King James or the Geneva?

Thank you Walls.

 

I often ask the KJVOs, "Is the Geneva Bible the word of God or not?" After all, God promised to preserve His words unto all generations, right? And in order to have PRESERVED His words to every generation after that generation which first received them, He would have PRESENTED it to them, right? OK, let's assume that the Tyndale Bible was the first presentation of God's words in English. It was followed by versions such as Coverdale's Bible, through the GB, each version different from the others.Well, the GB was the "standard" English-language Bible for almost a hundred years, and it is different from the AV 1611 which followed it, right?(Example: The AV, in Psalm 12:7, reads, "...thou shalt preserve *THEM*..." while the GB reads, "...thou shalt preserve *HIM*...". Which rendering is correct, O KJVOs?)

Wonder why the KJVOs won't simply answer those two simple little questions-"Is the Geneva Bible the word of God? Which rendering of Psalm 12:7 is correct-the GB's or the AV's?" Do they think more of their myth than they do of the truth of how God actually has chosen to preserve/present His word in English?

 

The RCC has its Douay-Rheims with notes as well.
The war of the Worlds!

The DR English NT was published in 1582.

The KJV agrees in MANY passages of the NT word-for-word with the DR. Far too many to be a coincidence.

Go figure.

HankD

 

The best online Geneva Bible I've seen is at

http://www.genevabible.org/Geneva.html

While I commend the owner of the site for his work, I believe we should all pray for him as he's shown evidence of being three fries short of a Happy Meal in his dealings with Will Kinney, myself, and some others. Examples:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/versions/

 

You guys haven't yet said anything about the other contemporary version, the Bishop's Bible. Why not?

 

Why not johnv?

Surprise yourself and compare the John 1:1-14 passages.

Douay-Rheims
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God: and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him: and without him was made nothing that was made.
4 In him was life: and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness: and the darkness did not comprehend it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 This man came for a witness, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him.
8 He was not the light, but was to give testimony of the light.
9 That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world.
10 He was in the world: and the world was made by him: and the world knew him not.
11 He came unto his own: and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name.
13 Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.

KJV John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

The Douay-Rheims is great for witnessing to Catholics. I have been in many Catholic homes on visitation and used it.

Like any translation it has its weaknesses. It has the Apocrypha but so then so did the 1611 KJB. In fact, I recently bought a KJB with the Apocrypha included.

HankD

 

oops, right walls, sorry.

But Walls many of the scribes and keepers of the Word were of the RCC.

Also, some of the first English translations of the Scripture were the Latin Vulgate to English.

But I understand your mistrust being a former Catholic.

HankD

 

Craig, I recall reading somewhere that in 1610, the Tyndale, Matthews, Cranmer, & Great Bibles were all also still in use in various parts of the realm, but that the GB was the most popular because of its low price, Roman font, & the eminence of its translators(Coverdale, Whittingham, Foxe of Foxe's Book of Martyrs fame, to name a few).