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In this thread I'd like to list some selected phrases where I will show an alternative reading from the footnotes of my 2004 NLTse. Sometimes three or more alternative readings are listed in the NLTse;I'll choose just one.I will not cite notes which state what the Greek has or what certain manuscripts contain.So remember that I'll usually only supply a phrase.I'll cover only the Epistles.

Romans

1:4
and he was designated to be the Son of God

1:5
Through Christ,God has given us the privilege and the grace as apostles

1:18
But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful,wicked people who,by their wickedness,prevent the truth from being known.

2:29
And a person with a changed heart receives praise from God,not from people.

9:5
May God,the one who rules over everything,be praised forever.Amen.

12:11
Never be lazy,but serve the Lord with a zealous spirit.

14:11
and every tongue will confess allegiance to God

 

1 Corinthians

1:26
few of you were wise in the world's eyes or powerful or high born when God called you

1:28
God chose those who were low born

2:13
explaining spiritual truths in spiritual language

2:14
But people who have only physical life can't receive these truths from God's Spirit.

3:1
I couldn't talk to you as I would to people who have the Spirit.

4:6
If you learn not to go beyond "what is written."

5:5
so that his body will be destroyed

7:26
Because of the pressures of life

11:4
A man dishonors Christ if he covers his head while praying

11:5
But a woman dishonors her husband if she prays

11:6
she should wear long hair

 

2 Corinthians

4:1
Therefore,since God in his mercy has given us this new ministry,we never give up.

5:14
Christ's love urges us on.

6:1
As we work together

10:7
You look at things only on the basis of appearance.

Galatians

3:4
Have you suffered so much for nothing?

4:3
We were slaves to the basic spiritual powers of this world.

5:12
I just wish that those troublemakers who want to mutilate you by circumsision would castrate themselves.

6:14
Because of him my interest in this world has been crucified.

 

Ephesians

1:11
we have become God's inheritance

1:13
he has put his seal on you

1:18
the confident hope he has given to those he called,and the rich and glorious inheritance he has given to his holy people

3:6
because they are united with Christ

4:9
Christ also descended to the lowest parts of the earth

Philippians

3:9
I become righteous through the faithfulness of Christ

Colossians

1:7
he is ministering on your behalf

1:11
so that you will have all the patience and endurance you need with joy

3:24
and serve Christ as your Master

 

1 Thessalonians

1:5
it was not only with words but also with the power of the Holy Spirit,so you can have full assurance

4:4
Then each of you will know how to take a wife for himself

2 Thessalonians

1:12
This is all made possible because of our God and Lord,Jesus Christ

1 Timothy

1:10
kidnappers,liars,promise breakers,or do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching

2:15
But women will be saved by accepting their role as mothers

3:2
He must have only one wife

3:6
he might fall into the same judgment as the devil


4:5
For we know it is made holy by the word of God and prayer

2 Timothy

1:12
I am sure that he is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until the day of his return.

 

Titus

1:1
I have been sent to strengthen the faith of those God has chosen

3:9
Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual geneologies

Hebrews

1:5
Today I reveal you as my Son

7:26
He has been set apart from sinners and has been exalted higher than the heavens

12:2
Jesus,the originator and perfecter of our faith.Instead of the joy awaiting him,he endured the cross

James

1:13
God should not be put to a test by evil people and he never tempts anyone else.

1:20
Human anger does not produce the justice God desires.

2:26
Just as the body is dead without spirit,so also faith is dead without good works.

3:6
It can set your whole life on fire,for it will burn in hell.

 

The system is slow.

 

O so very slow!

 

1 Peter

2:18
You who are slaves must accept the authority of your masters because you fear God

3:21
not by removing dirt from your body,but as an appeal to God for a clear conscience

4:14
for the glory of God,which is his spirit,rests upon you

2 Peter

1:20
no prophecy in Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation

2 John

Verse 1
I am writing to the chosen lady and to the church which God has chosen and its members

Verse 13
Greetings from the members of your sister church,chosen by God

Jude

Verse 1
who loves you and keeps you for Jesus Christ

Verse 12
they are contaminants among you