A question to Christians, why would God want to confuse you ?

Question

There are many versions of the Bible, and Christians are left to decide for themselves which one to follow and which ones to ignore. So how is this Fair ? Are you supposed to just Guess which one is true, or take someone else's word for it ?

Answer 1

I'm not a Christian, but none of those versions are the actual Bible, they are just transalations meant to simplify, when all they do is corrupt the intergtiry of the orignal text, which is now long gone. If any Bible is reliable, it would ahve to be the Septuagint, the old Greek version.

Answer 2

I suspect confusion set in long before God was on the scene.
Try the New King James Version. Many people like the New International Version.
If you truly READ the Bible, nearly any version will help you. Why quibble about what you aren't doing and CHOOSE ONE.
I read King James Authorized Version, the Amplified Version and New Living Translation, and sometimes, the Message Bible, but you can't study or run references in the Message. Read and read aloud for it to make any difference.

Answer 3

The only real way would be to learn Hebrew, Aramaic and NT Greek. After that, one can read the Dead Sea Bible, and the NT in Greek.

An interlinear Bible would be ideal, as it has the lines of text in the different Biblical languages all together.

Why put all of one's eggs into the KJV basket? It's filled with Olde English, but certainly isn't the language of original Scripture. When you translate anything from one language to another, it is impossible to get a 100% match. The KJV was translated not from the Biblical languages, but from the Latin Vulgate. You see? That's not even a first-hand translation, it has been filtered through Latin.

Original script is best. Hardest, but best. Thank God the Qur'an and Baha'i Scriptures provide the original Words of God .

Answer 4

It is well known which translations are accurate and reliable, and which are not (most of the latter are no longer in common use for that very reason), and which ones are not really translations, but paraphrases. So there is no difficulty choosing a reliable Bible. The four or five best translations all say the same thing, just using different words, so it doesn't really matter which one of these you use. Sorry you are confused by this, but Christians are not.

Answer 5

I trust only the KJV because it was translated by a group of men who want to share the word of God with every one. At the time this was done, others who had attempted to do the same thing were murdered as heretics by the catholic church. All subsequent versions have been done under conditions of peace and have had the theories of men inserted into what should be God's word.

Answer 6

No. This is exactly why we are to learn and research, as well as to pray. We are to pray that God leads us to the truth. There are many versions of the Bible, yes. If you are talking in terms of the English translations, the original 1611 King James Version was directly translated into English from the original Hebrew and Greek texts.

Many want to talk about the fact that there are too many contradictions in the different translations. But these are also people who have not read them. The different translations have differences in three areas only: grammar, mechanics, and spelling. The actual messages in the Bible have never changed. Language changes over time. Different spellings emerge. Puncuation changes.

These are the only differences. The texts have been updated to modern English translations for better understanding.

Answer 7

He doesn't want to confuse you...in fact, rather the reverse I think. God understands the complexity of the universe and him plan for your role in that universe but he knows that we aren't capable of comprehending. A parent that gives his toddler a medical textbook explaination for how he or she got here has to know that the child won't understand. The stories in the bible are all stories that God told to men who then wrote them down according to their own understanding. I've read several versions of the bible and the message is consistent throughout all of them...it isn't always a complete story (God spares us the gory details if you will) but he does make it very clear what he wants you to do. ...and if you read something and are confused about what it means for you, you're supposed to talk to Him about it!...he will reveal the meaning to you.

Jesus does also suggest that we involve other Christians in helping us understand...however, he makes it clear that we need to choose these advisors carefully. No, you aren't supposed to guess and you're definitely not supposed to just take someone's word for you...you are supposed to seek the truth for yourself by taking your questions to God and to other people that have demonstrated that they practice what they are preaching and have benefited from it!

Answer 8

Well if you read each translation, there really arent all that different except in specific wording. They all teach the same Gospel with a few exceptions like the JW Bible that overtly edits a few parts to fit their beliefs.

God isnt the one trying to confuse humanity, its Satan. But anybody who has a heart for God and seeking him wont be stopped by false teachers.

Answer 9

Every translation of the Bible is the same thing. The wordings may be different in each version because they're all translations. The context of the text never changes.

Answer 10

There is only one Bible.

Old Testament written mainly in Hebrew and the New Testament written mainly in Greek.

We who speak English have many translations to choose from and if you are confused, you have to do a little homework to figure out the differences between them.

But its nothing a bright 8th grader can't understand if they try.

In most languages of the world there is only translation available.

Be grateful you have 30 or more to choose from.

The sad thing is there are groups of religious people that muddy the water and try to make what is simple to understand complicated.

If you want my take on things, ask me offline and I'll explain it to you. Which should only take about 5 to 10 minutes.

When you ask give me your regular E-mail address since there is a file I would send you which shows the relatioship of most English Bibles to the original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts.

Pastor Art

PS: Those who claim its been proven that the KJV is the most accurate are mis-informed.