I came across a quote recently about the reliability of the New Testament text. In other words, we can be sure that the original words have been preserved for us today.
“God has given us 5,656 manuscripts containing all or parts of the Greek NT. It is the most remarkably preserved book in the ancient world. Not only do we have a great number of manuscripts but they are very close in time to the originals they represent. Some partial manuscripts of the NT are from the second century A.D., and many are within four centuries of the originals. These facts are all the more amazing when they are compared with the preservation of other ancient literature” (Edward Glenny)
What we have preserved for us today is the true, complete and inspired word of God!
