of usage. As Yellow Sky stated, the text of Bible is not changed for centuries and therefore outdated in terms of modern language use.

A:

Your quote is from the Gospel of John 7:10. In correspondence with the Russian как бы the Latin Biblia Sacra Vulgata has quasi, the English King James Bible has as it were. The idea of как бы is 'kind of', 'as if'.
And no, it cannot be left out, it's the Bible, long ago every word in it became a part of the foundation of the modern culture. And this very John in Revelation 22:19 says it out right:

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,WARNING SOME CONTENT MAY DISTURB: Spookers is scheduled to debut in New Zealand cinemas later this year.

The first trailer for Kiwi filmmaker Florian Habicht's latest documentary has been released.

Spookers takes viewers inside and behind-the-scenes of the Southern Hemisphere's biggest horror theme park, located in the former Nurse Hostel in the Kingseat Hospital Grounds in Auckland.

Berlin-born Habicht, whose previous documentary subjects have included Kaikohe's demolition derby, artist Warwick Broadhead and the British band Pulp, admits he had never been to Spookers before he was asked to consider directing the film.

Supplied Spookers documentary maker Florian Habicht says the mixture of Pacific Islanders, Pakeha and Maori who work there also make the place unique.

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