Why does the KJV and NIV differ in Luke 9:55-56?
Luke 9:55-56 But Jesus turned and rebuked them. 56 Then he and his disciples went to another village. (NIV) Luke 9:55-56 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. 56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village. (KJV) Luke 9:55-56 But He turned and rebuked them, [a]and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. 56 [b]For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village. (NKJV) Luke 9:55 NU omits the rest of v. 55. Luke 9:56 NU omits For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them. WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? The Codex Bezae (D). In the restricted manuscripts area, stored away in a metal cabinet, Codex Bezae is the prized possession of the Cambridge University Library. It derives its name from the Protestant reformer, Theodore Beza, who after having it for more than twen