Was the New Testament Really Written in Greek? - The Preterist ...

The ASV says: “But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, who had given
such authority unto men.”
Versions that say marvelled, awed, wondered or a variation thereof: CEV*, Holman, KJ21, KJV, MSG,
NASB, NIRV, NIV, NIV-UK, NKJV, NLV, WE, YLT.
Versions that say afraid, feared, or a variation thereof: AMP, ASV, BBE, CEV, Darby, Douay-Rheims,
ESV, ISV, NKJV*, NLT, Rotherham, RSV, TEV, WYC.
This is yet another case where the Byzantine and Alexandrian Greek texts are split down the middle –
suggesting that both families of Greek texts were separate translations from the same version (i.e. the
Peshitta).
The Byzantine Majority text and Textus Receptus, both have “marvelled”, θαúµασαν.
Alexandrian texts, such as W-H, NA, Lachmann 1842 and Tischendorf 1869, tend to read “feared”,
φοβθησαν.
The root (Lxd) of the corresponding word in the Peshitta, wlxd, has the meanings “fear” and “stand
in awe of”, according to Smith’s Compendious. It is understandable why the two Zorba’s came to a
different conclusion by reading the Aramaic, leading to the Greek variant.
29. Wearied or harassed? – Matthew 9:36
The NKJV says: “But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because
they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.”
The NIV says: “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and
helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”
Versions that say wearied, faint or a variation thereof: Holman, KJV, LITV, NKJV, YLT.
Versions that say harassed, troubled, or a variation thereof: AMP, BBE, Darby, ESV, ISV, NIV, NIV-
UK, NKJV*, NLV, RSV, WE.
Manuscripts like the Textus Receptus have “wearied”, κλελυµéνοι. Alexandrian texts, and even the
Byzantine Majority text, tend to have “harassed”, σκυλµéνοι.
The corresponding Aramaic word is Ny0ld, which has the root 00l.
It seems that some Greek copyists mistook the PEAL verbal conjugation (which the Peshitta contains)
for the Aphel verbal conjugation 00l, which, according to Smith’s Compendious, can mean “weary”
or “trouble”.
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