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Chessic, stilllearning may not be responding to any of us soon. The KJV has NOT been "changed hundreds of times". There has been some minor and two major updated editions of the KJV text which primarily deal with matters of orthography. I am not aware that the KJV has ever been changed for...

But we don't really know for certain that it was a 'cross'; Jesus/Simon could have been carrying a veritcal post (to be inserted into a prearranged hole). Are we allowing popular images (Hollywood, etc.) to affect our perception? Why not be less specific in the translation? So, now you would...

In my experience, when the comment is made that modern Bible versions (including the NWT with the NIV and others) "are the same" it is a statement concerning their underlying Greek texts; which is essentially true. It seems to be offered as a feeble attempt of 'guilt-by-association'. Some one...

You seem to feel that literal is best. Therefore, wouldn't you prefer the NWT's rendering of stauros (Strong's #4716) as "torture stake" rather than most others versions use of "cross" (causing most people to think of a 'Latin Cross').

How did all that information disprove that "one translation" (KJV?) is not inerrant? Also, just because the NIV et al are better in these particular instances than the NWT, that alone doesn't even prove that they are themselves always reliable translations.

Many people would consider the AV1611 "Spirit"/"Spirit" at John 6:63 to be a typography error. I believe the vast majority of KJBs will display "spirit"/"spirit" (perhaps Logos1560 can verify). Zodhiates seems to have taken it upon himself to put a capital "S" on the first occurrence; most other...

Do you favor the NASB because you think it is the most literal? Wasn't the ASV even more literal? What about other versions that claim to be literal? How literal is 'literal'?

Roger, I am still curious. Thanks

I don't have 20 editions of the KJV but I do have at least 3 that are different; one of those is my prized AMG Zodhiates Hebrew-Greek Key. Two other KJVs I have are a compact 'Military' edition and 1611 facsimile. Mostly the examples are of spelling, with the AMG have a more contemporary...

Please stop replicating error. The word you guys should be using is 'affected' (with an 'a').

Astounding! How could some one that has so much to say on this subject be so utterly underinformed on the basics?

There is an important difference, and its not because of a variant or because of old language. The verse must be looked at in the context of the writers purpose. The writer is not making a direct statement about an event in the past or action taking place in the present; He is making a contrast...

The following quote is from stilllearning's first significant (there was one other short one) response after a couple of posters had attempted to answer his OP questions -- I have underlined some phrases above so that stilllearning can easily locate them as I address these issues. As...

You really need to read the posts more carefully. The question was in your own quote; it was puncuated by the question mark at the end. Actually, you did. The question was about what Christians had for a 'Bible' before the KJV and you said that "they" (meaning early Christians) had the original...

You are definitely stumped by the question. If you want truth, then read on. Who had the original autographs all together in one volume? Nobody. Ever. The Philippians probably sent a copy of their letter from Paul to Rome; the Romans may have sent a copy of their letter back. But no group...

Yes, but this is from the incomplete 2nd edition; its extremely different than the 1st edition. Here is the 1st edition -- Joh 1:1 in beginning was The Word and The Word was to the god and God was The Word From what I saw, it seems that he went well overboard with the indefinate articles...

Perhaps I was not precise. Agreed, I have heard exegetes single out an italicized word in the course of a sermon to make a point. But personally, I have never heard a speaker of the Bible (KJV or other versions) while publically reading a lengthy passage disrupt the flow of that text with...

I discovered this version several months ago but never reported it on the BB. It can be viewed online at www.lookhigher.com. A Mark D. Harness seems to be the translator. The first edition is so extremely literal that it reads like an interlinear. His "Introduction" states in part -- A second...

Have you ever known of any reader of the KJV aloud to alert the listening audience that a particular word just spoken was italicized?

I have neither the time nor the patience to correct all your errors, inconsistencies, and misconceptions; but readers here deserve to have some of them addressed. An example of one of your errors is how you confuse the term "Higher Criticism" with textual (Lower) criticism. Now, notice the...