The KJB, I heard, is the closest thing to the greek transcripts so why did they change up so much in the NIV and the other new versions. It's easy to read but they took out and added some stuff.
Take John 3:16(yes the most popular verse)
KJB: "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."
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."
Notice how the NIV version says that Jesus was God's only version but the KJB version says otherwise. Aren't we all of God's sons and daughters? Wasn't Adam also God's son?
2006-08-25 23:08:18 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2006-08-25 23:10:18 · update #1
Oh yeah. The KJB version says that Jesus is his only begotten son as the NIV version says that it is his only son period.
2006-08-25 23:13:53 · update #2
Indeed. The KJB is the only version I trust!
2006-08-25 23:11:29 · answer #1 · answered by i luv teh fishes 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think that God's word gives us this answer...
"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." II Timothy 4:3-4
Sadly, people want something easy, even if it isn't true to God's word. I have seen teen versions that include everything from foul language to blasphemy, and these "bibles" have been in churches that say that they stand on the Word of God. Unfortunately, like most everything else in our society, the Bible has been dumbed down too.
Also, many versions like the NIV do not even try to give a word-for-word translation. It completely omits words and verses... and most importantly, removes many reverent titles of Christ. Followers of Christ should study how these versions were put together and by whom... they might just be surprised.
2006-08-26 06:29:27 · answer #2 · answered by Laurie V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't see that the two don't say the same thing.........but i trust only the King James for this very reason.......anything else causes too much confusion. I can see why there are newer translations, to help people understand the Bible better, and if someone finds the newer versions better for them, so be it. Yes we are all God's children, but the KJB means that Jesus was his only BEGOTTEN........God was his actual father, see. The rest of us are his children in a different, but just as special, way.
2006-08-26 06:17:22 · answer #3 · answered by mike j 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are many versions/translations of the Bible because there are many differing reading levels in the English speaking world. The KJV is just one of several "word for word" translations in common use today and does not hold the title of "the only reliable version". There are many reliable translations that all say essentially the same thing. Most of these versions will lead you to God and that is the intent of His Word.
More info here: http://www.standontherock.org/bibleversion.html
There are some, such as the "New World" Jehovah's Witness version, that will lead you away from God so it is best to discuss which version you read with a knowledgable friend or church leader before you invest your time and spiritual future in it.
John 3:16, in both of the versions you listed above, state the same thing; that God has ONE "begotten of Him" Son, Jesus.
All the rest of us are God's creations, NOT His physical children.
Jesus, the only begotten Son of God, born of a virgin by the power of the Holy Spirit, came to the earth to save us from our sins. He is unique in existence because He is God in the flesh.
See more here: http://www.standontherock.org/grace.html
The rest of us, including Adam, were created by God to give Him glory. We can become His adopted and accepted children ONLY through the blood of Jesus in our acceptance of His sacrifice for us on the cross.
2006-08-26 06:25:28 · answer #4 · answered by steve 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
KJB is not the closest thing. Use the NRSV, the Scholar's Bible. It's put together by language scholars, and a lot older texts have been discovered and are available than 1/2 a millennium ago!
The Old Testament was not originally written in Greek. The Scholar's Bible uses the oldest documents of the texts in their original languages, and multiple sources. If there are any debates, it's in the footnotes.
2006-08-26 06:14:43 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs. Pears 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Language changes, customs and conventions change. Every generation needs a new and fresh translation of the word of God. Old language and customary usage becomes outmoded to the point that it is hard to understand and therefore no longer speaks its message. Really, every generation needs a new and fresh translation of God's word.
But the new translations ought to be true translations, from the original Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic. You are absolutely right in saying that nothing should be added or taken away in the translation.
2006-08-26 06:22:08 · answer #6 · answered by me 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
son is different from Son there I think
(oh and my opinion is that there are so many different writings and edits that it is silly to think that the so called Word of God has not changed, and something that changes cannot always be true, if truth is a term that is even applicable to such a hodgepodge of writings. So a Christian must accept that the Bible can only be approximately true on average. Such is the nature of language. Natural language is complex and inspecific, so to assign the value of absolute truth to a book that contains something other than mathematic proofs is not really tractable.)
2006-08-26 06:11:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have several bibles in my house. All King James. Wouldn't have anything else.
Some people claim that they "can't" read the King James Bible, but I know quite a few young children who can do it, so I don't buy that argument from otherwise intelligent adults.
I think we've just allowed ourselves to get lazy which is unfortunate.
2006-08-26 07:57:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Versions of bible is renewed all the time. and it will continue to be amended. few people read bible to improve their English as in non English speaking countries. and more over Bible is not told by God himself. the things created by people are always get destroyed. so the bible will also get destroyed one day.
2006-08-26 06:16:41 · answer #9 · answered by vinod k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's really funny. If you were actually worried about the "translation" you'd take the time and effort to study the languages and read the text in the original languages. Ah well, just like King James himself, you want it to say what you believe it says. Pretty typical.
2006-08-26 06:24:59 · answer #10 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋