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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]; |
Subject: Good-bye, NIV |
Bible Note: Thus far we are hearing both protest and praise of the TNIV from the halls of theological academia. I think it possible, if not likely, that we will see some members on either side of the issue reversing their initial responses. However, the success or failure of this or any other translation will ultimately be determined, not by endorsements of those who are supposed to know everything under the sun or by publishers' hypes, but at the grass-roots level -- by the guy in the pew, or the local pastor or Sunday school teacher, or trusted friend who endorses or rejects it. The King James Bible took a lot of heat during the first years of its existence, but it came out all right. On the other hand, I can remember the big to-do made over the Good News Bible shortly after it hit the presses, and now I don't personally know anyone who uses it. Today we have, in addition to TNIV, two other new kids on the block: the English Standard Version (ESV) and the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB). It will be most interesting to see how these new offerings fare in the highly-competitive and saturated marketplace. And who knows how many other translations, that now are little more than a gleam in some publisher's eye, may be waiting in the wing for their day in the sun?...... The day may come when a prospective purchaser of a Bible may be asked by the clerk, "Do you want one with or without Hell and Sin?" --Hank |