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NASB | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God's will, both publicly and privately--behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; |
Bible Question:
Other than ignorance, is there any basis for such a claim? I hate to put it bluntly, but everyone I have encountered who make such claim, make it through total ignorance concerning anything beyond what their grandparents knew concerning scripture. GB |
Bible Answer: GB I will answer this but I hope I can do it so everyone doesn't jump all over me. I personally use NKJV, NASB, and ESV and NLT therefore I do agree we can find God in other versions. However let us look at the effects of the many versions. 1. We have a point of contention that separates the church. Much like the tower of Babel separated the people so can this effect people. 2. Bible memorization has suffered, I remember generally how it is worded but often I'm not sure of which translation. 3. Who really profits by a new translation you and me or the publishers. We may find some benefit that this Bible reads easier for us than another, but little else is realized by us. However each version opens a new door of prospective customers to a publisher. 4. The Bible is the only classic work that translated regularly into an updated language. I read Shakespeare 45 years ago in the same language I do today. I wonder how are we able to adjust to Shakespeare and not to the Bible. I listed four negatives that occur from having different translations of the Bible, all seem to divide us, yet we know God is not the God of division and subtraction. Can it be surmised that much of the confusion caused by the various translations work against the unity within the kingdom of God? Who benefits from that? Personally I think we go too far trying to accommodate everyone’s preferences to the point of dividing ourselves. Instead of solving a problem we actually increase problem. I guarantee you if there was only one version of the Bible nobody would be complaining about it, they would accept and learn to use it. Instead we are giving 99 choices and instead of just being happy we have 99 we try to convince everyone our choice is the best. And that leads to strife. Again who benefits? EdB |