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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: What is the difference between the Catholic Bible and the Prodostent Bible? Because I go to a Babtist church, would it be wrong for me to choose which I want? |
Bible Answer: One Difference: Apocrypha (meaning "hidden") books. According to the Council of Carthage, 397, the Catholic Church lists the sixty-six books (like most Bibles including the King James Version being a popular version for protestants) and it also includes seven books of the pre-Christian Apographa, which books had been rejected by the Great Sanhedrin at Jerusalem. However Jerome, translator of the Latin Vulgate used by the Roman Catholic Church for many centuries, says: “All apocryphal books should be avoided; . . . they are not the works of authors by whose names they are distinguished, . . . they contain much that is faulty, . . . it is a task requiring great prudence to find gold in the midst of clay.” So, that's one difference between Catholic and Protestant Bibles. Keep in mind, the original writings of the Bible were neither Catholic nor Protestant, that's pretty clear when you read the Bible. There are many good translations out there. However, many of these have chosen to opt for words or phrases that sometimes support a particular belief. It will be up to you when reading various translations, which have done a better job of conveying the real meaning of the original writings. Key: the internal evidence of the Bible itself usually clears up any of these questions, since there is only one author of all books of the Bible, that being Almighty God, and he can't contradict himself within his writings. |