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Modern English Bibles (Singapore: King James Productions, 1998),available at Tabernacle Books, 201 Pandan Gardens, Singapore 609337.Email: tabks@pacific.net.sg.](47) Can the NIV (or the modern versions) lead someone tosalvation?Here is an answer from the Trinitarian Bible Society: “The NIVcontains enough truth to be used of the Holy Spirit to draw a man to theSaviour. But although it contains truth, is it the very Word of God? If not,Christians must be urged to return to the truth.”We do not deny that sinners may be saved through corrupt ormutilated versions if such versions contain enough of the gospel. Thishowever does not mean that God sanctions such versions or that theChurch should continue using them. Continual using of such modernversions with all their deletions and mistranslations of God’s Word mightjust hamper one’s spiritual growth. God holds every believer responsibleto use the most faithful translation, based on the purest text.(48) Is the NKJV an improvement on the KJV?Has any Bible to date proved to be that hoped for improvement ofthe KJV? Some say that the NKJV is the answer. We doubt that it is, sinceit has done away with the “ye’s,” “thee’s,” “thou’s,” “thy’s,” and“thine’s.” These not only serve to distinguish between the 2 nd personsingular and plural, but they also heighten the reverence of the languageof God’s Holy Word. There are also many other unnecessary changes tothe old KJV. The NKJV is not recommended for the following reasons:(1) It shows sympathy to the corrupt Westcott and Hort Text. (2) Itdeparts from the Traditional Hebrew Masoretic Text and the Greek TextusReceptus at certain places. (3) It incorrectly translates certain verses (e.g.Heb 2:16—the KJV reads, “For verily he took not on him the nature ofangels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham,” but the NKJV has, “Forindeed He does not give aid to angels, but he does give aid to the seed ofAbraham.” What a difference! The NKJV impinges upon the doctrine ofChrist’s incarnation). (4) It unnecessarily changes perfectlyunderstandable and accurate words from the old KJV. (5) It unnecessarilyadds words without italicising them, thereby giving the false impressionthat they are from the original. (6) It changes nouns to pronouns andpronouns to nouns (see G W Anderson and D E Anderson, The New King42 KJV Q&A
James Version, Trinitarian Bible Society, 1995; and D A Waite, The NewKing James Version Compared to the King James Version and theUnderlying Hebrew and Greek Texts, Bible For Today, 1990).Today, an improved edition of the KJV can be found is The DefinedKing James Bible which supplies the modern meanings of the archaicwords in its footnotes. Get yours from The Bible For Today(www.BibleForToday.org), 900 Park Avenue, Collingswood NJ 08108,USA. Local readers may get theirs from FEBC Bookroom, 9A GilsteadRoad, Singapore 309063 (email: febcbkrm@singnet.com.sg), orTabernacle Books, 201 Pandan Gardens, Singapore 609337 (email:tabks@pacific.net.sg).QUESTIONS ABOUT FOREIGN LANGUAGE BIBLES43
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