יהוה (and possibly abbreviations of it), was originally written in the NT quotations of and allusions to the O[ld] T[estament] and that in the course of time it was replaced mainly with the surrogate κς [abbreviation for Kyʹri·os, “Lord”]. This removal of the Tetragram[maton], in our view, created a confusion in the minds of early Gentile Christians about the relationship between the ‘Lord God’ and the ‘Lord Christ’ which is reflected in the MS tradition of the NT text itself.”

We concur with the above, with this exception: We do not consider this view a “theory,” but, rather, a presentation of the facts of history as to the transmission of Bible manuscripts.

“Jehovah.” Heb., יהוה (YHWH or JHVH)

Following is a list of the 237 places where the name “Jehovah” is restored in the main text of the New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures. See the footnotes on these citations for support.

Matthew 1:20, 22, 24; 2:13, 15, 19; 3:3; 4:4, 7, 10; 5:33; 21:9, 42; 22:37, 44; 23:39; 27:10; 28:2; Mark 1:3; 5:19; 11:9; 12:11, 29, 29, 30, 36; 13:20; Luke 1:6, 9, 11, 15, 16, 17, 25, 28, 32, 38, 45, 46, 58, 66, 68, 76; 2:9, 9, 15, 22, 23, 23, 24, 26, 39; 3:4; 4:8, 12, 18, 19; 5:17; 10:27; 13:35; 19:38; 20:37, 42; John 1:23; 6:45; 12:13, 38, 38; Acts 1:24; 2:20, 21, 25, 34, 39, 47; 3:19, 22; 4:26, 29; 5:9, 19; 7:31, 33, 49, 60; 8:22, 24, 25, 26, 39; 9:31; 10:33; 11:21; 12:7, 11, 17, 23, 24; 13:2, 10, 11, 12, 44, 47, 48, 49; 14:3, 23; 15:17, 17, 35, 36, 40; 16:14, 15, 32; 18:21, 25; 19:20; 21:14; Romans 4:3, 8; 9:28, 29; 10:13, 16; 11:3, 34; 12:11, 19; 14:4, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8, 8, 11; 15:11; 1 Corinthians 1:31; 2:16; 3:20; 4:4, 19; 7:17; 10:9, 21, 21, 22, 26; 11:32; 14:21; 16:7, 10; 2 Corinthians 3:16, 17, 17, 18, 18; 6:17, 18; 8:21; 10:17, 18; Galatians 3:6; Ephesians 2:21; 5:17, 19; 6:4, 7, 8; Colossians 1:10; 3:13, 16, 22, 23, 24; 1 Thessalonians 1:8; 4:6, 15; 5:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:2, 13; 3:1; 2 Timothy 1:18; 2:19, 19; 4:14; Hebrews 2:13; 7:21; 8:2, 8, 9, 10, 11; 10:16, 30; 12:5, 6; 13:6; James 1:7, 12; 2:23, 23; 3:9; 4:10, 15; 5:4, 10, 11, 11, 14, 15; 1 Peter 1:25; 3:12, 12; 2 Peter 2:9, 11; 3:8, 9, 10, 12; Jude 5, 9, 14; Revelation 1:8; 4:8, 11; 11:17; 15:3, 4; 16:7; 18:8; 19:6; 21:22; 22:5, 6.

Following is a list of the 72 places where the name “Jehovah” occurs, not in the main text of the New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures, but only in the footnotes.

Matthew 22:32; Mark 11:10; Luke 1:2; 2:11, 29, 38; 4:4, 18; John 5:4; Acts 2:30; 7:30, 37; 10:22; 13:43, 50; 14:25; 19:23; 20:25; 22:17; 26:7; Romans 7:6; 10:17; 11:8; 1 Corinthians 7:17; 10:28; 11:23; Galatians 2:6; 3:20; 5:10, 12; Philippians 4:1, 4, 5, 10, 18; Colossians 3:15; 1 Thessalonians 4:9, 16, 17, 17; 5:27; 1 Timothy 2:2, 10; 3:16; 4:7, 8; 5:4, 8; 6:2, 3, 6, 11; 2 Timothy 1:16, 18; 2:14, 22, 24; Titus 2:12; Hebrews 4:3; 9:20; 10:30; 1 Peter 2:13; 3:1, 15; 5:3; 2 Peter 1:3; 2 John 11; Revelation 11:1, 19; 16:5; 19:1, 2.

“Jah,” the shorter form of the divine name, occurs in the Greek expression hal·le·lou·i·aʹ, a transliteration of the Hebrew ha·lelu-Yahʹ, “Praise Jah, you people!”—Revelation 19:1, 3, 4, 6; compare NW Ref. Bi., Psalm 104:35 ftn.