AMERICAN KING JAMES VERSION & HOLMAN BIBLE COMPARED TO KING JAMES VERSION
Using 37 Key Test Passages for Modern Bibles:
Ps 12:6,7; Pr 18:24; Isa 40:3; Mt 18:4; 19:9; 23:14; 25:13; Mk 1:1; 2:17; 6:11; 9:44,46; 11:26; 16:9-20;
Lk 2:33; 4:4,8; 24:40; Jn 3:7,15; 5:4; 7:53-8:11; 16:16; Ac 2:30; 3:26; 8:37; 9:5,6; Rom 9:5; 14:9; Eph 3:9,14;
Col 1:14; 1Ti 3:16; 1Pe 1:22; 4:1; 1Jn 5:7; Rev 5:14; 11:17; 14:5
Genesis 2 AKJV
The American King James Version is Produced by Stone Engelbrite. It is a simple word for word update from the King James English. Care was taken to change nothing doctrinely, but to simply update the spelling and vocabulary. Grammer has not been changed. manner you wish: copy it, sell it, modify it, etc. You may not copyright it or prevent others from using it. You may not claim that you created it, because you didn't.
The copy of the AKJV on the Internet that I was using, unlike the print-out Pastor Dan Newburn handed out to the Tuesday Bible Study on Psalm 90 on 5-8-15, prints the text with the numbers/address of the
verses all over the page, one verse following on the same line as the previous. I prefer how Pastor Dan
had the numbers down the left column of the page, with verses all beginning at the left column.
In the AKJV old English is updated to modern English such as the list below.
“Whosoever” is changed to “whoever.”
“Unto” is changed to “to.”
“Thou” is changed to “you.”
“Believest” is changed to “believe.”
“Brethren” is changed to “brothers.”
There may be some significance in Rev 11:17 where the AKJV may use all caps for “LORD” to refer to other than Jesus, and the KJV doesn’t use all caps, to refer specifically to Jesus.
AKJV Rev 11:17 Saying, We give you thanks, O LORD God Almighty,
KJV Rev 11:17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
Seeing the test verses I use didn’t seem to show any major, significant changes,
Ps 12:6,7; Pr 18:24; Isa 40:3; Mt 18:4; 19:9; 23:14; 25:13; Mk 1:1; 2:17; 6:11; 9:44,46; 11:26; 16:9-20;
Lk 2:33; 4:4,8; 24:40; Jn 3:15; 5:4; 7:53-8:11; 16:16; Ac 2:30; 3:26; 8:37; 9:5,6; Rom 9:5; 14:9; Eph 3:9,14;
Col 1:14; 1Ti 3:16; 1Pe 1:22; 4:1; 1Jn 5:7; Rev 5:14; 11:17; 14:5
I thought I would use the same verses to compare the Holman Bible and the KJV,
and below is what I came up with.
In Ps 12:6-7 HCSB shows preservation of people rather than Scripture.
6The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.h 7You, LORD, will guard us;i You will protect usj from this generation forever.k HCSB
6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. KJV
See how the Greek Interlinear shows this below (Psalm 12:7 Interlinear: Thou, O Jehovah, dost preserve them, Thou keepest us from this generation to the age.)
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tiṣ·ṣə·ren·nū
תִּצְּרֶ֓נּוּ ׀
you shall preserve them [“them” not “us,” Greg Merrill]
In Pro 18:24 HCSB has a man with friends in danger of being harmed, rather than a man that desires friends needing to be friendly.
24A man with many friends may be harmed,ag
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.ah HCSB
24A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. KJV
HCSB (Red letter edition) leaves out the last 11 words of Matthew 19:9.
9And I tell you,whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another,commits adultery.”k,l HCSB
9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. KJV
HCSB leaves out the last 6 words, speaking of the coming of the Son of man, in Mt 25:13.
13“Therefore be alert, because you don’t know either the day or the hour.e HCSB
13Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. KJV
In Mk 2:17 HCSB has a call to sinners, but leaves out that it is to REPENTANCE!
17When Jesus heard this, He told them, “Those who are well don’t needau a doctor,av but the sickaw do need one. I didn’t come to call the righteous,ax butsinners.”ay HCSB
17When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. KJV
In Mark 6:11 the HCSB leaves out Jesus’ words of Sodom and Gomorrha. Gays might approve this.
11If any place does notwelcomeaf you and people refuse to listen to you, when you leave there, shake thedust off your feetag as a testimonyah against them.”ai HCSB
11And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. KJV
Mark 9:44,46 are included in the HCSB, but followed by the letters “da,db,de”
I couldn’t find what those letters stood for, but they may cast doubt on these verses.
In my hard copy the text is in brackets with a footnote saying “other mss omit bracketed text.”
These are “Alexandrian” (corrupt) manuscripts.
Of course the KJV includes these type of verses with no footnotes necessary.
The on-line version of the HCSB, the version many read other than a hard copy, has no brackets.
44where
Their worm does not die,
and the fire is not quenched. da,db,de HCSB
In Mk 16:9-20 the HCSB on-line does not put this in brackets, but does have this footnote:
“an. 16:9-20 Other mss omit bracketed text”
The hard copy does have the brackets.
In Lk 2:33, rather than using the name “Joseph” the HCSB calls this man “father”.
The issue being Jesus’ true Father (God), and step, or supposed father, Joseph.
33His father and motherax were amazed at what was being said about Him. HCSB
33And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
The name can be translated from Hebrew יוסף יהוה yosef YHWH as signifying "Yahweh/Jehovah shall increase/add". The name appears in the book of Genesis: Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and known in the Jewish Bible as Yossef ben-Yaakov.
John Gill’s exposition:
Luke 2:33
And Joseph and his mother
The Vulgate Latin reads, "and his father and mother". The Ethiopic version retains both his name and his relation, and reads, "and Joseph his father, and his mother"; but all the ancient copies read only "Joseph", without the addition, his father; and so the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions: they
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Joseph. Most of" the texts (not the Syriac) read "His father".
[ Remember Alexandria produced corrupt manuscript while Syria (Syriac) produced good manuscripts. Greg Merrill]
Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
καὶ ἦν Ἰωσὴφ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ θαυμάζοντες ἐπὶ τοῖς λαλουμένοις περὶ αὐτοῦ
Joseph
Nestle Greek New Testament 1904
καὶ ἦν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ θαυμάζοντες ἐπὶ τοῖς λαλουμένοις περὶ αὐτοῦ.
father
Westcott and Hort 1881
καὶ ἦν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ θαυμάζοντες ἐπὶ τοῖς λαλουμένοις περὶ αὐτοῦ.
father
Look what the HCSB leaves out at the end of Luke 4:4
4But Jesus answered him, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone.”g,h,i HCSB
4And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word of God. KJV
In Luke 4:8 the HCSB didn’t want to include “Get thee behind me, Satan.” Satan would not have either.
8And Jesus answered him,n “It is written:
Worship the Lord your God,
and serveo Him only.”p
8And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
In John 3:7 the HCSB gives a good footnote that the second “you” is plural. (Not referring to Nicodumus, but everone.) Most people don’t understand this from any version unless they truly understand KJV. Note in white below.
7Do not be amazed that I told you that youp must be bornq again. HCSB
7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. KJV
Just a comment to why the King James use of the thee, thou, etc is very important. In old English, thee, thine, and thou is singular, while ye, you and your are plural. In modern English, "you" can be either singular or plural.
When reading the King James, by understanding thee and ye, I can immediately tell if the pronoun is singular or plural.
In John 3:7, I can immediately tell from the KJV that it is plural or universal. The Lord Jesus is not directing His statement only to Nicodemus, but He is making a universal statement to everyone: "Ye must be born again." You can only tell this from the King James Version.
If you look at the previous verses, you can tell that the Lord Jesus is speaking only to Nicodemus:
Why Thee and Ye is So Important in the KJV
In John 3:15, unlike the KJV, the HCSB does not speak of anyone perishing.
15so that everyone who believes in Him willaf have eternal life.ag HCSB
15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. KJV
John 5:4 receives a footnote from the HCSB “e. 5:3-4 Other mss omit bracketed text”
as do the following 12 verses: 7:53-8:11 (The story of the woman taken in adultery.)
4because an angel would go down into the pool from time to time and stir up the water. Then the first one who got in after the water was stirred up recovered from whatever ailment he had.e HCSB
In John 16:16 the HCSB neither tells us that Jesus is going, or Who He is going to.
How much greater the KJV paints the Lord Jesus, than does the modern version of the HCSB!!
16“A little whilet and you will no longer see Me;u again a little while and you will see Me.”v HCSB
16A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. HCSB
In Acts 2:30 we see that the HCSB has left out another important piece of information, that Christ would sit on the throne of David!
30Since he was a prophet,he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendantsac, adon his throne.ae HCSB (One of his descents? Which of his many sons? Christ!)
30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; KJV
In Acts 3:26 some modern verses like to call God’s Son Jesus just “His Servant”.
It seems either could be used, http://storage.cloversites.com/newtestamentbaptistchurch/documents/Servant or Son.pdf
(One might see this as modern, higher scholarship that might sound convincing, yet is the choice determined by a bias for or against Jesus as the Son of God?)
See Jesus ... is He God's Son or God's servant?
26God raised up His Servantac and sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you fromyour evil ways.”ad
26Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
The HCSB leaves out a couple of things in Acts 9:5,6
5“Who are You, Lord? ” he said.
“I am Jesus, the One you are persecuting,” He replied. 6“But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” HCSB
5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. KJV
Romans 14:9 might seem OK in the HCSB, unless you think Jesus should be referred to as “Lord.”
A person that dies today on the sidewalk and is recessitated could fit the words used in the HCSB.
The KJV is not much clearer, but rising from the dead after a burial and being Lord not just over the dead, but the state of death itself is what should be understood.
9Christ died and came to lifep for this: that He might rule over both the dead and the living.q
9For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
In Ephesians 3:9 the HCSB stops short of saying God created all things “by Jesus Christ:”
9and to shed light for all about the administration of the mystery hidden for ages in God who createdi all things. HCSB
9And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: KJV
In Eph 3:14 the HCSB again leaves “our Lord Jesus Christ” out of the picture, out of the text.
14For this reason I kneelq before the Fatherr HCSB
14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, KJV
In Col 1:14 the HCSB leaves by what we have redemption through, Christ’s blood.
14We have •redemption,ae the forgiveness of sins, in Him. HCSB
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins. KJV
Want to show the deity of Jesus Christ? HCSB in 1Ti 3:16 won’t do it, but KJV will.
16And most certainly, the mystery of godlinesst is great:
Heu was manifested in the flesh,v vindicated in the Spirit,w seen by angels preached among the nations, believedx on in the world, taken up in glory.y HCSB
16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
In 1Pe 1:22 we can see the the Holy Spirit (Spirit) has been omitted by the HCSB.
22By obedience to the truth,bn having purified yourselvesbo for sincere love of the•brothers, love one anotherbp earnestlybq from a purebr heart,bs
22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
We have seen Jesus omitted, the Spirit omitted, and now all three of the Trinity omitted in 1 Jn 5:7.
7For there are three that testify:i, j HCSB
7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. KJV
Which, and how many elders are missing, and who did they worship? The HCSB does tell us in Rev 5:14.
14The four living creatures said, “•Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped. HCSB
14And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that
liveth for ever and ever. KJV
Rev 11:17 leaves out “the Second Coming of Christ” when it doesn’t say “and art to come” in the HCSB.
17saying: We thank You, Lord God, the Almighty, who is and who was,ao, ap because You have
taken Your great power and have begun to reign.aq HCSB
17. Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come,
because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
Rev 14:5 omits “before the throne of God” in the HCSB.
5No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.n HCSB
5. And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God. HCSB
With all these omissions it seems to me that the HCSB looks like Swiss cheese in comparison to the KJV.
If Satan had to hand a Bible to someone that would only have that Bible do you think he would hand them the KJV because it is not “dumbed down” for them to understand in modern English, or would he hand them an HCSB that often leaves out
the preservation of the Scriptures
the Son of man,
repentance,
Sodom & Gomorrah,
eternal torment in hell,
Christ’s relationship to the Father,
the Word of God,
Satan,
mankind’s need of being born again,
people perishing,
adultery
angelic ministry,
Christ’s ascension
Christ upon the throne of David,
Christ as God’s Son rather than servant
Christ’s resurrection
Christ’s reign
Christ as Creator of all things
God being Christ’s Father
Christ’s blood
Christ being God,
the Holy Spirit,
the Trinity,
who the “24” elders worshipped
the blood of Christ,
Christ Himself,
Scripture,
the Second Coming
All of the above has been omitted in some 35 test verses, and there are over 200 verses that can be used to test modern versions, and find these things and more, because most modern version are based on Alexandrian manuscripts rather than Syriac manuscripts. Because these verses are scattered throughout the New Testament (and a few in the O.T.) they can be easily overlooked by the untrained eye. To point out a verse or two to someone might not impress them much, but to see all of these verses above, and over a hundred more like them should be an eye-opener.
Like some ask of the universe itself, did these modern versions all just come about by chance, by man’s ineptness, man’s sinful nature, or was there an intelligent design; evil, Satanic, intelligent design behind this, using man as his scribe, just as God used holy men as His scribes (2 Pe 1:21)?
Using 37 Key Test Passages for Modern Bibles:
Ps 12:6,7; Pr 18:24; Isa 40:3; Mt 18:4; 19:9; 23:14; 25:13; Mk 1:1; 2:17; 6:11; 9:44,46; 11:26; 16:9-20;
Lk 2:33; 4:4,8; 24:40; Jn 3:7,15; 5:4; 7:53-8:11; 16:16; Ac 2:30; 3:26; 8:37; 9:5,6; Rom 9:5; 14:9; Eph 3:9,14;
Col 1:14; 1Ti 3:16; 1Pe 1:22; 4:1; 1Jn 5:7; Rev 5:14; 11:17; 14:5
Genesis 2 AKJV
The American King James Version is Produced by Stone Engelbrite. It is a simple word for word update from the King James English. Care was taken to change nothing doctrinely, but to simply update the spelling and vocabulary. Grammer has not been changed. manner you wish: copy it, sell it, modify it, etc. You may not copyright it or prevent others from using it. You may not claim that you created it, because you didn't.
The copy of the AKJV on the Internet that I was using, unlike the print-out Pastor Dan Newburn handed out to the Tuesday Bible Study on Psalm 90 on 5-8-15, prints the text with the numbers/address of the
verses all over the page, one verse following on the same line as the previous. I prefer how Pastor Dan
had the numbers down the left column of the page, with verses all beginning at the left column.
In the AKJV old English is updated to modern English such as the list below.
“Whosoever” is changed to “whoever.”
“Unto” is changed to “to.”
“Thou” is changed to “you.”
“Believest” is changed to “believe.”
“Brethren” is changed to “brothers.”
There may be some significance in Rev 11:17 where the AKJV may use all caps for “LORD” to refer to other than Jesus, and the KJV doesn’t use all caps, to refer specifically to Jesus.
AKJV Rev 11:17 Saying, We give you thanks, O LORD God Almighty,
KJV Rev 11:17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty,
Seeing the test verses I use didn’t seem to show any major, significant changes,
Ps 12:6,7; Pr 18:24; Isa 40:3; Mt 18:4; 19:9; 23:14; 25:13; Mk 1:1; 2:17; 6:11; 9:44,46; 11:26; 16:9-20;
Lk 2:33; 4:4,8; 24:40; Jn 3:15; 5:4; 7:53-8:11; 16:16; Ac 2:30; 3:26; 8:37; 9:5,6; Rom 9:5; 14:9; Eph 3:9,14;
Col 1:14; 1Ti 3:16; 1Pe 1:22; 4:1; 1Jn 5:7; Rev 5:14; 11:17; 14:5
I thought I would use the same verses to compare the Holman Bible and the KJV,
and below is what I came up with.
In Ps 12:6-7 HCSB shows preservation of people rather than Scripture.
6The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.h 7You, LORD, will guard us;i You will protect usj from this generation forever.k HCSB
6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. KJV
See how the Greek Interlinear shows this below (Psalm 12:7 Interlinear: Thou, O Jehovah, dost preserve them, Thou keepest us from this generation to the age.)
5341 [e]
tiṣ·ṣə·ren·nū
תִּצְּרֶ֓נּוּ ׀
you shall preserve them [“them” not “us,” Greg Merrill]
In Pro 18:24 HCSB has a man with friends in danger of being harmed, rather than a man that desires friends needing to be friendly.
24A man with many friends may be harmed,ag
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.ah HCSB
24A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. KJV
HCSB (Red letter edition) leaves out the last 11 words of Matthew 19:9.
9And I tell you,whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another,commits adultery.”k,l HCSB
9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. KJV
HCSB leaves out the last 6 words, speaking of the coming of the Son of man, in Mt 25:13.
13“Therefore be alert, because you don’t know either the day or the hour.e HCSB
13Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. KJV
In Mk 2:17 HCSB has a call to sinners, but leaves out that it is to REPENTANCE!
17When Jesus heard this, He told them, “Those who are well don’t needau a doctor,av but the sickaw do need one. I didn’t come to call the righteous,ax butsinners.”ay HCSB
17When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. KJV
In Mark 6:11 the HCSB leaves out Jesus’ words of Sodom and Gomorrha. Gays might approve this.
11If any place does notwelcomeaf you and people refuse to listen to you, when you leave there, shake thedust off your feetag as a testimonyah against them.”ai HCSB
11And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. KJV
Mark 9:44,46 are included in the HCSB, but followed by the letters “da,db,de”
I couldn’t find what those letters stood for, but they may cast doubt on these verses.
In my hard copy the text is in brackets with a footnote saying “other mss omit bracketed text.”
These are “Alexandrian” (corrupt) manuscripts.
Of course the KJV includes these type of verses with no footnotes necessary.
The on-line version of the HCSB, the version many read other than a hard copy, has no brackets.
44where
Their worm does not die,
and the fire is not quenched. da,db,de HCSB
In Mk 16:9-20 the HCSB on-line does not put this in brackets, but does have this footnote:
“an. 16:9-20 Other mss omit bracketed text”
The hard copy does have the brackets.
In Lk 2:33, rather than using the name “Joseph” the HCSB calls this man “father”.
The issue being Jesus’ true Father (God), and step, or supposed father, Joseph.
33His father and motherax were amazed at what was being said about Him. HCSB
33And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
The name can be translated from Hebrew יוסף יהוה yosef YHWH as signifying "Yahweh/Jehovah shall increase/add". The name appears in the book of Genesis: Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and known in the Jewish Bible as Yossef ben-Yaakov.
John Gill’s exposition:
Luke 2:33
And Joseph and his mother
The Vulgate Latin reads, "and his father and mother". The Ethiopic version retains both his name and his relation, and reads, "and Joseph his father, and his mother"; but all the ancient copies read only "Joseph", without the addition, his father; and so the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions: they
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Joseph. Most of" the texts (not the Syriac) read "His father".
[ Remember Alexandria produced corrupt manuscript while Syria (Syriac) produced good manuscripts. Greg Merrill]
Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
καὶ ἦν Ἰωσὴφ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ θαυμάζοντες ἐπὶ τοῖς λαλουμένοις περὶ αὐτοῦ
Joseph
Nestle Greek New Testament 1904
καὶ ἦν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ θαυμάζοντες ἐπὶ τοῖς λαλουμένοις περὶ αὐτοῦ.
father
Westcott and Hort 1881
καὶ ἦν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ θαυμάζοντες ἐπὶ τοῖς λαλουμένοις περὶ αὐτοῦ.
father
Look what the HCSB leaves out at the end of Luke 4:4
4But Jesus answered him, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone.”g,h,i HCSB
4And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word of God. KJV
In Luke 4:8 the HCSB didn’t want to include “Get thee behind me, Satan.” Satan would not have either.
8And Jesus answered him,n “It is written:
Worship the Lord your God,
and serveo Him only.”p
8And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
In John 3:7 the HCSB gives a good footnote that the second “you” is plural. (Not referring to Nicodumus, but everone.) Most people don’t understand this from any version unless they truly understand KJV. Note in white below.
7Do not be amazed that I told you that youp must be bornq again. HCSB
7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. KJV
Just a comment to why the King James use of the thee, thou, etc is very important. In old English, thee, thine, and thou is singular, while ye, you and your are plural. In modern English, "you" can be either singular or plural.
When reading the King James, by understanding thee and ye, I can immediately tell if the pronoun is singular or plural.
In John 3:7, I can immediately tell from the KJV that it is plural or universal. The Lord Jesus is not directing His statement only to Nicodemus, but He is making a universal statement to everyone: "Ye must be born again." You can only tell this from the King James Version.
If you look at the previous verses, you can tell that the Lord Jesus is speaking only to Nicodemus:
Why Thee and Ye is So Important in the KJV
In John 3:15, unlike the KJV, the HCSB does not speak of anyone perishing.
15so that everyone who believes in Him willaf have eternal life.ag HCSB
15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. KJV
John 5:4 receives a footnote from the HCSB “e. 5:3-4 Other mss omit bracketed text”
as do the following 12 verses: 7:53-8:11 (The story of the woman taken in adultery.)
4because an angel would go down into the pool from time to time and stir up the water. Then the first one who got in after the water was stirred up recovered from whatever ailment he had.e HCSB
In John 16:16 the HCSB neither tells us that Jesus is going, or Who He is going to.
How much greater the KJV paints the Lord Jesus, than does the modern version of the HCSB!!
16“A little whilet and you will no longer see Me;u again a little while and you will see Me.”v HCSB
16A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. HCSB
In Acts 2:30 we see that the HCSB has left out another important piece of information, that Christ would sit on the throne of David!
30Since he was a prophet,he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendantsac, adon his throne.ae HCSB (One of his descents? Which of his many sons? Christ!)
30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; KJV
In Acts 3:26 some modern verses like to call God’s Son Jesus just “His Servant”.
It seems either could be used, http://storage.cloversites.com/newtestamentbaptistchurch/documents/Servant or Son.pdf
(One might see this as modern, higher scholarship that might sound convincing, yet is the choice determined by a bias for or against Jesus as the Son of God?)
See Jesus ... is He God's Son or God's servant?
26God raised up His Servantac and sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you fromyour evil ways.”ad
26Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
The HCSB leaves out a couple of things in Acts 9:5,6
5“Who are You, Lord? ” he said.
“I am Jesus, the One you are persecuting,” He replied. 6“But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” HCSB
5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. KJV
Romans 14:9 might seem OK in the HCSB, unless you think Jesus should be referred to as “Lord.”
A person that dies today on the sidewalk and is recessitated could fit the words used in the HCSB.
The KJV is not much clearer, but rising from the dead after a burial and being Lord not just over the dead, but the state of death itself is what should be understood.
9Christ died and came to lifep for this: that He might rule over both the dead and the living.q
9For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
In Ephesians 3:9 the HCSB stops short of saying God created all things “by Jesus Christ:”
9and to shed light for all about the administration of the mystery hidden for ages in God who createdi all things. HCSB
9And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: KJV
In Eph 3:14 the HCSB again leaves “our Lord Jesus Christ” out of the picture, out of the text.
14For this reason I kneelq before the Fatherr HCSB
14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, KJV
In Col 1:14 the HCSB leaves by what we have redemption through, Christ’s blood.
14We have •redemption,ae the forgiveness of sins, in Him. HCSB
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins. KJV
Want to show the deity of Jesus Christ? HCSB in 1Ti 3:16 won’t do it, but KJV will.
16And most certainly, the mystery of godlinesst is great:
Heu was manifested in the flesh,v vindicated in the Spirit,w seen by angels preached among the nations, believedx on in the world, taken up in glory.y HCSB
16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
In 1Pe 1:22 we can see the the Holy Spirit (Spirit) has been omitted by the HCSB.
22By obedience to the truth,bn having purified yourselvesbo for sincere love of the•brothers, love one anotherbp earnestlybq from a purebr heart,bs
22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
We have seen Jesus omitted, the Spirit omitted, and now all three of the Trinity omitted in 1 Jn 5:7.
7For there are three that testify:i, j HCSB
7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. KJV
Which, and how many elders are missing, and who did they worship? The HCSB does tell us in Rev 5:14.
14The four living creatures said, “•Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped. HCSB
14And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that
liveth for ever and ever. KJV
Rev 11:17 leaves out “the Second Coming of Christ” when it doesn’t say “and art to come” in the HCSB.
17saying: We thank You, Lord God, the Almighty, who is and who was,ao, ap because You have
taken Your great power and have begun to reign.aq HCSB
17. Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come,
because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
Rev 14:5 omits “before the throne of God” in the HCSB.
5No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.n HCSB
5. And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God. HCSB
With all these omissions it seems to me that the HCSB looks like Swiss cheese in comparison to the KJV.
If Satan had to hand a Bible to someone that would only have that Bible do you think he would hand them the KJV because it is not “dumbed down” for them to understand in modern English, or would he hand them an HCSB that often leaves out
the preservation of the Scriptures
the Son of man,
repentance,
Sodom & Gomorrah,
eternal torment in hell,
Christ’s relationship to the Father,
the Word of God,
Satan,
mankind’s need of being born again,
people perishing,
adultery
angelic ministry,
Christ’s ascension
Christ upon the throne of David,
Christ as God’s Son rather than servant
Christ’s resurrection
Christ’s reign
Christ as Creator of all things
God being Christ’s Father
Christ’s blood
Christ being God,
the Holy Spirit,
the Trinity,
who the “24” elders worshipped
the blood of Christ,
Christ Himself,
Scripture,
the Second Coming
All of the above has been omitted in some 35 test verses, and there are over 200 verses that can be used to test modern versions, and find these things and more, because most modern version are based on Alexandrian manuscripts rather than Syriac manuscripts. Because these verses are scattered throughout the New Testament (and a few in the O.T.) they can be easily overlooked by the untrained eye. To point out a verse or two to someone might not impress them much, but to see all of these verses above, and over a hundred more like them should be an eye-opener.
Like some ask of the universe itself, did these modern versions all just come about by chance, by man’s ineptness, man’s sinful nature, or was there an intelligent design; evil, Satanic, intelligent design behind this, using man as his scribe, just as God used holy men as His scribes (2 Pe 1:21)?
