In this report we will compare the King James Bible (KJ) to the Living Bible (LB) (1971 edition). The Living Bible is a 'paraphrase'. In a 'paraphrased' Bible the renderings are arbitrary. This comparison we will show the result of a 'paraphrased' approach. K J V S. L B Gen. 2:13 KJ: "... LAND OF ETHIOPIA." LB: "... land of Cush." Comment: I know where Ethiopia is, but where is Cush? Is the LB's 'Cush' a "simpler, more easily understandable word", than the King James' "ETHIOPIA"? Gen. 3:4-5 KJ: "AND THE SERPENT SAID UNTO THE WOMAN, YE SHALL NOT SURELY DIE: FOR GOD DOTH KNOW THAT IN THE DAY YE EAT THEREOF, THEN YOUR EYES SHALL BE OPENED, AND YE SHALL BE AS GODS, KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL." -------- LB: "'That's a lie!' the serpent hissed. 'You'll not die! God knows very well that the instant you eat it you will become LIKE HIM, for your --------- eyes will be opened- you will be able to distinguish good from evil!'" COMMENT: The LB documents Satan's ambitions EXACTLY. Satan wants to be LIKE HIM (i.e. like God). See Isa. 14:14. Gen. 6:8 KJ: "BUT NOAH FOUND GRACE IN THE EYES OF THE LORD." LB: "But Noah was a pleasure to the Lord. ..." COMMENT: The LB glosses over the fact that God's GRACE was extended in the Old Testament, too. Oh, BTW, an amateur archeologist has found the remains of Noah's ark. I've seen their DVD and I believe it is real. Their web site is: http://www.wyattmuseum.com/noahsark.htm There are people today that are looking for the ark on Mount Ararat. But, check your King James Bible. In Genesis 8:4 it says "the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the MOUNTAINS (PLURAL) of Ararat". The amateur archeologist found the remains of Noah's ark 12 miles from Mt. Ararat within the MOUNTAINS of Ararat. The discovered ark is 1 inch off, that's right, 1 inch off, from 300 cubits (Gen. 6:15) in length. Gen. 22:8 KJ: "AND ABRAHAM SAID, MY SON, GOD WILL PROVIDE HIMSELF A LAMB FOR A BURNT OFFERING: ..." LB: "'God will see to it, my son,' Abraham replied. ..." Comment: The LB misses the point. GOD WAS the sacrifice! The King James wording is perfect: "God will PROVIDE HIMSELF" (in the form of his only begotten son Jesus Christ!) as the sacrifice. Lev. 3:13 KJ: "... AND THE SONS OF AARON SHALL SPRINKLE THE BLOOD THEREOF UPON THE ALTAR ..." LB: "... The priest shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar," Num. 25:11 KJ: "PHINEHAS, ... HATH TURNED MY WRATH AWAY FROM THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, ..." LB: "... Phinehas ... has turned away my anger, for he was as angry as I, ..." COMMENT: How can someone be as angry as God? Deut. 32:22 KJ: "FOR A FIRE IS KINDLED IN MINE ANGER, AND SHALL BURN UNTO THE LOWEST HELL, ..." LB: "For my anger has kindled a fire that burns to the depths of the underworld, ..." COMMENT: HELL IS GONE in this verse in the LB. Joshua 12:23 KJ: "... the king of the NATIONS of Gilgal, ..." LB: "... The king of Goiim in Gilgal, ..." COMMENT: Is the LB's 'Goiim' a "simpler and more easily understandable word" than the King James' "NATIONS"? Judges 7:20 KJ: "... AND THEY CRIED, THE SWORD OF THE LORD AND OF GIDEON." LB: "... all yelling, 'For the Lord and for Gideon!'" Comment: Those two verses are not close! Judges 19:2 KJ: "AND HIS CONCUBINE PLAYED THE WHORE AGAINST HIM, ..." LB: "But she became angry with him and ran away, ..." COMMENT: Is being angry the same as PLAYING THE WHORE? 1Sam. 20:30 KJ: "... THOU SON OF THE PERVERSE REBELLIOUS [WOMAN], ...." LB: "... You son of a bitch! ..." Comment: Some 'modern' versions, like the LB, actually contain vulgarity. Notice this verse. Also, take a look in an NIV 'bible' at Ezekiel 23:20. 2Sam. 16:4 KJ: "... AND ZIBA SAID, I HUMBLY BESEECH THEE [THAT] I MAY FIND GRACE IN THY SIGHT, MY LORD, O KING." LB: "... 'Thank you, thank you, sir,' Ziba replied." Comment: Does the reader see ANY similarity between those two verses? 1Kings 15:12 KJ: "AND HE TOOK AWAY THE SODOMITES OUT OF THE LAND, ..." LB: "He executed the male prostitutes ..." COMMENT: The LB CHANGES "SODOMITES" to just 'male prostitutes'. Oh, BTW, an amateur archeologist has found the remains of Sodom and Gomorrah. I've seen their DVD and I believe it is real. Their web site is: http://www.wyattmuseum.com/cities-of-the-plain.htm 1Kings 18:27 KJ: "... CRY ALOUD: FOR HE [IS] A GOD; EITHER HE IS TALKING, OR HE IS PURSUING, ..." LB: "... Perhaps he is talking to someone, or is out sitting on the toilet, ..." Comment: Sitting on the toilet? 1Kings 20:38 KJ: " ... WITH ASHES UPON HIS FACE." LB: " ... a bandage over his eyes ..." COMMENT: In English, "ASHES" and 'bandage' are two different words entirely, so are "FACE" and 'eyes'. 2Kings 21:6 KJ: "... HE WROUGHT MUCH WICKEDNESS IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD, TO PROVOKE [HIM] TO ANGER." LB: "... So the Lord was very angry, for Manasseh was an evil man, in God's opinion." COMMENT: In God's opinion? 2Chr. 26:4 KJ: "AND HE DID [THAT WHICH WAS] RIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD, ACCORDING TO ALL THAT HIS FATHER AMAZIAH DID." LB: "He followed in the footsteps of his father Amaziah, and was, in general, a good king so far as the Lord's opinion of him was concerned." COMMENT: Again, God does NOT have opinions. Men have opinions. Job 3:26 KJ: "I WAS NOT IN SAFETY, NEITHER HAD I REST, NEITHER WAS I QUIET; YET TROUBLE CAME." LB: "I was not fat and lazy, yet trouble struck me down." Psalm 2:12 KJ: "KISS THE SON, LEST HE BE ANGRY, ..." LB: "... kiss his feet ..." Psalm 34:20 KJ: "HE KEEPETH ALL HIS BONES: NOT ONE OF THEM IS BROKEN." LB: "God even protects him from accidents." COMMENT: There are NO ACCIDENTS with God! Psalm 48:10 KJ: "... THY RIGHT HAND IS FULL OF RIGHTEOUSNESS." LB: Omitted. Psalm 72:8 KJ: "HE SHALL HAVE DOMINION ALSO FROM SEA TO SEA, ..." LB: "Let him reign from sea to sea, ..." COMMENT: This verse is speaking of Christ as king and he "SHALL" have dominion (i.e. CERTAINTY) is watered down to only 'LET him reign'. Psalm 109:6 KJ: "SET THOU A WICKED MAN OVER HIM: AND LET SATAN STAND AT HIS RIGHT HAND." LB: "... bring him to court before an unfair judge." COMMENT: Satan has been REMOVED in this verse in the LB. Eccl. 5:20 KJ: "... GOD ANSWERETH [HIM] IN THE JOY OF HIS HEART." LB: "... for God gives him joy." COMMENT: The LB translators blew this one. Isaiah 11:3 KJ: "AND SHALL MAKE HIM OF QUICK UNDERSTANDING ..." LB: Omitted. COMMENT: The verse is speaking of JESUS and says that he shall be "of quick understanding". The LB omits this. Isaiah 66:5 KJ: "... HE SHALL APPEAR TO YOUR JOY, ..." LB: Omitted. COMMENT: The verse is about the Lord Jesus' appearing. The LB omits it. Jer. 31:22 KJ: "... THE LORD HATH CREATED A NEW THING IN THE EARTH, A WOMAN SHALL COMPASS A MAN." LB: "... For the Lord will cause something new and different to happen - Israel shall seek him!" COMMENT: The early church fathers are almost unanimous in interpreting this to refer to the virgin Mary 'compassing Christ' in her womb. Nothing like this before, that a child should be conceived without an earthly father. The LB completely misses it. Eze. 2:1 KJ: "AND HE SAID UNTO ME, SON OF MAN, STAND UPON THY FEET, AND I WILL SPEAK UNTO THEE." LB: "And he said to me: Stand up, son of dust, and I will talk to you." COMMENT: In the book of Ezekiel 'son of dust' is used in place of 'son of man'. Does the term 'son of dust' sound as derogatory to you like it does to me? Daniel 3:25 KJ: "... AND THE FORM OF THE FOURTH IS LIKE THE SON OF GOD." LB: "... And the fourth looks like a god!" COMMENT: 'A god'? It was JESUS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD, who was in the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Messach, and Abednego. It was Jesus Christ who protected them and it is Jesus Christ who SAVES US from the fiery furnace (i.e. from hell). Hosea 11:12 KJ: "... BUT JUDAH YET RULETH WITH GOD, AND IS FAITHFUL WITH THE SAINTS." LB: "... but Judah still trusts in God and is faithful to the Holy One." COMMENT: Trusting in God is fine, but RULING WITH GOD is another thing, altogether. Hosea 13:9 KJ: "O ISRAEL, THOU HAST DESTROYED THYSELF; BUT IN ME [IS] THINE HELP." LB: "O Israel, if I destroy you, who can save you?" COMMENT: Here is a splendid example of how 'new versions' often say exactly the opposite of what was given by inspiration of God. Zech. 2:8 KJ: "... HE THAT TOUCHETH YOU TOUCHETH THE APPLE OF HIS EYE." LB: "... for he who harms you sticks his finger in Jehovah's eye!" Zech. 9:9 KJ: "... BEHOLD, THY KING COMETH UNTO THEE: HE [IS] JUST, AND HAVING SALVATION; ..." LB: "... your King is coming! He is the Righteous One, the Victor! ..." COMMENT: The reference to Christ's SALVATION has been removed. Zech. 11:17 KJ: "WOE TO THE IDOL SHEPHERD THAT LEAVETH THE FLOCK! ..." LB: "Woe to this worthless shepherd who doesn't care for the flock." COMMENT: The scholars missed this one. Zech. 13:6 KJ: "AND [ONE] SHALL SAY UNTO HIM, WHAT [ARE] THESE WOUNDS IN THINE HANDS? THEN HE SHALL ANSWER, [THOSE] WITH WHICH I WAS WOUNDED [IN] THE HOUSE OF MY FRIENDS." LB: "And if someone asks, 'Then what are these scars on your chest and your back?' he will say, 'I got into a brawl at the home of a friend!'" COMMENT: The footnote about this verse says: "That this is not a passage referring to Christ is clear from the context. This is a false prophet who is lying about the reasons for his scars." We wonder how the editor of the LB (Taylor) came to know this. Matt. 1:25 KJ: "AND KNEW HER NOT TILL SHE HAD BROUGHT FORTH HER FIRSTBORN SON: ..." LB: "but she remained a virgin until her Son was born; ..." COMMENT: Jesus was Mary's FIRSTBORN SON. Matt. 2:4 KJ: "... HE (KING HEROD) DEMANDED OF THEM WHERE CHRIST SHOULD BE BORN." LB: "'Did the prophets tell us where the Messiah would be born?' he asked." COMMENT: King Herod, FURIOUS over the arrival of Jesus, (and wanting to DO AWAY with him) did not 'ask' where Christ should be born. He "DEMANDED" to know! Matt. 5:22 KJ: "BUT I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT WHOSOEVER IS ANGRY WITH HIS BROTHER WITHOUT A CAUSE SHALL BE IN DANGER OF THE JUDGMENT: ..." LB: "But I have added to that rule, and tell you that if you are only angry, ... you are in danger of judgment! ..." COMMENT: WHAT? The LB says you CAN'T be angry?!!! Brothers and sisters: The Apostle Paul was ANGRY and withstood the Apostle Peter to his face (Gal. 2:11). Jesus was ANGRY with the Church at Pergamos because of the erroneous doctrine of the Nicolaitanes (Rev 2:15). The Bible says to BE ANGRY but sin not (Eph. 4:26). And it says not to let the sun go down on YOUR ANGER (Eph. 4:26). The King James is CORRECT: Whosoever is angry with his brother "WITHOUT A CAUSE" is in danger of the judgment. There is a HUGE difference between those two verses. Matt. 5:44 KJ: "BUT I SAY UNTO YOU, LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, BLESS THEM THAT CURSE YOU, DO GOOD TO THEM THAT HATE YOU, AND PRAY FOR THEM WHICH DESPITEFULLY USE YOU, AND PERSECUTE YOU;" LB: "But I say: Love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!" COMMENT: The 'paraphrased' LB seems to have missed some scripture. Matt. 6:13 KJ: "... FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM, AND THE POWER, AND THE GLORY, FOR EVER. AMEN." LB: Omitted. COMMENT: The LB omits all this. Matt. 6:27 KJ: "WHICH OF YOU ... CAN ADD ONE CUBIT UNTO HIS STATURE?" LB: "Will all your worries add a single moment to your life?" COMMENT: The verse is about HEIGHT (i.e. CUBITS) not time! Matt. 8:19 KJ: "AND A CERTAIN SCRIBE CAME, AND SAID UNTO HIM, MASTER, I WILL FOLLOW THEE ..." LB: "... Teacher, I will follow you ..." COMMENT: In the LB Jesus as "MASTER" is watered down to just 'teacher'. Matt. 9:13 KJ: "... FOR I AM NOT COME TO CALL THE RIGHTEOUS, BUT SINNERS TO REPENTANCE." LB: "... For I have come to urge sinners, not the self-righteous, back to God." COMMENT: Two comments: 1) Contrary to what the LB says, Jesus was NOT talking about people coming BACK to God. They NEVER were saved! Jesus was saying they needed to REPENT (and BE saved)! 2) Contrary to the LB, Jesus was ALSO after the SELF RIGHTEOUS, because SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS DOES NOT SAVE! The LB did a sloppy, and unscriptural job translating this verse. Matt. 12:40 KJ: "FOR AS JONAS WAS THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE WHALE'S BELLY; ..." LB: "For as Jonah was in the great fish for three days and three nights, ..." COMMENT: The Lord Jesus Christ knew the difference between a "WHALE" and a 'fish'. Matt. 16:3 KJ: "... O [YE] HYPOCRITES, YE CAN DISCERN THE FACE OF THE SKY; BUT CAN YE NOT [DISCERN] THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES?" LB: "... You are good at reading the weather sings of the skies- ... but you can't read the obvious signs of the times!" COMMENT: "O [YE] HYPOCRITES" is left out. Matt. 18:11 KJ: "FOR THE SON OF MAN IS COME TO SAVE THAT WHICH WAS LOST." LB: "And I, the Messiah, came to save the lost." COMMENT: The LB says Jesus Christ 'came' to save the lost, A PAST TENSE statement. The LB implies that ALL who were to be saved, HAVE BEEN saved. NOT true! Anyone TODAY can be saved by Jesus! The correct reading is PRESENT TENSE as in the King James. This LB corruption is very subtle. Matt. 19:9 KJ: "AND 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." LB: "And I tell you this, that anyone who divorces his wife, except for fornication, and marries another, commits adultery." COMMENT: An IMPORTANT verse about marriage, yet the LB deletes about one third of it. Matt. 20:7 KJ: "... BECAUSE NO MAN HATH HIRED US. HE SAITH UNTO THEM, GO YE ALSO INTO THE VINEYARD; AND WHATSOEVER IS RIGHT, [THAT] SHALL YE RECEIVE." LB: "'Because no one hired us' ... 'Then go on out and join the others in my fields,' he told them." COMMENT: The paraphrased LB omits about 1/2 the verse! And the part omitted makes it harder to understand the explanation given later on in Matt. 20:13. Matt. 20:16 KJ: "SO THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST, AND THE FIRST LAST: FOR MANY BE CALLED, BUT FEW CHOSEN." LB: "And so it is that are the last shall be first, and the first, last." COMMENT: The LB omits: "FOR MANY BE CALLED, BUT FEW CHOSEN". Matt. 20:20 KJ: "THEN CAME TO HIM THE MOTHER OF ZEBEDEE'S CHILDREN WITH HER SONS, WORSHIPPING [HIM], ..." LB: "Then the mother of ... the sons of Zebedee, brought them to Jesus and respectfully asked a favor." COMMENT: 'Respectfully asking a favor' is not even close to TRUE WORSHIP. Matt. 23:33 KJ: "[YE] SERPENTS, [YE] GENERATION OF VIPERS, HOW CAN YE ESCAPE THE DAMNATION OF HELL?" LB: "Snakes! Sons of vipers! How shall you escape the judgment of hell?" COMMENT: Hell is more than just 'judgment'. It is "DAMNATION". Dear reader: Be sure that you, and those around you, are SAVED. Matt. 27:4 KJ: "... I HAVE SINNED IN THAT I HAVE BETRAYED THE INNOCENT BLOOD. ..." LB: "'I have sinned, ... for I have betrayed an innocent man.' ..." COMMENT: There are lots of men that are innocent of certain crimes. But, ONLY JESUS CHRIST was "THE" (singular, unique) INNOCENT BLOOD. Think about it. Matt. 27:35 KJ: "AND THEY CRUCIFIED HIM, AND PARTED HIS GARMENTS, CASTING LOTS: THAT IT MIGHT BE FULFILLED WHICH WAS SPOKEN BY THE PROPHET, THEY PARTED MY GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND UPON MY VESTURE DID THEY CAST LOTS." LB: "After the crucifixion, the soldiers threw dice to divide up his clothes ..." COMMENT: The LB omits the section of scripture documenting this FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECY. Mark 1:2 KJ: "AS IT IS WRITTEN IN THE PROPHETS, BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER BEFORE THY FACE, ..." LB: "In the book written in the prophet Isaiah, God announced ... that a special messenger would arrive ... COMMENT: The verse being quoted here is NOT from Isaiah, as the LB says; it is from Malachi 3:1. Check it out. The King James has the correct reading which is: "As it is written in the PROPHETS ..." (because Malachi was a prophet). The LB blew this one. Mark 1:15 KJ: "... THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS AT HAND: REPENT YE, AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL." LB: "... God's kingdom is near! Turn from your sins and act on this glorious news!" COMMENT: The GOSPEL (which is very specific) is watered down to just 'news' (which is vague). Mark 3:5 KJ: "... HIS HAND WAS RESTORED WHOLE AS THE OTHER." LB: "... and instantly his hand was healed!" Mark 3:29 KJ: "BUT HE THAT SHALL BLASPHEME AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST ... IS IN DANGER OF ETERNAL DAMNATION:" LB: "but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit ... is an eternal sin." COMMENT: This verse contains an IMPORTANT WARNING but the LB waters it down. Mark 6:11 KJ: "AND 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." LB: "And whenever a village won't accept you or listen to you, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave; it is a sign that you have abandoned it to its fate." COMMENT: An important WARNING from Jesus, but the LB leaves out about HALF of it. Mark 7:16 KJ: "IF ANY MAN HAVE EARS TO HEAR, LET HIM HEAR." LB: Omitted. COMMENT: Numbering verses 14, 15, and then 17 is NOT new math. The LB leaves out JESUS' COMMAND TO HEAR HIM. Mark 9:29 KJ: "AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, THIS KIND CAN COME FORTH BY NOTHING, BUT BY PRAYER AND FASTING." LB: "Jesus replied, 'Cases like this require prayer.'" COMMENT: Notice: FASTING is left out! Wonder why Satan does not want us to fast? Mark 9:44,46 KJ: "WHERE THEIR WORM DIETH NOT, AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED." LB: This verse, in both Mark 9:44 and Mark 9:46, is omitted. Mark 10:21 KJ: "... AND COME, TAKE UP THE CROSS, AND FOLLOW ME." LB: "... and come, follow me." COMMENT: The Christian TAKES UP THE CROSS (and dies to their will) daily. The LB has DELETED this. Mark 11:10 KJ: "BLESSED [BE] THE KINGDOM OF OUR FATHER DAVID, THAT COMETH IN THE NAME OF THE LORD: HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST." LB: "Praise God for the return of our father David's kingdom ... Hail to the King of the universe!" Mark 11:26 KJ: "BUT IF YE DO NOT FORGIVE, NEITHER WILL YOUR FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN FORGIVE YOUR TRESPASSES." LB: Omitted. COMMENT: A HUGE WARNING, yet Mark 11:26 is omitted in the LB. Mark 12:23 KJ: "IN THE RESURRECTION THEREFORE, WHEN THEY SHALL RISE, WHOSE WIFE SHALL SHE BE OF THEM? ..." LB: "... In the resurrection, whose wife will she be, ..." COMMENT: WHO RISES in the resurrection? WE DO! But, you wouldn't know it from the LB. Mark 12:40 KJ: "... AND FOR A PRETENCE MAKE LONG PRAYERS: THESE SHALL RECEIVE GREATER DAMNATION." LB: "... Because of this, their punishment will be greater." COMMENT: Here is A HUGE WARNING about hypocrisy, but the LB waters down "DAMNATION" to only 'punishment'. Mark 13:14 KJ: "BUT WHEN YE SHALL SEE THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION, SPOKEN OF BY DANIEL THE PROPHET, ..." LB: "When you see the horrible thing standing in the Temple- ..." COMMENT: Another section of scripture pointing out the FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECY, but the LB omits it. Mark 13:33 KJ: "TAKE YE HEED, WATCH AND PRAY: ..." LB: "... stay alert. Be on the watch ..." COMMENT: What does the LB have against PRAYING? Mark 16:6 KJ: "... BE NOT AFFRIGHTED: ..." LB: "... Don't be so surprised. ..." COMMENT: Being 'surprised' and being "AFFRIGHTED" are different. Mark 16:15 KJ: "... GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD, AND PREACH THE GOSPEL ..." LB: "... You are to go into all the world, and preach the Good News ..." COMMENT: There are a lot of items in the news that are 'good news', but Jesus said SPECIFICALLY to preach THE GOSPEL. Luke 1:28 KJ: "AND THE ANGEL CAME IN UNTO HER, AND SAID, HAIL, [THOU THAT ART] HIGHLY FAVOURED, THE LORD [IS] WITH THEE: BLESSED [ART] THOU AMONG WOMEN." LB: "Gabriel appeared to her and said, 'Congratulations, favored lady! The Lord is with you!'" Luke 2:22 KJ: "AND WHEN THE DAYS OF HER PURIFICATION ... WERE ACCOMPLISHED, ..." LB: "When the time came for Mary's purification OFFERING at the Temple, ..." COMMENT: WHAT? A 'purification OFFERING'? The LB MAKES JESUS A SINNER (by requiring purification FOR HIM, TOO). The King James is correct: The purification WAS FOR MARY, and Mary ONLY. Luke 2:43 KJ: "... THE CHILD JESUS TARRIED BEHIND IN JERUSALEM; AND JOSEPH AND HIS MOTHER KNEW NOT [OF IT]." LB: "... but Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. HIS PARENTS didn't miss him the first day," COMMENT: 'HIS PARENTS'? The LB makes JOSEPH the father of the Lord Jesus Christ. Joseph was NOT Jesus' father, GOD WAS. Luke 4:4 KJ: "... MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD OF GOD." LB: "... Other things in life are much more important than bread!" COMMENT: What 'other things'? The LB doesn't say. But, the King James tells us: We need EVERY WORD OF GOD! Luke 4:8 KJ: "AND 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." LB: "Jesus replied, 'We must worship God, and him alone. So it is written in the Scriptures.'" COMMENT: The LB omits both "GET THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN" as well as the text about SERVING GOD. Luke 4:18 KJ: "THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD [IS] UPON ME, BECAUSE HE HATH ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR; HE HATH SENT ME TO HEAL THE BROKENHEARTED, TO PREACH DELIVERANCE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERING OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET AT LIBERTY THEM THAT ARE BRUISED," LB: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; he has appointed me to preach Good News to the poor; he has sent me to heal the the brokenhearted and to announce that captives shall be released and the blind shall see, that the downtrodden shall be freed ..." COMMENT: We are not just 'appointed' we are "ANOINTED"! And, we are to preach "THE GOSPEL", not just any generic 'Good News'. Luke 9:55-56 KJ: "BUT HE TURNED, AND REBUKED THEM, AND SAID, YE KNOW NOT WHAT MANNER OF SPIRIT YE ARE OF. FOR THE SON OF MAN IS NOT COME TO DESTROY MEN'S LIVES, BUT TO SAVE [THEM]. AND THEY WENT TO ANOTHER VILLAGE." LB: "But Jesus turned and rebuked them, and they went on to another village." Luke 11:29 KJ: "... BUT THE SIGN OF JONAS THE PROPHET." LB: "... like that of Jonah, ...." Luke 22:20 KJ: "LIKEWISE ALSO THE CUP AFTER SUPPER, SAYING, THIS CUP [IS] THE NEW TESTAMENT IN MY BLOOD, WHICH IS SHED FOR YOU." LB: "After supper he gave them another glass of wine, saying, 'This wine is the TOKEN of God's new agreement to save you-an agreement sealed with THE BLOOD I SHALL POUR OUT to purchase back your souls.'" COMMENT: Is the cup a 'token' or is it like the King James says: THE NEW TESTAMENT? Also, WHOSE BLOOD will Jesus pour out? The LB is VAGUE. It could be anyone's blood! In the King James Jesus says it is HIS BLOOD. Good thing, too, as ONLY JESUS' BLOOD can cleanse us from sin. Luke 23:17 KJ: "(FOR OF NECESSITY HE MUST RELEASE ONE UNTO THEM AT THE FEAST.)" LB: Omitted. Luke 23:23 KJ: "... AND THE VOICES OF THEM AND OF THE CHIEF PRIESTS PREVAILED." LB: "... and their voices prevailed." Luke 23:42 KJ: "AND HE SAID UNTO JESUS, LORD, REMEMBER ME WHEN THOU COMEST INTO THY KINGDOM." LB: "Then he said, 'Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.'" COMMENT: What justification is there to strip Jesus of his title "Lord"? The thief got saved, so of course he addressed Jesus as LORD! Luke 23:45 KJ: "AND THE SUN WAS DARKENED, ..." LB: "The light from the sun was gone- ..." COMMENT: How was the sun's light 'gone'? The King James tells us: It was supernaturally DARKENED. Luke 24:46 KJ: "... AND THUS IT BEHOVED CHRIST TO SUFFER, ..." LB: "... the Messiah must suffer ..." COMMENT: The LB misses a HUGE POINT: It "BEHOVED" Christ to suffer. He did it WILLINGLY. John 1:14 KJ: "... (AND WE BEHELD HIS GLORY, THE GLORY AS OF THE ONLY BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER,) ..." LB: "... have seen his glory- the glory of the only Son of the heavenly Father." COMMENT: God has MORE THAN ONE SON. Every male that is saved is a SON of God! The King James is right: Jesus was THE ONLY BEGOTTEN of the Father. John 1:17 KJ: "FOR THE LAW WAS GIVEN BY MOSES, [BUT] GRACE AND TRUTH CAME BY JESUS CHRIST." LB: "For Moses gave us only the Law with its rigid demands and merciless justice, while Jesus Christ brought us loving forgiveness as well." COMMENT: The Old Testament contained God's mercy and grace, too. (see Gen. 6:8, Ex. 33:17 etc. John 1:42 KJ: "AND HE BROUGHT HIM TO JESUS. AND WHEN JESUS BEHELD HIM, HE SAID, THOU ART SIMON THE SON OF JONA: THOU SHALT BE CALLED CEPHAS, WHICH IS BY INTERPRETATION, A STONE." LB: "... Jesus looked intently at Peter ... then said, 'You are Simon, John's son- but you shall be called Peter, the rock!'" COMMENT: The LB CHANGES: "Thou shalt be called Cephas, WHICH IS BY INTERPRETATION, A STONE" to: 'you shall be called Peter, THE ROCK!'. This mis-translation is DISASTROUS. Jesus calls Peter "A STONE" to differentiate Peter from Jesus who is ACTUALLY THE ROCK (1Co. 10:4). Thus, when Jesus says: upon THIS ROCK (not stone) I will build my church (Matt. 16:18) Jesus is NOT referring to Peter! And that is just one of many errors in Catholic doctrine. John 2:4 KJ: "... WOMAN, WHAT HAVE I TO DO WITH THEE? MINE HOUR IS NOT YET COME." LB: "'I can't help you now,' he said, 'It isn't yet my time for miracles.'" COMMENT: His hour would come at Calvary. His HOUR and his MIRACLES are not the same. John 3:13 KJ: "AND NO MAN HATH ASCENDED UP TO HEAVEN, BUT HE THAT CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN, [EVEN] THE SON OF MAN WHICH IS IN HEAVEN." LB: "For ONLY I, the Messiah, have come to earth and will return to heaven again." COMMENT: Not true, LB. Remember the angels on Jacob's ladder? They ascended and descended. The King James has the correct reading and it is: NO MAN hath ascended up to heaven ... Also, SATAN WENT INTO HEAVEN and made accusations against Job (Job 1:6). Remember? John 3:15 KJ: "THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE." LB: "so that anyone who believes in me will have eternal life." COMMENT: NOT PERISHING is important, don't you think? John 3:16 KJ: "FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN Son, ..." LB: "For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son ..." COMMENT: Believers in God are called his SONS and daughters. God did NOT give his ONLY son. He has MANY. God gave his ONLY BEGOTTEN Son (as stated in the King James Bible). John 4:24 KJ: "GOD [IS] A SPIRIT: ..." LB: "... For God is Spirit, ..." COMMENT: For the LB to say: 'God is Spirit' infers that ALL spirits are of God. NOT true. There are evil spirits. But, in God there is NO evil. So the King James is correct: God is "A" Spirit. John 5:16 KJ: "AND THEREFORE DID THE JEWS PERSECUTE JESUS, AND SOUGHT TO SLAY HIM, BECAUSE HE HAD DONE THESE THINGS ON THE SABBATH DAY." LB: "So they began harassing Jesus as a Sabbath breaker." COMMENT: No reason is given for brushing over the fact that the Jews wanted to MURDER Jesus. John 5:29 KJ: "... AND THEY THAT HAVE DONE EVIL, UNTO THE RESURRECTION OF DAMNATION." LB: "... and those who have continued in evil, to judgment." COMMENT: The LB waters down "DAMNATION" to only 'judgment'. John 6:69 KJ: "AND WE BELIEVE AND ARE SURE THAT THOU ART THAT CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD." LB: "and we believe them and know you are the holy Son of God." COMMENT: What happened to CHRIST? The word Christ means "anointed". So, why does the LB strip him of his anointing? And, what happened to him being the Son of the LIVING GOD? John 8:9 KJ: "AND THEY WHICH HEARD [IT], BEING CONVICTED BY [THEIR OWN] CONSCIENCE, WENT OUT ONE BY ONE, ..." LB: "And the Jewish leaders slipped away one by one, ..." John 8:36 KJ: "IF THE SON THEREFORE SHALL MAKE YOU FREE, YE SHALL BE FREE INDEED." LB: "So if the Son SETS you free, you will indeed be free--." COMMENT: Jesus did not (passively) 'set' us free; NO, he TOOK ACTION and MADE us free. We had to be BORN AGAIN! To FIX US Jesus had to START OVER AGAIN FROM SCRATCH! The LB waters down the ACTIVE WORK Jesus did for us. John 9:4 KJ: "I MUST WORK THE WORKS OF HIM THAT SENT ME, ..." LB: "All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us ..." John 9:34 KJ: "... THOU WAST ALTOGETHER BORN IN SINS, ..." LB: "'You illegitimate bastard, you!' ..." COMMENT: Vulgarity has NO PLACE in a 'Bible'. John 10:30 KJ: "I AND [MY] FATHER ARE ONE." LB: "I and the Father are one." COMMENT: The KJ's "MY" Father is GONE and is replaced by 'the' Father. Thus, the LB deletes the PERSONAL relationship of "MY FATHER" between Jesus Christ and the heavenly Father. John 11:41 KJ: "THEN THEY TOOK AWAY THE STONE [FROM THE PLACE] WHERE THE DEAD WAS LAID. ..." LB: "So they rolled the stone aside. ..." COMMENT: It's NOT a miracle if Lazarus isn't DEAD. John 13:26 KJ: "JESUS ANSWERED, HE IT IS, TO WHOM I SHALL GIVE A SOP, WHEN I HAVE DIPPED [IT]. ..." LB: "He told me, 'It is the one I HONOR by giving the bread dipped in the sauce.'" COMMENT: Was Jesus Christ really HONORING Judas? John 14:2 KJ: "IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS: ..." LB: "There are many homes ... where my Father lives, ..." COMMENT: If Jesus thinks your work for him was WORTHY, wouldn't you want a "MANSION" instead of just a 'home'? The LB waters down one of the POSSIBLE REWARDS from God. John 16:16 KJ: "A LITTLE WHILE, AND YE SHALL NOT SEE ME: AND AGAIN, A LITTLE WHILE, AND YE SHALL SEE ME, BECAUSE I GO TO THE FATHER." LB: "In just a little while ... you will see me no more; but just a little while after that, and you will see me again!" COMMENT: Jesus' prophecy, about himself, is corrupted in the LB. Acts 1:3 KJ: ".. HE SHEWED HIMSELF ALIVE AFTER HIS PASSION BY MANY INFALLIBLE PROOFS, ..." LB: "... proved to them in many ways ..." COMMENT: The evidence about Jesus is INFALLIBLE. Acts 2:30 KJ: "... 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;" LB: "... one of David's own descendants would ... sit on David's throne." COMMENT: The LB totally misses the point. It wasn't just a 'descendant' that would sit on the throne; it was GOD ALMIGHTY (Jesus Christ)! Acts 2:47 KJ: "... AND THE LORD ADDED TO THE CHURCH DAILY SUCH AS SHOULD BE SAVED." LB: "... God added to them all who were BEING SAVED ..." COMMENT: The people were added to THE CHURCH (not to just 'them'). Also, salvation is an IMMEDIATE event; it is NOT A PROCESS. People are either saved or they are not. They are NOT 'being saved'. Acts 3:13 KJ: "THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, ... HATH GLORIFIED HIS SON JESUS; ..." LB: "... the God of Abraham, ... brought glory to his servant Jesus ..." COMMENT: Jesus AS GOD'S SON has been watered down to just a 'servant'. Acts 4:30 KJ: "... THY HOLY CHILD JESUS." LB: "... your holy servant Jesus." COMMENT: One more time: The LB waters down Jesus as GOD'S HOLY CHILD to just a 'holy servant'. Acts 9:5-6 KJ: "AND HE SAID, WHO ART THOU, LORD? AND THE LORD SAID, I AM JESUS WHO THOU PERSECUTEST: [IT IS] HARD FOR THEE TO KICK AGAINST THE PRICKS. AND 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." LB: "'Who is speaking, sir?' Paul asked. And the voice replied, 'I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting! Now get up and go into the city and await my further instructions.'" COMMENT: 1) Jesus' title "LORD" is watered down to just 'sir'. 2) It was THE LORD THAT SPOKE, not just a 'voice replying'! A voice could be ANYBODY. 3) SAUL'S name is changed back to 'Paul'. And 4) The translators have emasculated these two verses and give no reason at all for their omission. Thus, doubt is injected into the mind of anyone who believes the Bible is the verbally inspired word of God. Acts 9:20 KJ: "AND STRAIGHTWAY HE PREACHED CHRIST ..." LB: "... to tell everyone ... about Jesus- ..." COMMENT: "CHRIST" is missing. Acts 12:4 KJ: "... AFTER EASTER ..." LB: "... after the Passover." COMMENT: Herod was a HEATHEN King. He did NOT regard Passover! He would have regarded EASTER, though. Note: Easter and Passover are NOT the same: Passover is BIBLICAL. But do a study on Easter and you will find out it is PAGAN. Acts 15:11 KJ: "BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THROUGH THE GRACE OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST WE SHALL BE SAVED, EVEN AS THEY." LB: "Don't you believe that all are saved the same way, by the free gift of the Lord Jesus?" COMMENT: 'Gift' is generic (and watered down). GRACE is SPECIFIC (and a HUGE BLESSING). Also, what happened to "CHRIST"? Acts 15:18 KJ: "KNOWN UNTO GOD ARE ALL HIS WORKS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD." LB: "That is what the Lord says, who reveals his plans made from the beginning." Acts 15:34 KJ: "NOTWITHSTANDING IT PLEASED SILAS TO ABIDE THERE STILL." LB: Omitted. COMMENT: Numbering verses 32, 33, and then 35 ... is NOT new math. Acts 16:31 KJ: "AND THEY SAID, BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, AND THOU SHALT BE SAVED, AND THY HOUSE." LB: "They replied, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, and your entire household.'" COMMENT: Again, they water down "LORD JESUS CHRIST" to just 'Lord Jesus'. Acts 17:22 KJ: "THEN PAUL STOOD IN THE MIDST OF MARS' HILL, AND SAID, [YE] MEN OF ATHENS, I PERCEIVE THAT IN ALL THINGS YE ARE TOO SUPERSTITIOUS." LB: "So Paul, standing before them at the Mars Hill forum, addressed them as follows: 'Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious,'" Comment: Are 'very religious' and "TOO SUPERSTITIOUS" the same? Acts 20:23-24 KJ: "... the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. BUT NONE OF THESE THINGS MOVE ME, ..." LB: "BUT NONE OF THESE THINGS MOVE ME" is omitted with no reason given. COMMENT: Notice: The Apostle Paul was NOT MOVED by his circumstances. Thus, he could preach the gospel with BOLDNESS! May we have his SAME ATTITUDE. And, may we also preach with BOLDNESS! Thanks to the King James Bible for insight into this man of God. Acts 21:9 KJ: "AND THE SAME MAN HAD FOUR DAUGHTERS, VIRGINS, WHICH DID PROPHESY." LB: "He had four UNMARRIED daughters who had the gift of prophecy." COMMENT: What happened to the blessing of VIRGINITY? 'New versions' like the LB do not like the topic of virginity. Also, being a VIRGIN and being 'un-married' are VERY different. Lastly, having the gift of prophecy (LB) and USING IT (KJ) are NOT the same. Acts 23:9 KJ: "... LET US NOT FIGHT AGAINST GOD." LB: Omitted. COMMENT: Some good advice, don't you think? Acts 24:14 KJ: "BUT THIS I CONFESS UNTO THEE, THAT AFTER THE WAY WHICH THEY CALL HERESY, SO WORSHIP I THE GOD OF MY FATHERS, ..." LB: "But one thing I do confess, that I believe in the way of salvation, which they refer to as a sect; ..." COMMENT: The unbelievers who came against the Apostle Paul did NOT think Christianity was a 'sect'. No, they thought it was HERESY. Acts 24:15 KJ: "... THAT THERE SHALL BE A RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD, BOTH OF THE JUST AND UNJUST." LB: "... that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and ungodly." COMMENT: Being raised FROM THE DEAD is important. Acts 28:29 KJ: "AND WHEN HE HAD SAID THESE WORDS, THE JEWS DEPARTED, AND HAD GREAT REASONING AMONG THEMSELVES." LB: Acts 28:29 is omitted. COMMENT: The VAST MAJORITY of manuscripts have this verse! This is still another doubt cast upon the word of God. Romans 1:16 KJ: "FOR I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST: ..." LB: "For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. ..." COMMENT: The translators seem to dislike the word "GOSPEL". 'Good news' can be ANYTHING, but the GOSPEL is VERY SPECIFIC. Romans 1:18 KJ: "... MEN, WHO HOLD THE TRUTH IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS;" LB: "... men who push away the truth from them." Romans 1:25 KJ: "WHO CHANGED THE TRUTH OF GOD INTO A LIE, ..." LB: "... they deliberately chose to believe lies. ..." COMMENT: Those two verses are NOT the same. Romans 6:18 KJ: "Being then made free from sin, ye became the SERVANTS of righteousness." LB: "... you have become slaves to ... righteousness." COMMENT: Are we 'slaves' or "SERVANTS"? Answer: SERVANTS! Think about the difference. Romans 6:19 KJ: "... now yield your members SERVANTS to righteousness ..." LB: "... let yourselves be slaves to all that is right and holy." COMMENT: Again, are we 'slaves' or "SERVANTS"? Answer: SERVANTS! There is a difference. Romans 6:22 KJ: "But now being made free from sin, and become SERVANTS to God, ..." LB: "But now you are ... slaves of God, ..." COMMENT: What? 'Slaves of God'? No! No! No! We are "SERVANTS" to God, as properly stated in the King James Bible. Romans 8:1 KJ: "[THERE IS] THEREFORE NOW NO CONDEMNATION TO THEM WHICH ARE IN CHRIST JESUS, WHO WALK NOT AFTER THE FLESH, BUT AFTER THE SPIRIT." LB: "So there is now no condemnation awaiting those who belong to Christ Jesus." COMMENT: AN IMPORTANT QUALIFICATION is in the second half of the verse, but the LB omits it. Romans 10:17 KJ: "SO THEN FAITH [COMETH] BY HEARING, AND HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD." LB: "Yet faith comes from listening to this Good News - the Good News about Christ." Romans 13:9 KJ: "... THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, ..." LB: Omitted. COMMENT: The Bible says that all liars (false witnesses) go to the lake of fire (Rev. 21:8). So, why leave this out? Romans 14:1 KJ: "Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to DOUBTFUL disputations." LB: "Give a warm welcome to any brother ... even though his faith is weak. Don't criticize him for having different ideas from yours about what is right and wrong." COMMENT: Notice: The KJ does NOT say we cannot have disputes; only that we should not have DOUBTFUL disputes. What are doubtful disputes? Whether we can 'eat all things' or only 'herbs'(Romans 14:2) or whether we 'esteem every day alike' or 'one day over another' (Romans 14:5). But, in the LB we would NEVER DISPUTE OR CRITICIZE ANYTHING including KEY DOCTRINE like Paul and Barnabus going up to Jerusalem concerning whether circumcision was necessary for salvation (Acts 15:1-2). The LB would also come against both Titus 1:9 where we are to use sound doctrine to CONVINCE THE GAINSAYERS and 2Tim. 3:16 where ALL SCRIPTURE is profitable for REPROOF and for CORRECTION. 1Cor. 1:22 KJ: "FOR THE JEWS REQUIRE A SIGN, ..." LB: "... the Jews ... want a sign ..." 1Cor. 6:9-10 KJ: "... BE NOT DECEIVED: NEITHER FORNICATORS, ... NOR EFFEMINATE, ... SHALL INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD." LB: "Nor effeminate" has been omitted in LB. 1Cor. 6:20 KJ: "FOR YE ARE BOUGHT WITH A PRICE: THEREFORE GLORIFY GOD IN YOUR BODY, AND IN YOUR SPIRIT, WHICH ARE GOD'S." LB: "For God has bought you with a great price. So use every part of your body to give glory back to God, ..." COMMENT: We are to GLORIFY GOD IN OUR SPIRIT, too. 1Cor. 7:5 KJ: "... GIVE YOURSELVES TO FASTING AND PRAYER; ..." LB: "... give themselves more completely to prayer. ..." COMMENT: What does the LB have against FASTING? 1Cor. 7:25 KJ: "NOW CONCERNING VIRGINS ..." LB: "... What about girls who are not yet married? ..." COMMENT: 'New versions', including the LB, eliminate VIRGINS. But, there is a BIG difference between "VIRGINS" and the 'not yet married'. 1Cor. 7:39 KJ: "THE WIFE IS BOUND BY THE LAW AS LONG AS HER HUSBAND LIVETH; ..." LB: "The wife is part of her husband as long as he lives; ..." 1Cor. 9:1 KJ: "... HAVE I NOT SEEN JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD? ..." LB: "... I am one who has actually seen Jesus our Lord ..." COMMENT: Again, there is no reason given for omitting "CHRIST". 1Cor. 11:24 KJ: "AND WHEN HE HAD GIVEN THANKS, HE BRAKE [IT], AND SAID, TAKE, EAT: THIS IS MY BODY, WHICH IS BROKEN FOR YOU: ..." LB: "and when he had given thanks ... he broke it ... and said, 'Take this and eat it. This is my body, which is GIVEN for you. Do this to remember me.'" COMMENT: The LB misses a HUGE point: Jesus Christ's body was BROKEN for us. 1Cor. 11:29 KJ: "FOR HE THAT EATETH AND DRINKETH UNWORTHILY, EATETH AND DRINKETH DAMNATION TO HIMSELF, ..." LB: "For if he eats the bread and drinks from the cup unworthily, ... he is eating and drinking God's JUDGMENT upon himself; ..." COMMENT: The LB waters down God's WARNING from "DAMNATION" to just 'judgment'. 1Cor. 15:2 KJ: "BY WHICH ALSO YE ARE SAVED, ..." LB: "and it is this Good News that saves you ..." COMMENT: 'Good news' DOES NOT SAVE! Come on! The birth of my daughter was GOOD NEWS! But, it DIDN'T save anyone! It's the GOSPEL OF CHRIST that is the power of God unto salvation (Romans 1:16). 1Cor. 15:45 KJ: "... THE FIRST MAN ADAM WAS MADE A LIVING SOUL; ..." LB: "... the first man, Adam, was given a natural, human body ..." COMMENT: A MAJOR difference between man and beast is that man is the ONLY creature with a "SOUL". 1Cor. 16:23 KJ: "THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST [BE] WITH YOU." LB: "May the love and favor of the Lord Jesus Christ rest upon you." COMMENT: GRACE is watered down to just 'love and favor'. 2Cor. 2:17 KJ: "FOR WE ARE NOT AS MANY, WHICH CORRUPT THE WORD OF GOD: ..." LB: "... We are not like those hucksters- ... whose idea in getting out the Gospel is to make a good living out of it." COMMENT: 'New' versions try and hide from the truth they are CORRUPTING the word of God. 2Cor. 5:17 KJ: "... BEHOLD, ALL THINGS ARE BECOME NEW." LB: "... A new life has begun!" COMMENT: A new life has begun, but MORE than that, ALL THINGS are become new. 2Cor. 8:9 KJ: "FOR YE KNOW THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, ..." LB: "You know how full of love and kindness our Lord Jesus was: ..." COMMENT: "LORD JESUS CHRIST" is stripped down to: 'Lord Jesus'. "GRACE" has been watered down to just 'love and kindness'. And the LB's statement that the Lord Jesus WAS (past tense) full of love and kindness is WRONG. Jesus Christ STILL IS (present tense) full of love and kindness. 2Cor. 10:4 KJ: "(FOR THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE [ARE] NOT CARNAL, BUT MIGHTY THROUGH GOD TO THE PULLING DOWN OF STRONG HOLDS;)" LB: "I use God's mighty weapons, ... to knock down the devil's strongholds." COMMENT: "MIGHTY THROUGH GOD" was changed to 'God's mighty weapons'. Those two are NOT the same. 2Cor. 10:5 KJ: "CASTING DOWN IMAGINATIONS, AND EVERY HIGH THING ..." LB: "These weapons can break down every proud argument ... COMMENT: It's IMAGINATIONS that can sometimes BAIT US into sin. Gal. 2:20 KJ: "I AM CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST: NEVERTHELESS I LIVE; ..." LB: "I HAVE BEEN crucified with Christ: and I myself NO LONGER LIVE, ..." COMMENT: The LB says their crucifixion is over! NOT TRUE. The believer's crucifixion is an ongoing, PRESENT TENSE, transaction. Also, we are not dead the way the LB infers. Gal. 6:17 KJ: "... FOR I BEAR IN MY BODY THE MARKS OF THE LORD JESUS." LB: "... for I carry ON my body ..." COMMENT: The marks of the Lord Jesus are INSIDE our body, NOT outside. We're NOT talking cattle branding here! Eph. 1:6 KJ: "... HE HATH MADE US ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED." LB: "... because we belong to his dearly loved Son." COMMENT: 'Belonging to his dearly loved son' does NOT necessarily mean that WE are also loved! Do you see the "sleight of hand" here? But notice: The King James has the correct doctrine which is: "HE HATH MADE US ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED (i.e. we are ALSO LOVED). Eph. 5:1 KJ: "BE YE THEREFORE FOLLOWERS OF GOD, ..." LB: "Follow God's example ..." COMMENT: Following God's 'example' and FOLLOWING GOD are totally different. Think about it. Eph. 5:9 KJ: "(FOR THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT [IS] IN ALL GOODNESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS AND TRUTH;)" LB: "Because of this light within you, you should do only what is good and right and true." COMMENT: WHAT and/or WHO is 'this light'? The devil can be transformed into an angel of light (2Co. 11:14). Also, "SPIRIT" and 'light' are NOT the same. Philip. 2:6 KJ: "Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery TO BE EQUAL WITH GOD:" LB: "who, though he was God, did not demand and cling to his rights as God," COMMENT: Those two verses are DIFFERENT. Philip. 3:8 KJ: "... DUNG, ..." LB: "... worthless ..." Philip. 3:21 KJ: "WHO SHALL CHANGE OUR VILE BODY, THAT IT MAY BE FASHIONED LIKE UNTO HIS GLORIOUS BODY, ..." LB: "... he will take these dying bodies of ours ..." COMMENT: The problem is that our bodies are "VILE". Our HEART is desperately WICKED (Jer. 17:9). Our FLESH is SINFUL (Romans 8:3). There is NO GOOD THING that dwells in our FLESH (Romans 7:18) etc. Col. 1:14 KJ: "IN WHOM WE HAVE REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD, ..." LB: "who bought our freedom with his blood ..." COMMENT: Prisoners released from jail have 'freedom', but that is NOT "REDEMPTION". Col. 2:2 KJ: "... to the acknowledgement of the mystery OF GOD, AND OF THE FATHER, AND OF CHRIST;" LB: "... For God's secret plan, ... is Christ himself." COMMENT: God THE FATHER is omitted. Col. 2:9 KJ: "FOR IN HIM DWELLETH ALL THE FULNESS OF THE GODHEAD BODILY." LB: "For in Christ there is all of God in a human body;" COMMENT: The LB makes God SEPARATE from Christ. The King James makes Christ God, as Christ is part of the Godhead. Col. 3:2 KJ: "SET YOUR AFFECTION ON THINGS ABOVE, ..." LB: "Let heaven fill your thoughts; ..." COMMENT: Our thoughts can be an issue, but the BIGGER issue is our AFFECTIONS (i.e. our HEART). See also Proverbs 4:23. Col. 3:6 KJ: "FOR WHICH THINGS' SAKE THE WRATH OF GOD COMETH ON THE CHILDREN OF DISOBEDIENCE:" LB: "God's terrible anger is upon those who do such things." 1Thes. 5:22 KJ: "ABSTAIN FROM ALL APPEARANCE OF EVIL." LB: "Keep away from every kind of evil." COMMENT: We SHOULD keep away from every kind of evil. But, MORE THAN THAT, we are to abstain from ALL APPEARANCE OF EVIL. 1Tim. 2:5-6 KJ: "FOR [THERE IS] ONE GOD, AND ONE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND MEN, THE MAN CHRIST JESUS; WHO GAVE HIMSELF A RANSOM FOR ALL, TO BE TESTIFIED IN DUE TIME." LB: "That God is on one side and all the people on the other side, and Christ Jesus, himself man, is between them to bring them together, by giving his life for all mankind." 1Tim. 3:16 KJ: "AND WITHOUT CONTROVERSY GREAT IS THE MYSTERY OF GODLINESS: GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, ..." LB: "It is quite true that the way to live a godly life is not an easy matter. But the answer lies in Christ, who came to earth as a man, ..." COMMENT: Remember the test for the anti-christ? The anti-christ cannot say: "JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH". Notice how the LB dances around this verse! Apparently, the LB cannot say "GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH! 1Tim. 6:1 KJ: "... THAT THE NAME OF GOD AND [HIS] DOCTRINE BE NOT BLASPHEMED." LB: "... Don't let the name of God or his teaching be laughed at ..." COMMENT: I can 'teach' 2+2=4 but that is NOT "DOCTRINE". Also, a 'laugh' is not even close to BLASPHEMY. The LB ruins this important verse. 1Tim. 6:5 KJ: "... MEN OF CORRUPT MINDS, AND DESTITUTE OF THE TRUTH, SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS: ..." LB: "... their minds warped by sin- ... to them the Good News is just a means of making money. ..." COMMENT: The LB twists this verse. Please re-read it carefully. The King James says that corrupt men suppose that "gain is godliness". The LB says that the 'good news' is a means to gain, (i.e. godliness is gain) the exact OPPOSITE. 1Tim. 6:19 KJ: "... THAT THEY MAY LAY HOLD ON ETERNAL LIFE." LB: "... they will be living a fruitful Christian life down here ...." COMMENT: There is nothing wrong with living a fruitful Christian life down here on the earth. But, that doesn't compare to "ETERNAL LIFE"! 1Tim. 6:20 KJ: "... AVOIDING ... OPPOSITIONS OF SCIENCE FALSELY SO CALLED:" LB: "... Keep out of foolish arguments with those ... of their knowledge ..." COMMENT: It's NOT 'knowledge' that sometimes attacks the gospel, it's "SCIENCE" falsely so called. For example: The theory of evolution, which, BTW, has been proven wrong at some good creationist web sites, like: http://www.drdino.com http://www.answersingenesis.org http://www.icr.org 2Tim 1:7 KJ: "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a SOUND MIND." LB: "For the Holy Spirit, God's gift, does not want you to be afraid of people, but to be wise and strong, and to love them and enjoy being with them." COMMENT: God has given us a SOUND MIND (KJ). But, it is GONE in the LB. 2Tim. 2:15 KJ: "STUDY to shew thyself approved unto God, ..." LB: "Work hard so God can say to you, 'Well done.' ..." COMMENT: We are supposed to STUDY the word of God. 2Tim. 4:1 KJ: "I CHARGE [THEE] THEREFORE BEFORE GOD, AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, ..." LB: "And so I solemnly urge you before God and before Christ Jesus- ..." COMMENT: What happened to "LORD"? Titus 3:10 KJ: "A MAN THAT IS AN HERETICK AFTER THE FIRST AND SECOND ADMONITION REJECT;" LB: "If anyone is causing DIVISIONS among you, he should be given a first and second warning. After that have nothing more to do with him," COMMENT: 'Divisions' What? JESUS CHRIST was divisive!!! The King James Bible is correct: The one holding to false doctrine (the HERETICK) is to be rejected, NOT the one exposing false doctrine! Heb. 2:7 KJ: "... THOU CROWNEDST HIM WITH GLORY AND HONOUR, AND DIDST SET HIM OVER THE WORKS OF THY HANDS:" LB: "... you have crowned him with glory and honor." COMMENT: Jesus being SET OVER THE WORKS OF THY HANDS has been REMOVED from the LB. Heb. 3:1 KJ: "WHEREFORE, HOLY BRETHREN, PARTAKERS OF THE HEAVENLY CALLING, CONSIDER THE APOSTLE AND HIGH PRIEST OF OUR PROFESSION, CHRIST JESUS;" LB: "Therefore, dear brothers, whom God has set apart for himself - you who are chosen for heaven - I want you to think now about this Jesus who is God's Messenger and the High Priest of our faith." COMMENT: "CHRIST" is left out. "HOLY BRETHREN" is watered down to just 'dear brothers'. "THE HEAVENLY CALLING" i.e. the WORK we need to do HERE ON EARTH has had its focus changed to just those 'chosen for heaven'. And, Jesus as APOSTLE is watered down to just 'messenger'. Heb. 10:14 KJ: "FOR BY ONE OFFERING HE HATH PERFECTED FOR EVER THEM THAT ARE SANCTIFIED." LB: "For by that one offering he made forever perfect in the sight of God all those whom he is MAKING holy." COMMENT: We "ARE SANCTIFIED" (a COMPLETED task) NOT being made holy (a process in work). Heb. 10:30 KJ: "FOR WE KNOW HIM THAT HATH SAID, VENGEANCE [BELONGETH] UNTO ME, I WILL RECOMPENSE, SAITH THE LORD. ..." LB: "For we know him who said, 'Justice belongs to me; I will repay them';..." COMMENT: 'Knowing him who said ...' is vague and could be ANYBODY. This verse is supposed to be about THE LORD, as stated in the King James Bible. Heb. 11:6 KJ: "... HE IS A REWARDER OF THEM THAT DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM." LB: "... he rewards those who sincerely look for him." COMMENT: We must DILIGENTLY seek him. Heb. 12:2 KJ: "LOOKING UNTO JESUS THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF [OUR] FAITH; ..." LB: "Keep your eyes on Jesus, our leader and instructor. ..." COMMENT: Are those two verses even close? No they aren't! In Revelation 1:8 it says of Jesus that he is the BEGINNING and the ENDING. Concerning our faith then: One who is the BEGINNING and ENDING would have to be the AUTHOR and FINISHER of our faith (just like the King James Bible says). 1Peter 2:2 KJ: "... DESIRE THE SINCERE MILK OF THE WORD, THAT YE MAY GROW THEREBY:" LB: "... Long to grow up into the fullness of your salvation; ..." COMMENT: THE WORD has been left out. We need THE WORD OF GOD to be able to grow. 1Peter 3:15 KJ: "BUT SANCTIFY THE LORD GOD IN YOUR HEARTS: ..." LB: "Quietly trust yourself to Christ your Lord ..." COMMENT: Where in this verse does the LB mention our HEARTS? These two verses are not even close enough to compare. Does the reader see any similarity? 1Peter 4:1 KJ: "FORASMUCH THEN AS CHRIST HATH SUFFERED FOR US IN THE FLESH, ..." LB: "Since Christ suffered ..." COMMENT: Christ suffered FOR US. The LB misses the point, entirely. 1Peter 4:14 KJ: "If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy [are ye]; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: ON THEIR PART HE IS EVIL SPOKEN OF, BUT ON YOUR PART HE IS GLORIFIED." LB: "Be happy if you are cursed and insulted for being a Christian, for when that happens the Spirit of God will come upon you with great glory." COMMENT: The LB leaves out God being GLORIFIED. 1Peter 5:11 KJ: "To him [BE] GLORY and dominion for ever and ever. Amen." LB: "To him be all power over all things, forever and ever. Amen." COMMENT: GOD'S GLORY has been removed. 2Peter 2:1 KJ: "... there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in DAMNABLE HERESIES, ..." LB: "... there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly tell their lies ..." COMMENT: The problem is that the false teachers will bring in HERESIES and those heresies will be DAMNABLE. The LB ruins an IMPORTANT WARMING from God Almighty. 1John 1:7 KJ: "... and the blood of Jesus CHRIST his Son cleanseth us from all sin." LB: "... and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from every sin." 1John 4:2 KJ: "Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ IS COME IN THE FLESH is of God:" LB "and the way to find out if their message is from the Holy Spirit is to ask: Does it really agree that Jesus Christ, God's Son, actually BECAME MAN with a human body? If so, then the message is from God." COMMENT: No! No! No! Jesus Christ NEVER 'BECAME MAN'. He always stayed AS GOD. What happened was that Jesus Christ, AS GOD, CAME IN THE FLESH (as the King James says). The ramifications here are HUGE. Notice: The King James Bible warned us that SATAN was SUBTLE (Gen 3:1). And, he is. The LB corrupts the test for if a spirit "IS OF GOD". 1John 5:6-7 KJ: "THIS IS HE THAT CAME BY WATER AND BLOOD, [EVEN] JESUS CHRIST; NOT BY WATER ONLY, BUT BY WATER AND BLOOD. AND IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT BEARETH WITNESS, BECAUSE THE SPIRIT IS TRUTH. FOR THERE ARE THREE THAT BEAR RECORD IN HEAVEN, THE FATHER, THE WORD, AND THE HOLY GHOST: AND THESE THREE ARE ONE." LB: Omitted. 1John 5:13 KJ: "... that ye may know that ye have eternal life, AND THAT YE MAY BELIEVE ON THE NAME OF THE SON OF GOD." LB: "... so that you may know you have eternal life." COMMENT: No reason is given for this section of scripture being omitted. 2John 1:3 KJ: "GRACE BE WITH YOU, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father, and from THE LORD Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love." LB: "God the Father and Jesus Christ his Son, will bless us with great mercy and much peace, and with truth and love." Rev. 1:4 KJ: "John to the seven churches which are IN ASIA: ..." LB: "From: John To: The seven churches in Turkey. ..." COMMENT: When the Bible was written, there was NO SUCH PLACE as Turkey. Rev. 1:9 KJ: "... and FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST." LB: "... and for telling what I knew about Jesus Christ." COMMENT: Notice the CHANGE ... John wasn't telling us what 'he knew' ABOUT Jesus Christ; John was a vessel GIVING US the "TESTIMONY OF" Jesus Christ. Rev. 5:14 KJ: "... And the four [and] twenty elders fell down and worshipped HIM THAT LIVETH FOR EVER AND EVER." LB: "... And the twenty-four Elders fell down and worshiped him." COMMENT: Worshipped HIM? Who is this HIM? John? Sam? The devil? Who? The LB doesn't say. But, the King James is CLEAR: We worship him that "LIVETH FOR EVER AND EVER"! Rev. 6:17 KJ: "For the great day of HIS WRATH is come; and who shall be able to stand?" LB: "because the great day of their anger has come, and who can survive it?" COMMENT: There is a difference between 'their anger' and "HIS WRATH"! Rev. 8:13 KJ: "And I beheld, ... AN ANGEL FLYING ... SAYING WITH A LOUD VOICE, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth ..." LB: "... I saw a solitary EAGLE flying ... CRYING LOUDLY, Woe, woe, woe to the people of the earth ..." COMMENT: Could good translators mis-translate "ANGEL" as 'eagle'? And, how is it that these same translators want us to believe that eagles can 'cry loudly' i.e. that eagles talk? Rev. 11:17 KJ: "... We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, AND ART TO COME; ..." LB: "We give thanks, Lord God Almighty, who is and was, ..." COMMENT: WHAT IS JESUS GOING TO DO? That's right: He is COMING AGAIN! He is "TO COME". But, you wouldn't know it from the LB. Rev. 13:16 KJ: "And he causeth all, ... to receive a mark IN their right hand, or IN their foreheads:" LB: "He required everyone- ... to be tattooed with a certain mark ON the right hand or ON the forehead." COMMENT: The "mark of the beast" will be IN the right hand or IN the forehead (as in the possibility of a microchip, or something IN the skin that CANNOT be washed off, etc.). Note: Something ON the right hand or ON the forehead, like a tattoo, could be more easily REMOVED. Rev. 15:3 KJ: "... thou King OF SAINTS." LB: "... O King of ages. ..." COMMENT: There's a big difference. Think about it. Rev. 19:8 KJ: "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of saints." LB: "She is permitted to wear the cleanest and whitest and finest of linens. (Fine linen represents the good deeds done by the people of God)." COMMENT: Fine linen is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of saints (which GOD GAVE US and HE GETS THE GLORY FOR IT). The fine linen IS NOT the 'good deeds' done by the saints (which would give man the glory). Rev. 21:24 KJ: "And the nations of them WHICH ARE SAVED shall walk in the light of it: ..." LB: "Its light will light the nations of the earth, ..." COMMENT: Notice the difference. Rev. 22:14 KJ: "BLESSED [are] they THAT DO HIS COMMANDMENTS, ..." LB: "Blessed forever are all who are washing their robes, ..." COMMENT: What? 'Washing their robes'? Are those two verses the same? Brothers and sisters: If you want to be BLESSED, then be sure to DO HIS (Jesus') COMMANDMENTS! Amen? AMEN!