The typical observation about 1 John 5:7 is that it is a spurious passage, possibly a gloss, that Erasmus incorporated into his text, against his better judgement, only after a great hue and cry among the faithfull that it be included. It is usually noted that the only manuscript evidence for it dates just prior to the time of Erasmus.
Please note:
1. The text of a manuscript may be older than the manuscript itself. Fopr example, we believe that the Bible we bought at K-Mart contains a text over 3,000 years old!
2. Where did so many of the faithfull great such a strong conviction that it should be included?
3. Since the time of Erasmus, other, and earlier manuscripts have been found that do include the passage
4. Manuscript evidence is not limited to manuscripts alone. It also includes early translations, early versions, writings of the church fathers, and similar materials. This body of evidence has quite a bit to say on the subject. For example the thext is contained in, quoted by, or alluded to by: mss 61 (12th century); mss 629 (11th century); mss 88 (8th centruy); Latin Vulgate (c. 800); Cardinal Ximenes (1502); Fullgentius (1510); Cassiodorus (5th century); Jerome (c.450); Priscillan (4th c.); Idacaus(4th century); Eugennis (c415); Athanasius (c.350); Cyprian (c.250); and Tertullian (c.200).
5. The elimination of verse 7 leaves a gramatically incorrect construction of verses 6 and 8 with respect to change of gender.
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