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Battle of the Bibles - Present Truth

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Douay "that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fruit <strong>of</strong> his loins one should sit upon his throne ".<br />

RV "that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fruit <strong>of</strong> his loins he would set one upon his throne ".<br />

RSV "he would set one <strong>of</strong> his descendants upon his throne ".<br />

JB "to make one <strong>of</strong> his descendants succeed him on <strong>the</strong> throne ".<br />

NIV "he would place one <strong>of</strong> his descendants upon his throne ".<br />

1 Timothy 3:16<br />

"And without controversy great is <strong>the</strong> mystery <strong>of</strong> godliness: God was manifest in<br />

<strong>the</strong> flesh, justified in <strong>the</strong> Spirit, seen <strong>of</strong> angels, preached unto <strong>the</strong> Gentiles, believed on<br />

in <strong>the</strong> world, received up into glory".<br />

Douay "great is <strong>the</strong> mystery <strong>of</strong> Godliness, which was manifest in <strong>the</strong> flesh, was<br />

justified in <strong>the</strong> spirit... ".<br />

RV "He who was manifested in <strong>the</strong> flesh... ".<br />

RSV "Great indeed, we confess, is <strong>the</strong> mystery <strong>of</strong> our religion: He was<br />

manifested in <strong>the</strong> flesh... ".<br />

JB "Without any doubt, <strong>the</strong> mystery <strong>of</strong> our religion is very deep indeed. He<br />

was made visible in <strong>the</strong> flesh... ".<br />

NIV "He appeared in a body... ".<br />

All five versions fail to identify who or what appeared in <strong>the</strong> flesh. The NIV<br />

demolishes <strong>the</strong> doctrine <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> incarnation by saying: "He appeared in a body ". We may<br />

well ask, who appeared in a body? Don't we all! But how many gods have been<br />

"manifest in <strong>the</strong> flesh"?<br />

Hebrews 2:16<br />

"For verily he took not on him <strong>the</strong> nature <strong>of</strong> angels; but he took on him <strong>the</strong> seed<br />

<strong>of</strong> Abraham".<br />

It will be noted in <strong>the</strong> KJV that <strong>the</strong> words: "him <strong>the</strong> nature" have been supplied,<br />

indicating a problem with <strong>the</strong> Greek text. But whereas this translation makes sense<br />

within <strong>the</strong> context <strong>of</strong> verse seventeen, which outlines <strong>the</strong> credentials <strong>of</strong> a high priest,<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r translators have succeeded in making it meaningless.<br />

Douay "For nowhere doth he take hold <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> angels, but <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> seed <strong>of</strong> Abraham<br />

he taketh hold".<br />

RV "For verily not <strong>of</strong> angels doth he take hold, but he taketh hold <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> seed<br />

<strong>of</strong> Abraham ".<br />

RSV "For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned but with <strong>the</strong><br />

descendants <strong>of</strong> Abraham ".<br />

NIV "For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants ".<br />

Notice <strong>the</strong> progressive degeneration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> text.<br />

1 John 4:3<br />

"And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in <strong>the</strong> flesh is<br />

not <strong>of</strong> God: and this is that spirit <strong>of</strong> antichrist, where<strong>of</strong> ye have heard that it should come;<br />

and even now is already in <strong>the</strong> world".<br />

Douay "And every spirit that dissolveth Jesus is not <strong>of</strong> God".<br />

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