Examples of Changes in Different Bible Versions (2)

PART II
New versions make the Word harder to understand:
(KJV) “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;” Eph. 5:18
New King James Version (NKJV)  “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation …” (I thought they were supposed to make it easier to understand.)

(KJV) “Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.” Daniel 3:3
(NKJV) “And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to gather together the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.” A difficult word is inserted and facts were changed.
(NIV) “So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.” Not only are unusual words used in these verses, but also notice that the positions of people attending are in different order.  What does the order of words have to do with making it “easier” to understand?

New versions teach differently and sometimes the opposite of what God had recorded.  Often facts are changed:
(KJV)“The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.  5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.” Psalms 10:4-5
(NKJV) “…  always prospering …”
(ASV) “… are firm at all times …”
(New American Standard – NASV) “… proper at all times …”
(Revised Standard Version – RSV) “… proper at all times …”
(Bible in Basic English – BBE) “ … are ever fixed …”
(Modern King James Version – MKJV) “… always perverted …”
(NWT) “… keep prospering …”
(Catholic Confernity Version) “… secure at all times …” (Actually they have it moved to Psalm 98:5)
(Daily Study Bible for Women) “Yet they succeed in everything they do …”
(NIV) “… always prosperous …”
(NCV) “They always succeed …”

(KJV) “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” John 14:2
(Recovery Version N. T) “abodes”
(RSV) “rooms”
(NASB) “dwelling places”
(NCV) “rooms”
(NWT) “abodes”
(Daily Study Bible for Women) “rooms”
(NIV) “rooms”
(ESV) “rooms”
God promises his children an extraordinary place in eternity that is nothing like they can have on this earth.  He promises a mansion.  The other perversions reduce God’s gracious gift to something less wonderful.

“Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.” I Kings 18:19
(NKJV) “Now therefore, send and gather all Israel to me on Mount Carmal, the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jexebel’s table.”  The NKJV changed the “prophets of the groves” to “prophets of Asherah”.  They are altering facts to the Word of God.

New versions alter truths about judgment and hell! “Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” Mark 9:46
(NIV) Omitted, but footnoted
(NWT, NASB, NCV. RSV, ESV, Amplified) Omitted

New versions hide the truth that they are corrupting God’s words. “For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.” II Cor. 2:17
(BBE): “For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ. II Cor. 2:17
(NIV): “Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit.  On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God.”
(NWT): “[We are;] for we are not peddlers of the word of God as many men are, but as out of sincerity, yes, as sent from God, under God’s view, in company with Christ, we are speaking.”
(NCV): “We do not sell the word of God for a profit as many other people do.  But in Christ we speak the truth before God, as messengers of God.”
(NKJV) “For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.”
(RSV) “For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word; but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.”

These versions have changed “corrupting the word of God” to selling it (“for profit”, “peddlers”, “sell”).  The ironic fact is that that is exactly what the rewriters are doing; they are selling the changed Bible so they can make money!  If it was not altered they could not copyright it and receive money from the versions sales.  By the way, the King James 1611 is not copyrighted and can be reprinted freely!

** NOTE: Although I have included just a few examples, it is very easy to see that although all of the perversions of God’s Word vary from the preserved King James Bible, they often have something similar to each other.  The reason for this is that they are not based on the same Hebrew and Greek texts (Masoretic Text and Textus Receptus) as the KJV. They often resort to the corrupt Catholic texts: the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus.  When there is doubt or question, even the deceitful New King James Bible goes to them for revision. **

God promised to preserve His Word.  Since they are different from the KJV, the modern translations, revisions, and versions prove they are not preserved! They are different from the older KJV.

Making changes to His Word is negating God’s promise that we would always have His Word — not parts of it, or an idea what it is.  The new versions are not the Word of God, and they are all changing what God wants us to know.  No one has the right to change what He has said! The watered down Word of God has certainly resulted in the weaker churches and Christianity we have today. All other versions, other than the KJV, should be avoided by English speaking people!
“The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.” Psalms 12:6-7

“If the modern ‘bibles’ are supposed to make it easier to understand and also correct ‘mistakes’, why did 300+ different versions still not make it easy enough and get it right, and why are they still creating more versions?  The answer is that the primary goal is not to make the Word of God clearer, but so they can make money and make it say what they want!”