but what i have always found hypocritical, people slam me for not adhering to Creeds, even though i believe the Creed word for word and MY BIBLE STATES THE CREED WORD FOR WORD, but if they use the KJV Bible, they use a Bible that does not even say word for word the Creeds they believe in!
Their Own Bible doesn't even follow Their Creeds!
word for word ? It’s not possible to translate ancient Aramaic , or Hebrew word for word you have to understand what each word means , and then find an English term to express it in English
the sentance structure not vernacular was nothing in ancient Israel , as it is in now English the kjv was translated by the absolute best scholars in the world , 54 of them working independently in teams transliterating , translating , and comparing each other’s work vigoursosly for years
they did nothing but translate and compare , translate and compare these experts in the necassary languages and English apppinted by king james , who truly wanted an accurate translation into English
these 54 professional scholars who checked and rechecked the work for years , seem a much better source to trust than some who today study online for a moment th and explain how the kjv has it all wrong Or just isn’t good translation
If you translate ancient scripture word for word it sounds like this
“ God created in the beginning , and the heavens The earth “
English communicates that by rearranging and adding contextual words often ( of , to , sometimes the , ect …..) because our language is different sometimes what thier word means , we do t have a single word to
Mean the same thing so we have to say “ what they are saying “ in our words to get the right concept through is all I’m saying word for word doesn’t actually do that , often you have to look at “what the Hebrews says “ and then use English to communicate it to English readers
I , myself think each person should choose a translation of the Bible they can understand and trust , as an old man I trust the kjv much more than modern versions , but also I don’t think there’s anything wrong with niv , nlt the Hebrew Bible or whatever the Bible’s message is what matters not which words express it
it’s good you trust your version , it doesn’t require you to argue against others to trust the one you’ve chosen they all say the same things about Jesus even if they use different words to say it