Originally posted by Spirit and Truth:
TT said:
ps. I too love the KJV. Memorized it, preach it, wouldn't trade it for the world. I just don't worship it. As a youth Pastor, I can't get used to kids memorizing all the other translations. That's why I carry a parallel. KJV, NIV, NLT, and NASB.
S&T:
Once again, I am not KJVO. I have many bibles that I use for comparison. My point is that your name can not be written in a tree. Book is used in the majority of phrases. Why did they switch to tree in that version?
S&T, Sorry to confuse you with ith KJVO crowd. If you notice in your other bibles that it does not say anything about a "name" taken from the tree of life, but they use the words
"share" - NIV,GNB
"part" - CEV,ASV,ALT,MSG
"Portion"- GW, ISV
Also notice that KJV doesn't even use the word "name", but it uses "part". Why not use the word "name" in that context.
I just noticed something else in the Strongs lexicon the word "book" or biblos is defined as
"properly the inner bark of the papyrus plant, that is, (
by implication ) a sheet or scroll of writing: book" (boldness mine)
I wonder if there is some conection between bark and tree, or am I "barking up the wrong tree?"
Anyway, since in vs 14 KJV mentions "tree" that sets the context for the remaining verses.