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NASB | Proverbs 23:23 Buy truth, and do not sell it, Get wisdom and instruction and understanding. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 23:23 Buy truth, and do not sell it; Get wisdom and instruction and understanding. |
Bible Question:
Should the Bible be free? It has recently come to my attention that aside from the King James Bible is the only translation freely available. All other translations are significantly encumbered with copyright restrictions. People who work in ministry deserve to be paid by 'the church', but I wonder if the copright holders of the NASB, the NIV etc. (Lockman Foundation, IBS-STL) intend to collect royalties to the extent allowable by law. Is there some point the translation work becomes 'paid for' and a readable Bible can become public domain? If someone were to breach copyright and distribute the Bible digitally on the internet without permission of the copyright holders, would they pursue legal action against such an individual? Would they be justified in doing so? As Christians, would we, as often seems to be the case, condone the smuggling of the Bible into countries unfriendly to the Gospel? How is breaking those local laws of distribution different from breaking the one's in the US? Should churches seek to have a Bible that is unencumbered by strict copyright rules? |
Bible Answer: In a perfect world the Word of God would never be sold but unfortunatly we do not live in a perfect world. We are told in Prov 23:23 not to sell the truth and God's Word is the truth. As long as it does not compromise the Bible we are under the law of the land. So to smuggle Bibles into other countries that do not allow the Bible is not wrong. Since the KVJ is public domain we should use that instead of violating the copyright laws of others. As to whether they would be justified in any legal proceedings, yes legally they would but morally I personally don't feel like they should because we shouldn't take another brouther to court. I hope this answers some of your questions isa26 |
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