D&C Section Ninety One

The Bible that Joseph Smith was translating from must have been an older one because it contained the apocryphal books of the Greek Septuagint. This is the Old Testament version used by the apostles. The origin of the books is not known and so their veracity has always been in question. The Catholic Church included these books in their Bible. Protestant churches did until the early 19th century. There are about 15 of them. Some apocryphal books of the New Testament have also emerged since the time of Joseph Smith and I think what Joseph learned in this revelation applies to them also. Joseph is told he does not need to translate these books and the Lord told him four things about the apocrypha in this revelation. 1. Many things in the apocrypha are true. 2. It is translated correctly for the most part. 3. There are many things that are not true because of things that men have added. 4. The apocrypha should be read with the Spirit to determine those things which are true and which are not.