On the subject of translations, this video covers evidence that Erasmus corrupted his Greek NT edition which the first English Tyndale bible is based on to allow for remarriage due to adultery in Matthew 19:9.
Later Greek scholars caught Erasmus' mistake but modern translations still reflect his corrupted version of the Greek NT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30lozGs3Zsc
Interestingly, the Darby bible translation of Matthew 19:9 is consistent with Dr. Leslie McFall's research
"But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife,
not for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery; and he who marries one put away commits adultery."
Thus, Jesus is condemning a particular case of divorce while allowing for divorce when there is fornication but he does not give permission to remarry even if one divorced for fornication.
Also found another article here that talks about Dr. Leslie McFall's research:
https://www.christianforums.com/thre...upted.8316408/
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The good news is that Theologians of the past, have been debating this error for five hundred years, and it is evident that they have formed a consensus and they are currently in the process of correcting this error in editions of the Greek New Testament.
The bad news is that this error is not being corrected in English Translations of the New Testament, nor have Pastors and Preachers corrected their errant interpretation of Matthew 19:9.
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Going to the other extreme, in the spirit of friendly debate, Doctor Leslie McFall suggests an alternative interpretation. He suggests that instead of '[except] for fornication', this phrase should be interpreted as 'not [even] for fornication', arguing that there is no such thing as 'even' in Greek, therefore it is not impossible to include it as a clarification. It is enclosed in square brackets to show that 'even' is not in the Greek text but merely added as a clarification.
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