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| | !John 3:16 | | !John 3:16 |
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| | |For God so loved the [people in the] world that He gave His Unique Son, so that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. | | |For God so loved the [people in the] world that He gave His Unique Son, so that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. |
| | |the bracketed bit seems to be clumsy, and it's impossible to read aloud... But more to the point ''unique Son'' (why ''Unique''? Are all attributes to the Lord to be capitalized?) isn't as good as ''one and only'': υἱός μονογενής generally refers to a single child. | | |the bracketed bit seems to be clumsy, and it's impossible to read aloud... But more to the point ''unique Son'' (why ''Unique''? Are all attributes to the Lord to be capitalized?) isn't as good as ''one and only'': υἱός μονογενής generally refers to a single child. |
| | + | |There is no problem reading the CBP version aloud, and it properly clarifies that God's love is for the people, not the world. The older translations now have an environmentalist spin due to changing meaning to the term "world". The capitalization is because Jesus is God; the "unique" conveys the significance better than "one and only" (which leaves the possibility of God having a daughter, or that Jesus was not unique). |
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| | |In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. | | |In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
| | |Here, I like ''all'' versions :-) | | |Here, I like ''all'' versions :-) |
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| | |Jesus said, "I am the Route, the Truth, and the Life. No man comes to the Father except through Me. | | |Jesus said, "I am the Route, the Truth, and the Life. No man comes to the Father except through Me. |
| | |Again, the capitalization. And then ''route'' - the ''way, path'' to the Father seems to be quite comfy... | | |Again, the capitalization. And then ''route'' - the ''way, path'' to the Father seems to be quite comfy... |
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| | !Matthew 28:19 | | !Matthew 28:19 |
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| | |"So go and make students from all ethnic groups, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Divine Guide, | | |"So go and make students from all ethnic groups, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Divine Guide, |
| | |''ethnic groups''? Ethnic is a derivation from ἔθνος, but ''ethnic groups'' is quite a stretch! This is about the contrast of Jews and gentiles. And ''divine guide'' for ἅγιον πνεῦμα? Really? For me, that seems to be much to corporeal. | | |''ethnic groups''? Ethnic is a derivation from ἔθνος, but ''ethnic groups'' is quite a stretch! This is about the contrast of Jews and gentiles. And ''divine guide'' for ἅγιον πνεῦμα? Really? For me, that seems to be much to corporeal. |
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| | !Romans 3:23 | | !Romans 3:23 |
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| | |For all are sinners, and fall short of the glory of God; | | |For all are sinners, and fall short of the glory of God; |
| | |''having sinned'' (expressed by ἁμαρτάνω) makes us ''sinners'' (expressed by ἁμαρτωλός). But even if we havn't sinned, we would be all sinners because of Adam's transgression. So there is a reason to stick to the more literal translation! | | |''having sinned'' (expressed by ἁμαρτάνω) makes us ''sinners'' (expressed by ἁμαρτωλός). But even if we havn't sinned, we would be all sinners because of Adam's transgression. So there is a reason to stick to the more literal translation! |
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| | IMO, both the KJB and the NIV are doing better than the CBP. And keep in mind that I didn't search for the verses translated worst in the CBP, but that I gave a semi-random selection! | | IMO, both the KJB and the NIV are doing better than the CBP. And keep in mind that I didn't search for the verses translated worst in the CBP, but that I gave a semi-random selection! |