Monday, August 15, 2022

Additional Material to the End of Luke 17 in the JST

Luke 17:35-37 reads:

 

Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.

 

The 1867 Inspired Version (RLDS) reads slightly differently:

 

Two shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord, shall they be taken. And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is gathered; or, in other words, whithersoever the saints are gathered, thither will the eagles be gathered together; or, thither will the remainder be gathered together.

 

However, the JST adds additional material to Luke 17 (JST: vv. 38-40):

 

This he spake, signifying the gathering of his saints; and of angels descending and gathering the remainder unto them; the one from the bed, the other from the grinding, and the other from the field, whithersoever he listeth. For verily there shall be new heavens, and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. And there shall be no unclean thing; for the earth becoming old, even as a garment, having waxed in corruption, wherefore it vanisheth away, and the footstool remaineth sanctified, cleansed from all sin. (1867 Inspired Version [RLDS])

 

New Testament Manuscript 2, Folio 3, p. 87:

 



 

This he spak<e> signi=fying the gathering of his saints; and of Angels descending and gathe=ring the remainder unto them; the one from the bed, the other from the grinding, and the other from the feild, whithersoever he listeth. For verily there shall be new heavens where and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. And there shall be no unclean thing; for the earth becoming old, even as a garment, having waxe[n]<d> in corruption, wherefore it vanisheth away, and the footstool remaineth sanctifyed, clea[s]<n>sed from all sin.