The EOB examined

This is a translation that has been recommended in the past as representing the Byzantine Greek New Testament, and it is called on the title page, “The Eastern / Greek Orthodox Bible New Testament,” but in many ways the EOB can be shown in many instances to quietly incorporate “Alexandrian” or “eclectic” readings, in much the same way that the New King James Version does.

This version has no Old Testament currently, but the reader is referenced to Hexaplar Septuagint, another page on the blog, for further study.

The changes in the EOB are, in no particular order:

Matthew 5:32 changed “fornication” to “sexual immorality”¹“But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.” KJV
“but I tell you that whoever divorces his wife (except for the cause of sexual immorality), makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries a woman put away in this manner commits adultery.” EOB (likewise in over a dozen passages)²Yet see the definition of morality: Johnson’s English Dictionary (1755) Vol. 2—
“MO´RA´LITY. n. s. [moralité, French; from moral.]
1. The doctrine of the duties of life; ethicks.
—The system of morality, to be gathered out of the writings of ancient sages, falls very short of that delivered in the gospel. Swift’s Miscellany.”
And in Webster’s English Dictionary (1828) Vol. 2—
“MORAL´ITY, n. [Fr. moralité.]
1. The doctrine or system of moral duties, or the duties of men in their social character; ethics.
—The system of morality to be gathered from the writings of the ancient sages, falls very short of that delivered in the gospel. Swift.
2. The practice of the moral duties; virtue. We often admire the politeness of men whose morality we question.
3. The quality of an action which renders it good; the conformity of an act to the divine law, or to the principles of rectitude. This conformity implies that the act must be performed by a free agent, and from a motive of obedience to the divine will. This is the strict theological and scriptural sense of morality. But we often apply the word to actions which accord with justice and human laws, without reference to the motives from which they proceed.”
Matthew 6:13 placed in angle brackets: “For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”
Matthew 7:14 changed to say “pressing” instead of “narrow”³“Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” KJV
“How narrow is the gate, and how pressing is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.” EOB
Matthew 18:11 verse removed (in footnote)⁴there is a footnote attached saying: “CT omits this verse”
Matthew 25:13 “wherein the Son of man cometh” placed in brackets⁵“Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.” KJV
Mark 3:29 “damnation” changed to “sin” (no footnote)
Mark 6:11 second half removed in CT, but the EOB footnote marks the first half of verse as being removed (?)
Mark 7:8 footnote placed on this verse directly contradicting to verse itself⁶on “tradition of men,” footnote says: “By contrast with divine or apostolic tradition of God which by nature cannot contradict God’s commandments” (c.f. 1 Th. 2:13,
1 John 5:9, 2 Peter 1:21, 1 Peter 1:23-25, Mark 7:7-13,
2 Tim. 3:14, 2 Thess. 2:15, 2 Cor. 11:3-4, Acts 20:29-32)
Mark 9:24 “Lord” removed (no footnote)⁷“And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.” KJV
Mark 12:29 “of all the commandments” removed (follows the modern “eclectic” texts)⁸“And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:” KJV
“Jesus answered, “The most important one says: ‘People of Israel, you have only one Lord and God…” EOB
Mark 13:33 “and pray” removed (no footnote)⁹“Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.” KJV
Mark 16:9-20 in the EOB, is separated off as a separate optional ending. (Their note says that the “longer ending” is “generally not considered” to have undisputable authority. But this is interesting when combined with the other footnote at Mark 7:8.¹⁰c.f. John 8:47, 10:4-5, 12:48; 1 Thess. 2:13; 2 Peter 1:19-21)
Luke 3:36 “the son of Cainan” placed in /forward slashes/¹¹footnote attached saying: “This extra ‘Cainan’ entry may be a transcription error made by an early copyist.”
Luke 6:1 “the second sabbath” changed to “a certain Sabbath” (no footnote)
Luke 23:42 “Lord” removed (in footnote)¹²footnote attached saying: “CT reads… [version of Luke 23:42 without the word Lord]”¹³“And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.” KJV
John 1:18 “only begotten” altered¹⁴“No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.” KJV
“No one has seen God at any time! The unique Son who is in the bosom of the Father, he has explained him.” EOB
John 5:16 “and sought to slay him” placed in angle brackets <>¹⁵“And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.” KJV
John 5:39 imperative changed to indicative¹⁶“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.” KJV
“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness to me.” EOB
John 8:59 “going through the midst of them, and so passed by” placed in brackets
John 20:22 “The Holy Ghost” changed in footnotes¹⁷“And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:” KJV¹⁸a footnote to this verse, saying: The Greek actually uses the indefinite, which means that the most literal and accurate translation would be “receive a h/Holy s/Spirit”
John 21:25 “Amen” removed from EOB (no footnote)¹⁹“And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.” KJV
Acts 1:3 “infallible” removed (an attempted explanation for this is given in the footnote here)
Acts 3:13 “his Son Jesus” changed to “his Servant Jesus”
Acts 3:26 “his Son Jesus” changed to “his Servant Jesus”
Acts 8:37 verse removed (in the footnote)²⁰footnote attached saying: CT and MT omit this verse
Acts 9:29 “in the name of the Lord Jesus” removed²¹“And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.” KJV
Acts 15:11 “Christ” removed²²“But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.” KJV
Acts 17:26 “blood” removed
Romans 1:3 “Jesus Christ our Lord” removed (no footnote)
Romans 11:6 second half of verse removed (in footnote)²³footnote attached saying: CT omits ‘But if it be of works…’²⁴“And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.” KJV²⁵Note: This is exactly the kind of passage being corrupted that, for those who do not believe in it, would try to argue “no doctrine is ever at stake” (as it says in the EOB introduction) yet those that do believe in it will correctly say, “doctrine is changed by removing these things.”
Romans 16:24 verse removed (in footnote)²⁶footnote attached saying: CT omits verse 24
Romans 16:25-27 [the ending] moved and attached to the ending of Romans chapter 14
1 Corinthians 1:18 “are saved” changed to “are being saved”²⁷See defense of 1 Corinthians 1:18
2 Corinthians 2:17 “corrupt the word of God” changed to “peddle the word of God”²⁸“For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.” KJV
2 Corinthians 4:14 “by” changed to “with”²⁸“Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.” KJV
“We are not as many who ‘peddle the word of God,’ but we speak in Christ with sincerity, as from God and in the sight of God.” EOB[/mfn]²⁹See defense of 2 Corinthians 2:17
2 Corinthians 12:21 “humiliate” added
Ephesians 3:9 “through Jesus Christ” placed in angle brackets <>³⁰“And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:” KJV
Philippians 2:6-7 meaning changed to imply the opposite³¹“Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:” KJV
“He who existed in the form of God did not consider equality with God as something to be taken by force.” EOB³²See defense of Philippians 2:6
Colossians 1:14 “through his blood” removed³³“In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:” KJV
“In him, we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.” EOB³⁴footnote attached saying: TR adds “through his blood”
Colossians 2:2 “, and of” removed³⁵“to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;” KJV
“so that they may know the mystery of God the Father and of Christ.” EOB³⁶In both Stephanus and Beza T.R., the verse reads “τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Χριστοῦ”, the word και signifying that there are two “and” in this sentence, so that the Greek reads “God AND the Father AND Christ.”³⁷Modern versions meanwhile, remove all mention of the Father in this same verse as well.
Colossians 2:18 “not” removed (in footnote)³⁸the footnote attached says: CT reads “has seen” (omits “not”)
2 Thess. 1:8 “Christ” removed (no footnote)
1 Timothy 6:5 “from such withdraw thyself” removed (in footnote)³⁹“Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.” KJV⁴⁰footnote attached saying: CT omits “withdraw yourself from such people.”
Titus 2:5 “blaspheme” replaced with another word⁴¹“To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.” KJV
“to be sober-minded, chaste, to work in the home, [and to be] kind, in subjection to their own husbands, so that God’s word may not be disgraced.” EOB⁴²βλασφημῆται is the literal word being used here, signifying blasphemy, railing against or speaking evil of, by which the ‘word of God’ is unjustly slighted. Less literal translations that take away the element of slander to the offense, lose the immediacy of the potential transgression to be avoided.
Titus 2:7 “in doctrine uncorruptness” replaced with another phrase⁴³“in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,” KJV

“In your teaching, show integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility” EOB
Titus 3:10 “an heretic” changed to “cause divisions”⁴⁴“A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;” KJV
“After a first and second admonition, have nothing more to do with anyone who causes divisions,” EOB (see Luke 12:51⁴⁵“Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:” Luke 12:51 KJV)⁴⁶Again, the literal word is αἱρετικὸν signifying heretic. See Greenfield’s Greek Lexicon (1829) p. 8—
“αἱρετικὸς, οῦ, ὁ, (fr. same)
one who creates factions, Tit. 3. 10.”
Likewise Johnson’s English Dictionary (1755) Vol. 1—
“HERETICK. n. s. [heretique, French; αἱρετικὸς.]
1. One who propagates his private opinions in opposition to the catholick church.
2. It is or has been used ludicrously for any one whose opinion is erroneus.”⁴⁷So then a heretic is more than causing divisions, they are creating factions. One speaks the truth, and some separate from the body of the church (c.f. 1 John 2:19). One speaks the truth and those that are sensual separate themselves (c.f. Jude v. 19). Further, those that walk disorderly have no communion with Christ (c.f. 1 Timothy 6:3-5, 2 Cor. 6:13-18, 1 Cor. 5:9-13, 2 Thess. 3:6) and it is truly they that separate themselves, as the scripture says, from which are to be withdrawn. And again the Bible says, “If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.” 1 Tim. 6:3-5.
Hebrews 1:8 altered⁴⁸“But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.” KJV
“but of the Son he says: Your throne O God is unto ages of ages! Your scepter of justice is the scepter of your Kingdom.” EOB⁴⁹footnote attached to the word God saying: “There are instances where ho theos means “O God” (Heb. 10:7), which is why this verse can properly be translated as indicated. St. John Chrysostom does argue that the Son is called ho theos in this verse (PNF Vol. 14, p. 376). However, it should be noted that the most statistically and linguistically probable reading is “Your throne is God, is unto ages of ages.” ”
Hebrews 3:1 “Christ” removed (no footnote)
Hebrews 3:16 the grammar is changed in this sentence to indicate ALL instead of some⁵⁰“For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.” KJV
“But who is it that rebelled when they heard? Were they not all those that Moses had led out of Egypt?” EOB
Hebrews 11:6 “diligently” removed⁵¹“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” KJV
“Without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever comes to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” EOB (word is removed with no footnote just as John 21:25 had “amen” removed)
1 Peter 3:3 “only” added⁵²“Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;” KJV
“Your beauty should not only consist in external ornaments and hairstyles, golden jewelry or fine clothing.” EOB
2 Peter 3:10 “burned up” changed to “exposed” (in footnote)⁵³“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.” KJV
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night and in this day, the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, the elements will be dissolved by intense heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.*” EOB
footnote: * CT reads “will be discovered” which seems a more likely reading. See also Hebrews 1:10-12
1 John 4:3 “Christ is come in the flesh” removed (in footnote)⁵⁴the footnote attached says: CT omits “as having come in the flesh”⁵⁵“And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.” KJV
Note: The CT actually omits the word “Christ” as well.
1 John 5:7 placed in brackets⁵⁶“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.” KJV

“There are three who bear witness <in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth*>: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as one.” EOB
footnote: * This passage is undoubtedly an interpolation or later theological comment, but … [it is] included in the main text of the EOB NT.”
1 John 5:13 second part of verse removed (in footnote)⁵⁷“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” KJV⁵⁸footnote attached saying: CT omits the end of the verse
2 John v. 9 “transgresseth” changed to “runs beyond it” (in footnote)⁵⁹“Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God.” KJV⁶⁰footnote attached saying: Or “runs beyond it / goes too far” (CT)
3 John v. 5 “to the brethren, and to strangers” changed to “brethren and strangers”
Jude v. 23 imperative changed to indicative⁶¹“others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire” KJV

“You can save some of them, snatching them out of the fire with fear” EOB
Revelation 1:8 “the beginning and the ending” removed (in footnote)
Revelation 1:11 “I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and,” removed⁶²“Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches” KJV
“saying, ‘What you see, write [it] in a book and send [it] to the seven Churches;” EOB⁶³footnote is attached saying: TR adds “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last”
Revelation 5:14 “him that liveth for ever and ever” removed (in footnote)
Revelation 11:15 “kingdoms of this world” changed to “kingdom of the world” (no footnote)
Revelation 11:17 “and art to come” in <> brackets
Revelation 12:17 “Christ” removed (in footnote)
Revelation 14:1 the words “his name” added⁶⁴“and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.” KJV
“and with him one hundred and forty-four thousand who have his Name, and the Name of his Father written on their foreheads.” EOB⁶⁵footnote attached saying: TR omits “his Name, and” (see Revelation 14:11)⁶⁶“And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.” Revelation 14:11⁶⁷Consider: “I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.” John 5:43
Revelation 14:5 “before the throne of God” words removed in a footnote.⁶⁸“And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.” KJV
Revelation 20:12 “God” changed to “the throne”⁶⁹“And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God;” KJV

“And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne.” EOB
Revelation 21:24 “them which are saved” removed⁷⁰“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.” KJV
“The nations will walk in its light; the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.” EOB⁷¹footnote attached saying: TR adds “of those who are saved”
Revelation 22:19 “book” changed to “tree”⁷²“And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life,” KJV
“If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, may God take away his part from the tree of life,” EOB
Revelation 22:21 “the saints” added⁷³“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.” KJV
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all the saints. Amen.” EOB⁷⁴footnote attached saying: * CT reads “the Lord Jesus [be] with all”⁷⁵Note: The EOB never indicates the received reading as found in the Authorized KJV according to the TR⁷⁶Note: There are several different critical text readings:
–all omit “Christ;”
–some say “the saints,” (R.V. 1880, ASV 1901, NLT)
–“all the saints,” (NIV, HCSB 2004, WEB)
–or “all” (ESV, NASB, NET, CSB 2017);
and some which remove the “Amen.” (NET, NLT, Darby translation). The version of CT that the EOB chooses to quote, in its footnote, is merely the NET version, while actually using the NIV version; neither of which is the TR.

Luke 4:4 “but by every word of God” removed (according to footnote)
Acts 18:5 “pressed in the spirit” changed to “dedicated to preaching”
Acts 18:7 “Titus” added
1 Corinthians 9:18 “gospel” changed to “good news”
1 Corinthians 10:9 “Christ” changed to “the Lord”
Ephesians 6:9 “that your Master also is in heaven” changed to “that you both have the same Master in heaven”
Philippians 3:3— “offer divine service to God” instead of “worship God”
1 Timothy 3:16 “God” removed (according to footnote)
Hebrews 11:11 “seed” removed (no footnote for this removal, follows the “critical text”)
1 John 5:18 “himself” changed to “him” (in this particular version {by God} in brackets is inserted here)
Jude 1:3 “the common salvation” changed to “our common salvation” (follows the “eclectic text” with no footnote indicating)
Jude 1:19 “separate themselves” changed to “cause divisions” (see Luke 12:51 and notes on Titus 3:10 above)
Revelation 2:21 “repented not” changed to “does not want to repent”
Revelation 2:22 “their deeds” changed to “her deeds”
Revelation 3:4 “even in Sardis” changed to “in Sardis”
Revelation 3:14 “of the Laodiceans” changed to “in Laodicea”
Revelation 4:6 “something like” added
Revelation 5:6 “and, lo,” removed
Revelation 6:3 “and see” removed (left in footnote, vv.1,5,7 are still unchanged)
Revelation 6:12 “moon” changed to “whole moon” (e.g. full moon)
Revelation 7:17 “living fountains of waters” changed to “springs of the waters of life”
Revelation 8:13 “angel” changed to “eagle”
Revelation 9:19 “of the horses” added
Revelation 11:1 “and the angel stood” removed
Revelation 13:7 “people” added (w/ footnote)
Revelation 15:3 “King of saints” changed to “King of the nations”
Revelation 16:7 “another out of” removed
Revelation 17:8 “and yet is” changed to “and will be” (w/ footnote)
Revelation 19:17 “the supper of the great God” changed to “the great supper of God” (only in footnote)
Revelation 21:14 “the names of” changed to “the twelve names of”
Revelation 22:6 “holy prophets” changed to “spirits of the prophets”
Revelation 22:11 “be righteous” changed to “practice/do righteousness”