6 Things They Removed From Scripture
(And Why Ethiopia Never Did)
I grew up reading the same 66 books most Western Christians read. I never questioned it. Then I found out the original 1611 King James Bible had 80 books, not 66, and that one nation never made the cuts everyone else did.
Here is what was removed, why it was removed, and what it means for the Bible you're holding right now.
The Scripture That Explains The Armor You're Told To Wear
Ephesians 6 tells you to put on the armor of God. It names the rulers of darkness you're standing against. It never tells you where those rulers came from.
The explanation exists. It's in the Book of Enoch, chapter 15. When the flood destroyed the Nephilim's physical bodies, their spirits remained, bound to the earth. That is where the New Testament's demons come from. That is what Paul is naming in Ephesians. The Book of Enoch has been in Ethiopia's Bible for 1,600 years. It was removed from the Western canon centuries ago.
The Passage That Reveals What "The Kingdom Is Within You" Means
Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is within you. Your Bible names angels assigned to believers in Psalm 91 and Hebrews 1. It never explains who they are or how that assignment works.
The Book of Enoch, chapter 20, names seven archangels by name and assignment, not just Michael and Gabriel, the only two your Bible names. Michael over protection. Raphael over healing. Uriel over the natural order. Four more, each with a specific role scripture references but never details.
The Verse Jude Quotes That Isn't In Your Bible
Jude 1:14, in the New Testament you already own, quotes a book called Enoch directly. Calls it prophecy. Gives it the same authority he gives every other source he treats as scripture.
The Book of Enoch is not in the Protestant Bible. It has been in Ethiopia's for 1,600 years. In 1947 the Dead Sea Scrolls confirmed 11 copies of it, more than Numbers, more than Joshua, more than Job. They matched Ethiopia's Bible, not the Protestant one.
The Giants Your Bible Names And Never Explains
Genesis 6:4 says the Nephilim were on the earth "in those days, and also afterward." Afterward. After the flood God sent specifically to destroy them. Your Bible raises that in one word and never closes it.
The Book of Enoch closes it. When the flood destroyed their physical bodies, their spirits had nowhere to go. They remained, bound to the earth. That single word, "afterward," is the reason giants like Goliath and Og of Bashan appear centuries after the flood with no explanation in your Bible.
The 1826 Decision That Removed 22 Books From Your Bible
The original 1611 King James Bible had 80 books. Not 66. The additional books sat in a separate section for over 200 years, printed and treated as edifying scripture.
In 1826 the British and Foreign Bible Society made a financial decision. Cut the additional books or lose funding from Protestant donors who wanted them removed. The 66-book Bible most Christians read today is the result of a 19th-century funding committee, not a 4th-century theological council. Ethiopia was never part of that decision. They kept all 88 books because they were the only Christian nation in history never conquered by a foreign power.
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By Jessica M. · Last Updated June 22, 2026