I learned today from someone within the Lockman Foundation that a revised updated edition of the Amplified Bible will be released in October. The New American Standard Bible will also be revised in 2016.
Amplified Bible and NASB both getting revisions/updates
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It seems most translations these days are being revised every few years. The AMP and NASB were last revised 1987 and 1995 respectively so that leaves only the NKJV of the modern translations which hasn't gone through a revision.
The Amplified being released in October has this info:
"Now the updated edition of the Amplified Bible is even easier to read and better than ever to study and understand. It includes more amplification in the Old Testament and refined amplification in the New Testament. Additionally, the Bible text has been improved to read smoothly with or without amplifications, so that the text may be read either way. It’s the same feel and style of study material that you love, now with even clearer wording for deeper understanding."
The guy from Lockman said there should be an announcement tomorrow so should get some more info then on the updates of the AMP and NASB.
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Since
a) the scriptures were originally written (primarily) in Hebrew and Greek and
b) the English language is one that is constantly evolving/changing and
c) there is no such thing as a perfect translation from one language to another
then any translation of the Bible would need to be updated occasionally to maintain it's understand-ability/relevance.
That's not to say that one should change the meaning. Rather, the meaning of certain words evolves over time... so, when a certain English word is used at one time... it may have a different meaning/connotation years later. A great example would be the word "blue"... which originally only meant a color, but over time can now can mean a mood or even "blues" can be a style of music .. not to mention that at one time "blue" also referred to magazines/movies that were "inappropriate content". So, when looking at the same word in the original language, sometimes it's necessary to update the English word used in the translation so that the translation still means the same thing.
FYI, here's an image of an "original" KJV Bible... you can see how different even the spellings of words were:
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With the Amplified "Bible", I would say that there is little value with updating an extremley loose paraphrase. As for the NASB, the original (1971) edition made the mistake of keeping the old archaic KJV language for prayer etc. Even though the NASB was a popular and accurate version, this poor editorial descision along with its wooden reading style gave the soon to be released NIV (1978) a bit of an upper hand.
The NASB was updated in 1995 where they removed the silly KJV language but this was probably too late. As to the changes for the stated second update of the NASB it should be interesting to see what changes they make. Even though I use the NIV/1, I still prefer the NASB for its accuracy.
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The Amplified update has now been announced on the Lockman Foundation Facebook page. I understand the NASB announcement is a few months away.
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This pretty much answers the question why... then the question is with the ruling on homosexual marriage, are they apt to change the verses that deal with that? I'd hope not.
Since
a) the scriptures were originally written (primarily) in Hebrew and Greek and
b) the English language is one that is constantly evolving/changing and
c) there is no such thing as a perfect translation from one language to another
then any translation of the Bible would need to be updated occasionally to maintain it's understand-ability/relevance.
That's not to say that one should change the meaning. Rather, the meaning of certain words evolves over time... so, when a certain English word is used at one time... it may have a different meaning/connotation years later. A great example would be the word "blue"... which originally only meant a color, but over time can now can mean a mood or even "blues" can be a style of music .. not to mention that at one time "blue" also referred to magazines/movies that were "inappropriate content". So, when looking at the same word in the original language, sometimes it's necessary to update the English word used in the translation so that the translation still means the same thing.
FYI, here's an image of an "original" KJV Bible... you can see how different even the spellings of words were:
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Did they say there were any so-called "gay christians" working on the project?
Some translations are going gay so they don't see their version banned causing them to lose money.
Simply, they need a new product to sell.
If they revise, then they can start a new marketing campaign to sell their new and improved version.
Yeah, the NIV = Nearly Inspired Version
Way too many errors in the NIV to be taken seriously.
It's as bad as the Living Bible!
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I'm not a KJV Only girl, but I'm sure not into these new translations. Next Jesus will be God's 'friend'. Ugh
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The KJV is actually the most accurate when compared to the original Hebrew / Greek when compared to other translations.
Ultimately, for accuracy we should be digging in to the original Hebrew / Greek for ourselves.
Ultimately, for accuracy we should be digging in to the original Hebrew / Greek for ourselves.
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Simply not true in the slightest. For accuracy we should dig into the original, but also understand idioms and cultural differences, and few will as few have spent the time in Israel to learn them.
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As king James was reported to be a homosexual and where we have little knowledge about the character of the various translaters, then I wonder if the KJV could be renamed as the "Gaymans Bible".
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Actually when the KJV and other modern translations are all compared to the original Greek and Hebrew - the KJV is more accurate.
And whether King James of England was gay or not has nothing to do with the many language scholars of the day that were hired to produce the translation.
In these modern last daze times, those involved in producing translations are being forced to either be gay friendly or face public shaming, lose of their job / company, loss of revenue, etc because satan is gay so he loves him some gay peoples and seeks to spread the gay message cause he knows God calls it an obamanation.
It's all part of the last daze deception, and you know the problem with deception is that... it's so deceptive!
And whether King James of England was gay or not has nothing to do with the many language scholars of the day that were hired to produce the translation.
In these modern last daze times, those involved in producing translations are being forced to either be gay friendly or face public shaming, lose of their job / company, loss of revenue, etc because satan is gay so he loves him some gay peoples and seeks to spread the gay message cause he knows God calls it an obamanation.
It's all part of the last daze deception, and you know the problem with deception is that... it's so deceptive!
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When we tend to see too many comments like these, I think that many people would wonder if a non-subscription forum has any worthwhile purpose. I'm of the opinion that KJO views should only be dealt within the "unorthodox theology" forum along with flat earth and square wheel advocates - it really does need to be stopped.
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What needs to be stopped is people like you that deprive others of the freedom to choose that you yourself enjoy. Jesus did say treat others like you'd like to be treated, so others have their right to choose just like you do.
I never advocated KJV only, I'm simply saying that it has proven to be one of the most accurate translations when compared to the original languages when considering the modern translations that are not faithful to the original texts.
So anyway, opinions are like certain parts of the anatomy... everyone has one right?
I never advocated KJV only, I'm simply saying that it has proven to be one of the most accurate translations when compared to the original languages when considering the modern translations that are not faithful to the original texts.
So anyway, opinions are like certain parts of the anatomy... everyone has one right?
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I'll stick with the KJV & the Amplified version I have now. I like to cross reference the two versions. I also use Greek and Hebrew Lexicons which are linked to Strongs Concordance. I've studied this way for over 20 years. I don't hold any degrees in theology, It's my personal preference.
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If you wish to choose to do what you desire, then so be it, by why do you slander the Christian academy along with those who have made the conscious decision that the old KJV is a book that now belongs to a less than enlightened church age. If you wish to keep to the KJV, that's your problem and not mine, but you need to avoid attacking those who disagree with your decision - don't you think that this is a reasonable request.
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Yeah, today's "new age christianity" embraces all sorts of things God does not.
God said in the last daze there would be a lot of ear tickling and people would not endure sound doctrine... He was right!
So, those folks that got their cemetery degrees are taught what man thinks about God's Word, instead of being taught the Mind of Christ. So, good luck with all that...
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From my experience, at least from within the Australian context, is that over the years I have not failed to notice that our cults, along with those congregations that are overly bearing and where their prone to false doctrine, that the use of the KJV seems to go hand in hand with errant doctrine; maybe things are a bit different overseas.
Quite often (but not always), when I come across statements where people say that they only need the 'Holy Spirit to teach them', that this tends to often reflect either a disdane for doctrine in general or that there is an attitude of rebellion in play where they simply refuse to listen to anyone other than themselves, where I wonder why this type of attitude seems to be overly represenative of the KJV/KJVO fraternity.
So I wonder if I can legitimately pose the question, is a strong adherence to the KJV in itself a sign of rebellion and un-teachability? I appreciate that there are many parts of the USA where people are essentially compelled to use the KJV so my question certainly does not apply to them.
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Actually, the opposite is true... with the rise of new translations has come false doctrine such as exaggerated grace which is the message the Lord warned us about in the end times when He said people would not endure sound doctrine and would heap to themselves ear tickling preachers.
As I said earlier, ultimately we need to dig in to the original texts... and in doing so, I've found the KJV has the fewest errors when compared to modern translations.
satan has his hand in the modern translations which are done by people with agendas that do not include faithfully following the leading of the Holy Spirit and translate from the wisomd of mankind which is earthly, sensual, and devilish.
It's to satan's advantage to change God's Word and put it out as a legitimate translation to deceive people and he has been quite successful.
As I said earlier, ultimately we need to dig in to the original texts... and in doing so, I've found the KJV has the fewest errors when compared to modern translations.
satan has his hand in the modern translations which are done by people with agendas that do not include faithfully following the leading of the Holy Spirit and translate from the wisomd of mankind which is earthly, sensual, and devilish.
It's to satan's advantage to change God's Word and put it out as a legitimate translation to deceive people and he has been quite successful.
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