:54 # {in} the last day // on the last day
6:70 {Jesus} answered // Jesus answered
7:53 each one went out // each one departed
8:2 coming {to Him}. // coming.
--8:3 having been taken in adultery // having been caught in adultery
8:4 say to Him, {testing} [Him], // say to Him,
8:4 we found this [woman] // this woman was caught
--8:4 in the very act-committing adultery! // in the very act-committing adultery!
8:5 in our Law, Moses commanded that // in the Law, Moses commanded us that
8:5 You say {about her}? // You say?
8:6 having an accusation against Him. // having [something] to accuse Him.
8:7 let him cast the first stone // let him first cast the stone
8:9 the older [ones] {to the last [ones]}. // the older [ones].
8:10 "{Woman}, where // "Where
8:11 Jesus said {to her}, // Jesus said,
8:11 I condemn you. // I judge you.
8:11 and {from now on} no longer // and no longer
--8:39 #would be doing // would be doing
--12:16 Jesus // Jesus
--12:30 Jesus // Jesus
14:3 if I go {and} prepare // if I go, I shall prepare
14:14 ask {Me} // ask Me
18:2 with {also} // with
18:28 was early morning // was morning
--18:37 # Jesus // Jesus
--19:38 Joseph // Joseph
21:1 # {His} disciples // the disciples
Acts
4:12 # name {under heaven // name
7:14 # all {his} relatives // all the relatives
9:18 # and {at once} he // and he
9:28 # coming in {and going out}, // coming in,
--13:25 # John // John
13:27 {in} Jerusalem // in Jerusalem
13:42 {these} words // [these] words
22:20 # murder {and} [was] guarding // murder, guarding
23:7 a dispute [between] the Pharisees {and the Sadducees}, and // a dispute [instigated by] the Pharisees, and
27:38 # {the} food // the food
--28:16 to the camp commander // to the camp commander
Romans
--3:10 # written: [There] // written: [There]
7:23 {by} the law of the sin // to the law of the sin
13:9 # You will not steal; {You will not give false testimony}; You will not covet. // You will not steal; You will not covet.
1Corinthians
6:16 # {Or} you* // You*
8:5 # on {the} earth // on earth
2Corinthians
5:14 # that {since} One // that since One
--7:11 # In every[thing] // In every[thing]
Galatians
2:9 we {indeed} // we indeed
Ephesians
(none)
Philippians
(none)
Colossians
1:6 # bearing fruit {and growing} // bearing fruit and growing
1:14 # // redemption {through His blood}, the forgiveness // redemption, the forgiveness
1Thessalonians
4:1 # [As to] {the} rest // [As to the] rest
2Thessalonians
1:8 Jesus {Christ}, // Jesus,
1:12 # Jesus {Christ} is // Jesus is
1Timothy
(none)
2Timothy
(none)
Titus
(none)
Philemon
This list is continued at Byzantine Majority Text: Changes (Hebrews-Revelation).
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This list of Byzantine Text changes was posted on this site September 14, 2004.
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