The Shorter Bible Is Not the Original One
Substack, 16 Mar 2026. Cites 16 verses across 3 books.
Scripture cited
Deuteronomy
Acts
Jude
Subject and topics
Canon, Manuscripts & Translation
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The verses
Ye shall not add to the word which I command you, and ye shall not take from it: keep the commandments of the Lord our God, all that I command you this day.
Deuteronomy 4:2, Septuagint
Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Rise up and go toward the south, to the road going down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is desert.)
Acts 8:26, Berean Literal Bible
And having risen up, he went. And behold, a man, an Ethiopian eunuch, a potentate of Kandake, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.
Acts 8:27, Berean Literal Bible
And he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Acts 8:28, Berean Literal Bible
And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and join yourself to this chariot.”
Acts 8:29, Berean Literal Bible
And Philip, having run up, heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and he said, “Do you then understand what you are reading?”
Acts 8:30, Berean Literal Bible
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