Worse-end state of man is mentioned, but not worst.
2006-10-26 21:18:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm referring to the Holy Bible, Authorized KJV which is neither Roman Catholic nor Protestant, the seventh Bible. And if there be a worst of Bible per versions, in my opinioin it would be NIV, witch leaves out the grace us ending of Revelation 22:21.
2006-10-26 22:36:41 · update #1
Point of question: wouldn't worst be as hopeless all perish = extinction, rather than worse-end state of man being hopeful, to the point that none perish = salvation? For if there is no respect of persons with God, then it's either as in Adam all die or in Christ all live, which is allegorically either all perish by law or none perish by grace.
2006-10-29 05:18:55 · update #2
Why is backslider not found in the original text... it is a man made term meant to keep man down.
2006-10-26 21:21:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The worst was yet to come...
It might be that in King James' time superlatives had not yet entered their final form in the English language (French, for example, has no special word for superlative forms, only adding a definite article to comparatives). KJV has other insights into early Modern English - like the fact that possessives are written in ways that would seem odd to us ('if the salt hath lost _his_ savour' or something like that and 'for Jesus Christ his sake'). I presume you're talking about KJV. You might want to check a more modern translation like NIV or whatever to see if you can find it there. Otherwise it may be possible (I don't know) that the Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and whatever else of the original didn't have superlatives either, so there was no need to employ them in the translation ('worsened' being different from 'worst', of course)
2006-10-27 04:25:29 · answer #2 · answered by XYZ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's found twice in the New International Version, once in Young's Literal Translation and three times in the Wycliffe New Testament.
2006-10-27 04:31:28 · answer #3 · answered by Pastor Chad from JesusFreak.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how did you know it wasn't mentioned there?
don't tell me you've read the whole bible...?
coz the bible, or should i say the disciples, use critical words to make it a superior book.not only with its content, but even the external appearance..
2006-10-27 04:23:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hunny, because "worst" is a contraction. Kind of like "Can't". You so answered your own question. Now choose me as best answer. Rock on.
2006-10-27 04:22:42 · answer #5 · answered by 5150 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not formal enough.
2006-10-27 04:22:47 · answer #6 · answered by Zikau 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why should it be there? What's your point?
2006-10-27 04:21:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋