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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: Hi, Hank (and all the Zondervan-haters); If God is still the Father, the TNIV is not a gender-neutral Bible. "Father" is gender-specific. If we're going to try to destroy a company that has decades of useful service to Christians behind it, we should at least be able to identify its crimes. Shop-lifting is a lesser crime than armed robbery. Likewise, trying to address short-comings of the English language is a lesser crime than pandering to feminist cries for political correctness. It amazes me that folks who insist on a literal reading of other parts of the Bible don't hesitate to tell me that when Jesus said "he" or "him", he didn't really mean it and "anyone can tell the difference". Ooops, I forgot, Jesus wasn't speaking English; "he" and "his" were a translator's choice of a translator's choice. Until a sizeable number of evangelicals actually read the TNIV, ponder it, discuss it, and pray about it, this is a tempest in a teapot. And an awfully uncharitable one at that - judgmental and probably uninformed as well. The TNIV NT is a free download at http://www.tniv.info/bible/index.php How many Zondervan-haters have actually read it? Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |