The
King James Only Controversy-
Answered Do
not Trust the Modern Translations! An
Exposé of the fallacies of James R. White, contained in his book: The
King James Only Controversy. Including
a chart comparing over 400 verses in the King James Bible with the modern versions. By
Pastor Hugo W.K. Schönhaar Pastor
of TORONTO BAPTIST CHURCH Toronto,
Ontario, Canada Introduction
There have been many able men who have written in defense of the preserved and
inspired King James Bible. Men like Dean John William Burgon, Dr. David Otis Fuller
and more recently Dr. D.A. Waite and Dr. William Grady have well stated the case
for the King James Bible. Sadly, most people today are not readers and much of
this good work has not been read by the men and women who need it most. There
are those who would discount their scholarship and accept the opinions of men
about their work, never having read the books for themselves. The scholarship
of Dean Burgon can not be seriously be doubted. He wrote to an educated people
who had Latin and Greek at their fingertips. His multi-lingual footnotes and reference
to a schoolboy"s Greek grammar should not only make one sit up and take notice
but ask if ones training and education even equals that of a nineteenth century
English schoolboy!
Yet there are those reading this who would question the very words of our great
God and Saviour when He said: "Heaven
and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." (Matt. 24:35).
Others having studied the material have rejected it because the cost of adopting
this position is simply too costly, after all, they reason, a man has to make
a living and get along with the "brethren". It has been well stated
that if standing for the truth affects a man"s property or prestige he will
more often than not choose to remain in error. There are some that reject the
truth because of spiritual blindness and satanic deception. This is truly a sad
condition because of the very nature of deception; the person affected is not
aware they are deceived. Such satanic influence is usually rooted in previous
involvement in some form of falsehood that has not been confessed and forsaken.
The "problem" of the King James Bible issue is not an intellectual
problem but a spiritual one.
This should not be a surprise to even the most casual reader of Scripture. Satan
is still as much involved in attacking God"s Word as he was back in the garden
of Eden. Satan and Eve managed in the first five verses of Genesis chapter three
to; cast doubt on God"s Word, twist the Word, add to the Word, subtract from
the Word, soften God"s Word, deny the words of God and finally to deify man.
God has given us a pattern to watch out for in the area of satanic attack on the
Word of God. We would do well to take heed to the Devils methods and to those
under his influence. See the chart below:
| What
God said: | What
Eve and/or the Devil said: | The
truth affected: | | And
the LORD God commanded the man, Genesis 2:16a |
Yea,
hath God said"? Genesis
3:1b | Satan
is casting doubt on God"s Word. | |
Of every
tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: Genesis 2:16b |
We may
eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: Genesis 3:2b |
"Freely"
is omitted. This word reflects on God"s nature and generosity.
| | the
tree of life also in the midst of the garden, Genesis 2:9b
| But
of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God
hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, Genesis
3:3a | The
truth has been twisted! The tree in the midst of the garden was okay for them
to eat. God is not withholding something good but something that is evil!
| | thou
shalt not eat of it: Genesis 2:17b |
Ye shall
not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, Genesis
3:3c | Adding
to the Word of God. Here we see the roots of religion. |
| thou
shalt surely die. Genesis 2:17c |
lest
ye die.
Genesis 3:3c | Softening
up the message. | | thou
shalt surely die. Genesis 2:17c |
Ye shall
not surely die: Genesis
3:4b | Denying
the Word of God. Reincarnation is given an opening here. |
| Let
us make man in our image Genesis
1:26a | Ye
shall be as gods
Genesis 3: 5b | Deification
of man. Man is a created being. |
This satanic interference is at the root of all the corruption in the modern versions.
Satan is still busy, using modern day Eves, having had six thousand years to refine
and perfect his talents.
God predicted over two thousand years ago: "Behold, the days come, saith
the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor
a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:" (Amos 8:11). This
is being fulfilled today by the very means by which men seek to make the Bible
available to all men! At a time when dozens of modern versions are available in
every conceivable format; on the Internet, in bookstores and in hundreds of languages,
God said there would be a famine. We are indeed living in interesting times. What
a paradox! Hundreds of versions, in dozens of formats but the famine continues.
Recently a book came to this writers attention called, The King James Only
Controversy by James R. White. A Bible believer had been trying to point a
brother to the superiority of the King James Bible and by way of response was
sent a copy of Mr. White"s book. This writer has taken it upon himself to
try and answer the statements made in Mr. White"s book. I do not want Mr.
White"s book to "set the agenda", so material will be introduced
and discussed not necessarily related to his arguments and assertions.
The material presented is the result of many years of study. The King James Bible
issue will not go away, nor should it. This is written with the hope that men
will once again allow their hand to cleave "unto the sword" and allow
the LORD to bring "a great victory" in their lives.
Now to the battle" Stacking
the Deck
In the forward Dr. Mike Baird "stacks the deck" before the reader gets
past the first paragraph. The implication is that King James Bible believers are
somehow guilty of the same heresy as the modernists! Nothing could be further
from the truth. Those who promote or use the modern versions are the ones who
regularly attack the Word of God in their schools and pulpits. It is these men
who will point out error and mistranslation time and time again in the very same
way a modernist would.
The very translations these men claim will help clear up any ambiguity are actually
doing more damage than they realize. All these translations have different messages
and doctrines. Logic dictates that if two statements claim two different things,
both can not be correct. Both can be wrong but both can not be right. Jesus promised
His words would not pass away and yet dozens of His words are missing in the new
bibles. Now there are two possibilities and only two. One possibility is that
all English versions are in error at least in part, or there really is a Bible
we can get our hands on that literally fulfills the words of Jesus in Matthew
24:35 "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."
If there are errors in all versions then there remains a foundation of
sand at best.
Jesus made a promise about two thousand years ago that has stood the test of time.
He promised His words would not pass away. God is not a liar but the God of truth
(John 14:6). The Book God authored is also a Book of truth.
If the Bible contains any other words than those inspired by the Holy Spirit then
what a man holds in his hands is a compilation of God"s Words and man"s
words. The only conclusion one can come to is that the Bible contains the
Word of God. This is the assertion of every modernist and neo-evangelical that
has ever corrected the Bible from the pulpit or classroom! It has to be
to be consistent with his profession. To teach that the Bible is the Word of God
and at the same time teach that it has errors in it is to call God a liar. How
dare these apostates claim to preach the Word of God when they believe nothing
of the kind! If a man can not find an inerrant Bible to preach from let him get
out of the pulpit and find a job doing something he does believe in.
Another assertion made in the forward is that the modern versions do not downplay
the deity of Christ. Mr. Baird needs to do some collation work. Mr. Baird needs
to get right with God.
The chart below will give a sampling of how blatant the attack truly is:
| King
James Bible | Modern
Version | Doctrinal
Issue | |
And without
controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh,
justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed
on in the world, received up into glory. I
Tim. 3:16 |
Beyond
all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in a body, was
vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations,
was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory. I
Tim. 3:16 NIV |
There
is nothing supernatural in the fact that Jesus appeared in a body if He was not
God. Every human being has appeared in a body. The mystery of godliness is that
God was incarnate in a human body. It was God who was manifest in the flesh!
| |
For there
are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these three are one. I John 5:7 |
For
there are three that testify.
I John 5:7 NIV (This
is actually part of v.8. Verse 7 is completely omitted.) |
The
only clear verse in the Bible that teaches a triune God. The NIV agrees with the
Muslims and the J.W.s on this point. | |
But
why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for
we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written,
As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue
shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself
to God. Romans 14:10-12 |
You,
then, why do you judge your brother? For we will all stand before God"s
judgement seat. It is written: As surely as I live says the Lord, every knee
will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God. So then, each of us will
give an account of himself to God.
Romans 14:10-12 NIV |
To stand
before Christ is to stand before God. This vital gem is lost in the new translations.
The KJB identifies Christ as God in this text. |
| And
no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even
the Son of man which is in heaven. Jn. 3:13 |
No
one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven-the Son of Man. John
3:13 NIV | Only
God is omnipresent. Jesus declared He was in heaven while His feet were firmly
planted on the ground in Jerusalem! | |
How
art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how
art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! Isaiah 14:12
Cf. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches.
I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning
star. Rev. 22:16 |
How you
have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been
cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! Is. 14:12 Cf. I,
Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony ... I am the Root and Offspring
of David, and the bright and Morning Star. Rev. 22:16 NIV |
The
NIV has the Lord Jesus Christ getting kicked out of heaven for rebellion! Jesus
says He is the Morning Star. The NIV says Satan is the Morning Star. Who are you
going to believe. The real Morning Star stood up and identified Himself 1900 years
ago and His name is the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Take
heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy
Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased
with his own blood. Acts 20:28 |
Keep
watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you
overseers. Be shepherds of the church of the Lord, which he bought with his
own blood. Acts 20:28 (foot noted this way in NIV et al ) |
The
blood the Lord Jesus shed is God"s blood. |
| Saying,
I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a
book, " unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto
Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia,
and unto Laodicea. Revelation
1:11 | which
said: Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus,
Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea. Revelation 1:11
NIV | Cross-referencing
in Isaiah and Revelation 22, with Revelation 1:11 will reveal Jesus as the Jehovah
of the Old Testament. These opportunities for comparing Scripture with Scripture
are lost in the modern versions. It is indeed difficult to prove Jesus is God
with an NIV. |
If any Christian, after reading these blatant attacks on his Saviour, sees no
"downplaying" he is either willfully ignorant or so deceived and blinded
by Satan, that he can no longer discern truth and error.
Now to be as accommodating as possible let us just imagine for a moment that all
versions are acceptable. Let us pretend that all English versions are reliable
and that none should be tossed into the dumpster. If one takes this position then
why do these folks prefer to use anything but the King James Bible?! There are
hundreds of verses in the KJB that magnify the Lord Jesus Christ far more than
the modern bibles do, yet time and time again the new translations will be held
up and the King James Bible will be put down. If all translations are acceptable
why do most Christians today use a bible that attacks every (you heard right)
fundamental of the faith, including; the blood atonement, the trinity, salvation
by faith alone, confession of sin to God alone, the virgin birth, the attributes
of Christ, the person of the Devil, the inspiration and preservation of the Scriptures,
personal evangelism, messianic prophesies, the love and compassion of God and
many, many others. This is not about turning the word "dwelling" to
"house" or changing "shrub" to "bush". The new versions
change the plan of salvation and promote another Jesus. Why do men like Mr. White
insist on the bible with the weaker readings? If all versions are the Word of
God why is the KJB usually the least used among this crowd? Why is the God honoring
English text so maligned?
In his introduction Mr. White admits that most scholars and theologians don"t
feel the Bible "issue worthy of any real investment in time." This is
sad since the Bible and its integrity is of paramount importance. God says: ""thou
hast magnified thy word above all thy name." Psalm 138:2c. If God puts such
stock in His word, should not today"s Christian leaders put some effort into
studying this issue and seeking God"s wisdom? Should not the issue of the
Bible be of supreme importance?
The deletion of one verse from the Bible should be cause for alarm. Matthew 18:11
for example has been deleted from the NIV. It concerns the purpose of our Lord"s
ministry on earth. It"s not changing a word but omitting a whole verse. Putting
a footnote at the bottom of the page accomplishes the same thing as Satan"s
question to Eve in Gen. 3:1 "Yea, hath God said"?"-casting doubt
on God"s Word. Men and women have suffered horrible deaths for their stand
on the Word of God. Today few believe we still have it. These deletions and the
questions and doubts they engender are indeed an ideal "breeding ground"
for men of God to stand up and face this controversy. Men of God always know where
to turn to explain these situations: the Bible. "Every word of God is
pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him." (Proverbs
30:5).
Mr. White recommends a different approach:
"It is this kind of
confusion that provides the perfect breeding ground for controversy. Our friends
knew they could call upon us to explain the situation."
This is to be expected from a man who does not have an inspired and preserved
Bible to which he can go. Oh, by the way Mr. White, did you take the time to explain
to your friends who the author of confusion is?
The division resulting from the proclamation of the KJB as the preserved Word
of God is altogether scriptural. Truth always divides and the sooner the better.
We must speak the truth in love but the truth we must speak. Jesus told us to
shout truth from the tops of houses! The only kind of division we need worry about
is that spoken of in Romans 16:17, "Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them
which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned;
and avoid them." Those who would cause division concerning that which is
contrary to sound doctrine are to be avoided. If it is the truth that divides,
and Jesus said, "Thy word is truth", then so be it. God is very clear
when He speaks of the preservation of Scripture:
"The
words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of
earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve
them from this generation for ever." Psalm 12:6-7
The context is clear:
"For ever, O LORD,
thy word is settled in heaven." Psalm 119: 89 To
claim this means the perfect Bible is up in Heaven somewhere is a bit of a stretch.
God is saying that the matter of the content of His Word is settled. God"s
Word was given to us, here on earth. God would not take the time to inspire His
Word, only to have it in Heaven and leave us without a "settled" Bible
here on Earth! "As
for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is
upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of
thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed"s
seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever." Isaiah 59:21
Here the doctrine of inspiration and preservation are found in one verse.
One can not have one without the other. If the Bible the reader holds in his hand
is not preserved then it is not inspired because every word of God is pure. If
it is not preserved then what the reader has are not God"s words. If one
does not have an inspired Bible then what is read is not Scripture "by definition.
The doctrines of inspiration and preservation are vitally linked and dependant
on each other.
Jesus words are clear: "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall
not pass away." Matthew 24:35
If the King James Bible is not the preserved and inspired Word and words of God
then where is the Book that contains the words that Jesus said would never pass
away? I would not want to be on the horns of that dilemma!
To try and dismiss the authority of the KJB, Mr. White calls it an "Anglican
translation". I would rather have an early seventeenth century Anglican translation
than a twentieth century modernist/new-age/sodomite translation.
Modernists worked on all contemporary translations. Let us go to the "original
Greek" shall we? The underlying Greek text for all modern versions, except
the NKJV (although it retains many of the same readings as the other modern versions),
have, at their root the New Greek Text of Westcott and Hort, "used as the
broth for "[the modern] translations". One quote from each man will
show they were modernists from a theological point of view.
Westcott rejects the infallibility of the Bible, in a letter to Lightfoot in 1860: "If
you make a decided conviction of the absolute infallibility of the N.T. practically
a sine qua non for co-operation, I fear I could not join you""
Hort is as mushy on the Bible as Westcott. In a letter to a student he wrote: ""the
strictly historical character of the account of the Fall in Genesis"is now,
in my belief, no longer reasonable."
How would you like these men preaching in your church next Lord"s Day? Yet
the same men who would not stand for Westcott and Hort"s many heresies have
no problem using their Greek text to correct the King James Bible. What a kettle
of fish!
One does not have to go back to Victorian England to find Bible rejecting modernists.
Nestles twenty-third edition was the Greek text used for the NIV. Four of the
editors were: Carlo Martini (an ecumenical Roman Catholic cardinal- at the time
of writing [July 2000] Carlo Maria Martini is being promoted as the man most likely
to become the next pope!), Eugene Nida (his views on inspiration border on the
blasphemous, is neo-orthodox and existential philosophically), Kurt Aland (this
man denied the doctrine of verbal inspiration) and Bruce Metzger (a modernist
who"s Oxford Annotated Bible received an imprimatur from Rome). Can
any good thing come from this bitter fountain? Folks would not want their children
taught by these men but they will accept their translations as "reliable".
Mr. White claims the King James only camp has destroyed "many Christian churches."
He gives no examples and this writer has heard of none. Hundreds of churches have
been started by King James only missionaries. Dr. James E. Mosbacker came to Toronto
Canada in 1983 and by the grace of God started Toronto Baptist Church-the members
are united Bible believers. This writer has not heard of one that has been destroyed.
What will destroy a church is their rejection of the Word of God. Church members
who believe in the inspiration and preservation of the Word of God do not destroy
a work, they build it! Why, how could anyone ever get the idea such a doctrinal
stand would be a detriment to a congregation of believers! Faith in an inerrant
and preserved Bible is a mark of orthodoxy.
In contrast, take a look at the next generation in a church that is using a modern
version from the pulpit. What kind of music do these young people like? How do
they dress? Are they sold out for missions and other church work? Do they prefer
Bible reading or TV watching? What sorts of activities do these young people engage
in with members of the opposite sex? Would it be tract distribution with a chaperon
or necking and groping in the back seat of a car? This generation is a testament
to the fruit of modern versions.
Mr. White speaks of translating the rich Greek text "into our less rich English
tongue". He makes a good point. Our English language is devolving at an alarming
rate! This writer suggests Mr. White get a copy of the King James Bible. The KJB
was translated when the English language was at the zenith of its development.
For example, in 1611 we had two words for love ("charity" [used in the
KJB in the context of the love Christians ought to have] and "love").
Today the word "love" has almost no Biblical meaning at all. The English
that is spoken and read today is but a shadow of its former glory.
In his book, Mr. White groups King James only advocates into five camps. In Group
#4, the "Inspired KJV Group", we find some remarkable statements. The
reason the KJB is the standard is because it is the only English Bible that has
been translated from the Textus Receptus. In Mr. White"s "any
bible, (except the King James) will do camp" all bibles are defined as the
Word of God. Then why does Mr. White despairingly declare: ""in the
mind of a KJV Only believer, any attack upon the KJV is an attack upon the Word
of God."? If Mr. White does not think the same way then what does
he think is being attacked? As far as group #5 is concerned this writer knows
of no one who believes the way Mr. White describes. KJB advocates do not believe
in re-inspiration, correcting the Hebrew and Greek texts with the KJB, believing
the KJB is new revelation or that worships the Bible. Get your facts straight
James White. Christian
Freedom or Satanic Bondage?
Personal choice in whether to purchase a large print Bible or pocket Testament
is not the issue. On page 5 of his book, Mr. White confuses the issue by speaking
of personal preference and freedom. Speaking of the KJB camp, Mr. White writes,
"For them this is not an issue of freedom, but of doctrine, belief, and faith.
Exactly! The new versions contain false doctrine. Modern translations attack
and weaken many of the beliefs that are foundational to the Christian faith.
In chapter two one finds this statement: "We are never to look for "new
truths" that take us beyond the rich revelation God has already given us
in Christ Jesus." Amen! The problem is we have to go to the Bible to get
these wonderful truths. If some of that truth is missing, as it is in the new
versions (ie. Acts 8:37 & I John 5:7 et al), then one is left without the
whole truth. Good
Enough for the Apostle Paul?
For the record, the King James Bible was good enough for the apostle Paul and
it is good enough for this writer as well. The reason? -we have a copy of what
Paul wrote that we can hold in our hands and believe today. If Paul did not write
the same readings as the King James Bible then we do not have a copy of the Bible.
Common sense, Mr. White! Where do you think the Bible came from if not from the
inspired writings of Paul?
The Septuagint is an interesting item. There is no evidence whatsoever to support
the existence of a B.C. Septuagint. James White would have us believe that this
was the Bible Jesus used. We may assume that; "if it was good enough for
the Lord Jesus Christ", it is good enough for James White. The Septuagint
is the fifth column of Origen"s Hexapla. Dr. Ruckman commenting:
"I have read ten works by prominent, textual critics and church
historians who finished their works by saying that Origen"s fifth column
in the Hexapla WAS "the LXX" (Septuagint)."
Ruckman commenting again:
""Origen was the
author of THE Septuagint""
Origen did not produce the Septuagint until about A.D. 220. The first century
Christians did not have a Septuagint to put their faith in! When the Dead Sea
Scrolls were dug up in the latter half of the twentieth century, there was not
one Bible manuscript that was written in Greek. All the Biblical books were written
in Hebrew. The idea that Ptolemy Philadelphus II (reigned 285-250 B.C.) would
commission 72 Jewish scholars to translate the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek is
a fairy tale! What is more far fetched is that this would be done in Egypt with
the idea that this would somehow help them to study their Bibles! What is unbelievable
is that these 72 scholars would be so adept in Greek and in Hebrew
that the entire translation only took a few days. Not even mighty King James could
muster men with such linguistic expertise! What is impossible is the theological
problem that would result with this hypothesis:
Jeremiah 44:26 "Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that
dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD,
that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all
the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GOD liveth."
God would not bless a translation from apostate Jews in Egypt. This prophecy was
penned about 250 years before the Septuagint was supposedly produced.
Jerome and Augustine were theologians that helped shape the Roman Catholic system.
Augustine"s amillenialism, hyper-Calvinism and universal church theories
have been a scourge on the back of Christendom for well over 1500 years. Their
adoption or rejection of the Septuagint carries no weight when we consider their
theological bent. These men are largely responsible for the error found in apostate
Christendom today.
Mr. White claims the KJB position is born of ignorance. I contend that the assertions
of James White are the result of spiritual blindness. This is not an intellectual
conundrum but a spiritual problem. That is not to say that men who hold to Mr.
White"s views are morally corrupt. There are many examples in Scripture of
true believers who were deceived or spiritually blinded for a time (Solomon, Jonah,
et al).
Mr. White mentions that there are versions he would not recommend. He does not
name them though. One wonders why. If there are versions out there that are corrupt,
would it not be desirable to warn the brethren? I assume one version that Mr.
White would not endorse would be the New World Translation and perhaps the Catholic
Douay Version. The fact that these and practically all modern versions come from
the same manuscripts does not seem to cause any concern. The King James Bible
stands apart from all other versions in this important respect. The Greek manuscripts
that underlie the modern versions are the same texts preferred by Catholics and
cultists. The Greek texts that the King James translators used are the same readings
that Christians were burned at the stake for using. When the Catholics went hunting
for heretics, it was with these manuscripts they sought to stoke the fires.
Burgon, commenting on these manuscripts was appalled:
"It is the systematic depravation of the underlying
Greek which does so grievously offend me: for this is nothing else but the poisoning
of the River of Life at its sacred source. Our revisers" stand convicted
of having deliberately rejected the words of Inspiration in every page, and of
having substituted for them fabricated Readings which the Church has long since
refused to acknowledge, or else has rejected with abhorrence; and which only survive
at this time in a little handful of documents of the most depraved type."
So much for "the original Greek". The sad fact is this New Greek Text
of Westcott and Hort was just that: new. These men invented the modern eclectic
Greek text! Burgon commenting: ""
to construct a new Greek text formed no part of the instructions which the revisionists
received" Rather were they warned against venturing on such an experiment""
The damage done by the Greek text of Westcott and Hort can not be overstated.
In modern times the Jehovah"s Witnesses have based a whole translation mainly
upon the Greek text of Westcott and Hort. Decades of missionary work is being
undone in places like India and Eastern Europe by replacing the Bibles translated
by men like William Carey with versions based on corrupt Greek texts. Churches
in North America are being flooded with conflicting and contradictory bibles that
are producing dry and withering fruit in the lives of this generation. Corruption
and contradiction are strong words indeed especially when the topic of discussion
is the Sword of the Spirit. Here is proof:
John 3:16 says: "For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (KJB)
The NIV says this: ""
one and only Son""
The fact is that God has many sons (John 1:12). He has millions of sons, brought
into His family by adoption (Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:5 and Ephesians 1:5). The
Son of God is the unique, only begotten Son. The modern versions contain theological
corruption.
For an example of satanic contradiction in the modern versions look at this:
II Samuel 21:19 says: "And
there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of
Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite,
the staff of whose spear was like a weaver"s beam."
The NIV says: ""
Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath""
Does this mean we are going to have to rewrite all the Sunday school curriculum?
By the grace of God this writer"s daughter will know who killed Goliath by
the time she is three years old, and it will be taught to her from a King James
Bible. The Word of God means nothing to these apostates; even to the point of
inserting a contradiction into the text!
Just in case there is a complaint about the italicized words not being in the
original Hebrew, we will take the Lord"s example as authoritative.
Compare these two passages:
Matthew 12:18, Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom
my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall show judgment
to the Gentiles.
With,
Isaiah 42:1, Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul
delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the
Gentiles.
God obviously has no problem with italicized words in the text. In fact, they
are quoted as Scripture. The Lord Jesus Christ Himself has no controversy with
the italics:
Matthew 4:4, But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
That was a quote from Deuteronomy 8:3, straight from the lips of God the Son.
Notice that Jesus quotes all of the verse as Scripture, even the italics.
Compare:
Deuteronomy 8:3, And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee
with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might
make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word
that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
The Bible is the rule by which we ought to measure all faith and practice.
Some folks need to change their practice. The brethren get a little squeamish
when it comes to matching their "matters of faith and practice" with
their professions of faith. Fuller
Manuscripts and the Telephone Game
The assertion that something was lost or added in the transmission of the text
is a sticky issue indeed. On the one hand there is black and white evidence that
there are errors in many Greek manuscripts. God, however, promised to preserve
His Word.
It must be stated clearly what is about to be said. This writer does not believe
in double inspiration. The King James translators were not ""moved by
the Holy Ghost." (II Peter 1:21c) as the apostles were inspired by the Spirit
of God. Nevertheless, the sovereign, providential hand of God was at work among
them; giving them wisdom, clarity and discernment. God is as good as His Word.
He promised His Words would not pass away and took action in the lives of His
people and in the events of history to assure that His purposes would be fulfilled.
The very fact that there are families or types of manuscripts in existence should
alert us to satanic interference. The name of Jesus is the only name on earth
whereby a human being can be saved. Yet, Mr. White dismisses the omission of the
name of Jesus as the "expansion of piety"! Is it piety, Mr. White, to
add to the Word of God (Rev. 22:18)?! The corruption that has crept into certain
manuscripts is the result of devilish machinations not godly motivations.
| Scripture
Reference |
Nestle-Aland/UBS
| Textus
Receptus /KJB | |
Matthew
4:18 | He
| Jesus
| |
Matthew
12:25 | He
| Jesus
| |
Mark
2:15 | He
| Jesus
| |
Mark
10:52 | He
| Jesus
| |
Luke
24:36 | He
| Jesus
| Now
who do you suppose is interested in removing the name "above all names"
from the pages of the Bible?! It was not an "expansion of piety" that
is responsible for Jesus name being included in the text but a fidelity to the
text received by the apostles. The name of Jesus was not added to the Textus Receptus,
rather, Jesus name was removed by first century heretics like Marcion. Does the
work of the Jesus Seminar produce a fuller text? I trow not! The reason a text
is "fuller" is because all the Words are still there! The heretics or
the deceived are the ones responsible for removing Words from the Bible.
Mr. White compares the work of the scribes in copying their
manuscripts with a kindergarten party game. He describes a telephone game where
children sit in a circle and pass a message on from person to person. By the time
the message gets to the last person the original message is usually all but lost.
Preservation is the issue under attack here. The issue is not inspiration or "double
inspiration" but preservation.
In the preface Mr. White constrains us to "abandon those beliefs that are
found to be contrary to God"s revealed truth". My Bible reveals the
truth that God would preserve His Word and words. I find James White"s views
to be contrary to the teachings of the Word of God. Mr. White ought to visit a
Christian day school Kindergarten class and learn a thing or two: The
B-I-B-L-E, Yes
that"s the Book for me! I
stand alone on the Word of God. The
B-I-B-L-E. BIBLE
!!! Putting
it Together?
In chapter four of his book Mr. White claims that the same arguments that are
leveled against the modern translations and translators were the same arguments
used against Erasmus and his Greek text 500 years ago. There is a big difference
however. Roman Catholicism was the power in that day. The Catholics had a vested
interest in keeping their followers blind to the truth of the Bible. They would
invent any argument they could to keep Bibles from the hands of hungry souls.
The common people heard Erasmus gladly! Erasmus wanted everyone to get the Word
of God into their hands:
"I would have those words translated into all languages, so that not only
Scots and Irishmen, but Turks and Saracens might read them. I long for the plowboy
to sing them to himself as he follows the plow, the weaver to hum them to the
tune of his shuttle, the traveler to beguile with them the dullness of his journey."
Similar arguments are used today but by different camps altogether! We
are not holding to Catholic tradition. The opponents in Erasmus" day had
different motives and a different text from the one we are defending! To equate
the defense of Dark Ages Catholicism with the efforts of Bible believers today
is to compare apples and orangutans! Remember the text the Catholics were defending
in the dark ages is the same text that Mr. White is advocating today! Now, isn"t
that ironic?
Much of Mr. White"s efforts are concerned with discrediting the theology,
motives and scholarship of Erasmus of Rotterdam. There is no need for this writer
to go into a lengthy defense of Erasmus. The issue is not this man but the preservation
of the Bible. The way some men argue you would think Erasmus invented a Greek
text from his own imagination. Erasmus compiled his Greek New Testament from manuscripts
already extant. Thousands of brethren, for centuries, had used these same manuscripts.
These were the texts that the blood of the martyrs was shed over.
Erasmus was no friend of the Catholic church, even refusing a cardinal"s
hat that he might be free to carry out his important work. Erasmus ridiculed the
excesses of Rome and chose to die among his protestant friends.
In discussing the manuscripts of Erasmus, Mr. White speaks out of both sides of
his mouth. On page 54 he says:
"He drew from barely
half a dozen Greek manuscripts in his initial work""
This is supposed to make us marvel that he was able to produce "such a fine
text". But one can not help but wonder, taking this into account, if his
text really was that scholarly. The real intent of Mr. White becomes clear as
one follows his line of reasoning to the end. On page 60 he comments further on
Erasmus" inclusion of I John 5:7 in his Greek New Testament:
"When
the first edition of Erasmus" work came out in 1516 this phrase, dubbed today
the "Johannine comma," or in Latin, the Comma Johanneum, was
not in the text for a very simple reason: it was not found in any Greek manuscript
of I John that Erasmus had examined. Instead, the phrase was found only in the
Latin Vulgate. Erasmus rightly did not include it in the first or
second editions."
How could Mr. White say that when six pages back he admits that Erasmus
only looked at six Greek manuscripts before he wrote his Greek text? Would Mr.
White accept that kind of scholarship today? Imagine a Greek scholar today omitting
a verse from the Bible because it was not found in 6 manuscripts! Erasmus did
right by including it later, after more evidence came to light. Not only was I
John 5:7 found in several Greek manuscripts but many "fathers", versions
and lexicons also quoted the verse as Scripture. Mr. White doesn"t like to
call I John 5:7 "Scripture" he prefers to call the verse a "phrase".
Michael Maynard spent 13 years researching I John 5:7 and came to the rock solid
conclusion that it is indeed authentic. The fruit of his research has yielded
a book called, The Debate Over I John 5:7-8. Today men will not bother
with a book of 382 pages but feel "safe" and "satisfied" when
they read a wimpy footnote in their Bible that says:
"It is generally agreed that v.7 has no real authority, and has been inserted."
Brother Maynard has a different assessment:
"A marginal note with
more justice in the treatment would be, a few late Greek manuscripts, at least
four Old Latin manuscripts, over eight Church Fathers (including Cyprian who died
A.D. 258), four Syriac editions, Slavic and Armenian manuscripts, over 600 distinct
editions of the Textus Receptus from 1522 to 1881, 18 pre-Lutheran Bibles, and
thousands of Vulgate manuscripts read" Further of those Greek manuscripts
which do omit this verse, 97% are late manuscripts, dated from the 10th
century or later."
It would seem that the brethren have been ignoring the facts.
This author is not a Greek scholar but one thing is clear; the liberty these modern
versions take with the English language is pitiful. An example of this is cited
conveniently on page 66 of James White"s book:
" And in Revelation
15:3, "King of saints," which should be either "King of the ages"
(NIV) or "King of the nations" (NASB)""
Well, which is it? There is a big difference between "ages" and "nations".
Can they not do better than that?! The KJB has the correct reading.
Mr. White repeatedly wonders how these "readings" were able to survive
over one hundred years of editorial work. He claims texts were taken straight
from the Latin Vulgate when no Greek text was available to translate. Where did
the Latin Vulgate come from? It came from Greek manuscripts just as all translations
do. If one takes Mr. Whites statements at face value and Erasmus did translate
the Latin into Greek then one can be sure he checked his work with the Greek text
later. The reason these readings survived for over a century and on into the
21st century is because there are Greek manuscripts that support them.
After all no one is trying to "improve on what God has revealed."
On page 68 there is a chart with variant Greek text readings. Mr. White has a
heading above the chart which says, "The Textus Receptus Versus the Textus
Receptus". If you look closely however, it is clear that these readings are
found in other text types as well as the TR . Let us look at the first example:
| Luke
2:22 | "their
purification"-NIV |
"her
purification"-KJB |
Which reading is correct? There are Greek manuscripts that support both. Well,
a look into the Bible might give us a clue! There is no need for Jesus to be purified
(I John 3:3). There is no requirement in the Law of Moses for Joseph to be ceremonially
purified. No mathematical or etymological gymnastics are needed from this point
on because God has spoken:
"1And the
LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2Speak unto the children of Israel,
saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be
unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity
shall she be unclean. 3And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin
shall be circumcised. 4And she shall then continue in the blood of
her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come
into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled. 5But
if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation:
and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.6And
when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter,
she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon,
or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
unto the priest: 7Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement
for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is
the law for her that hath born a male or a female. 8And if she be not
able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons;
the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest
shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean." Leviticus 12:1-8
Peake"s Commentary on the Bible is revealing (Principal A.J. Grieve commenting
on Luke 2:22.): "The
alteration is due to the difficulty of supposing the Virgin (sic) to need Levitical
purification."
It is indeed! The modern versions are essentially Catholic versions that are more
palatable to popish minds:
| KJB
| New
(Catholic) version |
Catholic
doctrine | | See,
here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If
thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I
believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Acts 8:36b-37 | "Look
here is water. Why shouldn"t I be baptized?" Acts
8:37b (v.37
is omitted ) |
Helps
promote infant sprinkling. The eunuch could only be baptized if he was a believer.
This verse is best left out if you want to sell this version to Catholics.
| | Confess
your faults one to another. James 5:16a |
Therefore
confess your sins to each other. James 5:16a |
This
verse backs up the sacrament of confession to a priest of Rome. |
| And
knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name
JESUS. Matt. 1:25 | But
he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name
Jesus. Matt. 1:25 |
Jesus
had brothers and sisters. Mary was not a perpetual virgin. The new bibles are
weaker. | | Because
strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth
unto life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7:14 |
"But
the gate to life is narrow and the way that leads to it is hard, and there
are few people who find it." Matthew
7:14 | Is
it hard to get to heaven? The Catholics say yes. Penance, confession, Rosary,
devotion to Mary, purgatory, the Mass etc. |
It
is no coincidence that one of the main Greek texts used for producing these corrupt
bibles is called Vaticanus and is from the Vatican Library! How long are they
going to venerate this sacred cow? How far are evangelicals willing to go as they
fornicate with the whore of Revelation 17?
The Gideons are not permitted to distribute King James Bibles to Catholic school
children. So now the Gideons are giving out the New American Standard Version
to the Catholic children. The nuns and priests are welcoming them with open arms!
Why? Because the Pope in Rome has officially approved of the NASV for Catholic
use! When a Bible is accepted by Rome the warning lights should come on! No one
has been burned at the stake for reading a NASV. Many Christians, however, are
getting "burned" when they buy an NASV because they are getting a satanic
counterfeit.
Mr. White claims the teaching of the TR, the Majority Text, Nestle"s and
the UBS 4th all teach the same thing. Mr. White is wrong. The above
chart should clearly reveal that. Dr. Jack Moorman has written an excellent, technical
book revealing 354 doctrinal errors in the modern versions. Dr. D.A. Waite has
counted 5,604 places of difference between the Westcott/Hort text and the TR.
The
Text of the Reformation
Indeed, the text that underlies
the KJB is the text that the reformers used. In fact, this text has been used
by Christians from the time of the apostles. The first churches read these texts
as inspired Scripture and copied them faithfully so that we could have an inspired
and preserved Bible today.
Mr. White claims that all the reformers could get their hands on were TR type
texts! Let it be remembered that all the reformers were Catholic priests prior
to leaving Rome. They had access to all the corrupt texts Rome could supply and
they rejected them!
It does not make sense that the only manuscripts men like Erasmus could gather
up would all read like the TR! Erasmus and the men that came afterward, had access
to corrupt readings but they refused to use them. Erasmus had the Latin Vulgate
before him, and as a member of the Roman Catholic system had a wealth of manuscripts
from which to work. Mr. White is either ignorant of this or is seeking to deceive
God"s people with misleading information. Erasmus was possibly the most learned
scholar alive at the time and was not "in the dark" concerning Satan"s
corrupt manuscripts. The King James translators had the same material Erasmus
had.
Grady commenting: "[the]
readings of Sinaiticus and Vaticanus were very much before the scholars of the
1611 Authorized Version as represented in the Latin Vulgate."
The
Translation of the King James Bible Mr.
White makes some assertions that are just not true. He claims that some translators
sought advancement in their positions because of their work on the KJB. He offers
no proof of this. One would have thought that there could not be a better position
to be in than to work on the translation of the Word of God! If position was what
motivated them "they"d arrived!
Westcott and Hort were more than "baby sprinklers" they were men who
were lost and on their way to Hell because of their many heresies. These two men
were modernists in every sense of the term. Westcott; denied Bible miracles, was
into kneeling before statues of Mary, equated church membership with salvation,
was a sacerdotalist (devoted to the sacraments), believed in baptismal regeneration
and denied the absolute infallibility of the Bible. One cannot be born again and
deny the plan of salvation and the truth of the Bible. Hort believed about the
same as Westcott but was even more heretical, if that were possible. To equate
the theology of Westcott and Hort with that of the King James translators, as
Mr. White does, is historically inaccurate and a slap in the face to the men behind
the King James Bible.
The translation methods of the King James committee are also brought into question.
Relying on other translations is no problem provided the translation is accurate.
In answer to James Whites question about the Bishop"s Bible being inspired
in some places, there is no other conclusion one can come to other than that where
any translation is faithful to the preserved Greek and Hebrew text, it is inspired.
The trouble with this idea when applied to the entire Bible is that the Bible
is a unified whole and must be perfect in all its parts in order to be inspired.
I refuse to be backed into a corner in this regard and must state emphatically
that the only preserved and inspired complete Bible we have in the English language
is the King James Bible, purified seven times (There were seven English translations
before the KJB was translated: Wycliffe, Tyndale, Coverdale, Matthew"s, The
Great Bible, Geneva and the Bishop"s Bible). Where the Bishop"s Bible
was translated properly, it is the preserved Word of God.
These comments are in answer to the tongue-in-cheek question we sometimes get
asked, "Where was the Bible before 1611"? This writer believes God used
the previous seven translations as a purification of the English text and a means
to solidify the English language to a richness it had not previously known. In
His providence, God chose the time, the place and the people to do this great
work of translating the King James Bible.
The old ecclesiastical words that were retained in the text were for accuracy
as well as familiarity. Church is accurate and the word congregation is hard to
fit with the meaning in some contexts. A church is a called out assembly
of baptized believers, organized to fulfill the commandments of Christ. You can
find a congregation of people at a Promise Keepers rally but they are not
called out, separate from the world!
The word church is familiar as well and this fact should not be dismissed lightly.
Imagine changing the word "church" to "assembly" today. All
the universal church folks would have a heart attack!
By the way, we are not talking about synonyms here but about the actual
Words of God that have been omitted or changed to other, completely different
words.
There is no problem with going back to early Christian writings and lexicons to
see how men of God in the past translated a word. There is no difficulty with
having a Greek word defined in the margin of the Bible either. The marginal notes
that are a problem are the footnotes that cast doubt on God"s Word!
Greek words sometimes have more than one meaning just as some English words do.
Mr. White mentions inconsistent translations of some Greek and Hebrew words as
leading to confusion. It is James White who is bringing in confusion by clouding
this issue. There is not one English translation that is uniform in the way it
translates all Greek words and that is exactly the way it should be. Some Greek
and Hebrew words can be translated numerous ways. The King James Bible is exactly
what God would have for us in the English language. There are constraints with
language that do not allow for 100% literal translation. Where this phenomena
exists it is the Holy Spirit that bridges the gap between languages. The Holy
Spirit also did His work by providentially guiding the translators in their choice
of words. God does a work today by illuminating the minds of men as they read
the Scriptures in English as to the interpretation. The Bible is unlike any other
book. God is able to see to it that the Bible loses nothing in the translation
from language to language.
There has been some speculation as to how the King James Bible translators died.
According to one source some were assassinated by Jesuit agents. The last thing
in the world the Catholics wanted at that time was a Bible, authorized by a Protestant
king, in the hands of the common people. The Catholic Rheims-Douay version was
produced by the Jesuits between 1582 (N.T.) and 1610 (O.T.) but you had to have
a written license from a bishop of Rome to read it! To try and hinder the production
of the KJB the Jesuits tried to overthrow protestant King James by attempting
to blow him up with the English parliament. Guy Fawkes was hung, drawn and quartered
for his part in the plot on January 30th 1606. Incidentally, Guy went
to "Bible College" in Douay, Spain- the seminary where the Jesuit New
Testament was produced. The seminary was founded in 1568 "for the training
of priests who were to win England back to the Catholic faith."
The reason the author takes the time to mention the above is that there was a
conspiracy to destroy the Bible. It was not God who was displeased but Satan.
The original languages of the Bible are a fascinating study but are not necessary
to an understanding of God"s Word. Mr. White speaks of his pastor going into
the meaning of a Greek word and wondering why he bothered. Mr. White thought the
English was hard enough to understand without going into the Greek. There should
be no problem but if the Greek says something different than the English then
there is a problem. There should be no problem but there is. The problem is the
underlying Greek text used to "correct" the KJB. With thousands of differences
between the TR and the Westcott/Hort text it is no wonder the King James Bible
is seen as a poor translation. It works like this: A
preacher quotes 1 Timothy 3:16,
And without controversy
great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified
in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the
world, received up into glory.(KJB)
He then says something like this, "The KJV departs from the original Greek
at this point and leaves us with a poor rendering of the apostle"s original
intent. This unfortunate error has no doubt crept in as a scribal interpolation
due to the expansion of piety at that time in church history."
He then goes on to quote a word from Nestle"s Greek text as proof of the
"error" in the KJB. Then a modern version will be quoted to correct
the KJB.
1 Timothy 3:16, And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness;
He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels,
Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory (ASV).
There is not a Greek manuscript in existence that reads "He who". This
slick action is pulled off by a man who has forgotten most of the Greek he was
taught in college, a Vine"s dictionary and a modern version. This is not
scholarship but it sure sounds impressive to the man in the pew who assumes the
Greek that is referred to is authoritative.
Now a word on the Greek. The KJB advocates are accused of "correcting the
Greek with the English". I believe this charge is brought about for two reasons.
The first being that some of the writings of Dr. Ruckman have been misapplied.
Below is a quote from the writings of Dr. Peter S. Ruckman. The quote is from
his book, The Christian"s Handbook of Manuscript Evidence, from a
chapter titled, "Correcting the Greek with the English":
1. Mark 1:2,3. Using Origen"s corrupt "Septuagint," Eusebius, Augustine,
and Jerome conjectured that the quotation which followed was from Isaiah the Prophet
(Is. 40:3). Having made this conjecture, without reading Malachi, all of
them changed the verse"The reader will find this Bible "boner"
preserved in the RV, ASV, RSV Catholic Bible (any edition), and 95% of all the
"new" Bibles.
Here, the A.V. is helpful in correcting the Greek "Where the counterfeits
read, "As it has been written in Isaiah the prophet," the Holy
Spirit has written (and preserved), "As it is written in the prophets."
The A.V. 1611 has "prophets" not "Isaiah the prophet." Which
is correct?
Well? Which is faithful to the orthodox, fundamental, historic, militant position
that has been handed down to the brethren, world without end, etc. etc" Now,
there is a Greek text that any new convert could correct with a KJB! Let
him do it straightway! The KJB is superior to any corrupt Greek text.
The other reason for the attack on Dr. Ruckman is that he rejects the Westcott/Hort/Nestle"s
type text. It is assumed that to reject this Greek text is tantamount to
saying that the English is better than the original Greek. The fact is that the
KJB is superior to the critical Greek text of Nestle. The reason for this
is that the KJB was translated from different manuscripts than the modern versions.
If one was to look at the Greek and Hebrew behind the KJB one would find that
the English was just as good as the original Greek and Hebrew. In fact sometimes
the English is clearer:
Acts 12:4 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered
him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter
to bring him forth to the people. (KJB)
With,
Acts 12:4 And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered
him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover
to bring him forth to the people. (ASV)
Which is it? Easter or Passover? The same Greek word underlies both translations.
The word is: "pascha" and the King James Bible translates it
"passover" every time it occurs except here. The reason the KJB is clearer
and more accurate here is two fold.
First, the context is "(Then were the days of unleavened bread.)" Acts
12:3. The days of unleavened bread began on the day of the passover of the Jews
and continued seven days:
Exodus 12:14-15 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall
keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast
by an ordinance for ever. Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even
the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth
leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall
be cut off from Israel.
This feast was seen as a separate memorial than that of the passover:
Exodus 23:15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt
eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of
the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before
me empty:)
The context is clearly the feast or "days" of unleavened bread. The
time frame is not the Passover at all but the days of unleavened bread.
Second, the context of Acts 12 is Herod Agrippa I and the actions he took. Herod
was on the side of Rome. He did not celebrate the Passover but was sold out to
Roman custom (even accepting worship as a god). The pagan celebration of Ishtar,
Astarte and Ashtoreth are at the root of Easter celebrations. This holiday was
celebrated hundreds of years before Christ was born and was observed throughout
the Roman empire in the days of Herod. Herod was interested in keeping up appearances
and observed this Roman holiday religiously.
The testimony of the Scriptures and the historical context support the translation
of "pascha" as "Easter" as the King James Bible has
it. There is one Greek word here but the English Bible translates this word two
different ways. In this instance the English is actually better and more accurate
than the Greek text from which it came. One might call it correcting the Greek
with the English!
In a section on textual criticism Mr. White shows the true state of futility in
which he finds himself. He claims the goal of the lower textual critics is "to
reproduce the original text of the Bible." Mr. White has painted himself
into a very small corner. Mr. White does not believe we have a preserved Bible.
Mr. White is calling Jesus a liar (Matt.24:35). Well James, the scholars have
had over 120 years to get at it but the confusion has only increased. After 200
attempts at reproducing the "originals" (This sounds dangerously close
to double inspiration!) the brethren still do not have an inerrant Bible. God
was obviously not willing to cooperate with this sorted ecumenical disgrace. Which
King James Bible? The
editions of the King James Bible did not yield another translation but simply
corrected typographical errors, changed punctuation, standardized spelling and
changed fonts.
The so-called revisions of the King James Bible were nothing that can be compared
to the production of a new translation. Some KJB believers are asked, "Which
King James Version do you use?" The implication being that some how the King
James Bible of 1611 is not the KJB carried by Bible believers in the 21st
century!
The first two "revisions" of the KJB occurred within 27 years of the
original printing. These changes corrected printer"s errors not textual mis-translations.
Samuel Ward and John Bois were on the King James translation committee and were
called upon to help iron out these typographical errors. Thanks to their diligent
work, 71% of all changes on the A.V. 1611 were complete by the time the 1638 Cambridge
edition rolled off the presses.
The final two editions of the 1611 King James Bible took place in 1762 and 1769.
The purpose of these interventions was to standardize the spelling.
There is only one King James Bible. The KJB is the Word of God and as such bears
the stamp of infallibility. The Bible is not the product of man but ""holy
men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." II Peter 1:21b. God,
by His power and providence, superintended all the human instruments that were
used in bringing us the Book of Books.
An
Infallible Pope or an Infallible Book?
On page 94 of his book, Mr. White speaks of the comfort some people have in believing
in an infallible pope or some cultist. This is a ploy that would try and equate
Catholicism or heresy with faith in an inerrant Bible. The historical truth of
the matter is that the Catholics accused Christians of having a "paper pope".
It was Rome who denied an infallible Bible and mocked Bible believers for measuring
all matters religious with the Word. Times sure have changed! Five hundred years
ago a man writing this kind of accusation would be called a heretic but today
he is called a fundamentalist and a Christian apologist.
Mr. White continues his attack:
"Protestants, however,
should be quick to question any such notion of absolute religious certainty."
When Mr. White speaks of "Protestants" one must assume he would include
the Baptists as well. The Bible does provide absolute religious certainty.
That is the singular fact that separates Christians from the cults, they seek
the Word of God on all matters of faith and practice-or should.
To claim that faith in the KJB is to "invest the KJV translators with ultimate
authority" is a twist of the facts. That is like saying that an NIV man is
trusting Westcott and Hort for his authority! Trust in the Bible is one
of the fundamentals of the Christian faith! Mr. White tries to cloud this important
doctrine by turning the facts around and twisting that for which Bible believers
truly stand.
Mr. White speaks of the need for certainty among Bible believers "without
any factual or logical or even scriptural reason(s)." It is Mr. White
who is ignoring the facts, the logic and the Scriptures:
Factual
reasons for trusting the KJB: 1.
The KJB is stronger doctrinally than all modern versions. These doctrines include:
the blood, Christ"s deity, plan of salvation, nature of man, eschatology,
nature of Lucifer, Hell and many others.
2.
The KJB does not soften the commands against Sodomy as the modern versions do.
The NIV changes "sodomite" to "shrine prostitute." 3.
The King James Bible contains hundreds of more words than the modern versions.
Someone is adding or subtracting from the Word of God. The fact is the KJB is
not the same Book as the modern versions. 4.
The modern versions replace "He" and "Him" -referring to Jesus
with the New Age designation, "The One". THERE IS NO GREEK BASIS FOR
THIS ALTERATION. 5.
The Greek text behind the modern versions is the same as that used for all Catholic
bibles and the Jehovah Witness New World Translation. 6.
When an NIV is purchased a portion of the purchase price goes into the pocket
of Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch is a committed New Ager and supports the idea of a
one-world government. Rupert Murdoch is a producer of pornography. 7.
There have been many English translations but only one that was authorized by
a king. Deuteronomy 17:18 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne
of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that
which is before the priests the Levites: 8.
The changes made in the new versions are far from benign. The changes affect doctrine
and meaning. 9.
The KJB was the Bible used by great men of faith for almost 400 years. It was
instrumental in more revivals and conversions than any other translation, including
the original manuscripts themselves. 10.
The King James Bible is the easiest to read of all the translations available.
According to the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Indicator the KJB is rated at a 5.8
Grade level (The NIV 8.4, NASB 6.1, TEV 7.2, NKJV 6.9).
These may not be the most compelling reasons to use a KJB but one should sit up
and take notice when faced with such facts.
A CASE
STUDY IN MISREPRESENTATION? Mr.
White accuses King James only advocates with lying to promote their cause. Is
this really a fair or accurate assessment?
In Dr. Riplinger"s book, New Age Bible Versions, one can find several
errors. The book is 690 pages in length. There are thousands of footnotes. It
is not hard to imagine that a book of that length would contain some inaccuracies.
On page 455 there is a problem with the quote from Isaiah 26:3 in the NASB. The
phrase that Dr. Riplinger says is omitted is actually in the text of the NASB
("Because he trusts in thee."). To give Dr. Riplinger the benefit of
the doubt, it is possible that these words were missing from the edition of the
NASB she had or that she made a mistake on the version that had the omission.
To charge Dr. Riplinger with a "plethora of out-of-context citations"
and "misrepresenting the position" of the people she quotes is simply
not true.
On pages 99-102 Mr. White claims Dr. Riplinger is misrepresenting Westcott and
Hort in her book, New Age Bible Versions. Her quote is very short but gives
the gist of Westcott and Hort"s position concerning Aleph and B. Dr. Riplinger
is not misrepresenting Westcott and Hort. Westcott and Hort referred to B as a
"neutral text preserved on an island of purity" and a "remarkably
pure text."
One can understand that, for reasons of space, Dr. Riplinger would choose to quote
a few key adjectives to give the bent of Westcott and Hort regarding these two
corrupt Greek manuscripts. To give the full context of each quote would result
in too large a work for one volume to contain.
Westcott and Hort"s Greek New Testament may not read exactly like
the UBS or the Nestle/Aland texts but the same theories of textual criticism,
not to mention the bias toward Aleph and B, have been adopted by the architects
of these texts. On
pages 103-106 of his book, Mr. White points to some quotes of Dr. Riplinger that
seem to be out of context. On page 103 Dr. Palmer is quoted as saying, "[There
are] few clear and decisive texts that declare Jesus is God." The context
in which Dr. Palmer said this was in reference to the KJB rendering of John 1:18.
Although Dr. Palmer was not implying that Jesus is not God, he was however helping
to prove a point that KJB believers have been trumpeting for years: The NIV and
all modern versions contain extremely few texts that declare that Jesus is God,
mainly because they corrupt the texts that do! John 1:18 is not a verse that promotes
the deity of Christ. In fact, the rendering in the NIV supports Dr. Riplinger"s
contention that the modern versions are New Age versions.
| Version
| John
1:1 | Doctrine
promoted | |
KJB
| No
man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom
of the Father, he hath declared him. |
The
Son is begotten of the Father. Jesus is the only begotten Son, distinct from those
sons brought in by adoption.(John 1:12) | |
NIV
| No
one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father"s
side, has made him known. |
The
"One" is a title for Satan. He is the god of the New Age. Luciferians
worship the One. | |
NASB
| No
man has seen God at any time; the only begotten God, who is in the bosom
of the Father, He has explained Him. |
Promoting
Jehovah Witness doctrine- the idea that there is God and an inferior, begotten
god (cf. NWT). |
People did not burn their NIV bibles because Dr. Riplinger took a quote or two
out of context. Hundreds have trashed their modern translations because these
versions contain false, New Age doctrine! Modern versions are shelved every day
in favour of the KJB because the new bibles attack the deity of Christ in many
places. It is doctrine that is at issue not some mamby pamby preference
for Elizabethan English! Robert M. Baker lists over 20 verses that downplay the
deity of Christ: I Tim. 3:16, Dan. 3:25, Acts 3:13 & 26, Phil. 2:6, Acts 8:37,
John 6:69, John 9:35, Matt. 20:20, John 4:42, Acts 15:11 & 16:31, Rom. 1:3,
I Cor. 5:4, Eph. 3:14, I Thes. 2:19 & 3:11, II Thes. 1:8, John 14:28, Phil.
4:13, Acts 7:59. So much for not "affecting" any doctrines and "updating"
the archaic something-or-others.
The quote in New Age Bible Versions from Dr. Calvin Linton, as cited in
Mr. White"s book, is bang on. Dr. Riplinger is testing the orthodoxy of Dr.
Linton"s theology against New Testament Christianity (Matthew 24:35 Heaven
and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.), not that theology
which is taught in 99% of all Colleges and seminaries the world over. More than
99% of college educated Christians reject the fact of Bible preservation as taught
by Jesus in Matthew 24:35. The context of His teaching on Bible preservation comes
on the heels of His teaching on the second coming. Yes, Jesus is coming and boy
is He angry!
Mr. Linton"s teachings quoted by Mr. White on pages 105 and 106 of his book
follow the party line of all Bible apostates since 1881. Mr. Linton is amused
at how uninformed the laity are regarding the translation of the text. The Holy
Spirit warned of this attitude when He wrote to the church at Pergamos:
"And to the angel of
the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword
with two edges; I
know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou
holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein
Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
But
I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine
of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel,
to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. So
hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing
I hate.
Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with
the sword of my mouth. He
that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; Revelation
2:12-17a.
The doctrine of the Nicolaitans was the practice of "conquering the laity".
This is done by taking away the KJB that God has placed in our hands and replacing
its authority with another authority. The preferred standard of authority in this
camp is scholarship. While "good, godly" men smirk at the "uninformed"
the authority of the Word of God is replaced by the pseudo-scholarship of the
seminaries elect. This inner circle are also known as the Alexandrian Cult. Initiation
into this cult is subtle and most of the membership are ignorant of its organization
or existence. However, all members of the cult subscribe to the following creed: THE
CREED OF THE ALEXANDRIAN CULT - There
is no final authority but God.
- Since
God is a Spirit, there is no final authority that can be seen, heard, read, felt,
or handled.
- Since
all books are material, there is no book on this
earth that is the final and absolute authority on what is right and what is wrong:
what constitutes truth and what constitutes error.
- There
WAS a series of writings
one time which, IF they
had all been put into a BOOK as soon as they were written the first time, WOULD
HAVE constituted an infallible and final authority by which to judge truth and
error.
- However,
this series of writings was lost, and the God who inspired them was unable
to preserve their content through Bible-believing Christians at Antioch
(Syria), where the first Bible teachers were (Acts 13:1), and where the first
missionary trip originated (Acts 13:1-52, and where the word "Christian" originated
(Acts 11:26).
- So,
God chose to ALMOST preserve them through Gnostics and philosophers from Alexandria,
Egypt, even though God called His Son OUT of Egypt (Matthew 2), Jacob OUT of Egypt
(Genesis 49), Israel OUT of Egypt (Exodus 15), and Joseph's bones OUT of Egypt
(Exodus 13).
- So,
there are two streams of Bibles: the most accurate"though,
of course, there is no final, absolute authority for determining truth and error:
it is a matter of "preference""are the Egyptian translations from Alexandria,
Egypt, which are "almost the originals," although not quite.
- The most inaccurate
translations were those that brought about the German Reformation (Luther, Zwingli,
Boehier, Zinzendorf,
Spener, etc.) and the worldwide missionary movement
of the English-speaking people: the Bible that Sunday, Torrey,
Moody, Finney, Spurgeon,
Whitefield, Wesley, and Chapman used.
- But we can "tolerate"
these if those who believe in them will tolerate US. After all, since there is
NO ABSOLUTE AND FINAL AUTHORITY that anyone can read, teach, preach, or handle,
the whole thing is a matter of "PREFERENCE." You may prefer what you prefer, and
we will prefer what we prefer; let us live in peace, and if we cannot agree on
anything or everything, let us all agree on one
thing: THERE IS NO FINAL, ABSOLUTE, WRITTEN AUTHORITY OF GOD ANYWHERE ON THIS
EARTH.
This
is the Creed of the Alexandrian Cult. Mr.
White seems confused about what the creed is saying and who is saying it.
Dr. Ruckman is not writing from his theological standpoint but is applying
the writings and teachings of Bible critics the world over. Dr. Ruckman is parroting
the practical teachings of all Bible rejecters minus all the fluff and great swelling
words. The Creed is the practical confession of faith of 99% of all pastors
and Bible college professors on planet Earth today (A.D. 2000). This confession
of faith will never be printed in their church constitutions or college catalogs
but there it is.
It is important to look at the Creed point by point and to refute Mr. White"s
statements. 1.There
is no final authority but God.This
is not exactly true and is applied in the wrong way by the modern version advocates.
It is the Bible critics who "build a false edifice", teaching that God
did not quite manage to communicate authoritatively with a preserved Bible. 2.
Since God is a Spirit, there is no final authority that can be seen, heard, read,
felt, or handled.
God is able to communicate but the issue raised is not communication
but authoritative revelation. Yes, God has revealed Himself in our conscience
and in creation (Romans 1:19-20) but both have been affected by the fall and offer
no authoritative revelation on which to base our lives. The Word of God is absolute
authority but only if it has been preserved "a position the new bible advocates
reject. Point two of the creed is telling it like it is. King James Bible believers,
by contrast, have a Bible they can hold in their hands that is the final absolute
authority. 3.
Since all books are material, there is no book on earth that is the final and
absolute authority on what is right and what is wrong: what constitutes truth
and what constitutes error.
Ruckman is focusing on the Scriptures. Ruckman is focusing on a
particular Book. The problem is Mr. White equates the Scriptures with only
the original autographs. Anything else is just a translation, in his mind. Sadly,
Mr. White does not have the Bible or at least "the Scriptures." What
does God say about the Scriptures? One thing is for sure: when God refers to the
Scriptures He is not only referring to the original autographs but to copies as
well. 2 Timothy
3:15, And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,
which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ
Jesus.
16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may
be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
According to this text Timothy had the Scriptures when he was a child and those
Scriptures were inspired. Timothy did not own the original autographs.
Acts 8:32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led
as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened
he not his mouth:
God is focusing on a particular Book and God is focusing on the Scriptures. God
is not referring to something "delivered to us via angelic messenger"
(nor is Dr. Ruckman). Thank
God the Ethiopian eunuch had the Scriptures. Mr. White needs to be consistent
with his statement of faith. The Bible is the final authority in all matters of
faith and practice. The practice of the Bible is to call copies of the originals
"inspired" and "Scripture". The next doctrinal statement in
the creed more accurately describes Mr. White"s position. 4.
There WAS a series of writings one time which, IF they had all been put into a
BOOK as soon as they were written the first time, WOULD HAVE constituted an infallible
and final authority by which to judge truth and error.
All apostates have this position written in their church doctrinal statements
and college catalogs. The actual wording goes something like this: "We believe
that all Scripture, in the original autographs, was given by inspiration of God."
The ramifications of such a statement when divorced from the doctrine of preservation
read as point four, above. White"s "re-inspiration" is a red herring
designed to steer one away from the Biblical position, held by KJB advocates,
that the Scriptures have always been inspired. What we hold in our hands is just
as authoritative and inspired as the original autographs. God did not re-inspire
anyone or anything: inspiration was accomplished and perpetuated from the original
revelation to the present day.
Isaiah 59:21 As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My
spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not
depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth
of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.
Praise God for His Word regarding the matter of inspiration and preservation.
Sadly, James White does not take what the Bible says as the final authority in
this matter of faith and practice. For all practical purposes Mr. White does not
have a Bible, at least one he can believe and hold in his hands. 5.
However, this series of writings was lost, and the God who inspired them was unable
to preserve their content through Bible-believing Christians at Antioch (Syria),
where the first Bible teachers were (Acts 13:1), and where the first missionary
trip originated (Acts 13:1-52,) and where the word "Christian" originated
(Acts 11:26).
Mr. White says he believes God preserved "their content through Christians"
everywhere in the world". Where is that "content" that God
preserved if it is not to be found in a King James Bible? Where are the words
that Jesus promised would not pass away? Implied in the doctrine preservation
is the organization of those preserved words. It is no use to the man on
the street to have the Bible everywhere and no where! Only a fool would conclude
that the content of the Bible is preserved in all the over 5000 scattered manuscripts
available today. To conclude that no one Book contains the preserved Word of God
is to charge the God of Heaven with falsehood. 6.
So God chose to ALMOST preserve them through Gnostics and philosophers from Alexandria,
Egypt, even though God called His Son OUT of Egypt (Matt. 2), and Jacob OUT of
Egypt (GEN. 49), Israel OUT of Egypt (Exodus 15), and Joseph"s bones OUT
of Egypt (Exodus13).
Dr. Ruckman may provide no evidence or documentation to support his claim about
Gnostic influence in Alexandria but the historical proof is there for all to see.
Valentius of Alexandria was a prominent Gnostic who went to Rome in A.D. 140 to
spread his false doctrine. Gnostic beliefs persisted into the fourth century and
no doubt helped form some of Arius" theology.
In another place in his book, Mr. White is helpful in providing documentation
as to the spiritual climate of Alexandria:
On page 193 we read: "He
was Athanasius, the great bishop of Alexandria. Almost
single-handedly he stood against those who taught that Jesus was a creature, a
being who came into existence at some point in the past; against the followers
of a man named Arius."
Single-handedly? Yes, such was the theological temperature of Alexandria, Egypt.
Mr. White sees no problem in going there for a Bible.
To further nail this down let"s look to Dr. D.A. Waite for some documentation
concerning the Gnostic influence in Alexandria. Again, this writer appreciates
Mr. White"s willingness in helping provide the material needed to make the
point. Referring to the rendering of John 1:18 in the new versions, Dr. Waite
comments: "They
take away the word, "Son," and change it to "God." This
is pure HERESY! It is not possible to have an "Only Begotten God." This
is an example of the Gnostic error that teaches Christ was only one of the many
"gods" that were mere "emanations." You MUST have an "Only
Begotten Son" to be doctrinally correct."
How do the modern versions stand up in relation to orthodox Christianity?
John 1:18 (NIV), No one
has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father"s side,
has made him known.
As noted previously, the NIV promotes the New Age god, Lucifer. Lucifer
or Satan are also referred to as "The One".
John 1:18 (NASB), No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten God, who
is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.
The NASB promotes the Gnostic
concept of God.
John 1:18 (TR), Qeo;n oujdei;" eJwvrake pwvpote: oJ monogenh;" uiJov", oJ w]n
eij" to;n kovlpon tou` patro;" ejkei`no" ejxhghvsato.
Notice carefully that the first word (Qeo;n) in John 1:18 appears no where else
in that verse. This Greek word is translated "God" in the KJB.
The Textus Receptus reads as the KJB, in John 1:18, "No man hath seen God
at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath
declared him."
John 1:18 (Nestles), Qeo;n oujdei;" eJwvraken pwvpote: monogenh;"
qeo;" oJ w]n eij" to;n kovlpon tou` patro;" ejkei`no" ejxhghvsato.
Nestle"s 26th
edition has "God" twice in John 1:18. This fact helps promote the Gnostic
and Jehovah"s Witness concept of a begotten "god". What is also
remarkable is that the NIV reading bears no resemblance to the Greek text on
which it is based. The modern versions reflect the theology of the translators.
The overwhelming majority of Greek manuscripts have the word "God" in
John 1:18 once and not twice. 7.
So, there are two streams of Bibles: the most accurate " though, of course,
there is no final, absolute authority for determining truth and error: it is a
matter of "preference" " are the Egyptian translations from Alexandria,
Egypt, which are "almost the originals," although not quite. Mr.
White claims there is a final, absolute authority for determining truth and error.
However, like a true Alexandrian Cult member his final authority is not the Bible
but God. While it is true God is our ultimate authority, God is in heaven and
the way He speaks to us authoritatively is by His written Word. Without the written
Word we can never know how to be saved or know God"s will for our lives.
Mr. White has no final authority that he can lay his hands on (see points 1, 2
and 3 of The Creed of the Alexandrian Cult.). 8.
The most inaccurate translations were those that brought about the German Reformation
(Luther, Zwingli, Boehler, Zinzendorf, Spener, etc.) and the worldwide missionary
movement of the English-speaking people: the Bible that Sunday, Torrey, Moody,
Finney, Spurgeon, Whitefield, Wesley, and Chapman used.
Facts are facts. There has never been a revival associated with any modern
version. The King James Bible has literally turned the world upside-down as far
as its influence is concerned. By way of contrast, the prevalence of new bibles
in these last days has resulted in ignorance of the Bible, lukewarmness and apostasy. 9.
But we can "tolerate" these if those who believe in them will tolerate
US. After all, since there is NO ABSOLUTE AND FINAL AUTHORITY that anyone can
read, teach, preach, or handle, the whole thing is a matter of "PREFERENCE."
You may prefer what you prefer, and we will prefer what we prefer; let us live
in peace, and if we cannot agree on anything or everything, let us all agree on
one thing: THERE IS NO FINAL, ABSOLUTE, WRITTEN AUTHORITY OF GOD ANYWHERE ON THIS
EARTH.This is
the Creed of the Alexandrian Cult.
Dr. Ruckman says it with charity, of course!
This writer does not agree with some of Dr. Ruckman"s theology centering
on the church and on the issue of divorce and remarriage but concerning the issues
surrounding the King James Bible, Dr. Ruckman is usually found to be accurate
and trustworthy in his assertions. They
have not changed my Bible!
It is clear from the Word of God that the Bible has been preserved. The
problem today is that very few believe what God has declared concerning the inspiration
and preservation of His Words. The way some of the "brethren" would
have it, God is an impotent liar, unable to do as He promised. The logical conclusion
one draws from this is that there is no Bible and no omnipotent God. This, of
course, is blasphemy.
The tragedy of so many is the way they approach the Bible, not with faith but
with unbelief. Many give lip service to the doctrine of inspiration but in reality
serve a silent god who is unable to deliver the words he claimed to inspire. The
words are lost and all we can look to are the "experts". The awesome
God of the Bible is not so but keeps His promises!
| Bible
verse teaching preservation |
Commentary
| |
Joshua
1:8, This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate
therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is
written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt
have good success. |
If God
commands us to meditate on and obey His Word it must be available to meditate
upon and to obey. | |
Deuteronomy
6:6-9, 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them
when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou
liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon
thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 9 And thou shalt
write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. |
How
can we possibly obey these Scriptures if they are not available to us today?
| | Psalm
12:6-7, 6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried
in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou
shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. |
This
text promises the preservation of the individual words of God. - The
extent- "words"
b)
The Agent- "Thou" (God) c)
The time period- "for ever" |
| Psalm
33:11, The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to
all generations. |
Yes,
God"s thoughts have been preserved just as the words that make up those thoughts
are also preserved. | |
Psalm
78:5-7, 5 For he " commanded our fathers, that they should make them known
to their children: 6 That the generation to come might know them, even
the children which should be born; who should arise and declare
them to their children: 7 That they might set their hope in God, and not
forget " God, but keep his commandments: |
God"s
intention in giving the law and His commandments was so each generation would
be able to teach their children.
| |
Bible verse teaching
preservation |
Commentary
| |
Psalm
100:5, For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth
endureth to all generations. |
God"s
truth is for all generations. God would not go through 2000 years of time
giving His Word by inspiration only to lose it!!! |
| Psalm
105:8, He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded
to a thousand generations. |
Does
one get the sense of a pattern or theme here"? |
| Psalm
111:7-9, 7 The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments
are sure. 8 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth
and uprightness. 9 He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant
for ever: holy and reverend is his name. |
God"s
commands stand sure, fast and forever! It
is God"s name that is reverend, not yours, preacher! |
| Psalm
117:2, For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD
endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD. |
God"s
truth is enduring truth, it is not subject to corruption. |
| Psalm
119, 89 For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. 111a Thy testimonies
have I taken as an heritage for ever: 152 Concerning thy testimonies, I have known
of old that thou hast founded them for ever. 160 Thy word is true"
every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. |
Praise
Him for His goodness, He has not left us without a Bible!!! |
| Psalm
146:6, Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is:
which keepeth truth for ever: |
The context
is God"s omnipotence. God certainly has the power to preserve His words.
| |
Proverbs
22:20-21, 20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou
mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? |
Only
preservation guarantees certainty. |
| Isaiah
40:8, The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand
for ever. | The
written Word stands just as surely as the living Word will stand upon the Mount
of Olives in the last days! |
| Bible
verse teaching preservation |
Commentary
| |
Isaiah
59:21, As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit
that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not
depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth
of thy seed"s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.
| As
previously mentioned this verse teaches inspiration and preservation. Inspiration
is not much use to the man on the street unless those inspired words are also
preserved. | |
Matthew
24:35, Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
| The
words of Jesus are more enduring than the known universe! The very character and
trustworthiness of Jesus is at stake. If this verse is not true how can we be
sure that any of the promises of the Bible can be trusted? |
| Matthew
28:19-20, 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe
all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even
unto the end of the world. Amen. |
How
are we to teach all nations the Words of Jesus, and to continue teaching those
commands until "the end of the world", if those words are lost?
| | Luke
16:17, And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law
to fail. | These
are Jesus words and are to be taken at face value. |
| Luke
21:33, Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
| See
Matt. 24:35 note. | |
John
10:35, If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture
cannot be broken; |
To lose
the Scriptures would break them, rendering them useless. |
| John
12:47-48, 47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for
I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 He that rejecteth me,
and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken,
the same shall judge him in the last day. |
Would
it be fair of Almighty God to allow the very words by which we shall be judged,
to pass away- beyond our reach? If Jesus words are not available, how can they
be rejected? | |
Bible verse
teaching preservation |
Commentary
| | 2
Timothy 3:15-16, 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,
which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ
Jesus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
| The
copies of the Scriptures that Timothy read as a boy are called inspired. This
is nothing less than preservation in practice. There could be no other conclusion
from this text. | |
1 Peter
1:23,25, 23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by
the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 25 But the word of the Lord
endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
| The
words that brought salvation to each born-again child of God are said to be incorruptible
and enduring for ever. This is the nature of the gospel that is preached in the
world today. | If
a man will just accept the Scriptures as cited above, the task of determining
which Bible is preserved will be elementary. When a Christian gets the
issue of the Bible straight in his heart and soul, then the rest of his theology
seems to fall into place. One of the things this writer is fond of saying when
referring to visitors who come to his church is, "If they get right on the
King James Bible, it won"t take them long to figure out what church they
should identify with". It is interesting, and not to be passed over lightly,
that almost all KJB sites on the Internet are put up by Baptists.
Listed below is a selection of well over 400 verses that are doctrinally compared
with the versions. If, after reading and studying these Scriptures, one still
finds no problem with the content of the new bibles, one should ask whether the
Holy Spirit of God is personally at work at all (John 16:13 promises, "Howbeit
when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:"
"why not ask God for His discernment and truth right now?).
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Matthew
1:25, And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and
he called his name JESUS. |
Matthew
1:25 NASB, and kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called
His name Jesus. ("firstborn"
is out. ) | We
are scarcely into the N.T. proper, when Satan, willing to show the Catholics a
pleasure, gives room for the false R.C. doctrine of Mary"s perpetual virginity.
| | King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Matthew
4:12, Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed
into Galilee; | Matthew
4:12 NASB, Now when He heard that John had been taken into custody, He
withdrew into Galilee; |
The context
of this verse is the passage concerning Jesus fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah
9:1-2. | | Matthew
4:18, And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon
called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were
fishers. | Matthew
4:18 NASB, And walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon
who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for
they were fishermen. |
Jesus
is conspicuously absent from many passages of the New Testament. In this context
He is organizing His church. | |
Matthew
4:23, And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and
preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all
manner of disease among the people. |
Matthew
4:23 RSV, And he went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and
preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity
among the people. |
Jesus
is omitted yet again. Codex B is responsible for this omission. The vast majority
of manuscripts contain the name of Jesus. | |
Matthew
5:22, But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without
a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his
brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou
fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. |
Matthew
5:22 NIV, But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject
to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, "Raca," is answerable
to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, "You fool!" will be in danger
of the fire of hell. ("without
a cause" is out.) | Cf.
Mark 3:5, And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved
for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand.
And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
Jesus
got angry, is He in danger of being judged as a sinner? According to the NIV Jesus
is guilty of sin. | |
Matthew
5:27, Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not
commit adultery: | Matthew
5:27 NIV, "You have heard that it was said, "You shall not commit adultery."
| This
command is as foundational as the family. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Matthew
5:44, But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do
good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you,
and persecute you; |
Matthew
5:44 NIV, But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
(Most
of this verse is gone. Sixteen English words are thrown into the Alexandrian dumpster!)
| Here
is a verse that one can apply to the life to keep the heart and soul from bitterness. It
is a shame that this verse was not found in Catholic bibles while they were murdering
millions Christians and Jews.. | |
Matthew
6:1, Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them:
otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. |
Matthew
6:1 NIV, "Be careful not to do your "acts of righteousness"
before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father
in heaven. ("alms"
is changed.) | These
are two different things. We are unprofitable servants and rarely fulfill that
which God commands us. Christians often fall short. (Luke 17:10) |
| Matthew
6:13, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
| Matthew
6:13 NASB, "And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
[For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.]"
| This
is put in for effect: it is claimed by the Lockman Foundation that bracketed words
are "probably not in the original writings." They need to check the
original Greek! | |
Matthew
6:27, Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
| Matthew
6:27 NRSV, And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your
span of life? |
Both
can not be correct. There is a definite change in teaching here. |
| Matthew
6:33, But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and
all these things shall be added unto you. |
Matthew
6:33 NIV, But seek first his kingdom and his
righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
| There
is a theme here as in Matt. 6:13. The kingdom and glory are coveted by the Roman
Catholics and this is reflected in their bibles. Who gets the glory in the new
versions? Which lifts up Jesus? | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Matthew
8:29, And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus,
thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
| Matthew
8:29 NIV, "What do you want with us, Son of God?" they shouted.
"Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?" ("Jesus"
is omitted.) | Jesus
name is missing in many verses in the new versions. Jer.23:27 speaks of false
prophets ""which think to cause my people to forget my name""
| | Matthew
9:13, But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not
sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
| Matthew
9:13 NASB, "But go and learn what this means, "I desire compassion,
and not sacrifice," for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners." ("of
repentance" is out.) |
How important
is repentance? The first word out of the mouth of two preachers, at the beginning
of their public ministry, was "Repent".(Matt. 3:2 & Mark 1:15)
| | Matthew
11:23, And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down
to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been
done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. |
Matthew
11:23 NKJV, "And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought
down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been
done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. ("hell"
is replaced by the ambiguous "Hades".[cf. NWT of the J.W."s])
| Updating
the archaic English of the KJB, are we? If a preacher got up on a Sunday and preached
a message on HADES he would have a hard time getting a response. If you preach
to a man that he is going to Hell, he will get the message, Amen?
| | Matthew
12:6, But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
| Matthew
12:6 NASB,"But I say to you, that something greater than the temple
is here. | Is
Jesus a "thing"? By the way, what would that "something" be?
| | Matthew
12:25, And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom
divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided
against itself shall not stand: |
Matthew
12:25 NASB, And knowing their thoughts He said to them, "Any kingdom divided
against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself shall
not stand. ("Jesus"
is omitted.) | Jesus
is, O-U-T, out! The
last thing in the world Bible rejecters want is for Jesus to show up in the Book
they are corrupting. These versions are houses divided on foundations of sand.
| |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Matthew
12:40, For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale"s
belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of
the earth. | Matthew
12:40 NKJV, "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of
the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in
the heart of the earth. ("whale"
is changed to "great fish" or "monster".) |
The
problem here is that whales are not fish(Jon. 2:1), they are mammals. God has
a different classification of His creation. When God and man contradict believe
the Bible! | | Matthew
12:47, Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without,
desiring to speak with thee. |
Matthew
12:47 RSV (The
verse is omitted.) |
Some
folks just do not like the idea of the Lord Jesus having brothers and sisters
or Mary having other children. | |
Matthew
13:36, Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and
his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares
of the field. | Matthew
13:36 NIV, Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples
came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."
|
The
Pharisees did not like Jesus showing up in their Bibles either. ""Before
Abraham was, I am." John 8:58c. (cf.
Exodus 3:14) | |
Matthew
13:51, Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto
him, Yea, Lord. |
Matthew
13:51 NASB, "Have
you understood all these things?" They *said to Him, "Yes." ("Lord"
is removed.) | They
are going to have to confess, "Jesus is Lord" sooner or later. (Phil.
2:11) | | Matthew
14:14, And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with
compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. |
Matthew
14:14 NASV, And when He went ashore, He saw a great multitude, and felt
compassion for them, and healed their sick. |
Jesus
name is removed from this miracle. The new versions are consistently weaker in
their doctrinal content. | |
Matthew
14:22, And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship,
and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
| Matthew
14:22 NASV, And immediately He made the disciples get into the boat, and
go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.
| Jesus
is out again. | |
Matthew
14:25, And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking
on the sea. | Matthew
14:25 NASV, And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking
on the sea. | Jesus
is not popular in the modern versions. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Matthew
15:8, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth
me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. |
Matthew
15:8 NIV, "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far
from me. (8
words are gone.) |
It is
interesting that the verses that the new versions attack are some of the strongest
personal rebukes extant. | |
Matthew
16:3, And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is
red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but
can ye not discern the signs of the times? |
Matthew
16:3 NIV, and in the morning, "Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red
and overcast." You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you
cannot interpret the signs of the times. |
The
footnote in the NIV reads, "Some early manuscripts do not havethe rest of
verse 2 and all of verse 3." Yea,
hath God said ? | |
Matthew
16:18, And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will
build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
| Matthew
16:18 NKJV, "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I
will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against
it. | According
to popular culture, Hades is not such a bad place. Hades is also seen as a myth-
from Greek mythology. | |
Matthew
16:20, Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was
Jesus the Christ. |
Matthew
16:20 NIV, Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.
| "The
Christ" is a New Age concept blurring the lines of Christ"s deity and
person. | | Matthew
17:20, And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I
say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this
mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall
be impossible unto you. |
Matthew
17:20 RSV, He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly,
I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this
mountain, "Move from here to there," and it will move; and nothing will
be impossible to you." |
Jesus
is clearly teaching that a "little faith" is all they needed. Their
problem was unbelief. The RSV has a contradiction right inside the verse!
| | Matthew
17:21, Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
| Matthew
17:21 NIV, (The
verse is omitted.) |
Here
is some instruction on how to deal with demon possession. I thought the new versions
did not affect any doctrine. Now who do you suppose is interested in having this
verse removed? | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Matthew
18:11, For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. |
Matthew
18:11 NIV, (Verse
is omitted.) | On
a scale of one to ten, how important would this verse be? |
| Matthew
18:15, Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell
him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained
thy brother. | Matthew
18:15 NASV, "And if your brother sins, go and reprove him in private; if
he listens to you, you have won your brother. |
Are
we to be the Holy Spirit in the lives of others? Personal offences are all that
Jesus spoke about here. | |
Matthew
18:26, The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord,
have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. |
Matthew
18:26 NASV, "The slave therefore falling down, prostrated himself
before him, saying, "Have patience with me, and I will repay you everything." ("Lord"
is omitted.) | The
J.W."s claim that Jesus did not accept worship was never worshipped. Try
to prove them wrong with a corrupt bible" |
| Matthew
19:9, And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be
for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth
her which is put away doth commit adultery. |
Matthew
19:9 NIV, I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness,
and marries another woman commits adultery." (11
words are missing.) |
There
are few topics more important than the family and marriage. Today many believers
think it is okay to marry a divorced person. The new versions agree.
| | Matthew
19:16, And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall
I do, that I may have eternal life? |
Matthew
19:16 NIV, Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, "Teacher, what good
thing must I do to get eternal life?"
| This
verse has been corrupted and to make it fit into the context Matthew 19:17 must
also be changed. | |
Matthew
19:17, And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is
none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life,
keep the commandments. |
Matthew
19:17 NIV, "Why do you ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied.
"There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the
commandments." |
These
questions are different. The meaning has changed and so does the answer. The "One"
rears his ugly head yet again. | |
Matt.20:7,
" Because no man hath hired us. He saith" Go ye also into the vineyard;
and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
King
James Bible |
Matthew
20:7 NIV, "Because no one has hired us," they answered. "He said
to them, "You also go and work in my vineyard."
Modern
Version |
The character
of God is put in doubt here. God is just and fair. We get more than we deserve. Commentary
| | Matthew
20:16, So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called,
but few chosen. | Matthew
20:16 NIV, "So the last will be first, and the first will be last."
| This
verse is a little too plain for modern apostate Christendom. |
| Matthew
20:20, Then came to him the mother of Zebedee"s children with her sons, worshipping
him, and desiring a certain thing of him. |
Matthew
20:20 NASV, Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Him with her sons,
bowing down, and making a request of Him. |
One
can bow before a member of the royal family out of respect, but worship is reserved
for God alone. Jesus, as God, accepted worship. |
| Matthew
20:22, But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink
of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that
I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. |
Matthew
20:22 NIV, "You don"t know what you are asking," Jesus said to
them. "Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?" "We
can," they answered. (12
Words omitted.) | God"s
word says: "Every word of God is pure"" Prov.30:5 These
omitted words are not pure, according to modern scholarship. |
| Matthew
21:44, And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever
it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. |
Matthew
21:44 NIV, He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom
it falls will be crushed." |
NIV
footnote says, "Some manuscripts do not have verse 44." "Ye
shall not surely die." Genesis 3:4b | |
Matthew
22:30, For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage,
but are as the angels of God in heaven. |
Matthew
22:30 NRSV, For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage,
but are like angels in heaven. |
There
are some angels that are not of God and they show up in heaven at times (Job 1).
| | Matthew
23:8, But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ;
and all ye are brethren. |
Matthew
23:8 NASV,"But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and
you are all brothers. ("Christ"
is omitted and replaced with the New Age "One".) |
When
the "One" does show up he will be Satan manifest in the flesh (Rev.
13). The versions are primers for New Age teaching. |
| Matt.23:14,
Woe unto you, " hypocrites! for ye devour widows" houses, and for a
pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
| Matthew
23:14 NRSV (Omitted.)
| The
RC priests do not like to be called hypocrites so the modern translators accommodate
them. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Matthew
23:33, Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the
damnation of hell? |
Matthew
23:33 NIV, "You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned
to hell? | God
says those who reject Christ are "condemned already" John 3:18
| | Matthew
23:38, Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. |
Matthew
23:38 NASV, "Behold, your house is being left to you desolate!
| NASV
footnotes "desolate" as doubtful. |
| Matthew
24:7, For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there
shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
| Matthew
24:7 NIV, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There
will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ("pestilences"
is removed.) | To
lose this word is to lose the fact that Jesus predicted the pestilence of AIDS
as well as other diseases. Only God knows the future. |
| Matthew
24:36, But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven,
but my Father only. |
Matthew
24:36 NIV, "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels
in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. |
Attempting
to deny the omniscience of the Son. The NIV changes "my" Father to "the"
Father. | | Matthew
24:48, But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth
his coming; | Matthew
24:48 NASV, "But if that evil slave says in his heart, "My master
is not coming for a long time," (Change
"servant" to "slave" also, "His coming" is altered.)
| Two
nasty things are seen here. Christ"s servants are seen as "slaves"(slave
have no free will but obey by constraint). The second coming of Christ is omitted
as well. | | Matthew
25:13, Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the
Son of man cometh. |
Matthew
25:13 NIV, "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the
hour. | As
in Matt.24:48, the second coming of our Lord is under attack! Folks, that is just
evil! | | Matthew
25:31, When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels
with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: |
Matthew
25:31 NIV, "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels
with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. |
The
angels are not holy and Jesus does not get the glory due His name. It is His glory.
Heaven is only glorious because the Lord is there! |
| Matt.
26:28, For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many
for the remission of sins. |
Matt.
26:28 NIV, "" blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for
the forgiveness of sins. |
It is
a "New Testament" in fulfillment of Jeremiah 31:31 |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Matthew
26:42, He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if
this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
| Matthew
26:42 NASV, He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, "My Father,
if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Thy will be done." ("Cup"
is omitted.) | Jesus
was to drink from the cup of the wrath of God. This was of course necessary for
salvation to be available to all. | |
Matthew
27:34, They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had
tasted thereof, he would not drink. |
Matthew
27:34 NIV, There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall;
but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. |
Jesus
never drank fermented wine (Prov.31:4, 23:31 and Matt. 26:29-"new").
| | Matthew
27:35, And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that
it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments
among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. |
Matthew
27:35 NIV, When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting
lots. (25
words are missing in this text.) |
The
problem here is obvious. Jesus fulfilled a prophecy here. This is one of the prophecies
that, humanly speaking, was beyond His control. |
| Matthew
27:54, Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw
the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying,
Truly this was the Son of God. |
Matthew
27:54 NIV, When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the
earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely
he was the Son of God!" |
The NIV
feels that one option the translators could have opted for was "a son of
God", in place of "the Son of God". The KJB has the correct reading
with no footnotes. | |
Matthew
28:2, And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended
from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat
upon it. | Matthew
28:2 NRSV, And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the
Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. "from
the door" is omitted. |
Jesus
made a door! That was a door that could not stay shut. Jesus said "I am the
door". Jesus is the Door that is never closed. |
| Matthew
28:6, He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the
Lord lay. | Matthew
28:6 NIV, He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place
where he lay. | "Lord"
is removed from the context of His resurrection. |
| Mat.
28:9, And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying,
All hail. And they " him by the feet, and worshipped him. |
Mat.
28:9 NRSV, Suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And
they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. |
Eight
words are missing here of historical and Biblical significance. |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Mark
1:1,The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
| Mark
1:1 NIV, The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. "the
Son of God"-footnoted. |
This
verse defines who Jesus is. He is the Son of God (Rom. 1:4). Mark is not
just "about" Jesus it is "of" Him. |
| Mark
1:2, As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before
thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. |
Mark
1:2 NIV, It is written in Isaiah the prophet: "I will send my messenger
ahead of you, who will prepare your way"" |
God
is quoting Isaiah 40:3 and Malachi 3:1. It is not just one prophet that
is referenced. | |
Mark
1:14, Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching
the gospel of the kingdom of God, |
Mark
1:14 NRSV, Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming
the good news of God, |
Satan
has a kingdom that he is trying to promote. He does not want to promote God"s.
| | Mark
1:31, And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately
the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. |
Mark
1:31 NASV, And He came to her and raised her up, taking her by the hand, and the
fever left her, and she waited on them. ("immediately"
is gone.) | Jesus
miracles are a little different from the type that Benny Hinn and the boys try
to palm off on God"s elect! | |
Mark
1:41, And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and
touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. |
Mark
1:41, NASV, And moved with compassion, He stretched out His hand, and touched
him, and *said to him, "I am willing; be cleansed." |
Jesus
gets kicked out of the Book He inspired. The Lord Jesus Christ"s name is
removed dozens of times" | |
Mark
1:42, And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from
him, and he was cleansed. |
Mark
1:42 NIV, Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured. |
Jesus
just had to speak. He did not need to put them in a head lock. |
| Mark
2:17, When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have
no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous,
but sinners to repentance. |
Mark
2:17 NIV, On hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not the healthy who
need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." "repentance"
is gone. |
How important
is that one little word? ""except
ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." Luke 13:3 (Jesus words).
| | Mark
3:15, And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:
| Mark
3:15 NIV, and to have authority to drive out demons. ("to
heal sicknesses" is omitted.) |
Jesus
ministry has been truncated. There are ministries that cast out demons and that
is all. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Mark
3:29, But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness,
but is in danger of eternal damnation: |
Mark
3:29 NIV, But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven;
he is guilty of an eternal sin." |
Well,
is he going to Hell or is he not? The NIV leaves it "open to interpretation."
| | Mark
4:11, And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of
the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are
done in parables: | Mark
4:11 NASV, And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery
of the kingdom of God; but those who are outside get everything in parables,
| There
are some things we can know from the Word of God. A "mystery" is not
some unknowable but a truth God reveals in the N.T.
| | Mark
5:13, And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went
out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place
into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
| Mark
5:13 NASV, And He gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered
the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand
of them; and they were drowned in the sea. |
Jesus
gets the boot again in the Antichrist-centered versions. Come on, be honest, which
Bible gives God the glory and lifts up the Lord Jesus Christ? (Try not to guess.)
| | Mark
5:19, Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy
friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath
had compassion on thee. |
Mark
5:19 NASV, And He did not let him, but He *said to him, "Go home to
your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and
how He had mercy on you." |
Hopefully
these verses will give the brethren a clue who are still "stumped" on
the previous reference. | |
Mark
6:11, And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence,
shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say
unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment,
than for that city. |
Mark
6:11 NIV, And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust
off your feet when you leave, as a testimony against them." The
NIV removes 23 words. (We were told the modern versions do not have any substantial
changes. Strange") |
This
warning is just a little too plain for the sodomite members at the M.C.C. The
last thing a 21st century reprobate wants to be reminded of is the
firery judgement of God on a metropolis of flaming homosexuals. |
| Mark
6:34, And Jesus, when "was moved with compassion toward them, "as
sheep not having a shepherd: and he began " |
Mark
6:34 NASV,And when He went ashore, "He felt compassion for them "like
sheep without a shepherd; and He began " |
Jesus
is removed time and time again" | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Mark
7:8, For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as
the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
| Mark
7:8 NIV, You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions
of men." (15
words are removed.) |
To cite
examples of religious tradition is taboo as the practices listed bring it a little
too close to home. | |
Mark
7:16, If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. |
Mark
7:16 NIV, (The
verse is omitted.) |
Many
warnings are gone or watered down in the new versions. |
| Mark
7:27, But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it
is not meet to take the children"s bread, and to cast it unto the
dogs. | Mark
7:27 NASV, And He was saying to her, "Let the children be satisfied
first, for it is not good to take the children"s bread and throw it to the
dogs." | Jesus
no longer has the preeminence in the modern bible versions. |
| Mark
8:1, In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat,
Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
| Mark
8:1 NASV, In those days again, when there was a great multitude and they
had nothing to eat, He called His disciples and *said to them,
| Jesus,
the name above all names" | |
Mark
9:24, And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears,
Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. |
Mark
9:24 NIV, Immediately the boy"s father exclaimed, "I do believe; help
me overcome my unbelief!" |
""no
man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost." I Cor. 12:3
| | Mark
9:29, And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer
and fasting. | Mark
9:29 NIV, He replied, "This kind can come out only by prayer."
| Only
the spiritually blind would see this as no big deal. |
| Mark
9:42, And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe
in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck,
and he were cast into the sea. |
Mark
9:42 NASV, "And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble,
it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he
had been cast into the sea. |
Faith
must have the correct object for it to be Biblical. One can believe all kinds
of heresy and be accepted by the world. It is those who believe in the Jesus of
the Bible that suffer. | |
Mark
9:44, Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. |
Mark
9:44 NIV, (The
verse is omitted.) |
Hell
is a reality that the majority can not stomach. |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Mark
9:46, Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. |
Mark
9:46 NIV, (Verse
is omitted.) | The
versions are made to appeal to the widest audience possible. |
| Mark
9:49, For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be
salted with salt. |
Mark
9:49 NASV, "For everyone will be salted with fire. |
Folks
do not like the idea of sacrifice today. (Except when it comes to sacrificing
the truth.) | | Mark
10:7, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to
his wife; | Mark
10:7 NIV, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be
united to his wife, |
The NIV
footnotes this section of Scripture. (Gen. 3:1c) |
| Mark
10:21, Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest:
go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
| Mark
10:21 NIV, Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack,"
he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will
have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." |
The
"Jesus" of the new versions is a lot less demanding than the Jesus of
the Bible. The Lord Jesus just does not sell like the New Age character in the
New Age bibles. | |
Mark
10:24, And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again,
and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches
to enter into the kingdom of God! |
Mark
10:24 NIV, The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children,
how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! |
This
is a different gospel. It is another "Jesus" preaching a different gospel.
Works salvation is rampant among these proud apostates. |
| Mark
10:43, But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among
you, shall be your minister: |
Mark
10:43 NIV, Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among
you must be your servant, |
The wording
and the meaning is subtly changed. Hierarchy in the churches would come eventually.
| | Mark
11:10, Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the
name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. |
Mark
11:10 NIV, "Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!" "Hosanna
in the highest!" |
How important
should the name of the Lord be in the mind of the average Christian?
| | Mark
11:14, And Jesus answered " No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for
ever. " disciples heard it. |
Mark
11:14 NASV, And He answered " "May no one ever eat fruit from
you again!" " were listening. |
Jesus
name is removed again. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Mark
11:15, And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and
began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables
of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves; |
Mark
11:15 NASV, And they *came to Jerusalem. And He entered the temple and
began to cast out those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned
the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who were selling doves;
| The
Lord Jesus Christ always seems to take a back seat in the new versions. Often
His name is changed to the New Age "The One" or "The Christ".
This must be in order to sell to a broader market. |
| Mark
11:26, But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive
your trespasses. | Mark
11:26 NIV, (The
verse is chopped out.) |
One sure
sign of the abiding Holy Spirit is a willingness to forgive. |
| Mark
12:23, In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife
shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. |
Mark
12:23 NRSV, In the resurrection whose wife will she be? For the seven had
married her." |
Does
anyone see a pattern here? These are major doctrines that are attacked.
| | Mark
12:30, And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the
first commandment. |
Mark
12:30 NIV, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and
with all your mind and with all your strength." |
The
Lord is emphasizing something very foundational here. To tear this apart is to
weaken the structure of Christianity. | |
Mark
12:40, Which devour widows" houses, and for a pretence make long prayers:
these shall receive greater damnation. |
Mark
12:40 NIV, They devour widows" houses and for a show make lengthy prayers.
Such men will be punished most severely." |
Which
is stronger and carries a greater deterrent? The KJB is far superior in its thrust.
| | Mark
12:41, And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people
cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
| Mark
12:41 NASV, And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing
how the multitude were putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were
putting in large sums. |
Jesus
is removed from the teaching of the widows mite. |
| Mark
13:6, For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall
deceive many. | Mark
13:6 NASV, "Many will come in My name, saying, "I am He!"
and will mislead many. |
This
prophesy is very specific. They would not come and say, "I am Buddha"
or "Caesar" or "He". | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Mark
13:14, But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel
the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,)
then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: |
Mark
13:14 NIV, "When you see "the abomination that causes desolation"
standing where it does not belong"let the reader understand"then let
those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. (6
words are omitted.) |
The importance
of this phrase can not be overstated. The Jews today do not believe Daniel was
a prophet but Jesus did. One can use Daniel 9 to point a Jew to Messiah.
| | Mark
13:33, Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
| Mark
13:33 NIV, Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time
will come. | Another
vital warning has been deleted from the Holy Bible. |
| Mark
14:22, And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it,
and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. |
Mark
14:22 NASV, And while they were eating, He took some bread, and
after a blessing He broke it; and gave it to them, and said, "Take
it; this is My body." |
Jesus
is missing from the Lord"s Supper. The abrupt, "Take it" replaces
the correct reading, "Take, eat:". |
| Mark
14:24, And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which
is shed for many. | Mark
14:24 NIV, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out
for many," he said to them. |
See
note at Matthew 26:28. | |
Mark
14:27, And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me
this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall
be scattered. | Mark
14:27 NIV, "You will all fall away," Jesus told them,
"for it is written: ""I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep
will be scattered." |
This
brings in the possibility of losing ones salvation. The "falling away"
doctrine is very popular today. | |
Mark
14:68, But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest.
And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. |
Mark
14:68 NIV, But he denied it. "I don"t know or understand what you"re
talking about," he said, and went out into the entryway. |
The
Lord Jesus had prophesied that this would happen (Mark 14:30). The prophesy was
fulfilled exactly. | |
Mark
15:28, And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with
the transgressors. | Mark
15:28 NIV, (The
verse is omitted.) |
Another
prophesy is diminished by this blatant omission. This is serious corruption!
| | Mark
15:39, And when the centurion, " saw that he so cried out, and gave
up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. |
Mark
15:39 NIV, And when the centurion, " how he died, he said, "Surely this
man was the Son of God!" |
The underlined
is changed to a different message. The meaning is different in the text.
| | King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| |
Mark
16:9-20, Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week,
he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, " And she went and told them
that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. And they, when they had heard
that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. After that he appeared
in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. And
they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them. Afterward
he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their
unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen
him after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach
the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that
believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not
hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then after
the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the
right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working
with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
| Mark
16:9-20 NASV, This
passage is placed in brackets. The Lockman Foundation is clear in its assessment
of these verses: "Brackets
in the text are around words probably not in the original writings."
| According
to Burgon, as cited by Fuller, these verses are Holy Writ. Burgon boldly states:
""(the) manuscript evidence is so overwhelmingly in their favour that
no room is left for doubt or suspicion"not so much as one of the Fathers"gives
it as his opinion that these verses are spurious; and, that the argument derived
from internal considerations proves on inquiry to be baseless and as unsubstantial
as a dream.
To end this gospel at verse 8 (And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre;
for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man;
for they were afraid.) would leave the apostles scared, silenced, and scattered.
This is not the testimony of the Holy Spirit concerning these men.
| | King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Luke
1:28, And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly
favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
| Luke
1:28 NASV, And coming in, he said to her, "Hail, favored one! The Lord is
with you." (5
words are deleted.) |
Notice
it does not say "above" women. The KJB is not a Roman Catholic bible.
| | Luke
2:14, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
| Luke
2:14 NIV, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom
his favor rests." |
Jesus
is going to bring peace on earth. The UN and the WCCC think they can bring
in peace. | | Luke
2:22, And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses
were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the
Lord; | Luke
2:22 NIV, When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses
had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the
Lord | According
to the law of Moses (Lev.12), it was only Mary that needed purification. The superstitious
Catholics do not like that. | |
Luke
2:33, And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken
of him. | Luke
2:33 NASV, And His father and mother were amazed at the things which were
being said about Him. |
Who is
Jesus" Father according to the Bible? (see John 10:29) |
| Luke
2:40, And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom:
and the grace of God was upon him. |
Luke
2:40 NIV, And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and
the grace of God was upon him. |
The
NIV removes the spiritual development of Jesus. Spiritual development is lacking
in children today. | |
Luke
2:43, And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus
tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
| Luke
2:43 NIV, After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning
home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.
| There
is something wrong, WRONG, WRONG, with this. Jesus is God from everlasting eternity.
| | Luke
4:4, And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word of God. |
Luke
4:4 NIV, Jesus answered, "It is written: "Man does not live on bread
alone."" |
Every
word, not just the thoughts. How are we to live on every word if some are missing?
| | Lk.
4:8, And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for
it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
| Luke
4:8 NIV, Jesus answered, "It is written: "Worship the Lord your God
and serve him only."" (9
words are deleted.) |
No wonder
Satan hates the KJB. Satan is filled with pride and hates the Lord"s rebukes.
This is how to deal with Satan. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Luke
4:18, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to
preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted,
to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to
set at liberty them that are bruised, |
Luke
4:18 NIV, "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to
preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, |
There
is little comfort for the brokenhearted in the new versions. The Saviour is missing,
His mission is missing, the plan of salvation is missing and the words of God
are missing. | |
Luke
4:41, And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ
the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they
knew that he was Christ. |
Luke
4:41 NIV, Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, "You are the
Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because
they knew he was the Christ. |
"Christ
is missing. The demons know better who Jesus is than the modern bible translators.
Are we to give this rot to our children to read? |
| Luke
6:48, He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation
on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house,
and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. |
Luke
6:48 NIV, He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid
the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could
not shake it, because it was well built. |
The
church was founded upon a Rock alright. ""and that Rock was Christ"
I Cor.10:2 (see also Romans 9:33 and I Peter 2:8). |
| Luke
7:22, Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what
things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers
are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
| Luke
7:22 NIV, So he replied to the messengers, "Go back and report to
John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those
who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news
is preached to the poor. |
The Bible
says in John 1:12, But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become
the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: His
name is important! | |
Luke
7:31, And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation?
and to what are they like? |
Luke
7:31 NASV, "To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and
what are they like? |
The Lord
said a lot of things that are not contained in the text of the modern versions.
This should cause deep concern and yet few seem to be bothered...
| | King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Luke
9:35, And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved
Son: hear him. | Luke
9:35 NIV, A voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, whom I have
chosen; listen to him." |
Love
in the Bible is personified & perfected in the Father-Son relationship (Gen.
22). | | Luke
9:43, And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered
every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
| Luke
9:43 NASV, And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. But while everyone
was marveling at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples,
| Jesus"
name is removed from the context of this passage. |
| Luke
9:55, But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of
spirit ye are of. |
Luke
9:55 NRSV, But he turned and rebuked them. (10
words are deleted.) |
The spirit
behind the new versions is the spirit of Antichrist. |
| Luke
9:56, For the Son of man is not come to destroy men"s lives, but to save
them. And they went to another village. |
Luke
9:56 NIV, and they went to another village. (16
words are missing here.) |
This
verse reflects on the character and mission of Jesus. Those who destroy mens lives
do not follow Christ. | |
Luke
9:57, And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man
said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
| Luke
9:57 NIV, As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, "I will
follow you wherever you go." |
Jesus
is the Lord. They will admit it later if they refuse to confess Him as Lord now.
The versions are a joke. | |
Luke
9:59, And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me
first to go and bury my father. |
Luke
9:59 NASV, And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Permit
me first to go and bury my father." |
The
devil does not like Jesus Christ being acknowledged as Lord. Satan wants the glory.
| | Luke
9:60, Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and
preach the kingdom of God. |
Luke
9:60 NASV, But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead;
but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God."
| The
Lord is often downgraded in the new versions. "Jesus" becomes "He"
and "Lord" is removed. | |
Luke
10:15, And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down
to hell. | Luke
10:15 NIV, And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will
go down to the depths. |
Hell
is a little too hard to take for these folks. The atheist believes we will go
"down to the depths" - 6 feet under! |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Luke
10:21, In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise
and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed
good in thy sight. | Luke
10:21 NASV, At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and
said, "I praise Thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that Thou didst
hide these things from the wise and intelligent and didst reveal them to
babes. Yes, Father, for thus it was well-pleasing in Thy sight. |
Jesus
is removed again. These folks do not mind some anemic, long haired, freaky person
bopping on over to make the scene but when the King of Kings shows up in a preserved
Bible, they freak out. | |
Luke
10:41-42, And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful
and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath
chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
| Luke
10:41-42 NASV, But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you
are worried and bothered about so many things; but only a few things
are necessary, really only one, for Mary has chosen the good part,
which shall not be taken away from her." |
Are
a few things needed or just one? Jesus seems to have a hard time getting it straight
in the new bibles. The Lord Jesus is not this scattered in the KJB. One wonders
if He is referring to the food. | |
Luke
11:2, And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so
in earth. | Luke
11:2 NIV, He said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be
your name, your kingdom come. Chopped
to bits. This reads like a prayer to Satan. |
Jesus
spoke of those who had the devil for a father. The devil is not interested in
God"s will being done in heaven or on earth. |
| Luke
11:4, And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted
to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
| Luke
11:4 NIV, Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.
And lead us not into temptation."" |
God
wants us to pray for deliverance from evil. The model prayer has been mutilated.
| | Luke
11:29, And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This
is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it,
but the sign of Jonas the prophet. |
Luke
11:29 NIV, As the crowds increased, Jesus said, "This is a wicked
generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the
sign of Jonah. | Jesus
went into history for amazing people and events to teach deep truths. Jonah, Elijah,
Noah, & Sodom, were controversial but Jesus authenticated these, putting His
deity on the line in doing so. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Luke
12:31, But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall
be added unto you. | Luke
12:31 NIV, But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you
as well. | Satan
has a kingdom as well. We are to seek the kingdom of God. |
| Luke
12:39, And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the
thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house
to be broken through. |
Luke
12:39 NIV, But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at
what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
| We
are commanded to watch and pray. This warning to watch weakens the message contained
in the new versions. | |
Luke
13:2, And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans
were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
| Luke
13:2 NASV, And He answered and said to them, "Do you suppose
that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans,
because they suffered this fate? |
The
context of this passage is Jesus teaching on repentance. |
| Luke
13:25, When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door,
and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord,
open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
| Luke
13:25 NIV, Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand
outside knocking and pleading, "Sir, open the door for us." "But
he will answer, "I don"t know you or where you come from."
| "Lord,
Lord" is the salutation of the lost. There are several places where Jesus
is called this (Luke 6:46, Matt. 7:21-22)by unbelievers. If you were about to
go to Hell would you call Jesus "Sir" or "Lord"?
| | Luke
13:35, Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto
you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed
is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. |
Luke
13:35 NASV, "Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and
I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, "Blessed
is He who comes in the name of the Lord!"" |
"ITALICS
are used in the text to indicate words which are not found in the original"" Their
"original" is not the original. |
| Luke
17:3, Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke
him; and if he repent, forgive him. |
Luke
17:3 NIV, So watch yourselves. "If your brother sins, rebuke him,
and if he repents, forgive him. |
The
problem is that we can never know all the sins a man commits against God and others,
only against ourselves. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Luke
17:24, For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under
heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son
of man be in his day. |
Luke
17:24 NIV, For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which
flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other.
| The
NIV, in a footnote, says, "Some manuscripts do not have in his day."(cf.
Gen.3:1) That
old serpent is still up to his old tricks. |
| Luke
17:36, Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other
left. | Luke
17:36 NIV, (Omitted.)
| This
verse has been raptured out of the NIV. | |
Luke
18:28, Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.
| Luke
18:28 NASV, And Peter said, "Behold, we have left our own homes,
and followed You." |
The cost
of discipleship is less demanding in the new versions. |
| Luke
20:23, But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye
me? | Luke
20:23 NIV, He saw through their duplicity and said to them, |
""Thou
shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." Matt. 4:7 |
| Luke
21:4, For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God:
but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. |
Luke
21:4 NIV, All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she
out of her poverty put in all she had to live on." |
When
we offer our cash in the place of worship (the New Testament church), we are offering
to God. | | Luke
21:8, And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my
name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not
therefore after them. |
Luke
21:8 NIV, He replied: "Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will
come in my name, claiming, "I am he," and, "The time is
near." Do not follow them. |
All
New Agers come, saying, "I am Christ". They do not claim to be "he"
but they do claim to be another christ. |
| Luke
21:36, Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to
escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of
man. | Luke
21:36 NASV, "But keep on the alert at all times, praying in order that you
may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place"
before the Son of Man." |
There
is a problem here. It is not by might or our own strength but by the Spirit of
God that we overcome. The NASV is teaching works. |
| Luke
22:19, And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto
them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance
of me. | Luke
22:19 NASV, And when He " given thanks, He broke it, and gave
it to them, saying, This is My body which is given for you; do this
in remembrance of Me." |
The
NASV footnotes the last part of this verse. Communion is to be a memorial to the
Lord "not a mass or a love feast. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Luke
22:20, Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new
testament in my blood, which is shed for you. |
Luke
22:20 NASV, And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten,
saying, "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.
| "Some
ancient mss. Do not contain " v.20". This is as important as life itself
- it reveals the way of eternal life. | |
Luke
22:31, And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to
have you, that he may sift you as wheat: |
Luke
22:31 NIV, "Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. (4
words omitted.) | The
Lord said it and that settles it. | |
Luke
22:43-44, And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great
drops of blood falling down to the ground. |
Luke
22:43-44 NIV, An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened
him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops
of blood falling to the ground. |
The
NIV has a footnote: "Some early manuscripts do not have verses 43 and 44." Does
this inspire confidence concerning this important text? |
| Luke
22:64, And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and
asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? |
Luke
22:64 NIV, They blindfolded him and demanded, "Prophesy! Who hit you?"
(6
words omitted.) | The
NIV does not make sense if all they did was blindfold Him. |
| Luke
22:68, And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me
go. | Luke
22:68 NIV, and if I asked you, you would not answer. |
Jesus
was prophesying His future. | |
Luke
23:17, (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
| Luke
23:17 NIV, (The
verse is omitted.) |
This
verse explains the custom of that day. | |
Luke
23:34, Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. |
Luke
23:34 NIV, Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what
they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
| NIV
footnote: "Some early manuscripts do not have this sentence." We
would be left with 6 sayings from the cross. |
| Luke
23:38, And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek,
and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. |
Luke
23:38 NIV, There was a written notice above him, which read: THIS IS THE KING
OF THE JEWS. (8
words omitted.) | Perhaps
the translators did not feel that this translation could possibly be inspired
and deleted it. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Luke
23:42, And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into
thy kingdom. | Luke
23:42 NIV, Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
| The
thief had repented and turned, in faith, to Jesus as Lord (God). |
| Luke
23:45, And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in
the midst. | Luke
23:45 NEB, the sun was in eclipse. And the curtain of the temple was torn
in two. | Was
this a supernatural or a natural event - just a coincidence? |
| Luke
24:6, He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when
he was yet in Galilee, |
Luke
24:6 NASV, "He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke
to you while He was still in Galilee, |
The
NASV has a footnote here. Would this omission affect any important doctrine?
| | Luke
24:12, Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he
beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself
at that which was come to pass. |
Luke
24:12 NASV, [But Peter arose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking
in, he *saw the linen wrappings only; and he went away to his home, marveling
at that which had happened.] |
The bracketed
text is considered spurious by The Lockman Foundation. The scholarship of these
men is what is spurious. | |
Luke
24:36, And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them,
and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. |
Luke
24:36 NASV, And while they were telling these things, He Himself stood
in their midst. (8
words omitted) | Words
omitted and changed are the mark of satanic influence. (cf. Genesis 3:1-6)
| | Luke
24:40, And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his
feet. | Luke
24:40 NASV, [And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.]
| More
"spurious" words or a devilish attack on the resurrection of the Lord
Jesus Christ? | |
Luke
24:46, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ
to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: |
Luke
24:46 NIV, He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will
suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, |
Four
words omitted and the New Age Antichrist shows up in a verse on the resurrection.
| | Luke
24:47, And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in
his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. |
Luke
24:47 NASV, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed
in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. |
A
person can repent and still remain lost. Repentance is a change of mind but there
must be a turning to God as well. We repent and then receive forgiveness by the
mercy of God. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Luke
24:49, And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in
the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
| Luke
24:49 NIV, I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the
city until you have been clothed with power from on high." |
The
city of the great King is removed from the text. Here is a command of God that
is incomplete. | |
Luke
24:51, And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and
carried up into heaven. |
Luke
24:51 NASV, And it came about that while He was blessing them, He parted from
them. | One
of the few verses on the Lord"s ascension omitted from the text.
| | Luke
24:52, And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
| Luke
24:52 NASV, And they returned to Jerusalem with great joy, (4
words omitted) | In
this one chapter on the resurrection and ascension of our Lord we find 9 serious
errors. | | John
1:14, And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory,
the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
| John
1:14 NIV, The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his
glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of
grace and truth. |
The One
is a name for Satan. The modern versions are a New Age mess. They support cultic
and occult doctrine. | |
John
1:18, No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is
in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. |
John
1:18 NASV, No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten God, who
is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him. |
The
NASV has two gods. The J.W.s have 2 gods as well. Is there a pattern here? Hello!
Fi-Fi-Fo-Fum" | |
John
1:27, He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe"s
latchet I am not worthy to unloose. |
John
1:27 NIV, He is the one who comes after me, the thongs of whose sandals I am not
worthy to untie." |
John
was born before Jesus but was "before" John. How? Jesus is God from
everlasting. | |
John
1:51, And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter
ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon
the Son of man. | John
1:51 NIV, He then added, "I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open,
and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
| This
event was not going to happen in the sweet by and by. The Lord brought this to
pass in a few moments. | |
John
3:2a, The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know
that thou art a teacher come from God: |
John
3:2a NASV, this man came to Him by night, and said to Him, "Rabbi,
we know that You have come from God as a teacher; |
Jesus"
name is omitted in the encounter with Nicodemus. |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | John
3:13, And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven,
even the Son of man which is in heaven. |
John
3:13 NIV, No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven"the
Son of Man. | Only
God can be in heaven and on earth simultaneously. This teaches Jesus is God.
| | John
3:15, That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal
life. | John
3:15 NIV, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.
| This
verse really nails down eternal security. | |
John
3:16, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
| John
3:16 NIV, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
| How
many sons does God have? Millions. (See John 1:12 and Galatians 3:26.) The versions
teach error. | |
John
3:18, He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is
condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten
Son of God. | John
3:18 NIV, Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe
stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God"s
one and only Son. |
See note
at John 3:16. The verse is doctrinally corrupt- a reflection of the theology of
the translators. They should have gone to Sunday School. Amen? |
| John
4:24, God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him
in spirit and in truth. |
John
4:24 NRSV, God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit
and truth." |
This
is subtle. God is not of the same essence as other spirits (demons & angels).
God is an eternal Holy Spirit. | |
John
4:42, And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for
we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ,
the Saviour of the world. |
John
4:42 NIV, They said to the woman, "We no longer believe just because of what
you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is
the Savior of the world." |
The
context is correct here. The true Christ is the Saviour of the world and
the only way to heaven. The New Age has many false christs. |
| John
5:3-4, In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk"waiting for the
moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool,
and troubled the water: whosoever then first" in was made whole of whatsoever
disease he had. | John
5:3-4 NIV, Here a great number of disabled people used to lie-the blind, the lame,
the paralized. (Much
of verse 3 is missing as well as all of verse 4.) |
The
NIV has a footnote that reads: "Some less important manuscripts" It
was for these mss that the saints were burned at the stake. It is a shame these
were not important texts" | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | John
5:16, And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him,
because he had done these things on the sabbath day. |
John
5:16 NIV, So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the
Jews persecuted him. (5
words are omitted.) |
The KJB
is much stronger when it gives this added detail concerning the intentions of
His foes. | | John
5:17, But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
| John
5:17 NASV, But He answered them, "My Father is working until now,
and I Myself am working." |
"Jesus"
is removed. The NIV adds words to this verse. |
| John
5:29, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of
life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
| John
5:29 NIV, and come out"those who have done good will rise to live, and those
who have done evil will rise to be condemned. |
Damnation
is stronger than condemned. Sinners are "condemned already" without
Christ. | | John
5:30, I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is
just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which
hath sent me. | John
5:30 NIV, By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment
is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
| The
Father is not exempt from attack in the modern versions. God is downgraded in
the corrupt bibles. | |
John
6:14, Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said,
This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. |
John
6:14 NASV, When therefore the people saw the sign which He had performed,
they said, "This is of a truth the Prophet who is to come into the world."
| Jesus
is that Prophet. The work and ministry of Jesus was spoken of centuries
before He came to the earth. | |
John
6:39, And this is the Father"s will which hath sent me, that of all
which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at
the last day. | John
6:39 NIV, And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none
of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. |
"Father"
is gone. It is the Father"s will that those who trust Jesus should be resurrected
from the dead. | |
John
6:47, Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting
life. | John
6:47 NIV, I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life.
| The
Saviour must be the one in whom we believe. |
| John
6:65, And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except
it were given unto him of my Father. |
John
6:65 NIV, He went on to say, "This is why I told you that no one can come
to me unless the Father has enabled him." |
God
is the Father of Jesus. This verse is vital in understanding the Father-Son relationship.
| |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | John
6:69, And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of
the living God. | John
6:69 NIV, We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."
| Jesus
is not just "holy", He is the Son and Christ - promised in the Word.
| | John
7:53-8:11, And every man went unto his own house. Jesus went unto the mount of
Olives. And early in the morning he came" and taught them. And the scribes
and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set
her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery,
in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned:
but what sayest thou?"might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and
with his finger wrote "So when they continued asking him, he lifted
up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first
cast a stone at her" And they which heard it, being convicted by their
own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even
unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst"he
said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go,
and sin no more. | John
7:53-8:11 NASV, [And everyone went to his home. But Jesus went to " the temple,
and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began to teach
them. And the scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in adultery,
and having set her in the midst, they *said to Him, "Teacher, this woman
has been caught in adultery, in the very act. "Now in the Law Moses commanded
us to stone such women; what then do You say?""that they might have
grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down, and with His finger wrote on
the ground. But when they persisted " said to them, "He who is without
sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."
And
again He stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And
when they heard it, they began to go out one by one" He was left alone,
and the woman, where she was, in the midst. And
straightening up, Jesus said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn
you?" she said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do
I condemn you; go your way. From now on sin no more."] |
The
NASV claims, "Brackets in the text are around words probably not in the original
writings."
If this is so the Lockman Foundation ought to have kept these verses out of their
work. It should be noted that the inclusion of this scripture in the Bible only
strengthens and solidifies the person of Jesus-no doctrine is weakened. The changes
in the modern versions are of a different character and usually weaken the person
of Christ.
Now this ought to make men sit up and take notice! Does it not seem strange
and "by design" that the differences in the new bibles severely weaken
all the fundamentals of the faith? Is God responsible for this mess and confusion?
No, only a fool would profess such nonsense. Let God be true! |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | John
8:28-29, Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then
shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but
as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. And he that sent me
is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things
that please him. | John
8:28-29 NASV, Jesus therefore said, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then
you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but
I speak these things as the Father taught Me. "And He who sent Me
is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are
pleasing to Him." |
Typical
changes in the modern versions center around the person of the Father and the
Son. What is the doctrinal ramification of all this? These readings help support
Unitarian doctrine. The Bible teaches a triune God. |
| John
8:38, I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which
ye have seen with your father. |
John
8:38 NIV, I am telling you what I have seen in the Father"s presence,
and you do what you have heard from your father." |
So
much for the brotherhood of man and the universal fatherhood of God"
| | John
8:47, He that is of God heareth God"s words: ye therefore hear them
not, because ye are not of God. |
John
8:47 NIV, He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do
not hear is that you do not belong to God." |
Are
the words inspired or just the message? We can hear God"s words still today,
in the KJB. | | John
8:59, Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went
out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
| John
8:59 NIV, At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself,
slipping away from the temple grounds. (10
words are deleted.) |
The choice
of words is telling. Did Jesus slip around like a snake? The choice of an "sl"
word does not fit. | |
John
9:4, I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night
cometh, when no man can work. |
John
9:4 NIV, As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me.
Night is coming, when no one can work. |
It
is Christ who does the work for our salvation. The context here is His work not
our work. | | John
9:35, Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said
unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? |
John
9:35 NIV, Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he
said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" |
No
where in the Scriptures are we commanded to believe on the Son of man. It is God
the Son that saves. Jesus is the Son of man and the Son of God. |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | John
10:29, My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man
is able to pluck them out of my Father"s hand. |
John
10:29 NASV, "My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than
all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father"s hand.
| The
NASV footnote says: "Some early mss. read What my Father has given Me
is greater than all." Poppycock! | |
John
10:32, Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father;
for which of those works do ye stone me? |
John
10:32 NIV, but Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many great miracles
from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?"
| There
is a relationship between the Father and Son that is undermined in the new versions.
| | John
11:41, Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was
laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that
thou hast heard me. | John
11:41 NIV, So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, "Father,
I thank you that you have heard me. (8
words are gone.) |
Lazarus
was as dead as a doornail. Jesus is the resurrection and the life. Jesus was dead
but now He is alive forever more as well. |
| John
13:32, If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself,
and shall straightway glorify him. |
John
13:32 NIV, If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in himself, and
will glorify him at once. |
NIV footnote:
"Many early mss. do not have If God is glorified in him." Balderdash!
| | John
14:2, In my Father"s house are many mansions: if it were not
so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
| John
14:2 NIV, In my Father"s house are many rooms; if it were not so,
I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.
| Does
God operate a rooming house? His house is so glorious it contains mansions! This
is our inheritance! | |
John
14:16, And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter,
that he may abide with you for ever; |
John
14:16 NASV, "And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper,
that He may be with you forever; |
The
Holy Spirit in the KJB is a comfort. The NIV has "counselor"- they offer
little hope. | |
John
14:17, Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because
it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you,
and shall be in you. |
John
14:17 NIV, the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither
sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in
you. | NIV
footnote: "Some early manuscripts and is." The fact is the Holy
Spirit was not given until after Jesus was glorified. (John 7:39)
| | John
14:28b, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
| John
14:28b NIV, I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
| See
note at John 10:32 (cf.
John 16:10 "NIV) | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | John
16:16, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and
ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. |
John
16:16 NIV, "In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little
while you will see me." (6
words are missing) |
Jesus
went to the Father, not to India to study under a New Age Swami or Guru.
| | John
17:12, While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name:
those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of
perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. |
John
17:12 NIV, While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by
that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction
so that Scripture would be fulfilled. |
Three
words are gone and this "protection" contradicts the facts. John the
Baptist was not protected or safe from physical harm. We are not promised that.
| | John
17:17, Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
| John
17:17 NIV, Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
| Not
all truth is God"s truth. | |
John
19:14, And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth
hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! |
John
19:14 NEB, It was the eve of Passover, about noon. Pilate said to the Jews,
"Here is your king." |
The
footnote is kind of cute: "Or It was Friday in Passover." Christ
was crucified on Wed. | |
John
19:38, And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly
for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus:
and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
| John
19:38 NIV, Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now
Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews. With
Pilate"s permission, he came and took the body away. |
The
resurrection of the Lord is possibly the most attacked doctrine in the Word. One
heresy is that Jesus never actually died or that some one else did.
| | John
20:17, Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to
my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father,
and your Father; and to my God, and your God. |
John
20:17 NIV, Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned
to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, "I am returning
to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.""
| The
ascension is put into doubt here as well as the relationship the Father and Son
enjoy. The modern versions are weaker at almost every turn! |
| Acts
1:3a, To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible
proofs" | Acts
1:3a NIV, After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing
proofs". | There
is a big difference between that which is infallible and that which is merely
convincing. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Acts
2:1, And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord
in one place. | Acts
2:1 NIV, When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one
place. | There
was true unity when this church met together. |
| Acts
2:30, Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to
him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise
up Christ to sit on his throne; |
Acts
2:30 NASV, "And so, because he was a prophet, and knew that God had sworn
to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants upon his throne,
| The
resurrection is not found in this verse in the NASV. Would this be one of the
doctrines "not affected" in the new versions? |
| Acts
2:31, He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul
was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
| Acts
2:31 NKJV, "he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the
Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.
| Which
word would be more culturally relevant to the average sixteen- year old? Who are
they trying to kid? | |
Acts
2:38, Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the
name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the
gift of the Holy Ghost. |
Acts
2:38 NIV, Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the
name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit. |
Jesus
paid for our sins. Our sins were remitted at the cross. There is a subtle doctrinal
difference here. | |
Acts
3:26, Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless
you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. |
Acts
3:26 NASV, "For you first, God raised up His Servant, and sent Him
to bless you by turning every one of you from your wicked ways."
| This
is downgrading the Lord Jesus Christ. (cf. Acts 4:27 & 30 for the same attack
on the Sonship of Christ.) | |
Acts
6:8, And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles
among the people. | Acts
6:8 NASV, And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders
and signs among the people. |
Grace
and faith are not the same. The Catholics change the meaning of these words.
| | Acts
7:30, And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness
of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
| Acts
7:30 NIV, "After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the
flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. |
This
Angel was the Lord Jesus (John 8:58). There are angels sent by Satan. (cf.
II Cor. 11:14-15) | |
Acts
7:37b, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you" him shall
ye hear. | Acts
7:37b NIV, "God will send you a prophet like me from your own people."
(4
words are missing) |
God commands
us to hear the words of the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Acts
8:37, And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And
he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
| Acts
8:37 NIV, (The
entire verse is omitted. This writer was convinced of the KJB when he saw it missing
in his NASV. That was all it took- one verse.) |
This
verse is not a favorite among the baby- sprinkling crowd and with those who "hang
out" with them. | |
Acts
9:5, And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou
persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
| Acts
9:5 NIV, "Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you
are persecuting," he replied. (10
words are missing) |
Some
more words of Jesus, spoken after His ascension, are omitted in the account of
Paul"s conversion. | |
Acts
9:29, And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against
the Grecians: but they went about to slay him. |
Acts
9:29 NIV, And he was talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews;
but they were attempting to put him to death. |
There
is a difference between arguing and speaking boldly in the Lord"s name.
| | Acts
10:6, He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he
shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. |
Acts
10:6 NIV, He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea."
(9
words missing) | Simon
was a man of God to whom the Lord had imparted a measure of wisdom.
| | Acts
10:30, And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour;
and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me
in bright clothing, | Acts
10:30 NIV, Cornelius answered: "Four days ago I was in my house praying at
this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood
before me | Fasting
is missing, and missing from the lives of almost all Christians today. The root
of the new bibles is bad and so the fruit is bad. |
| Acts
13:33, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath
raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my
Son, this day have I begotten thee. |
Acts
13:33 NASV, that God has fulfilled this promise to our children
in that He raised up Jesus, as it is also written in the second Psalm, "Thou
art My Son; today I have begotten Thee." |
According
to the NASV the promises are to our children but not to us. You get one guess-
is that statement true doctrinally? Huh? Peek-a-boo!
| | Acts
15:11, But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we
shall be saved, even as they. | Acts
15:11 NIV, No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are
saved, just as they are." |
Sadly,
the NIV teaches another gospel or plan of salvation in several places(I Peter
2:2, Mark 10:24, Luke 21:19 et al). Jesus name is also missing from the text.
| |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Acts
15:18, Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
| Acts
15:18 NIV, that have been known for ages. |
We
are not in an "age", we are in time. |
| Acts
15:34, Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still. |
Acts
15:34 NIV, (The
verse is omitted.) |
Here
a vital detail is stricken from the Book. | |
Acts
16:31, And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt
be saved, and thy house. | Acts
16:31 NIV, They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved"you
and your household." |
Christ
is missing from this corrupt text. The NIV attacks verses where folks get saved.
| | Acts
17:22, Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars" hill, and said, Ye
men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
| Acts
17:22 NASV, And Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said,
"Men of Athens, I observe that you are very religious in all respects.
| Where
was Paul and what was he preaching? Imagine the confusion with a multitude
of versions in a church! | |
Acts
17:26, And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all
the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the
bounds of their habitation; | Acts
17:26 NIV, From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit
the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places
where they should live. |
"Blood"
and "man" are not the same word. Did not the modern translators assure
us that the changes did not affect the meaning of the Bible? |
| Acts
17:29, Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that
the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man"s
device. | Acts
17:29 NIV, "Therefore since we are God"s offspring, we should not think
that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone"an image made
by man"s design and skill. |
There
were lots of "divine beings" in Greek mythology. Paul never uses this
terminology for the God of the Bible. | |
Acts
17:30, And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth
all men every where to repent: |
Acts
17:30 NASV, "Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God
is now declaring to men that all everywhere should repent,
| Repentance
is not an option. The preaching of the apostles looses all urgency in these mamby-pamby
bibles. | |
Acts
19:4, Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying
unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him,
that is, on Christ Jesus. |
Acts
19:4 NASV, And Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance,
telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus."
| The
Lord"s name is regularly shortened in the new versions. It is surprising
that these men do not simply nick-name the Saviour. |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Acts
19:10, And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt
in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
| Acts
19:10 NASV, And this took place for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard
the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. |
God"s
word is the word of the Lord Jesus. This is a subtle attack on the deity of the
Lord Jesus Christ. | |
Acts
19:35, And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men
of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians
is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which
fell down from Jupiter? | Acts
19:35 NIV, The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: "Men of Ephesus, doesn"t
all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple
of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? |
The
Catholics claim they do not worship Mary. The modern versions would have us believe
that the Ephesians were not worshippers of their female god. Interesting.
| |
Acts 20:21, Testifying both
to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our
Lord Jesus Christ. | Acts
20:21 NIV, I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God
in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus. |
Christ
is removed from this gospel invitation which includes faith and repentance.
| | Acts
20:24, But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto
myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have
received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
| Acts
20:24 NASV, "But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself,
in order that I may finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the
Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.
| The
steadfastness of Paul is removed from the modern versions. This lends well to
the modern theory that Paul was some how inferior to the other apostles.
| | Acts
20:25, And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the
kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. |
Acts
20:25 NIV, "Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching
the kingdom will ever see me again. |
Satan
has a kingdom as well. The J.W."s have their twisted kingdom. The Kingdom
of God is what Jesus preached. | |
Acts
20:28, Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which
the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which
he hath purchased with his own blood. |
Acts
20:28 NIV, Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit
has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought
with his own blood. (Underlined
is footnoted.) |
NIV says: "Many manuscripts of the Lord" The
point is- the blood that was shed by Jesus was God"s blood. To doubt this
is heresy! | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Acts
21:25, As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded
that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from
things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
| Acts
21:25 NIV, As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision
that they should abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat
of strangled animals and from sexual immorality." |
It
is easier to sell these versions to modern day judaizers (Seventh Day Adventists),
if these commandments are watered down a little. The love of money is the root
of all evil. | |
Acts
22:16, And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins,
calling on the name of the Lord. |
Acts
22:16 NIV, And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your
sins away, calling on his name." |
There
is not a preacher I know that would ever give this kind of invitation.
| | Acts
23:9, And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees"
part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or
an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
| Acts
23:9 NIV, There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were
Pharisees stood up and argued vigorously. "We find nothing wrong with this
man," they said. "What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"
| Some
of the scribes were careful not to discount the words of the apostles in case
they offended God. The NIV committee is not as squeamish. |
| Acts
24:7, But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence
took him away out of our hands, |
Acts
24:7 NIV, (The
entire verse is omitted.) |
After
over 1800 years of open shame, Lysias gets a break. In the NIV camp, naming names
is a mortal sin. | |
Acts
24:14, But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy,
so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written
in the law and in the prophets: |
Acts
24:14 NIV, However, I admit that I worship the God of our fathers as a follower
of the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that agrees
with the Law and that is written in the Prophets, |
To
the lost we preach heresy. There is a subtle shift in emphasis as well. To believe
what agrees with the Law is the wrong standard to measure true doctrine.
| | Acts
24:15, And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there
shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
| Acts
24:15, and I have the same hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection
of both the righteous and the wicked. |
What
is it that is dead? The soul goes to heaven or hell. The resurrection always speaks
of what happens to the body- a dead body. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Acts
28:16, And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the
captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier
that kept him. | Acts
28:16 NIV, When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with
a soldier to guard him. (11
words are missing) |
The account
of what happened here is not complete. This is truth that has been stricken from
the Biblical record. | |
Acts
28:29, And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning
among themselves. | Acts
28:29 NIV, (Omitted)
| It
seems the NIV boys have been "reasoning among themselves" about these
words. | |
Romans
1:3, Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed
of David according to the flesh; |
Romans
1:3 NASV, concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according
to the flesh, | His
Son is our Lord. Think on this. This verse lends itself to the doctrine
of the trinity. | |
Romans
1:16, For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power
of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also
to the Greek. | Romans
1:16 NIV, I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the
salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
| There
is a heresy that Paul"s gospel was not Christ"s gospel and that Peter
had yet another gospel. There is only one gospel of Christ. |
| Romans
1:29, Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness,
maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
| Romans
1:29 NIV, They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and
depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are
gossips, | "Fornication"
is omitted as a characteristic of the ungodly. The product of these modern versions
are a generation of spiritual fornicators. |
| Romans
5:1, Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ: | Romans
5:1 NIV, Therefore, since we have been justified through faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, |
The
NIV footnote reads: Or let us. The NIV reads as a human book. Justification
is all of God and His grace. | |
Romans
5:6, For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for
the ungodly. | Romans
5:6 NIV, You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ
died for the ungodly. |
Codex
B, on which the versions are based, says, "If indeed". Are we not totally
depraved and undone? There is no doubt in Scripture about the state of man.
| | King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Romans
5:8, But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us. | Romans
5:8 NIV, But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were
still sinners, Christ died for us. |
Commendeth
is more personal and reflects the love of God. Vacuums are "demonstrated".
| | Romans
6:11, Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive
unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
Romans
6:11 NIV, In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ
Jesus. ("Our
Lord" is omitted.) |
We are
only dead to sin when Jesus is our Lord. Calling Jesus "Lord" is to
call Him God. | |
Romans
8:1, There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ
Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
| Romans
8:1 NASV, There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ
Jesus. | I
had a Bible College teacher tell me the KJB was wrong here and made no sense.
It makes no sense to the blinded. | |
Romans
9:28, For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness:
because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth. |
Romans
9:28 NIV, For the Lord will carry out his sentence on earth with speed and finality."
|
The
judgement the Lord will bring upon this earth is a righteous judgement. God, the
Creator, calls the shots. | |
Romans
9:32, Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by
the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
| Romans
9:32 NIV, Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were
by works. They stumbled over the "stumbling stone." |
The
law of Moses is removed from the text- consistent with the NIV practice of removing
God"s word elsewhere. | |
Romans
10:15, And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful
are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings
of good things! | Romans
10:15 NIV, And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How
beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" (5
words are gone.) |
The "good
news" is the gospel of peace. There are all kinds of good messages out there.
The preacher is sent to preach the gospel. |
| Romans
10:17, So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
| Romans
10:17 NIV, Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message
is heard through the word of Christ. |
The
message of the gospel can be preached without the words that Christ spoke on earth.
| | Romans
11:6, And if by grace, "But if it be of works, then is it no more
grace: otherwise work is no more work. |
Romans
11:6 NIV, And if by grace, " (The
last 18 words are missing from this verse.) |
The
clear, scriptural definition of works and grace is obscured in the modern versions.
| |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Romans
13:9, For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt
not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and
if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying,
namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. |
Romans
13:9 NASV, For this, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder,
You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and if there is any other commandment,
it is summed up in this saying, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
| The
new versions are false witnesses. These perversions bear false witness against
the Word of God. Perhaps the translators felt some Holy Ghost conviction and left
this out to cover up their sin. | |
Romans
14:6, He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he
that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that
eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not,
to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. |
Romans
14:6 NIV, He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats
meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does
so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. (15
words are omitted.) |
This
is a good lesson in Biblical Christian liberty. Sadly, many claim we have liberty
to use any version we want to. This is a false application of this Scriptural
doctrine. | |
Romans
14:10-11, But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought
thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
Cf.
v.11
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me,
and every tongue shall confess to God. |
Romans
14:10-11 NIV, You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down
on your brother? For we will all stand before God"s judgment seat.
(Cf. v.11) It is written: ""As surely as I live," says the Lord,
"every knee will bow before me; every tongue will confess to God.""
| If
these Scriptures are compared it becomes clear that the NIV has a theological
axe to grind. Since the days of the apostles, until the mid- 1800"s, the
Bible was clear, we would stand before Christ, who is God, at the judgement.
| | Romans
14:21, It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing
whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
| Romans
14:21 NIV, It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that
will cause your brother to fall. |
Seven
words are missing from this verse. God is emphatic that we ought not to cause
our brother to stumble. | |
Romans
15:8, Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for
the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
| Romans
15:8 NIV, For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf
of God"s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs
| The
Lord Jesus Christ seems to be attacked a lot in the versions. The attacks are
often on His name (Acts 4:12). | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Romans
15:19, Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God;
so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached
the gospel of Christ. | Romans
15:19 NIV, by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit.
So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed
the gospel of Christ. |
God is
removed from the text. These Bible critics can not take the Word being preached.
"Sharing" or "giving a testimony" is about all they can handle.
| | Romans
15:29, And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of
the blessing of the gospel of Christ. |
Romans
15:29 NIV, I know that when I come to you, I will come in the full measure of
the blessing of Christ. |
In order
for a sinner to be blessed of Christ, he must come by way of the gospel &
the cross. | |
Romans
16:18, For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their
own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
| Romans
16:18 NIV, For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites.
By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
| Jesus
gets the boot once again. These Bible rejecters continue to slight the blessed
Son of God. Jesus is coming and boy is He angry! |
| Romans
16:20, And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. |
Romans
16:20 NASV, And the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace
of our Lord Jesus be with you. |
Christ
is removed from this verse. Can we try for a baker"s dozen? How about a hat
trick? | |
Romans
16:24, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
| Romans
16:24 NIV, (verse
is omitted) | How
important is the grace of God? | |
1 Corinthians
1:21, For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it
pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
| 1
Corinthians 1:21 NASV, For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom
did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness
of the message preached to save those who believe. (The
meaning is altered.) |
This
ought to make you weep. The meaning of this verse has been maliciously changed
to say the message is foolish. These folks loath authoritative preaching! It is
foolishness to them. | |
1 Corinthians
1:22, For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
| 1
Corinthians 1:22 NKJV, For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom;
| Any
more requests for corrupt readings? | |
1 Corinthians
5:4, " Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered " Jesus Christ,
| 1
Cor. 5:4 NASV,"Lord Jesus, " of our Lord Jesus, ("Christ"
is removed twice) |
"If
at first you don"t succeed, why try again?" |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | 1
Corinthians 5:5, To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the
flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
| 1
Corinthians 5:5, hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be
destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord. |
This
verse ties in Jesus with the Old Testament prophesies about "the day of the
Lord" (Joel 1:15, 2:1, et al). | |
1 Corinthians
5:7, Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are
unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
| 1
Corinthians 5:7 NIV, Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without
yeast"as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
| Adding
to the Word of God is as bad as subtracting. Jesus was sacrificed for a purpose-
"for us"! | |
1 Corinthians
6:9, Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be
not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,
nor abusers of themselves with mankind, |
1 Corinthians
6:9 NIV, Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God?
Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers
nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders |
In
these days of political correctness, the sodomites have found an "out".
They claim it is fine to be "gay" but that it would be wrong to prostitute
or be an "offender" (rape, etc.) |
| 1
Corinthians 6:20, For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your
body, and in your spirit, which are God"s. |
1 Corinthians
6:20 NIV, you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. (7
words are missing) |
We are
bought and paid for by God"s blood. We only have the right to freely serve
God. | |
1 Cor.
7:1, Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for
a man not to touch a woman. (guards
against fornication) | 1
Cor. 7:1 NEB, And Now for the matters you wrote about. It is a good thing for
a man to have nothing to do with women. |
The
NIV says, "It is good for a man not to marry." These religious reprobates
know nothing of marriage! | |
1 Corinthians
7:5, Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time,
that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again,
that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. |
1 Corinthians
7:5 NIV, Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so
that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan
will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. |
The
modern versions remove fasting from most New Testament references. Who do you
suppose benefits from these deletions? Christians? God? The problem with these
translators is that they approach the Bible as they would any book.
| | King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | 1
Corinthians 7:39, The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth;
but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will;
only in the Lord. | 1
Corinthians 7:39 NIV, A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But
if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong
to the Lord. | To
omit this is to cloud the marriage issue. The wording in the NIV would lead some
to think marriage was a prison. | |
1 Corinthians
9:1, Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our
Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? |
1 Cor.
9:1 NIV, Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are
you not the result of my work in the Lord? |
"Christ"
is removed from Paul"s defense of his apostleship and call to the ministry.
| | 1
Corinthians 9:18, What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the
gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not
my power in the gospel. | 1
Corinthians 9:18 NASV, What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel,
I may offer the gospel without charge, so as not to make full use of my right
in the gospel. | There
are other false gospels being preached all the time. God makes the distinction
between the gospel of Christ and false gospels (Gal.1:6). |
| 1
Corinthians 9:22, To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak:
I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
| 1
Corinthians 9:22 NIV, To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have
become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.
| The
NIV outlines a different approach to the ministry than the KJB. The doctrine that
is taught is different. | |
1 Corinthians
9:23, And this I do for the gospel"s sake, that I might be partaker
thereof with you. | 1
Corinthians 9:23 NASV, And I do all things for the sake of the gospel,
that I may become a fellow partaker of it. |
Situation
ethics? The end justifies the means? Modern methods are justified in the versions.
| | 1
Corinthians 9:27, But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection:
lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
| 1
Corinthians 9:27 NIV, No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after
I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
| The
monks who flagellate themselves find "scriptural" support in the NIV.
Paul was concerned about his ministry -not prizes! |
| 1
Corinthians 10:28, But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto
idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the
earth is the Lord"s, and the fulness thereof: |
1 Corinthians
10:28 NIV, But if anyone says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice,"
then do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you and for conscience"
sake" (10
words are missing) |
The earth
is the Lord"s. It does not belong to Green Peace or the earth mothers. It
is God who chooses how it is managed (Gen. 1:28). |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | 1
Corinthians 11:24, And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said,
Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in
remembrance of me. |
1 Corinthians 11:24 NIV, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This
is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."
| So
much for the mass. They were "eating" His body while He sat with them.
His body was broken for them. | |
1 Corinthians
11:29, For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh
damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord"s body.
| 1
Corinthians 11:29 NASV, For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment
to himself, if he does not judge the body rightly. |
There
are some crucial changes in the new versions that do not square with Bible doctrine.
| | 1
Corinthians 14:33, For God is not the author of confusion, but of
peace, as in all churches of the saints. |
1 Corinthians
14:33 NIV, For God is not a God of disorder but of peace. As in all the
congregations of the saints, |
There
are plenty of confused Christians today, and that confusion is not of God!
| | 1
Corinthians 15:47, The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man
is the Lord from heaven. |
1 Corinthians
15:47 NIV, The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
| Jesus
is both God and man, a truth that is lost in the NIV. |
| 1
Corinthians 15:55, O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is
thy victory? | 1
Corinthians 15:55 NKJV, "O Death, where is your sting? O Hades,
where is your victory?" |
The
NKJV changes "Hell" to "Hades". Here they are changing "grave"
to "Hades". This is right in line with J.W. doctrine that
teaches that Hell is the grave. | |
1 Corinthians
16:22, If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
| 1
Corinthians 16:22 NIV, If anyone does not love the Lord"a curse be on him.
Come, O Lord! | Jesus
Christ is removed. "Lord" is not specific. Jesus is coming"
| | 1
Corinthians 16:23, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
| 1
Corinthians 16:23 NIV, The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. |
Christ
is omitted from this text. | |
2 Corinthians
2:10, To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any
thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the
person of Christ; | 2
Corinthians 2:10 NASV, But whom you forgive anything, I forgive also; for
indeed what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for
your sakes in the presence of Christ, |
A
different word is used here resulting in a different teaching and a different
doctrine. The words of the Bible can not be divorced from the doctrine taught.
| |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | 2
Corinthians 2:17, For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God:
but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
| 2
Corinthians 2:17 NKJV, For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God;
but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.
| The
Sword of the Spirit is too pointed for those guilty of corrupting the very verse
that exposes their sin. | |
2 Corinthians
4:6, For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in
our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the
face of Jesus Christ. | 2
Corinthians 4:6 NIV, For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"
made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the
glory of God in the face of Christ. |
Jesus
is removed from this verse. | |
2 Corinthians
4:10, Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that
the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. |
2 Corinthians
4:10 NIV, We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life
of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. |
Lord
is removed from this verse. Is anyone seeing a pattern yet? Why do the versions
always seem to weaken the inspired text ? | |
2 Corinthians
4:14, Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by
Jesus, and shall present us with you. |
2 Corinthians
4:14 NIV, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead
will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence.
| The
NIV suggests that Christ may not have risen bodily from the tomb. This sort of
blatant heresy can only be the work of Satan. |
| 2
Corinthians 5:17, Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new
creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
| 2
Corinthians 5:17 NASV, Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature;
the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. |
The
new nature is 100% new. The new nature can not sin and is in complete conformity
to the will of God. | |
2 Corinthians
5:18, And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus
Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; |
2 Corinthians
5:18 NASV, Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself
through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, |
Jesus"
name has been removed from the context of the ministry the Lord has given to us.
| | 2Cor.
10:5a, Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought"
| 2Cor.
10:5a NIV, We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself
up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought
| How
exactly are we to "demolish arguments"? The focus is not outward but
inward thoughts. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | 2
Corinthians 11:6, But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge;
but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things. (The
word "throughly" is changed to "thoroughly" in some recent
printings of the KJB. See also 2 Tim. 3:17) |
2 Corinthians
11:6 NIV, I may not be a trained speaker, but I do have knowledge. We have
made this perfectly clear to you in every way. |
That
was not the issue. He never had to apologize for a lack of training. To be sure,
Paul"s schooling was some of the best training a man could have.
| | 2
Corinthians 11:31, The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is
blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. |
2 Corinthians
11:31 NASV, The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, He who is blessed forever, knows
that I am not lying. |
The NASV
is lying. That is not what God said. The Lord"s full title is attacked here.
| | 2
Corinthians 12:9, And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for
my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather
glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
| 2
Corinthians 12:9 NASV, And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient
for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore,
I will rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in
me. | Christians
are not empowered by impersonal forces but by the very power of God. The provision
we need is Christ"s power, not a generic, temporal substitute.
| | Galatians
2:20, I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ
liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of
the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. |
Galatians
2:20 NIV, I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives
in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved
me and gave himself for me. |
As Christians,
we have life now. We do not need to wait for eternity to experience the eternal
life the Lord so freely gives us. We live because He lives. The NIV says different.
| | Galatians
3:1, O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the
truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified
among you? | Galatians
3:1 NIV, You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus
Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. |
It
is hard to obey the truth when some of that truth is not contained in your bible.
There is a great need for simple obedience today that is missing in the versions.
| | Galatians
3:17b, " that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law"
| Galatians
3:17b NIV, " established by God and thus do away with the promise.
| Christ
was there when the Law was given. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Galatians
4:7, Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir
of God through Christ. | Galatians
4:7 NIV, So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God
has made you also an heir. |
We are
children of God and heirs through our Lord Jesus Christ. It is all of Christ.
| | Galatians
5:4, Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified
by the law; ye are fallen from grace. |
Galatians
5:4 NIV, You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated
from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. |
The
falling away doctrine is helped along in the NIV. The doctrinal bent of the translators
is evident. | |
Galatians
5:19, Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery,
fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, |
Galatians
5:19 NASV, Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality,
impurity, sensuality, |
Adultery
is missing and the less specific "immorality" replaces "fornication".
| | Galatians
6:15, For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor
uncircumcision, but a new creature. |
Galatians
6:15 NIV, Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what
counts is a new creation. |
Come
on! God had no purpose in commanding Abraham and Moses to circumcise His people?
| | Galatians
6:17, From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of
the Lord Jesus. | Galatians
6:17 NIV, Finally, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks
of Jesus. | The
Lord is missing from this passage, concerning the sufferings of Paul.
| | Ephesians
1:1, Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which
are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: |
Ephesians
1:1 NASV, Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints
who are at Ephesus, and who are faithful in Christ Jesus: (The
NASV footnote reads: "Some ancient mss. do not contain at Ephesis)
| Ephesians
was written to a church (not a universal church). This fact interprets passages
concerning the local church. If it were addressed to all saints the context
is changed. | |
Ephesians
1:6, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted
in the beloved. | Ephesians
1:6 NIV, to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in
the One he loves. |
"Accepted"
is omitted. The ominous "the One" shows up again. |
| Ephesians
1:18a, The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know
what is the hope of his calling, |
Ephesians
1:18a NASV, I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened,
so that you may know what is the hope of His calling, |
The
heart is deceitful and wicked. The heart often is concerned with feelings- the
mind with facts. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Ephesians
3:9, And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery,
which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things
by Jesus Christ: | Ephesians
3:9 NIV, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which
for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. (Attacks
the triune God.) |
Jesus
was there at the creation. In Gen. 1:2 the Spirit of God is present. They lied
when they told us the new bibles do not weaken doctrine. |
| Ephesians
3:14, For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
| Ephesians
3:14 NIV, For this reason I kneel before the Father, |
There
are some that bow the knee to their father the devil. |
| Ephesians
5:9, (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness
and truth;) | Ephesians
5:9 NIV, (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness
and truth) | This
is a horrible attack on the Holy Spirit of God. That is doctrine!
| | Ephesians
5:30, For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
| Ephesians
5:30 NIV, for we are members of his body. |
An
interesting departure from the truth. | |
Philippians
2:6, Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with
God: | Philippians
2:6 NASV, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality
with God a thing to be grasped, |
The
versions contradict the KJB. Jesus was God, a state that did not involve robbery.
| | Philippians
2:7, But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form
of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: |
Philippians
2:7, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness. |
To become
nothing or empty (NASV) is not the same as "no reputation".
| | Philippians
3:3, For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and
rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. |
Philippians
3:3 NIV, For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit
of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh"
| Compare
what Jesus said in John 4:24, God is a Spirit: and they that worship him
must worship him in spirit and in truth. |
| Philippians
3:8, Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency
of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of
all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
| Philippians
3:8 NRSV, More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing
value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of
all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
| "Rubbish"
is not quite the same as "dung". These pussy footers just can not believe
God can speak of "such things". They need to get an honest job, like
cleaning hog pens. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Philippians
3:16, Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same
rule, let us mind the same thing. |
Philippians
3:16 NIV, Only let us live up to what we have already attained. (13
words are omitted) |
This
command details our walk with the Lord. It is a warning against back-sliding.
| | Philippians
4:13, I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
| Philippians
4:13 NIV, I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
| Would
that be Buddha, Krishna, a spirit guide, Allah, or a guru? |
| Colossians
1:2, To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace
be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
| Colossians
1:2 NASV, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colossae:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father. |
The
Lord Jesus Christ does not get the glory. In the KJB two Persons are seen giving
grace and peace to believers. | |
Colossians
1:14, In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness
of sins: | Colossians
1:14 NIV, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (The
blood is removed from this verse.) There
are few doctrines that carry more weight than this. Hebrews 9:22b, without
shedding of blood is no remission. |
All
modern versions attack the Lord"s blood atonement. The Good (Bad) News For
Modern Man removes the blood 15 times: Matt. 27:4, 24, 25: Acts 5:28, 20:28; Rom.
3:25, 5:9; Eph. 1:7, 2:13; Col. 1:14, 20; Heb. 10:19; 1 Peter 1:19; Rev. 1:5,
5:9 Wakey, wakey!!! | |
Colossians
1:28, Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom;
that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: |
Colossians
1:28 NIV, We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom,
so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. |
Jesus"
name is removed from this verse. | |
Colossians
2:18, Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping
of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed
up by his fleshly mind, | Colossians
2:18 NIV, Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of
angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about
what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions.
| Well,
did he see it or not? Logical minds want to know. There are no contradictions
in a KJB but there are in the versions. Two opposing statements can not both be
true. Think! | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Colossians
3:6, For which things" sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of
disobedience: | Colossians
3:6 NIV, Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. (5
words missing) | Those
who disobey Rev. 22:19 "Jesus is coming and is He mad! |
| 1
Thessalonians 1:1, Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians
which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be
unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
| 1
Thessalonians 1:1 NASV, Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the church of
the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and
peace. (9
words are missing) |
This
is passed off as a scribal error by the modern translators. The "fuller"
text of the KJB is considered suspect from the outset. These bias, bigoted, brethren
need to get right. | |
1 Thessalonians
2:15, Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have
persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
| 1
Thessalonians 2:15 NIV, who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and
also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to all men |
All
the prophets and writers of the Bible were Jewish. Yes, even Luke (cf.
Romans 3:2). | |
1 Thessalonians
2:19, For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not
even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? 3:11,
Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way
unto you. 3:13,
To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even
our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
| 1
Thessalonians 2:19 NIV, For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we
will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you? 3:11,
Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to
come to you. 3:13,
May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence
of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
| One
wonders how bankrupt the brethren must have been to have had to employ such careless
scribes to copy the Scriptures. The scholars would have us believe that the name
of our Lord was inserted time and again into the text "by accident! Some
claim it was piety, which is not true (Rev. 22:18). A godly scribe would never
add to God"s word. In any case we have a hat trick! |
| 1
Thessalonians 5:22, Abstain from all appearance of evil. |
1 Thess.
5:22 NKJV, Abstain from every form of evil. |
A
man going into a house alone with a woman may not result in a form of evil, but
it does appear evil. | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| |
2 Thessalonians
1:8, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey
not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 1:12,
That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye
in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
| 2
Thessalonians 1:8 NIV, He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey
the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 1:12
NIV, We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you,
and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
| "Christ"
means anointed and whenever this title is removed from the Bible, the Bible is
weakened.
The Lord does not get the glory in the new versions because His name is removed
from the text. | |
1 Timothy
1:1, Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and
Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; |
1 Timothy
1:1 NASV, Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment
of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope;
| "Lord"
is omitted. There is a link connecting our Saviour with the fact that He is God
by the use of "of". | |
1 Timothy
1:17, Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God,
be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. |
1 Timothy
1:17 NIV, Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor
and glory for ever and ever. Amen. |
The
god of the new versions is not the God of the Bible. They have different attributes.
| | 1
Timothy 2:7, Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak
the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in
faith and verity. | 1
Timothy 2:7 NIV, And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle"I
am telling the truth, I am not lying"and a teacher of the true faith to the
Gentiles. | Paul
is testifying of his preaching and apostolic ministry. "In Christ"
speaks of Paul"s salvation, call and position. |
| 1
Timothy 3:16, And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God
was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached
unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
| 1
Timothy 3:16 NASV, And by common confession great is the mystery of godliness:
He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Beheld
by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in
glory. 1
Timothy 3:16b NIV, He appeared in a body, |
The
NIV and NASV readings are true of all. There is no mystery involved. This writer
appeared in a body the day he was born. The mystery of godliness is that "God
was manifest in the flesh". The incarnation and deity of Christ are at stake
here! | |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | 1
Timothy 4:10, For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because
we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those
that believe. | 1
Timothy 4:10 NIV, (and for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope
in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe.
| Suffering
reproach is not in the plan of the new prosperity gospel. Flaky believers will
not put suffering and Christianity together. |
| 1
Timothy 4:12, Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers,
in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
| 1
Timothy 4:12 NIV, Don"t let anyone look down on you because you are young,
but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and
in purity. | When
the Holy Spirit conforms our spirit to His will, we become examples indeed. Christianity
produces inward change. | |
1 Timothy
5:16, If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve
them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows
indeed. | 1
Timothy 5:16 NIV, If any woman who is a believer has widows in her family,
she should help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the
church can help those widows who are really in need. |
The
men are off the hook in the NIV. This lends well to all the dead-beat men who
run around and take no responsibility for their families, letting the state care
for them. | |
1 Timothy
5:21, I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the
elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another,
doing nothing by partiality. | 1
Timothy 5:21 NIV, I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect
angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of
favoritism. (Lord
is omitted.) | He
is Lord, He
is Lord, He
is risen from the dead and He is Lord, Every
knee shall bow, Every
tongue confess, that Jesus Christ is Lord. |
| 1
Timothy 6:1, Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own
masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be
not blasphemed. | 1
Timothy 6:1 NASV, Let all who are under the yoke as slaves regard their
own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and our doctrine
may not be spoken against. (Changes
"servants" to "slaves".) |
The
world teaches that Christianity is slavery and so do these bibles. The message
is weak and worthless. It is hard for these golf course believers to accept that
laziness on the job can result in God and His Word being blasphemed.
| | King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | 1
Timothy 6:5, Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the
truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
| 1
Timothy 6:5 NIV, and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been
robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
| The
doctrine affected here is separation. In ecumenical "churches" this
doctrine is ignored or omitted from their bibles. |
| 1
Timothy 6:7, For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain
we can carry nothing out. | 1
Timothy 6:7 NASV, For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take
anything out of it either. |
This
fact is not as certain in the new versions. |
| 1
Timothy 6:10, For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while
some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through
with many sorrows. | 1
Timothy 6:10 NKJV, For the love of money is a root of all kinds of
evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and
pierced themselves through with many sorrows. |
Is
money the root of all evil? The Bible says that it is. Money is not
the root of every sin but it is the root of all evil. Not all sins done
in ignorance, for example, are evil. | |
1 Timothy
6:19, Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to
come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. |
1 Timothy
6:19 NRSV, thus storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for
the future, so that they may take hold of the life that really is life.
| According
to some this life may not be eternal. The NRSV seems to advocate saving up for
a good retirement. | |
1 Timothy
6:20, O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and
vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
| 1
Timothy 6:20 NKJV, O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding
the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely
called knowledge" |
There
is science that is not true science. Examples include: heliocentricity, aroma
therapy, evolution, yoga, and psychology. | |
2 Timothy
1:11, Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher
of the Gentiles. | 2
Timothy 1:11 NIV, And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle
and a teacher. | These
folks do not like preachers to preach to them (Gentiles). |
| 2
Timothy 2:15, Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth
not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. |
2 Timothy
2:15 NIV, Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman
who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
| The
only command to study is removed in favour of doing "your best". These
men can not handle the truth. God help us! |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | 2
Timothy 2:19, Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal,
The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of
Christ depart from iniquity. |
2 Timothy
2:19 NIV, Nevertheless, God"s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this
inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Everyone
who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness."
| "Christ"
is replaced with "Lord". "No big deal", some would say. "We
know who God is talking about". The point is, what did God actually say?
| | 2
Timothy 3:3, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent,
fierce, despisers of those that are good, |
2 Timothy
3:3 NIV, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal,
not lovers of the good, |
The
KJB is speaking of people. The NIV is unclear. |
| 2
Timothy 4:1, I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus
Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his
kingdom; | 2
Timothy 4:1 NASV, I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ
Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and
His kingdom: | "The
Lord" is omitted. The NASV makes no sense. The Lord will judge at His appearing.
His appearing and kingdom are future. | |
2 Timothy
4:22, The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be
with you. Amen. | 2
Timothy 4:22 NIV, The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
| The
very name of the Lord is a reproach to the devil and his bible. |
| Titus
1:4, To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy,
and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
| Titus
1:4 NASV, to Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from
God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. |
The
Muslims have a common faith. Christians have the faith. Our faith
is not an option among many. | |
Hebrews
1:3, Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his
person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself
purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
| Hebrews
1:3 NIV, The Son is the radiance of God"s glory and the exact representation
of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided
purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
| Today
most folks do not believe that Jesus is enough for the purging of our sins. They
add: works, Mary, prayers to priests and saints, personal suffering, the mass,
time in purgatory, sacraments, buying of indulgences, brown scapulas, flagellation"
| |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Hebrews
2:7, Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory
and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
| Hebrews
2:7 NIV, You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory
and honor (10
words removed) | Can
these versions still be called Bibles when hundreds of words are missing from
their texts? Gobble, gobble! | |
Hebrews
3:1, Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the
Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; |
Hebrews
3:1 NIV, Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your
thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. |
Christ
is removed from the context of His ministry as Apostle and High Priest.
| | Hebrews
3:6, But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we
hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
| Hebrews
3:6 NIV, But Christ is faithful as a son over God"s house. And we
are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.
| God
is added to the text as well as "boasting." The meaning is altered because
the words have been altered. | |
Hebrews
7:21, (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him
that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest
for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) |
Hebrews
7:21 NIV, but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: "The
Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever.""
| The
Melchisedec priesthood is full of typology. The student is left without this vital
link to the Old Testament when studying from an NIV. |
| Hebrews
9:28, So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them
that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
| Hebrews
9:28 NASV, so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of
many, shall appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin,
to those who eagerly await Him. |
The
NASV"s Jesus is much more palatable to sinners. Jesus will make a lot of
"reference to sin" when He returns. (Jesus is coming and boy is He mad!)
| | Hebrews
10:30, For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will
recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
| Hebrews
10:30 NIV, For we know him who said, "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"
and again, "The Lord will judge his people."
| The
NIV rule of textual criticism seems to be: "When in doubt, leave it out".
They do not seem to know what God said! |
| Hebrews
10:34b, " knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and
an enduring substance. | Hebrews
10:34b NIV, " because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting
possessions. | Sounds
like the Hebrews were keeping up with the Jones"" |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Hebrews
11:11, Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and
was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful
who had promised. | Hebrews
11:11 NIV, By faith Abraham, even though he was past age"and Sarah herself
was barren"was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful
who had made the promise. |
Sarah
had a child. This fact is understood by Sunday school children because they carry
Bibles with this verse in tact. Isaac"s birth is of vital importance.
| | James
2:20, But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
| James
2:20 NIV, You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless?
| Which
is the stronger and more accurate statement? |
| James
4:4, Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of
the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world
is the enemy of God. | James
4:4 NASV, You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is
hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes
himself an enemy of God. |
The men
involved with spiritual fornication get a break in the NASV. Is it possible that
God could make this kind of mistake in His Word? Nonsense! |
| James
5:16, Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another,
that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much. | James
5:16 NIV, Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other
so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
| The
R.C. confessional gets "scriptural" support in the NIV. People have
faults such as tardiness which are not actually sins. |
| 1
Peter 1:22, Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through
the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one
another with a pure heart fervently: |
1 Peter
1:22 NIV, Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you
have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.
| The
Holy Spirit of God is removed from this verse. It is only by the power of the
Spirit that we can obey the truth "a truth lost in the NIV. |
| 1
Peter 2:2, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that
ye may grow thereby: | 1
Peter 2:2 NIV, Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that
by it you may grow up in your salvation, |
Sadly,
the "milk of the word" has gone sour in the NIV. What on earth is
"spiritual milk" ???!!! | |
1 Peter
2:2, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow
thereby: | 1
Peter 2:2 NRSV, Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk,
so that by it you may grow into salvation" |
This
verse is not theologically correct. We do not grow "into salvation".
| |
King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | 1
Peter 3:15, But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready
always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope
that is in you with meekness and fear: |
1 Peter
3:15, But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to
give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you
have. But do this with gentleness and respect, |
Jesus
is Lord by an act of God the Father (Phil. 2:9-11). Making Jesus Lord is a misnomer
"He is the Lord. He is Lord whether we believe it or act like it.
| | 1
Peter 3:16, Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as
of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation
in Christ. | 1
Peter 3:16 NASV, and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you
are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
| When
KJB advocates take a stand on the Bible, they are often spoken of as evil doers
(divisive, bigoted, church-splitters, etc.). |
| 1
Peter 4:1, Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh,
arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh
hath ceased from sin; | 1
Peter 4:1 NIV, Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also
with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
| The
Lord Jesus Christ suffered for us. There is a doctrine taught in Catholicism that
suffering earns us merit for the next life. |
| 1
Peter 4:14, If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for
the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken
of, but on your part he is glorified. |
1 Peter
4:14 NIV, If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed,
for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. (15
words are omitted.) |
The devil
does not like to see the Lord Jesus Christ getting the glory. If folks can not
see satanic interference here then they are blind. |
| 1
Peter 5:5, Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of
you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God
resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. |
1 Peter
5:5 NIV, Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All
of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God
opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." |
Submission
is not a popular notion today when the "brethren" prefer to do their
own thing. Even the basic obligation of going to church is ignored by many these
days. | |
1 Peter
5:10, But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ
Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish,
strengthen, settle you. |
1 Peter
5:10 NIV, And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ,
after you have suffered " will himself restore you and make you strong, firm
and steadfast. | Jesus
is removed from the Bible for the umpteenth time. If the brethren are not concerned
at this point I doubt they ever will be. | |
King
James Bible |
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Version | Commentary
| | 1
Peter 5:11, To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
| 1
Peter 5:11 NIV, To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.
| Satan
wants the dominion (to rule) and the glory. |
| 1
Peter 5:14, Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with
you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen. |
1 Peter
5:14 NIV, Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in
Christ. | Amen:
be it firm, be it established. The devil does not want this established.
| | 2
Peter 1:21, For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy
men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. |
2 Peter
1:21 NIV, For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke
from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. |
The
men God used to pen His words were holy. They were chosen vessels. How sad that
the versions omit this. | |
2 Peter
2:1, But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall
be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies,
even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
| 2
Peter 2:1 NRSV, But false prophets also arose among the people, just as
there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive
opinions. They will even deny the Master who bought them"bringing swift
destruction on themselves. |
Would
this be considered a softening of the message? It would if the person reading
this had a thimble full of discernment. This kind of junk is a disgrace.
| | 2
Peter 2:17, These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest;
to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. |
2 Peter
2:17 NIV, These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest
darkness is reserved for them. |
Eternal
judgement is down played in the new versions. It works out better that way when
it comes to sales. | |
2 Peter
3:2, That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy
prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
| 2
Peter 3:2 NIV, I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets
and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
| The
message has subtly changed, opening up the possibility of apostolic succession.
The pope is not an apostle except, possibly, in the NIV. |
| 2
Peter 3:9b, "but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any
should perish, | 2
Peter 3:9 NIV, "He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish,
| The
NIV changes "us" to "you". No big deal for most Christians.
| |
King
James Bible |
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Version | Commentary
| | 2
Peter 3:10, But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night;
in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements
shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall
be burned up. | 2
Peter 3:10 NIV, But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will
disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and
everything in it will be laid bare. |
We
are living in the night of human existence when the Word of God is being attacked
like this. Would sinners prefer to be "burned up" or "laid bare"?
| | 1
John 1:7, But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship
one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from
all sin. | 1
John 1:7 NIV, But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship
with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
| Christ
is removed from a text concerning our cleansing by the blood. The Lord"s
name is above all names, except in the new versions. |
| 1
John 2:7, Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment
which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have
heard from the beginning. |
1 John
2:7 NIV, Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which
you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard.
| The
Words of God are being removed from the Bible by the thousands. How would these
translators feel if they wrote a letter and many words were removed?
| | 1
John 2:20, But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
| 1
John 2:20 NASV, But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.
| Know
what? How many angels dance on a pin? Tea prices in China? |
| 1
John 2:28, And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall
appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
| 1
John 2:28 Phillips, Remember that his teaching urges you to live "in Christ".
So that if he were to suddenly reveal himself we should still know exactly
where we stand, and should not have to shrink away from his presence.
| The
Lord Jesus Christ is coming. The versions cast doubt on this fact in two
places in this verse. We can be in the presence of the Lord in times of
prayer. | |
1 John
3:5, And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him
is no sin. | 1
John 3:5 NASV, And you know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in
Him there is no sin. |
God personally
dealt with everybody"s sins at the cross. |
| 1
John 3:16a, Hereby perceive we the love of God, |
1 John
3:16a NIV, This is how we know what love is: |
The
love of God, italics or not, is omitted from the NIV. |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | 1
John 4:3, And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in
the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof
ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
| 1
John 4:3 NIV, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God.
This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even
now is already in the world. |
The root
of antichrist heresy is omitted. All false Christology finds its root in the denial
or twisting of the incarnation. It is no overstatement to call these versions
"satanic". | |
1 John
4:9, In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his
only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
| 1
John 4:9 NIV, This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and
only Son into the world that we might live through him. |
See
note at John 3:16. | |
1 John
4:19, We love him, because he first loved us. |
1 John
4:19 NIV, We love because he first loved us. |
"Him"
is omitted. | |
1 John
5:7, For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word,
and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. |
1 John
5:7 NASV, And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth. (This
verse is omitted.) |
The NASV
has taken half of 1 John 5:6 and placed it where verse 7 should be. Smooth.
| | 1
John 5:8, And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and
the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. |
1 John
5:8 NIV, the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.
| The
NIV placed the first part of verse 8 into verse 7. This way it appears v.7 is
intact. | |
1 John
5:13, These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son
of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe
on the name of the Son of God. |
1 John
5:13 NIV, I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God
so that you may know that you have eternal life. (13
words are missing) |
God wants
us to have assurance and to be saved by believing on His Son. This verse has application
for the saved and the lost. | |
1 John
5:13, These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son
of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe
on the name of the Son of God. |
1 John
5:13 NKJV, These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son
of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue
to believe in the name of the Son of God. |
Eternal
security is put in doubt here. Once a person believes on the Lord they are saved.
This part of the verse is directed at those who may read this but have never truly
believed. | |
King
James Bible |
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Version | Commentary
| | 2
John 3, Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from
the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
| 2
John 3 NIV, Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ,
the Father"s Son, will be with us in truth and love. |
"The
Lord" is removed from this text concerning grace, mercy and peace.
| | 2
John 9, Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ,
hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath
both the Father and the Son. | 2
John 9 NIV, Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching
of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both
the Father and the Son. |
This
verse in the NIV is as weak as water. "Doctrine" is a dirty word today.
The NIV is happy to accommodate the apostates if it will help the bottom line.
| | Jude
1, Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified
by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
| Jude
1 NASV, Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, " to those who are the
called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
| Two
different words are seen here. "Sanctified" and "beloved"
are not synonyms. Words carry specific meanings. |
| Jude
25, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion
and power, both now and ever. Amen. |
Jude
25 NIV, to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through
Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
| "Wise"
is removed, affecting God"s person. "Ages" is added in the NIV
which flows easily with the vocabulary of this New Age world. |
| Revelation
1:8, I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord,
which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. |
Revelation
1:8 NIV, "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who
is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty." |
An
opportunity to compare other verses (Rev. 22:13; Isaiah 41:4) is lost with this
tragic omission. | |
Revelation
1:9, I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the
kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos,
for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
| Revelation
1:9 NIV, I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and
patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because
of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. |
A
Gnostic heresy was that a man named Jesus became the Christ at his baptism up
until his death. This is why "Jesus" and "Christ" are disassociated
from one another in early mss. | |
King
James Bible |
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Version | Commentary
| | Revelation
1:11, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou
seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in
Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and
unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. |
Revelation
1:11 NIV, which said: "Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the
seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and
Laodicea." (10
words concerning the name of the Lord are missing.) |
Revelation
1:8 and 1:11 complement each other. "The Almighty" of v.8 is identified
as the "Alpha and Omega". It is argued that this is God the Father and
not Jesus. However, v.11 in the KJB proves it is Jesus (cf. v.12-18!).
| | Revelation
1:18, I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore,
Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. |
Revelation
1:18 NKJV, "I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive
forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.
| This
is not a good example of the NKJV, "unlocking the spiritual treasures"
in the Authorized Version". | |
Revelation
2:13, I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan"s
seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith,
even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was
slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. |
Revelation
2:13 NASV, "I know where you dwell, where Satan"s throne is;
and you hold fast My name, and did not deny My faith, even in the days of Antipas,
My witness, My faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
| These
changes do nothing but to give the devil more honour. Antipas died a martyrs death.
Satan has a seat at best. In eternity Satan will be doing the floppy fish in the
lake of fire with the rest of them. | |
Revelation
2:15, So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which
thing I hate. | Revelation
2:15 NIV, Likewise you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
| The
Nicolaitans were those who sought to expand their power over the churches and
laity. | |
Revelation
5:14, And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell
down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. |
Revelation
5:14 NIV, The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell
down and worshiped. |
The eternality
of the Son of God is attacked here in the NIV. Jesus is clearly worshipped as
God in the KJB. There are few places in the versions where Jesus is seen being
worshipped. | |
King
James Bible |
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Version | Commentary
| | Revelation
6:8, And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death,
and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth
part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with
the beasts of the earth. | Revelation
6:8 NIV, I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death,
and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a
fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts
of the earth. | Try
this soulwinning technique sometime: "Hi there! We"d like to show you
from the Bible how you can be saved so that you won"t end up in Hades".
There is not a man in town that would be worried about that! |
| Revelation
6:17, For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to
stand? | Revelation
6:17 NIV, For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?"
| The
tribulation is a time of God"s wrath. This kind of doctrinal change is very
serious. | |
Revelation
8:13, And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven,
saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason
of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
| Revelation
8:13 NIV, As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call
out in a loud voice: "Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because
of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!"
| There
is a big difference between an "eagle" and an "angel" in typology
(Matt. 24:28; Luke 17:37). Birds in general, have a satanic connotation. Angels
are messengers as here in the KJB. | |
Revelation
11:15, And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying,
The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord,
and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. |
Revelation
11:15 NIV, The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices
in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom
of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever."
|
Cf.
Matt. 4:8, Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and
sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; (Jesus
gets all the kingdoms). | |
Revelation
11:17, Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast,
and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast
reigned. | Revelation
11:17 NIV, saying: "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who
is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign.
(The
second coming of the Lord is omitted.) |
The
tribulation is still going hot and heavy. The Lord has not returned with His saints
yet. This reading affects the second coming of the Lord. |
| King
James Bible |
Modern
Version | Commentary
| | Revelation
12:12, Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to
the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down
unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
| Revelation
12:12 NASV, "For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them.
Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great
wrath, knowing that he has only a short time." |
The
devil is going to turn his back on his people. Those who are left are going to
taste the wrath of God and He will use the devil to accomplish His will.
| | Revelation
12:17, And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the
remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony
of Jesus Christ. | Revelation
12:17 NIV, Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to make war against
the rest of her offspring"those who obey God"s commandments and hold
to the testimony of Jesus. |
Another
reference where "Christ" is removed from a verse associating Him with
His name "Jesus" (See note at 1 John 4:3). These are indeed New Age
versions. | |
Revelation
14:1, And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred
forty and four thousand, having his Father"s name written in
their foreheads. | Revelation
14:1 NIV, Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on
Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father"s name
written on their foreheads. |
Let"s
see, some folks will have another name on their foreheads (Rev.13:17).
"New Age" is too mild a term for this trash. |
| Revelation
14:5, And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before
the throne of God. | Revelation
14:5 NIV, No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
| Satan
gets a throne in Rev. 2:13 and God loses His throne in this verse. Is anyone concerned
yet? | |
Revelation
15:3, And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the
Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just
and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. |
Revelation
15:3 NIV, and sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of
the Lamb: "Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and
true are your ways, King of the ages. |
I
wonder if that would include the New Age as well. This is a disgrace in the face
of God Almighty. It borders on blasphemy and very few care about this.
| | Rev.
16:5, And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord,
which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
| Rev.
16:5 NIV, " angel " of the waters say: "You are just in these judgments,
you who are and who were, the Holy One, because you have so judged;
| The
Lord"s name and His eternality are attacked here. This is blatant corruption
of the text. | |
King
James Bible |
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Version | Commentary
| | Revelation
16:7, And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty,
true and righteous are thy judgments. |
Revelation
16:7 NIV, And I heard the altar respond: "Yes, Lord God Almighty,
true and just are your judgments." |
Do
altar speak? No, but people who have been martyred for Jesus are under
it (Rev. 6:9). | |
Revelation
16:17, And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came
a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It
is done. | Revelation
16:17 NIV, The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the
temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, "It is done!"
| There
is a temple in heaven, "not made with hands," (Heb. 9:11). It is the
same place where the blood of Christ is today (Heb. 9:12). |
| Revelation
18:20, Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and
prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. |
Revelation
18:20 NIV, Rejoice over her, O heaven! Rejoice, saints and apostles and prophets!
God has judged her for the way she treated you."" |
"Holy"
is missing all over the modern versions. It is no longer a Holy Bible. Holiness
is a vital doctrine. | |
Revelation
20:9, And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of
the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of
heaven, and devoured them. | Revelation
20:9 NIV, They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the
camp of God"s people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and
devoured them. (4
words are missing) |
The God
of the Bible is not found in the modern versions. This account is not a natural
phenomena but a direct judgement from God. |
| Revelation
20:12, And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books
were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and
the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according
to their works.
| Revelation
20:12 NIV, And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne,
and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The
dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.
|
Shall
we go to the original Greek? kai; ei\don tou;" nekrouv" mikrouv" kai; megavlou",
eJstw`ta" ejnwvpion tou` qeou`, kai; bibliva hjnew/cqhsan: kai; biblivon
a[llo hjnew/cqh, o{ ejsti th`" zwh`": kai; ejkrivqhsan oiJ nekroi; ejk tw`n gegrammevnwn
ejn toi`" biblivoi", kata; ta; e[rga aujtw`n. Revelation 20:12 (The word God [qeou]
is in the Greek text.) | |
King
James Bible |
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Version | Commentary
| | Revelation
20:14, And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second
death. | Revelation
20:14 NRSV, Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire.
This is the second death, the lake of fire; |
The
use of "Hades" is across the board. These modernists are going to Hell.
| | Revelation
21:24, And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light
of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
| Revelation
21:24 NIV, The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will
bring their splendor into it. |
Universal
salvation? Will all people be saved or must ye be born again? The Bible is clear
-not the versions. | |
Revelation
22:14, Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may
have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
| Revelation
22:14 NIV, "Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may
have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.
| Our
robes were washed the day we were saved. Is there a second chance in eternity?
No, but the new bibles make room for that idea. |
| Revelation
22:19, 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, and out of the holy
city, and from the things which are written in this book. |
Revelation
22:19 NIV, And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will
take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city,
which are described in this book. |
Perhaps
the environmentalists got a little concerned about a tree being used to make a
book. They left a tree standing but chopped up the Word of God with their axe.
| | Revelation
22:21, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
| Revelation
22:21 NIV, The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God"s people. Amen. (Christ
is removed from this verse.) |
He is
the Lord Jesus Christ . The critics have corrupted His Word in the new versions
starting in the first verse, Genesis 1:1 and ending with the last verse, Revelation
22:21. | So
there it is. For those who are still convinced that the modern versions are superior
to the King James Bible, I draw your attention to appendix A. May God have mercy
on your soul. Chocolate
Brownies and Old Slippers After
comparing the Word of God to a pair of old slippers, White raises up enough straw
men to erect a towering inferno. White"s downplaying of the differences between
the modern versions and the KJB is a vane attempt at avoiding the truth. He speaks
of hearing verses in "one form" or manner but neglects to tell you that
several verses do not appear in any form in the modern versions "they
are simply omitted! The form of many verses is so gnarled and warped that they
teach heresy. This is not a matter of getting used to a new pair of slippers!
To accept
the new versions is a matter of getting used to being lame on both feet "without
the slippers! White
claims KJB believers start with premise that the "KJV is the only true English
Bible" and refuse to listen to anything that would contradict it. The fact
is almost all KJB advocates started out using and preferring a modern translation.
Many others started out with a KJB and were persuaded to switch to a new version.
It was not until after careful research and comparison that these switched to
a King James only stand. This
writer got saved reading a KJB and then switched to an NASV because he was told
it was "closest to the original Greek", after doing some research, the
KJB was the only possibly option.
It is the modern version advocates that start with the false premise. The false
premise in question is the idea that all modern versions are better than the King
James. This type of evolutionary thinking is literally preached from the pulpits
and classrooms of most Christian institutions today. This
idea is promoted in advertisements and Christian bookstores all over North America.
The idea about the superiority of the modern versions is bombarding new converts
almost from the start. Whether it is a paperback NIV tossed into a rowdy mob at
a Michael W. Smith rock concert or a CEV slipped into an inquirer"s hands
by a Catholic personal worker at a Billy Graham crusade, the result will be a
bias toward the new versions. If John Paul II and Billy Graham use them they must
be good, they reason. It
is not the KJB camp that is biased but those who have been indoctrinated to believe
these slick, Madison Avenue, sales pitches. This writer has spoken to dozens of
professing Christians concerning the KJB issue and has seen few turn from their
biased position when faced with black and white evidence. Mr.
White can talk about brownies all he wants to. The "bottom-line assumption"
that a Bible believer goes in with is that the Bible exists and is preserved today.
The Old and New Testaments teach that the Bible would be preserved forever. What
a Bible believer looks for is the Bible that God promised to preserve. It is clear
from the above evidence, not to mention the hundreds of books written on the subject,
that that Bible is the King James Bible. God
would not preserve a book containing contradictions, doctrinal errors and absurdities,
as the modern versions have.
White challenges us to lump all the translations, including the KJB, together
and test them by what the "original author of Scripture" said. This
is a typical bait and switch tactic. White would have us believe that the Greek
text behind the modern versions is as good as it gets when determining what God
originally wrote. If the King James is put up against this standard it will "fail"
miserably. The reason of course is that the underlying Greek of the KJB is different
from that of the new bibles. This
is what sets the KJB apart from all other translations. For this reason one can
not lump all translations together because they do not have a common denominator.
They do not come from the same source. The KJB and the modern versions are different
entities. King James Bible advocates can legitimately make the KJB their standard
because it is the standard "the standard God has ordained.
Remember, a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. The lump and root of the modern
versions is unholy, ungodly and of the devil. Satan himself is the architect of
these vile corruptions. His doctrine is woven into the warp and the woof of these
translations. A
Rose or Something Different? Is
it still a rose if it stinks like a pig? No, it may look the same but it
is obviously something quite different.
The verse White chooses to compare is an excellent example of the difference between
the KJB and the modern versions. Acts
20:28, Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which
the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which
he hath purchased with his own blood. With,
Acts 20:28 NIV, Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy
Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which
he bought with his own blood.
White is comparing the sections that are underlined above. What he is comparing
is not as big a problem as another point of comparison. There is, of course, a
difference between "to feed" and "Be shepherds". These kinds
of changes are sad but what is tragic is the footnote in the NIV which puts the
KJB reading in doubt. The word in question is "God". The context is
God"s church and God"s blood. The NIV footnote says, "Many manuscripts
of the Lord". This change takes away from the deity of the Lord Jesus
Christ by replacing "God" with "of the Lord". This
type of heresy in the new versions is no problem for those in the "anything
but the King James camp".
Mr. White can have his pedantic comparisons but time and time again he fails to
see how insidious these changes are. He admits that many of the verses he explains
away as "borrowed" from other passages are "absent from a rather
small number of ancient manuscripts". So
where is the evidence. There is none. This
is all theory and conjecture.
It should be made clear once again that the Greek text behind the modern versions
is different from the text that the King James translators used. White admits
this in his book. Mr. White wants the brethren to believe that the manuscripts
that the Baptists preached, copied, hid and died for are inferior to the manuscripts
that the sodomites prefer.
Evangelical minds today must indeed be blind to allow this type of reprobate to
minister within their ranks. Ms. Mollenkott was a stylist and consultant for the
NIV. David
Cloud commenting: In
1993 Mollenkott published a book entitled Sensuous Spirituality: Out
from Fundamentalism (New York: Crossroad), in which she reflected on her rejection
of fundamentalism, her lesbian "coming out," and her belief in a female God. Mollenkott
concludes that "in a very physical sense we are all gay, we are all lesbian, we
are all heterosexual, we are all bisexual--because we are all one" (p. 153). Her
view of the kingdom of God on earth is a society in which "lesbian women, bisexual
people, and gay men are going to be accepted as first-class citizens in the church
and in society as a whole" (p. 153). She defines sin as "the absence of trust"
(instead of disobedience to God"s law) and defines salvation as "being brought
back into a trusting relationship by remembering Who We Are: God"s children,
never actually separated from God"s love even though we had imagined we were"
(p. 157). Her
view of the new birth is as follows: "In the instant of remembering our true identity,
we are at-oned, restored to a trusting relationship with God, with our
Selves, with other people, and with the universe" (p. 157). Could
any good fruit come from that bitter tree? Not to be out done Dr. Marten Woudstra
confidently makes the NIV scene. Cloud
continues, quoting Michael Penfold"s report:
"In the light of the
following" it has now come to light that THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NIV'S OLD TESTAMENT
TRANSLATION COMMITTEE, DR. MARTEN H. WOUDSTRA, WAS A HOMOSEXUAL. This is much
more serious than Mollenkott's involvement. Here we have one of the leading scholars
on the NIV CBT who is a homosexual. Obviously this fact compromises the whole
project, especially as this fact was well known by his colleagues for many years.
However, only now is this fact coming to the notice of the general public through
articles like the one you are reading. "Dr.
Woudstra, who died in the early 1990s, was a long-time friend of Evangelicals
Concerned Inc. This organisation was founded in 1976 by New York psychologist,
Dr. Ralph Blair, as a nation-wide task force and fellowship for gay and lesbian
'evangelical Christians' and their friends. ECI's address is 311 East 72nd Street,
New York, NY 10021. They can be found on the Internet at http://www.korpi.com/ECWE/
" It
was during a series of research phone calls to Dr. Blair that I first confirmed
the fact of Dr. Woudstra's homosexuality. Blair and Dr. Woudstra were friends.
Dr. Woudstra had been on the mailing list of Evangelicals Concerned from its inception,
and although he had no formal ties with ECI, on one of his many trips to New York
he called in and had tea with Dr. Blair. Dr Blair told me that Dr. Woudstra shared
the viewpoint of ECI that lifelong 'loving monogamous relationships' between gay
men or women were acceptable to God. He believed that there was nothing in the
Old Testament (his special area of technical expertise) that corresponded to 'homosexual
orientation'. The 'sodomy' of the OT simply involved temple rites and gang rape
(Gen. 19). Notice
the similarity between this view and that of Virginia Mollenkott. Dr. Blair clearly
stated to me on the phone on 23rd September 1997 that Dr. Woudstra, a lifelong
bachelor, was a homosexual. He intimated that other members of the NIV translation
committee were also quietly supportive of ECI, but he was not able to tell me
who they were (for obvious reasons). He later called them 'bigger' names than
Dr. Woudstra. The NIV has the taint of sodomy in the very warp and woof
of its pages. This is satanic work to the most abominable degree. What is the
result of this influence on the pages of the NIV? DEUTERONOMY 23:17 -
SODOMITE KJB
- "There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons
of Israel."NIV
- "No Israelite man or woman is to become a shrine prostitute." I
KINGS 14:24 - SODOMITES KJB
- "And there were sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations
of the nations which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel."NIV
- "There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land; the people engaged in
all the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the
Israelites." I
KINGS 15:12 - SODOMITES KJB
- "And he took away the sodomites out of the land and removed all the idols that
his fathers had made."NIV
- "He expelled all the shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of the idols
his fathers had made." I
KINGS 22:46 - SODOMITES KJB
- "And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father
Asa, he took out of the land."NIV
- "He rid the land of the rest of the shrine prostitutes who remained there even
after the reign of his father Asa." II
KINGS 23:7 - SODOMITES KJB
- "And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the
Lord, where the women wove hangings for the grove."NIV
- "He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes, which were in
the temple of the Lord and where women did weaving for Asherah." I
CORINTHIANS 6:9 - REJECTION OF HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR KJB
- "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not
deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,
nor abusers of themselves with mankind""NIV
- "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not
be deceived: neither the sexually immoral nor idolators nor adulterers nor male
prostitutes nor homosexual offenders..." This
writer does not know of any shrine prostitutes but he lives in a city with the
second highest concentration of sodomites in North America. The King James
Bible is relevant to millions of homosexuals all over the world with a message
that can save their souls. The NIV"s efforts at clouding the issue results
in the damnation of the souls of men. Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the
word of God "not an NIV.
When one speaks of insidious or satanic changes one is lead to examine the extent
of devilish interference in other spheres of life. The devil has been very busy
in the lives of men. One would have to have their heads buried in the sand to
miss the shear extent of satanic interference. Satan has attacked the home, the
family, education, governments, churches and orthodox doctrine. Satan
has planted the cults and all major world religions. He has inspired thousands
of wars. The devil has tried to exterminate God"s chosen people, the Jews.
He has interfered with human sexuality and the marriage relationship by introducing
sodomy and divorce. In fact, every creation and good gift of God has been attacked
by the devil; including science and language. Is it not strange then, nay, absurd,
to think that the devil would leave the Word of God alone! This is what White,
Ankerberg, Swindoll, MacArthur and a host of other new evangelicals would have
us believe. Somehow these apostates can never bring themselves to admit that the
different readings and the versions that follow are, of necessity, satanic counterfeits.
While these men share sermonettes on the deeper life, the wool is being pulled
over their eyes and the eyes of their people. The
sword of the Spirit is placed on a shelf and the butter knife of the flesh and
intellect is wielded to smooth a peanut butter and jelly gospel over the lives
of needy brethren. No wonder you can not get an "Amen!" out of them!
Many times in his book James White blames an over zealous scribe with trying to
correct the text. He blames a copyist for editing and changing the text to suit
their own theological position. As has been mentioned earlier it seems highly
unlikely that a man of God would purposely alter the Word of God. Scribes were
expert in the content of the Bible and would have been well aware of God"s
warnings: Proverbs
30:5-6, Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that
put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and
thou be found a liar. Revelation
22:18-19, For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy
of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the
plagues that are written in this book: 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, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written
in this book. Is
it not rather more likely that these changes, by their very nature, are the work
of Lucifer and his ministers? We are not talking about spelling changes or numbers
in the reign of kings or their armies (see the chart above). Satan has been the
author of all the attacks on the Word of God since Adam and Eve.
Even James White is not immune to satanic deception. His theology on the Godhead
is warped to say the least: One cannot understand John 1:18
without interpreting the passage in a Trinitarian context. When
he says, "No one has seen God," he is referring specifically to the
Father. He then differentiates between the Father and the Son by identifying the
Son as the "unique God".
There is only one God Mr. White, and that one God is made up of three persons.
There are not three Gods! Questions
and Answers: Sadly,
Mr. White"s answers are either evasive or replete with misinformation. It
would be instructive to read the verbal gymnastics of White in order to be armed
for future combat: Q.
Doesn"t Psalm 12:6-7 promise that God will preserve His WORDS? A.
In the KJB we find this promise but not in the NIV. At least, not in this
passage.
| KJB
| NIV
| |
Psalm
12:6-7, The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in
a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt
preserve them from this generation for ever. |
Psalm 12:6-7, And the
words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified
seven times. O LORD, you will keep us safe and protect us from such people forever.
| The
KJB is clear. The issue of the preservation of the WORDS of God is not found in
this passage in the NIV. The doctrine of word preservation is taught in the KJB.
Even in the corrupt NIV, the preservation of the WORDS of God is clearly taught.
| KJB
| NIV
| |
Matthew
24:35, Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
| Matthew
24:35, Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
| It
would seem Mr. White will not hearken, even to the NIV! Mr. White, what exactly
is your final authority in all matters of faith and practice?
Psalm 12 would have to refer to something we could hold in our hands today. If
it is not the KJB, just what is it James White?! Your slick, satanically inspired
arguments are an affront to the Lord Jesus Christ! Repent and believe the Book!
Q. Is the King James
Bible copyrighted? A.
No. Many Bible publishers put a copyright on the layout of the pages and on the
page headings but the text is free for all to copy, print and distribute. James
L. Melton comments:
The text of the KJV may be reproduced by anyone for there is no copyright
forbidding its duplication. This is not true of the modern perversions.
Q. Weren"t Westcott
and Hort Occultists? A.
Yes, indeed they were. As well as evil men, heretics, closet Catholics and a number
of other things.
Dr. D.A. Waite in his book, The Theological Heresies of Westcott and Hort,
states:
Hort Omits Any Mention Of Verbal, Plenary Inspiration, or Biblical Inerrancy or
Infallibility, And So Does Westcott! Throughout the five books examined, both
Westcott and Hort alike omit any stand for belief in a verbal, plenary inspiration
of the Bible which also gives inerrancy and infallibility to the original writings.
There is therefore a weak and HERETICAL and unsatisfactory view of the Bible which
is held by them. Often things which are OMITTED are more important an indication
of a man's HERESIES than what he states in plain English!
Dr. Waite continues with his comments on Westcott"s theology:
Westcott Clearly Stated
The HERETICAL Doctrine Of The "UNIVERSAL FATHERHOOD" Of God in Discussing John
10:29. He wrote: (John
10:29) The thought, which is concrete in v. 28, is here traced back to its most
absolute form as resting on the essential power of God in His relation of UNIVERSAL
FATHERHOOD. (W-John, op. cit., p. 159).
This, again, is pure HERESY as taught by the Lord Jesus Christ in John 8:44! To
accept the heresy of the "UNIVERSAL FATHERHOOD" of God, is to misunderstand the
total plan of redemption that God wrought out through His Son, Jesus Christ!
How about their plan of salvation? Dr. Waite continues:
Westcott was a believer in the HERESY of UNIVERSALISM in the area of salvation
and redemption, thus believing that ALL MEN, whether they trust Christ as Savior
or not, are SAVED and REDEEMED, and therefore possessors of ETERNAL LIFE, and
FORGIVENESS OF SINS, and therefore are going to HEAVEN. Nothing could be farther
from the truth!
Their theology?
Hort Denies That "LORD" In 1 Peter 1:3 Refers To The DEITY Of Christ, But Merely
Means "TEACHER." He wrote: (1
Peter 1:3) Blessed be the God and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ) In all this
early usage kurios probably represents NOT Adon, but the nearly equivalent
Aramaic Mar, sometimes applied to TEACHERS BY DISCIPLES...(H-1 Peter, op. cit.,
p. 31).
Dr. Waite has done an excellent job in exposing the heresies of Westcott and Hort.
In the introduction to his book, The Theological Heresies of Westcott and Hort,
he states:
Regardless of what side of the WESTCOTT AND HORT textual criticism of the TRADITIONAL
GREEK TEXT which underlies our AUTHORIZED (KING JAMES) VERSION of 1611, I believe
it is of the utmost importance to see once and for all that THE LEADERS
in the TEXTUAL REVOLUTION which unseated the TRADITIONAL RECEIVED GREEK TEXT from
its place of undisputed prominence for over 15 CENTURIES, were NOT,
as most of the evangelical and fundamentalist world today believes, FUNDAMENTALISTS,
or even ORTHODOX in many of their beliefs. It is my personal belief that this
HETERODOXY on their part BLINDED their intellects, and prejudiced them adversely
and unfairly in their TEXTUAL THEORIES of the Greek New Testament. For proof of
the above conclusion. we offer "(an) original study of over 1,291 pages as
contained in FIVE books by both WESTCOTI' and HORT. Q.
Were there homosexuals on the NIV translation committee? A.
Yes. James White ignores the facts. Virginia Ramey Mollenkott and Dr. Marten Woudstra
are two sodomites that worked on the NIV. The documentation can be found in the
body of this research paper as well as in the quotes below:
Mollenkott claims that providing mutual sexual pleasure, whether it be homosexual
or bisexual or whatever, is one of the most important things in life. "Learning
to love ourselves and others (including mutual pleasuring) is the greatest contribution
we can make to the creation of a just society. And I am confident that the day
will come when most Christian churches will teach a creation-positive method of
glorifying God and enjoying Her forever" (p. 158). Mollenkott
turns sin and righteousness upside down by claiming that it is the "pleasure haters"
(those who believe God made the sexual relationship for heterosexual marriage
only) who are the "unjust" (p. 158). She claims that her lesbianism "is simply
a good gift, as all sexuality is a good gift" (p. 162). She admits that when she
first started admitting her lesbianism publicly she "felt slightly soiled, as
if I needed a good shower," but later she recognized "that the soiled feeling
was residual heterosexism" (p. 162). Mollenkott
worships a [wo]man-made idol she identifies as "our tender Father and our demanding
Mother and then again our loving Friend, faithful Companion, and cosmic Lover"
(p. 166). Here
is what Dr. Boomsma"s friends are saying: "Taking
the scriptural principle of two witnesses, I will now add the comments of Clarence
Boomsma regarding the sexuality of his friend Dr. Woudstra, the Chairman of the
NIV Old Testament Committee. Boomsma made the following statement to me on the
phone on 25th October 1997; I wrote it down verbatim: 'It is generally believed
among us [Christian Reformed Church and Calvin Seminary] that Dr. Woudstra was
a homosexual." Dr.
Woudstra"s boldness is tragic: "I
asked Boomsma if Dr. Woudstra was an 'active' homosexual. Although he knew
Dr. Woudstra's views on homosexuality very well and holds in his possession a
written dissertation by Dr. Woudstra on the subject, he did not feel free
to comment on its contents. However, he did tell me about a '[homosexual] incident'
in Dr. Woudstra's career in which his professorship was at stake. Woudstra survived
and was not fired by the Seminary.
This is the kind of documentation that James White ignores in order to promote
his agenda. One
final word on Dr. Woudstra: "Boomsma
also spoke of Dr. Woudstra's frequent trips to New York 'which like all large
cities has a large homosexual population'. On his return Woudstra would tell Boomsma
how much he enjoyed the 'plays' in New York. I asked were these 'gay plays'. Boomsma
would only say that New York has a large gay culture and is dotted with gay bars,
and it was his impression that his friend, Dr. Woudstra, took part in this side
of New York's social scene. White
accuses King James of being a homosexual. Apart from the fact that King James
was not on the KJB translation committee, it should be stressed that there is
not one piece of evidence that points to James I being a sodomite.
Q. Is the caustic,
cynical language of Dr. Peter S. Ruckman an indication that there is no substance
to his arguments? Did some men in the Bible use the same kind of language? A.
Dr. Ruckman is one of the most scholarly men involved in the defense of the KJB.
His level of intellectual prowess allows him to write and preach extensively,
while managing to read a book a day. But is his language scriptural? One thing
that should be made very clear from the start is that profanity is completely
unscriptural (Eph. 4:29). It has been said that Dr. Ruckman uses profanity but
this author has not read or heard any profanity from Dr. Ruckman. It would be
wise to look into the Bible, our only authority in all matters of faith and practice,
to see how men of God used language to make their point:
Elijah used sarcasm: 1
Kings 18:27, And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry
aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he
is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
God used irony:
Jonah 4:10-11, Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which
thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and
perished in a night: And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein
are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right
hand and their left hand; and also much cattle? John
the Baptist called
the religionists, "snakes": Matthew
3:7, But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism,
he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the
wrath to come?
The Apostle Paul called people names: Titus
1:12-13, One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians
are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. This witness is true. Wherefore
rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
Jesus used strong language: Matthew
23:24-25a, Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Matthew
23:33, Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the
damnation of hell?
Men of God have used strong language. They have named names and exposed hypocrisy
and sin. This is not something that should be condemned. Wisdom must be used when
choosing our words but pointed language is not unscriptural. Q.
Do we need Greek and Hebrew to really know God"s word? A.
No. James White speaks of having good translations but he never speaks of having
the Word of God in English. White has his problems but that should not hinder
God"s people. If possible, get all the Greek and Hebrew you can to refute
the gainsayers. Bible believers need all the ammunition they can get their hands
on. Bible believers have nothing to fear from the original languages or true scholarship.
Q. Is the use of
the King James Bible by Bible believers perceived as an insult and a rebuke to
the high minded pseudo-scholars of this day and age. A.
Yes. Let
the Reader Understand"
This paper has been written to show the fallacies of James White and those in
his camp regarding the modern versions. Many who hold James White"s views,
do so out of ignorance. Others, by way of satanic deception, have bought into
a set of erroneous assumptions. There are others who suspect that the KJB is the
preserved Word of God but for reasons of profit or prestige have compromised and
sit on the fence.
I have been blunt at times, and I hope, to the point. Most
of the verses covered throughout White"s book have been covered in the comparison
chart. The King
James only position is the historic position. I have on my desk a copy of The
English Hexapla published by Still Waters Revival Books of Edmonton Alberta.
Inside this volume are six English translations as well as the Greek text that
underlies the KJB. From Wiclif (1380) to the KJB (1611), all English versions
are based on the TR type Greek text. The text behind the KJB is the historic text
of the Baptists and the reformers that followed them. The blood of the martyrs
has flowed into many rivers, as they stood for the Word of God. I warn you not
to sell out for a bowl of lukewarm, modernist pottage. Jesus indicated in John
17:6c, in a prayer to His Father, that His true disciples were those that had
"kept thy word." The only church in Revelation that the Lord Jesus did
not command to repent was the church that had kept His word (Rev. 3:8c). The
Lord Jesus Christ commanded us to "have love one to another". There
is not a better way to love the brethren and the Lord Jesus Christ (John 14:15)
than to point people to the Word of God and warn them of those who would corrupt
it. Appendix
A: God"s Plan of Salvation You
must believe the Bible is the Word of God and is authoritative when it speaks
of your sinful condition. Both John the Baptist and Jesus preached repentance.
"Repent:
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17b Repentance
is a change of mind about your way and your sin and a turning to God's way and
His salvation. Jesus said, "I
am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."
John 14:6 1.
You
need to realize you are a sinner and in rebellion before Almighty God. "There
is none that doeth good, no not one." Romans 3:12b "For
all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23 2.
There
is a price for sin. "For
the wages of sin is death." Romans 6:23a Wages
are something that you earn and deserve. As sinners we deserve death and earn
a place in hell. 3.
Jesus paid the price for sin for you. He died for you so that you do not have
to die and go to hell. "This
is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus come into
the world to save sinners." I Timothy 1:15 "But
God commendeth His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died
for us." Romans
5:8 4.
Salvation and eternal life is a free gift and cannot be earned or worked for. "For
by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift
of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8-9 "...the
gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23b 5.
Because eternal life is a gift it must be received in order to have it. "But
as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even
to them that believe on His name." John 1:12 The
way you receive Him is to pray and ask Him to be merciful to you. The Lord Jesus
really does want to forgive you and receive you as His child. Call on His name
today. "For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Romans 10:13
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