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Old 03-14-2013, 06:53 PM
 
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After all if the bible really was the word of god, I would think only one would be needed...There are more than ninety versions, and I'm just talking about English....
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Old 03-14-2013, 06:58 PM
 
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After all if the bible really was the word of god, I would think only one would be needed...There are more than ninety versions, and I'm just talking about English....
Because human beings are sinful. We like to have it our way.
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Old 03-14-2013, 07:44 PM
 
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After all if the bible really was the word of god, I would think only one would be needed...There are more than ninety versions, and I'm just talking about English....
The all say the same things. Just put a little different.

Example: John 3:16 NASB For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

NKJV: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes 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.

King James: 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.


No worries. They all say the same thing, just put a bit different
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Old 03-14-2013, 07:45 PM
 
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After all if the bible really was the word of god, I would think only one would be needed...There are more than ninety versions, and I'm just talking about English....
Hmmm, I wonder what that says about the Torah. There's only one version of the Torah. And it's the same version we've been reading for roughly 3,000 years. Just one.
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Old 03-14-2013, 07:49 PM
 
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Hmmm, I wonder what that says about the Torah. There's only one version of the Torah. And it's the same version we've been reading for roughly 3,000 years. Just one.
Correct, and the old testament bible is nothing bit a plagiarized version of the Torah...They say that imitation is the best form of flattery....
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Old 03-14-2013, 07:53 PM
 
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Hmmm, I wonder what that says about the Torah. There's only one version of the Torah. And it's the same version we've been reading for roughly 3,000 years. Just one.
And it's been interpreted by every rabbi personally to mean just about anything.
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Old 03-14-2013, 07:53 PM
 
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The all say the same things. Just put a little different.

Example: John 3:16 NASB For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

NKJV: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes 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.

King James: 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.


No worries. They all say the same thing, just put a bit different
No, they actually do not say the same things...Some are vastly different.
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Old 03-14-2013, 09:06 PM
 
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No, they actually do not say the same things...Some are vastly different.
Are we supposed to believe that, just because you say so?
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Old 03-14-2013, 09:10 PM
 
Location: Victoria, BC.
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Are we supposed to believe that, just because you say so?
No, just take an effort to read the different versions...It will all become clear to you.
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Old 03-14-2013, 09:24 PM
 
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No, just take an effort to read the different versions...It will all become clear to you.
It's because human beings are sinful. People want to get a translation that is custom fit to their wants, or that are friendly to their particular sin.

Not all of them are for that reason....the ESV is a fairly new translation that is very true to the manuscripts...but that is in easy-to-read language. It is nice to have, as the NIV 84 is being phased out and the NASB is a little rigid and harder to read.
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