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Romans 13:9
Romans 13:9 “…Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, Thou shalt not covet…”
The words “Thou shalt not bear false witness” (ου ψευδομαρτυρησεις ) are found in numerous manuscripts and ancient versions like the Old Latin ar, c, den, gig, z, the Syriac Harkelian, Coptic Boharic, Armenian, and Ethiopic.
They are also in Sinaiticus.
Vaticanus omits the words.
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15
Frequently Asked Questions
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If you look at the evidence in the documentation, it is clearly included in the ‘oldest’ copies. Even in their ‘beloved’ Sinaiticus.
And since it is also in the original 10 commandments in Exodus 20, the charge of bearing false witness falls squarely on the ones omitting it.
General
Yes. Yes it does.
Additional Documentation
Romans 13:9 “…Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, Thou shalt not covet…”
The words “Thou shalt not bear false witness” (ου ψευδομαρτυρησεις ) are found in numerous manuscripts and ancient versions like the Old Latin ar, c, den, gig, z, the Syriac Harkelian, Coptic Boharic, Armenian, and Ethiopic.
They are also in Sinaiticus.
Vaticanus omits the words.
Reformation Bibles:
Wycliffe
Tyndale
Coverdale
Matthew’s Bible
Great Bible, Bishop’s
Geneva Bible
Douay-Rheims
King James Bible
Beza’s N.T.
Foreign Language Bibles
French Martin Bible
French Ostervald
Spanish Reina Valera
Italian Diodati
Portuguese Almeida Corrigida y Fiel
The previous Douay-Rheims of 1582 contained all these words, saying: “For Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness: Thou shalt not covet:”; BUT then the 1950 Douay omitted them followed by the St. Joseph NAB and the New Jerusalem bible. But now the 2009 Sacred Bible Catholic Public Domain Version has put them back in the text.
1599, Wesley’s translation
Mace N.T.
Worsley N.T.
Haweis N.T.
Thomson N.T.
Youngs
New Life Version
NKJV 1982
Third Millennium Bible 1998
The Koster Scriptures 1998
New Heart English Bible
Resurrection Life N.T. 2005
God’s First Truth
Modern English Version 2014
The Modern Greek Bible
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