Why are the newer translations of the Bible missing verses? - Podcast Episode 308

Why are some verses missing from the NIV, ESV, CSB, NLT, etc., in comparison to the KJV and NKJV? Why are Matthew 17:21, John 5:4, Acts 8:37, and 1 John 5:7 missing from newer translations of the Bible? Covered in this episode: Why are the newer translations of the Bible missing verses? - https://www.gotquestions.org/missing-verses.html Textual criticism - what is it? - https://www.gotquestions.org/textual-criticism.html What is the Comma Johanneum (1 John 5:7-8)? - https://www.gotquestions.org/Comma-Johanneum.html Does John 7:53—8:11 belong in the Bible? - https://www.gotquestions.org/John-7-53-8-11.html Should Mark 16:9-20 be in the Bible? - https://www.gotquestions.org/Mark-16-9-20.html --- https://podcast.gotquestions.org GotQuestions.org Podcast subscription options: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gotquestions-org-podcast/id1562343568 Google - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb2RjYXN0LmdvdHF1ZXN0aW9ucy5vcmcvZ290cXVlc3Rpb25zLXBvZGNhc3QueG1s Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3lVjgxU3wIPeLbJJgadsEG Amazon - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab8b4b40-c6d1-44e9-942e-01c1363b0178/gotquestions-org-podcast IHeartRadio - https://iheart.com/podcast/81148901/ Disclaimer: The views expressed by guests on our podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of Got Questions Ministries. Us having a guest on our podcast should not be interpreted as an endorsement of everything the individual says on the show or has ever said elsewhere. Please use biblically-informed discernment in evaluating what is said on our podcast.