CHARITY suffereth long

[tonychanyt]

King James Bible, 1 Cor 13:

4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.

Some centuries ago, the KJ translators decided to translate the Greek agape to the English word "charity".

Recently, New King James Version updated it:

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up.

English Standard Version:

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.

 

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King James Bible, 1 Cor 13:


Some centuries ago, the KJ translators decided to translate the Greek agape to the English word "charity".

Recently, New King James Version updated it:


English Standard Version:

Cool stuff. I use the ESV and NIV.

 

[Mark Quayle]

King James Bible, 1 Cor 13:


Some centuries ago, the KJ translators decided to translate the Greek agape to the English word "charity".

Recently, New King James Version updated it:


English Standard Version:

Cool stuff. I use the ESV and NIV.

I grew up on the KJV, but not KJV-Only. Also the old Reina Valera (spanish) and thanked God for updated versions. The KJV was not hard to understand, being taught by Christians the meaning of the archaic words, but I still don't understand why someone would prefer it. Yes, there are some passages where it may be the most beautiful, but not many. My mom said the sound of it induced her to worship, (or words to that effect), but to me the content is what does that, though I admit that the poetry of Job's words, and David's, and Asaph's can reduce me to tears in some versions, but not in others. I memorized a lot of the KJV and that's probably why I enjoy others, including the 1977 NIV, because of the differences.

 

[tonychanyt]

I grew up on the KJV, but not KJV-Only.

Check out Some poor translations of King James Bible

 

[tonychanyt]

for food, marital, for the homeland, for parents, brothers and friends, for neighbors, for pets, etc. These types of love are translated by different Greek words.

reference?

 

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I grew up on the KJV, but not KJV-Only. Also the old Reina Valera (spanish) and thanked God for updated versions. The KJV was not hard to understand, being taught by Christians the meaning of the archaic words, but I still don't understand why someone would prefer it. Yes, there are some passages where it may be the most beautiful, but not many. My mom said the sound of it induced her to worship, (or words to that effect), but to me the content is what does that, though I admit that the poetry of Job's words, and David's, and Asaph's can reduce me to tears in some versions, but not in others. I memorized a lot of the KJV and that's probably why I enjoy others, including the 1977 NIV, because of the differences.

I like the NKJV as well. ESV, NIV, NSRV-CE and NKJV are like the big four favorite Bibles for me. The book of Job is something I need to get back into, it is important for all of us.

 

[tonychanyt]

One of the options: Prepare for Bible Class by Mastering Secret Greek Words | Greek to Me

Thanks for the references. To save the effort of your readers, this is how to do referencing in a scholarly manner:

1. Give the source/citation.
2. Provide the URL link to the source if available.
3. Indent the quoted text.
4. Bold the relevant keywords that are important to the point that you are making.
5. Be concise and to the point.

I do this for others who read my posts. It is a standard high-school scholarship. If you practice this, I guarantee it will sharpen your analytical thinking. In any case, no one is required to do it. I prefer to debate with people who do.

 

[tonychanyt]

the word agape is so deep, polysemantic and multifaceted

Right. See Other usages of agape-love