My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them,* and health to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:20-22
DOES YOUR BIBLE NEED A CHECKUP?
Below are several scriptures and scripture portions found in the Authorized King James Version. YOU will decide if your bible needs a checkup. On a sheet of paper, make a checklist that looks something like this:
1. ____ ____ ____
2. ____ ____ ____
3. ____ ____ ____
You will need 13 numbered rows for this, labeling each of the three columns A, B, and C.
> In column A, place a check mark (√) by the scriptures/scripture portions that you know or are familiar with.
> In column B, check (√) each scripture/scripture portion you believe is definitely “…given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, [and] for instruction in righteousness (II Timothy 3:16) In other words, you believe it is God’s Word.
> In column C, check (√) every scripture/scripture portion you can find in YOUR bible version. *Can you find them? >>>>>NOTE: Numbers 1 – 9 are the sayings of Jesus.
1. …bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you…
Matthew 5:44
2. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen
Matthew 6:13b
3. For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
Matthew 18:11
4. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
Matthew 23:14
5. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
Mark 6:11b
6. Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
Luke 9:55b
7. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.
Luke 9:56a
8. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken and the other left.
Luke 17:36
9. [Saying,] I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last…
Revelation 1:11a
10. That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
Matthew 27:35b
11. And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
Mark 15:28
12. And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God
Acts 8:37
13. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
I John 5:7
Did you find them?
If you didn't find one of these in your bible, you probably didn't find any of them, or you saw them inserted as footnotes in fine print, with some question as to whether it is actually what God said. This is the same tactic the serpent used in the Garden of Eden; he planted a seed of doubt about the truth of God's Word in Eve's mind when he asked her, "Yeah hath God said....?" Because she had not heard God's command firsthand, she then began to doubt. And that's when the serpent went in for the kill. He had softened his target. It would take little effort on his part now to convince her that what God had said just wasn't true. This same method of operation on the part of Satan is used today, in the form of "new and improved bible versions!"
Though this test gives only 13 examples of the omissions found in new bible versions, there are many, many more. I chose these particular omissions because these were those omitted from EVERY NEW VERSION I COULD FIND. If you would like to know more about the gross changes found in the new versions, please refer to other posts in this category.
Don't fall for the fakes. Stick with the pure Word of God.
The Authorized Version (KJV).
