Recently, rumors have been circulating among Christians that attack the trustworthiness of certain modern English versions of the Bible, such as the NIV, ESV, and NASB. In these rumors, the modern English versions are often compared to the KJV, with claims that these versions have verses “intentionally omitted,” and that such omissions prove satanic control of modern Bible publishers. Thus, they are said not to be trusted. It is this “satanic” language that alerts me and prompts me to address these rumors. I believe a brief survey of how the modern English versions of the Bible came to be will be helpful in countering misunderstandings and lies, and in defending our faith. As you may know, the original writings of the Bible were in Hebrew for the Old Testament, and Greek and Aramaic for the New Testament. It was through handwritten copies of these original writings that the Scriptures were circulated among early Christians. In the late 4th and early 5th century, the patristic biblica...