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NASB | Matthew 21:29 "And he answered, 'I will not'; but afterward he regretted it and went. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 21:29 "And he answered, 'I will not'; but afterward he regretted it and changed his mind and went. |
Subject: why the error? |
Bible Note: Good explanation, Makarios. A preacher told me one time, "They never get it all right the first time." He was, of course, speaking of translators and their new translations. That is one of the reasons I make it a point not to snap up every new translation until the ink has had a long time to dry! And it is one of the reasons also that the claims of the KJV-Only zealots are so absurd. What KJV are they talking about? It has undergone many changes since 1611. The most famous blunder in the history of the King James Bible rolled off the press in 1631. The word "not" was inadverently omitted from the seventh commandment, causing it to read, "Thou shalt commit adultery." This blunder led to this edition being called the "Wicked Bible" to this day, and the hapless printer was fined 300 pounds for his boo-boo. A corrected edition was produced as quickly as possible. Compared to the colossal blunder in the 1631 edition of the KJV, the mild verbal indigestion that the NASB translators experienced in their rendition of Matthew 21:28-30 as it appears in the 1977 edition is small potatoes! --Hank |