THE AUTHORIZED KING
JAMES VERSION
VERSUS THE NEW VERSIONS ...
" I must under God renounce every attachment to the New American Standard Version ...I'm afraid I am in trouble with the Lord .. We laid the groundwork ; I wrote the format ; I helped interview the translators ; I sat with the translators: I wrote the preface...I'm in trouble; I can't refute these errors; it's wrong; it's terribly wrong; it's frighteningly wrong;" Dr. S. Franklin Logsdon, author, NASB preface.
NIV - NASB,
ETC. KING JAMES
VERSION divine being Acts 17:29 The Godhead The Mighty One Josh. 22:22 The Lord God the lord I Cor. 16:22 Lord Jesus Christ a son of the gods Dan..3:25 the Son of God Son of Man John 9:35 Son of God a God Acts 14:15 God OMITTED I 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. fruit of the
light Eph. 5:9 fruit of the
Spirit and the nations shall walk
by its light Rev.21:24 and the nations of them
which are saved shall walk in the light of it. king of
nations/ages Rev. 15:3 King of saints I can do anything through
him who gives me strength Phil4:13 I can do all things through
Christ which strengtheneth me His name and his father's
name in their forheads Rev. 14:1 his father's name in their
forheads Then come follow
me Mark 10:21 and come take up the cross
and follow me men 2 Pet. 1:21 Holy men heart 1 Pet. 1:22 Pure heart adequate 2 Tim. 3:17 perfect prosperity Prov. 21:21 righteousness goddliness actually is a
means of great gain 1 Tim 6:6 godliness with contentment
is great gain Thou hast made him a little
lower than God Ps. 8:5 thou has made him a little
lower than the angels Children, how hard it is to
enter the kingdom of God Mk. 10:24 Children, how hard it is for
them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of
God In whom we have
redemption Col. 1:14 In whom we have redemption
through his blood he who believes has
everlasting life Jn. 6:47 He that believeth on me hath
everlasting life I bow my knees before the
Father Eph. 3:14 I bow my knees unto the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ an heir of God Gal. 4:7 an heir of God through
Christ God who created all
things Eph. 3:9 God who created all things
by Jesus Christ the Father Col 1:2 our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ every spirit that does not
acknowledge Jesus is not from God 1 Jn. 4:3 And every spirit that
confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not
of God
The new translation approved by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams called "Good as New."It unfaithful in every way to the original texts, it also flatly contradicts traditional scriptural tenets on sex and personal morality.
But this is apparently a serious attempt to undermine traditional beliefs. It's a serious attempt to rewrite the Bible according to the misguided, wishful thinking of the world of political correctness.
This translation turns all "demon possession" into "mental illness."
It renames the "Son of Man," or Jesus, "the Complete Person."
Parables are rendered "riddles."
To baptize is to "dip" in water.
"Salvation" becomes "healing" or "completeness."
"Heaven" is "the world beyond time and space."
Take, for example, Mark 1:4. The King James Version reads: "John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins."
The "Good as New" version?
"John, nicknamed 'The Dipper,' was 'The Voice.' He was in the desert, inviting people to be dipped, to show they were determined to change their ways and wanted to be forgiven."
The KJV translation of Mark 1:10-11 reads: "And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. And there came a voice from the heaven saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
The "Good as New" version? ... "As he was climbing up the bank again, the sun shone through a gap in the clouds. At the same time a pigeon flew down and perched on him. Jesus took this as a sign that God's spirit was with him. A voice from overhead was heard saying, 'That's my boy! You're doing fine!'"
The KJV translation of Matthew 23:25 reads: "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!"
The "Good as New" version? ... "Take a running jump, Holy Joes, humbugs!"
The KJV translation of Matthew 26:69-70 reads: "Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, 'Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.' But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest."
The "Good as New" version? ..."Meanwhile Rocky was still sitting in the courtyard. A woman came up to him and said: 'Haven't I seen you with Jesus, the hero from Galilee?" Rocky shook his head and said: 'I don't know what the hell you're talking about!'"
The KJV translation of 1 Corinthians 7:1-2 reads: "Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband."
The "Good as New" version? ... "Some of you think the best way to cope with sex is for men and women to keep right away from each other. That is more likely to lead to sexual offences. My advice is for everyone to have a regular partner."
I know it seems like a joke, yet Williams, the head of the Church of England, says this new translation has "extraordinary power." He says he hopes it will spread "in epidemic profusion through religious and irreligious alike."
If it does, which I doubt, it will be for one reason: This Bible translation is designed to make sinners feel better about themselves and what they do. It is designed to take the focus off of God's eternal and inerrant Word and raise the self-esteem of people who don't want to know better. It is designed to blur the distinctions between right and wrong in a world that rejects the notion of absolutes.
Which raises the question, I wonder how the "Good as New" version might translate Matthew 5:18: "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."