Bible Translations:

[JesusisGod2]

Hey Journey,

Thanks for the advice on the new living bible translation, I will check it out.

I am with you as far as having many different translations available. I never knew that about the king James bible and past errors. Hmmm interesting.

God bless

Kevin

[endure4salvation]

Hey Journey,

Thanks for the advice on the new living bible translation, I will check it out.

I am with you as far as having many different translations available. I never knew that about the king James bible and past errors. Hmmm interesting.

God bless

Kevin

Hey Kevin, just wanted to clarify something here.

There are 2 seperate Bible translations that Journey talked about.

The Living Bible

and

The New Living Translation

LB is older and NLT is sort of recent.

PS If you like the Living Bible then check out the New Living Translation. It is awesome and nothing like the Living Bible.

[RGR]

The Vinegar Bible...

The Vinegar Bible? Never heard of this one!

[myrockJesus]

Your are right Steve

most people keep their doubts

to themselves about bible stuff,

a good watchman for the Lord will

point them out!

Always get God's final meaning of His word

by asking Him for it! amen

man (the devil) has been editing for quite a while

just finishing up reading Foxe's book of Maryters(sp)

how the bible got thru the 200's and 300's

is a miracle indeed, amen.

[ted]

Amen, boblandis!

t.

[peaches]

just finishing up reading Foxe's book of Maryters(sp)

how the bible got thru the 200's and 300's

is a miracle indeed, amen.

                                                     

wow!!!! i never thought of the bible having come that far!!!!!!!!!!!!

what DID happen in that time???

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

king james..good enough back then,still good enough today

[endure4salvation]

just finishing up reading Foxe's book of Maryters(sp)

how the bible got thru the 200's and 300's

is a miracle indeed, amen.

[Guest dove2]

I have a reprint of Tyndale's 1534 New Testament Bible with notes from his 1525 Bible. I do believe he tried as hard as he could to translate this Bible in very difficult times. Men had already burned many of his books and were seeking to burn Tyndale. This is a reprint of the revised New Testament of 1534 and his 1525 first New Testament written in English.

In Tyndale's 1525 Bible he wrote a transcript to the reader as follows:

"Them that are learned christianly, I beseech, forasmuch as I am sure, and my conscience beareth me record, that of a pure intent, singly and faithfully, I have interpreted it, as far forth as God gave me the gift of knowledge and understanding, that the rudeness of the work now a the first time offend them not; but that they consider how that I had no man to counterfeit, neither was helped with English of any that had interpreted the same or such like thing in the scripture beforetime. Moreover, even very necessity, and cumbrance (God is record) above strength, which I will not rehearse, lest we boast ourselves, caused that many things are lacking which necessarily are required. Count it as a thing not having his full shape, and put out, if ought be added superfluously, and add to, if ought be overseen through negligence; and will enforce to bring to compendiousness that which is now translated at the length, and to give light where it is required, and to seek in certain places more proper Engish, and with a table to expound the words which are not commonly used, and will endeavor ourselves, as it were, to seethe it better, and to make it more apt for the weak stomachs; desiring them that are learned, and able, to remember their duty, and to help them thereunto, and to bestow unto the edifying of Christ's body, which is the congregation of them that believe, those gifts which they have received of God for the same purpose."

Tyndale was never happy with his translations and after the 1534 edition he wrote and published another edition in 1536. This was the first man to translate the Bible into English. How long would we have waited for it had it not been for this man? Many words were changed in his later edition because he felt they better suited our English translation. For the most part, I beleive we have the true word of God. God is not going to let His true word become corrupt.

Tyndales word "superfluity" was changed to "abundance" by the Committee of 1611. Tyndale's words are probably closer to the original meaning than the revisers of 1611 or 1881. I add this just to show that it is true that none of our Bibles are exactly correct. The Hebrew and Greek have words in their language that does not translate exactly correct into our language. However, God in his mercy has allowed us to have His word as close as possible translated from the original language.

I thought it might be interesting to quote a passage from Tyndale's Translation.

Mark chapter 10: These scriptures have not been put into verses and numbered as have our newer Bibles. I am spelling this exactly as Tyndale did.

"And ther came one of the Scribes that had hearde them disputynge to gedder, and perceaved that he had answered them well, and axed him: 'Which is the fyrste of all the commaundementes? Jesus answered him: the fyrste of all the commaundementes is. Heare Israel: The Lorde God, is one Lordel And thou shalt love the Lorde they God with all they hert, and with all they soule, and with all they mynde, and with all thy strength. This is the fyrst commandmaundement. And the second is lyke vnto this: Thou shalt love thy neghbour as thy silfe. Ther is none other commaundement greate than these."

[endure4salvation]

by dove2:

"And ther came one of the Scribes that had hearde them disputynge to gedder, and perceaved that he had answered them well, and axed him: 'Which is the fyrste of all the commaundementes? Jesus answered him: the fyrste of all the commaundementes is. Heare Israel: The Lorde God, is one Lordel And thou shalt love the Lorde they God with all they hert, and with all they soule, and with all they mynde, and with all thy strength. This is the fyrst commandmaundement. And the second is lyke vnto this: Thou shalt love thy neghbour as thy silfe. Ther is none other commaundement greate than these."

That may be worse then/than (I be a high skul dropout and don't no gud gramaer) the original KJV. Has anybody here read any of that?

It is extremely hard to read. They did a good job of revising it.