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The Wording of the King James Bible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Tom Edwards<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was back around 1973 when I first read through all of the King James Version of the Bible. Having been originally written in 1611, its different wording also had an interesting appeal to me \u2013 the \u201cthee\u2019s\u201d and the \u201cthou\u2019s\u201d and the words with the \u201ceth\u201d endings, such as \u201cheareth,\u201d \u201cfindeth,\u201d \u201cbringeth,\u201d etc. But, of course, even more important than the mere sound was the message of those old English words that can instill faith and show the way of salvation that leads to eternal life. Since the KJV was written during the time that Shakespeare had been writing his plays, which he did from 1590 to 1612, and his sonnets in 1609, we find much similarity in his wording and that of the Bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some folks, however, have viewed some of these words in the King James Version as if they are sacred or a way of expressing more reverence to God \u2014 though probably more so a few decades ago. Bob Crawley, for instance, who had preached about 24 years for the University Heights church of Christ in Lexington, Kentucky, was once asked, \u201cIs it disrespectful to use \u2018You\u2019 in our prayers? Some of our members think we should always say \u2018Thou\u2019 when we are talking to God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is one reason some people might have thought that way? Would it not be because it was the version that was often being heard from the pulpit back then, which would seem to make those words more special? For rather than being used in day-to-day conversation, they were words being heard in places where people worshiped God and heard His word proclaimed, and in their own study of God\u2019s message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But folks need to realize that the KJV language was just simply the common language of that day back in 1611. As Bob Crawley writes, \u201cthe \u2018thee\u2019 and \u2018thou\u2019 style of speech was as much the language of the street as of the church, of the gutter as well as the pulpit, and of cursing as well as of praying. Such words do not, then, of themselves, signify respect. To insist upon a particular old fashioned style of speech and attribute to it an exclusively religious superiority is to make the same mistake which is made by the Amish people, and others, in requiring a dress code which is not particularly spiritual but merely out of date.\u201d Bob makes a good point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, if the KJV style of language is what is necessary to address God reverently, then what about all the years prior to that kind of language?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
But notice this also. Even in the Bible, the \u201cthee\u2019s\u201d and the \u201cthou\u2019s\u201d are not used exclusively for God \u2013 or, in other words, used to show a special reverence or respect only to Deity. For consider the Lord\u2019s model prayer in the KJV: Matt. 6:9-13. In it, the Lord uses the terms \u201cthy\u201d and \u201cthine\u201d (in vv. 9 & 13) in speaking of God; but if you look back several verses (vv. 3 & 4), the \u201cthy\u201d and \u201cthine\u201d are also used in addressing ordinary people, as Bob points out. In Ezra 9:15 in the KJV, Ezra declares, \u201cO LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous\u2026\u201d; and that same \u201cthou\u201d is also used throughout the Bible in referring to just people \u2013 and even evil people (cf. Acts 13:10)! Obviously, the word \u201cthou\u201d in itself does not indicate deep reverence or respect toward that one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bob also points out that \u201cthe language of the original New Testament writing (the Greek of the first century A.D.) likewise makes no distinction between the form of the pronouns used for prayer and those used for other occasions.\u201d So the KJV type of speech was not a special language reserved for only sacred texts. It was simply part of the every-day vocabulary that was being used at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But even though all of this is so, what about the one who still feels that using the King James language in addressing God is more respectful? Then, would that not be a personal conviction of that individual and better for that person to then pray that way? It certainly would not be a wrong thing to do \u2013 though he should not try to bind his personal conviction or conscience on everyone else as well. We can compare that to what Paul teaches in Romans 14:1-6, 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bob makes another good point when saying, \u201cRespect or disrespect are matters of the attitude of the heart and are not determined by whether one uses modern or old fashioned styles of speech. The truly respectful person will use those words which most naturally express the respect which he has when praying to God. The younger among us will need to be patient with those of us who find it natural to use the old style, which has become so traditional with us. And we, who for so many years have been used to hearing the prayers prayed in the style of the era of Kings James I, of England, will need to realize that those who address God in a dignified, but more up-to-date style are no less respectful than we.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As mentioned, I had liked the sound of the KJV, but I was finding some of the terms that the apostle Paul used as being unfamiliar to me. So I went with the New American Standard Bible, which I probably bought soon after it had come out in the early \u201970s. It was first published in 1971; and I have read through all of that version, too, a number of times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When going to a Greek Lexicon to look up the meanings of some of the Greek words in the KJV New Testament, I would often find that one of the words in its definition (by Thayer or Strong or some other Lexicon scholar) would be how it was already translated in the NASB. So that also had me liking that version even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If one is going to use the KJV, it will be helpful to better understand some of the terms that now no longer mean what they originally did. For word-meanings can change over a period of time \u2013 and especially over 406 years! One example of this, would be the word \u201cconversation<\/u><\/strong>.\u201d In 1 Peter 2:12, for instance, \u201cHaving your conversation honest among the Gentiles\u2026\u201d sounds like only one\u2019s speech, doesn\u2019t it? For we know we are to speak the truth and not lie. But the Greek for \u201cconversation\u201d (anastrophe) is defined by Thayer as \u201cmanner of life, conduct, behavior, deportment.\u201d So it means much more than merely speech alone. And how does the NASB render it? It translates it as \u201cbehavior,\u201d which is one of the definitions that we just saw Thayer give for the Greek word it stems from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And how about the word \u201cbanqueting<\/strong>\u201d in 1 Peter 4:3? What do you think of when you think of a banquet? Probably much food for many people! Webster defines the English word as \u201c1. a lavish meal; feast. 2. a ceremonious public dinner, as to honor a person or benefit a charity.\u201d But is that what it meant back in 1611? What does the Greek word it comes from in 1 Peter 4:3 actually mean? James Strong defines it as \u201ca drinking bout or carousal.\u201d Thayer shows it to mean, \u201ca drinking, carousing.\u201d And in Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary of the New Testament, it is \u201ca drinking, a drinking together, drinking bout.\u201d After hearing these three similar definitions, one might be prone to blurt out, \u201cWhere\u2019s the beef?!,\u201d like in that old 1984 Wendy\u2019s commercial. Or where is mention in the definition of any vegetables, fruits, or any other food? None of that is mentioned because the Greek word does not pertain to it. So how does the NASB translate it? It says \u201cdrinking parties\u201d in 1 Peter 4:3 \u2013 with no mention of food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What are some other terms that do not mean what folks might think? How about the word \u201canswer<\/strong>\u201d in 1 Peter 3:21 of the KJV? \u201cThe like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.\u201d Would you not think of an \u201canswer\u201d as being the exact opposite of a question, a query, or an inquiry? According to the Thesaurus it is. But what does the Greek word (\u201ceperotema\u201d), from which \u201canswer\u201d is translated in the KJV, actually mean? James Strong defines it as \u201can inquiry.\u201d Thayer gives the definition of \u201c1) an enquiry, a question 2) a demand 3) earnestly seeking 3a) craving, an intense desire.\u201d And how is it translated in the NASB? It renders it as an \u201cappeal,\u201d which Webster defines as \u201can earnest plea; entreaty: an appeal for help.\u201d So through baptism that appeal was being made. Look how clearly that is seen in the \u201cGod\u2019s Word\u201d version of the Bible: \u201c\u2026baptism is a request to God for a clear conscience.\u201d This doesn\u2019t mean, of course, that the request takes the place of baptism; but, rather, that the request is actually being made in a non-verbal way by being baptized, after it had been preceded by faith in Christ (Jn. 8:24), repentance (Luke 13:5), and a confession of one\u2019s faith in the Lord (Rom. 10:9,10; Acts 8:36-38). For baptism is the last step to put one into Christ (Gal. 3:26,27), where there is no condemnation (Rom. 8:1), and from which one rises up to walk in newness of life (Rom. 6:3,4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1 Thessalonians 4:15 (KJV), Paul says, \u201cFor this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.\u201d Notice the word \u201cprevent<\/strong>\u201d in this passage. What does it mean? We, of course, know that the definition of the English term \u201cprevent\u201d means simply \u201c1. to keep from occurring; stop \u2026 2. to stop from doing something\u2026\u201d Webster then also shows its archaic meaning of \u201cto precede.\u201d And \u201cprecede\u201d is also part of the meaning of the Greek word that \u201cprevent\u201d is translated from in 1 Thessalonians 4:15. Thayer defines it as \u201c1) to come before, precede\u2026\u201d And how does the NASB translate it? It uses the word \u201cprecede.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another word that might give some folks a wrong idea is seen in Acts 17:22 \u2013 the word \u201csuperstitious<\/u><\/strong>.\u201d In thinking of how we use that term today, what comes to your mind? James Strong shows the Greek word to mean \u201cmore religious than others.\u201d And Thayer\u2019s primary definition for it is \u201creverencing god or the gods, pious, religious.\u201d So how does the NASB translate it? It speaks of those people as being \u201cvery religious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Something else that should be pointed out to folks who use the KJV Bible is the use of the word \u201cEaster<\/u><\/strong>\u201d in Acts 12:4. Out of at least 24 different Bible versions I looked this up in, the KJV was the only one that uses the word \u201cEaster\u201d in this verse. The Greek word for it is \u201cpascha,\u201d which is used in 27 verses of the Bible; and in all of those verses, except there in Acts 12:4, the KJV renders it as \u201cpassover.\u201d Since it is the same Greek word, why does not the KJV render it as \u201cEaster\u201d in all those other verses, too? According to Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, \u201cThe word in our King James Version is an ecclesiastical term of later date, and ought not to have been employed here.\u201d Albert Barnes gives the following explanation for its use: He says, \u201cIn the translation by Wycliffe, the word \u2018paske,\u2019 that is, \u2018Passover,\u2019 is used. But Tyndale and Coverdale used the word \u2018Easter,\u2019 and hence, it has very improperly crept into our King James Version.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A translation is simply converting text from one language to another language. In doing so, the word-meaning from that one language will be translated into a word of the other language that means the same. For example, Paul shows in Galatians 5:22 that \u201cpatience\u201d is a fruit of the Spirit. The word patience is a \u201ctranslation\u201d from the Greek into English, which is much more helpful for us who speak English. In Thayer\u2019s Greek Definitions, the Greek word for patience is defined as \u201c1) patience, endurance, constancy, steadfastness, perseverance\u2026\u201d So we see that the first word in this definition is being used to translate that Greek word to an English word in the KJV and various other versions of the Bible as well \u2013 and making it easy for us to understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But if that Greek word were transliterated instead of translated, then it would be seen as \u201cmakrothumia\u201d (or something similar) in the KJV and other English versions, which is simply taking the Greek letters of that word and replacing them with the corresponding letters of whatever language it is being converted to \u2014 and in our case, English. This is what has been done with the word \u201cbaptize\u201d and its various forms. In the Greek, the word for \u201cbaptize\u201d is \u201cbaptizo.\u201d Those letters that make up that Greek word are beta, alpha, pi, tau, iota, zeta, and omicron. Some of the letters in Greek look very similar to our English letters. This is true of the letters for alpha, beta, delta, epsilon, iota, kappa, omicron, sigma, tau, upsilon, and zeta. So, again, in just changing Greek letters to their corresponding letters in another language\u2019s alphabet is a transliteration and does not involve the meaning of the word, but just its letters. Thayer defines the Greek word for baptism (baptisma) as \u201c1) immersion, submersion\u2026\u201d So it does not include sprinkling (rhantizo) or pouring (epicheo). Of course, even if one didn\u2019t know the meaning of baptism, it can be inferred from the verses that speak of it as being a burial, such as Romans 6:4, \u201c\u2026we have been buried with Him through baptism\u2026\u201d But what if the Greek word for \u201cburied\u201d was transliterated instead of translated? It would then be in our English Bibles as some form of \u201csunthapto,\u201d which we might not find too helpful in understanding the passage. If \u201cbaptizo\u201d had been translated instead of transliterated, then we would be reading passages with the following or similar renditions: \u201cHe that believeth and is immersed shall be saved\u2026\u201d (Mk. 16:16). \u201c\u2026Repent, and be immersed every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins\u2026\u201d (Acts 2:38). And for the Greek word \u201cbaptisma,\u201d \u201c\u2026corresponding to that, immersion now saves you\u2026\u201d (1 Pet. 3:21), etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As mentioned, there are many KJV words that are archaic and unfamiliar. Consider the following, which gives a comparison between words from the KJV and how those same words are translated in the NASB, to determine which is easier for you to understand. As you can see, the listing below is in an alphabetized order based on the KJV words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n BDB<\/strong> = Brown-Driver-Briggs\u2019 Hebrew Definitions Matthew 5:39: \u201cADO\u201d (KJV) or \u201cCOMMOTION\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201cto make a noise or uproar, be turbulent\u2026to wail tumultuously\u201d 1) Hear<\/strong> the gospel, for that is how faith comes (Rom. 10:17; John 20:30,31). Tebeau Street \u201cGo therefore and make disciples of all the nations\u2026teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age\u201d (Matthew 28:19-20, NASB).\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013 Contents: 1) The Wording of the King James Bible (and comparing 122 of its words with the NASB and seeing the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2015,"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591\/revisions\/2015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomastedwards.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What is the difference between a translation and a transliteration?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The following sources have been used for the Greek and Hebrew Definitions:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Strong<\/strong> = Strong\u2019s Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries
Mounce<\/strong> = Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary of the New Testament
Thayer<\/strong> = Thayer\u2019s Greek Definitions
Moulton and Milligan<\/strong> = JH Moulton and G Milligan: The Vocabulary of the Greek New Testament<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luke 14:32: \u201cAMBASSAGE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cDELEGATION\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201can embassy\u201d
Deuteronomy 22:19: \u201cAMERCE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cFINE\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cto fine\u201d
1 Corinthians 16:22: \u201cANATHEMA\u201d (KJV) or \u201cACCURSED\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201c\u2026a man accursed, devoted to the direst of woes\u201d
Exodus 30:25: \u201cAPOTHECARY\u201d (KJV) or \u201cPERFUMER\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cperfumer\u201d
Genesis 4:22: \u201cARTIFICER\u201d (KJV) or \u201cFORGER\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cmetal craftsman\u201d
Isaiah 14:23: \u201cBESOM\u201d (KJV) or \u201cBROOM\u201d (NASB). Strong & BDB: \u201dbroom\u201d
Isaiah 8:21: \u201cBESTEAD\u201d (KJV) \u2013 See \u201cHARDLY BESTEAD.\u201d
Isaiah 16:3: \u201cBEWRAY\u201d (KJV) or \u201cBETRAY\u201d (NASB)
Exodus 9:9: \u201cBLAINS\u201d (KJV) or \u201cSORES\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cblisters, boils\u201d
Exodus 9:31: \u201cBOLLED\u201d (KJV) or \u201cBUD\u201d (NASB)
1 Samuel 26:7: \u201cBOLSTER\u201d (KJV) or \u201cHEAD\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cplace at the head\u2026\u201d
Deut. 28:27: \u201cBOTCH\u201d (KJV) or \u201cBOILS\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cboil, inflamed spot\u2026\u201d
Philemon 1:7: \u201cBOWELS\u201d (KJV) or \u201cHEARTS\u201d (NASB). Thayer shows that though the Greek word for \u201cbowels\u201d is sometimes used literally for the \u201cbowels, intestines, (the heart, lungs, liver, etc.),\u201d it was also used to refer to \u201cthe seat of the more violent passions, such as anger and love; but by the Hebrews as the seat of the tenderer affections, especially kindness, benevolence, compassion; hence our heart (tender mercies, affections, etc.).\u201d
Jeremiah 51:3: \u201cBRIGANDINE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cSCALE-ARMOR\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201ca coat of mail\u201d; BDB: \u201carmor\u201d
Jeremiah 10:22: \u201cBRUIT\u201d (KJV) or \u201cREPORT\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201creport, news, rumour\u201d
2 Samuel 22:31: \u201cBUCKLER\u201d (KJV) or \u201cSHIELD\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cshield\u201d
Leviticus 26:16: \u201cBURNING AGUE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cFEVER\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cfever\u201d
Luke 10:41: \u201cCAREFUL\u201d (KJV) or \u201cWORRIED\u201d (NASB). Though we normally think of the word \u201ccareful\u201d to mean \u201ccautious in one\u2019s actions,\u201d yet Webster also gives a fifth definition, which is archaic, but shows it had meant \u201ctroubled\u201d and \u201canxious\u201d long ago.) Thayer: \u201c1) to be anxious 1a) to be troubled with cares\u201d
Isaiah 3:18: \u201cCAULS\u201d (KJV) or \u201cHEADBANDS\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c1) front band 1a) for a woman\u2019s head\u201d
Numbers 7:13: \u201cCHARGER\u201d (KJV) or \u201cDISH\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cdish, platter\u201d
Colossians 3:5: \u201cevil CONCUPISCENCE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cevil DESIRE\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201cdesire, craving, longing, desire for what is forbidden, lust\u201d
Exodus 30:35: \u201cCONFECTION\u201d (KJV) or \u201cPERFUME\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cspice-mixture, perfume, ointment.\u201d
2 Chronicles 4:12: \u201cCHAPITERS\u201d (KJV) or \u201cCAPITALS\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c1) capital crown, capital of a pillar\u201d
Isaiah 32:5: \u201cCHURL\u201d (KJV) or \u201cROGUE\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201dscoundrel, knave\u201d
Isaiah 3:22: \u201cCRISPING PINS\u201d (KJV) or \u201cMONEY PURSES\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cbag, purse\u201d
Galatians 2:13: \u201cDISSEMBLED\u201d (KJV) or \u201cJOINED HIM IN HYPOCRISY\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201cto act hypocritically with\u201d
Genesis 45:6: \u201cEARING\u201d (KJV) or \u201cPLOWING\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cploughing, ploughing time\u201d
John 2:6: \u201cFIRKINS\u201d (KJV) \u2013 See \u201cTWO OR THREE FIRKINS.\u201d
Isaiah 28:25: \u201cFITCHES\u201d (KJV) or \u201cDILL\u201d (NASB).
2 Samuel 6:19: \u201cFLAGON\u201d (KJV) or \u201cRAISINS\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201craisin-cake\u201d; Strong: \u201csomething closely pressed together, that is, a cake of raisins or other comfits\u201d
Deuteronomy 32:20: \u201cFROWARD\u201d (KJV) or \u201cPERVERSE\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cperversity, perverse thing\u201d
Matthew 3:12: \u201cGARNER\u201d (KJV) or \u201cBARN\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201c1) a place in which anything is laid by or up. 2) a storehouse, granary\u201d
Job 18:9: \u201cGIN\u201d (KJV) or \u201cSNARE\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c1) bird trap, trap, snare\u201d
Zechariah 6:3: \u201cGRISLED\u201d (KJV) or \u201cDAPPLED\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cspotted, marked\u201d
Exodus 28:32: \u201cHABERGEON\u201d (KJV) or \u201cCOAT OF MAIL\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201ccorselet\u201d; Webster defines corselet as \u201c2. a. a suit of light armor covering the entire trunk\u201d
Judges 3:22: \u201cHAFT\u201d (KJV) or \u201cHANDLE\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201ca handle\u201d
Luke 12:58: \u201cHALE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cDRAG\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201c1) to draw down, pull down 2) to draw along, drag forcibly\u201d
Mark 9:45: \u201cHALT\u201d (KJV) or \u201cLAME\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201clame\u2026deprived of a foot, maimed\u201d
Acts 17:27: \u201cHAPLY\u201d (KJV) or \u201cPERHAPS\u201d (NASB)
Isaiah 8:21: \u201cHARDLY BESTEAD\u201d (KJV) or \u201cHARD-PRESSED\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cto be hard pressed\u201d
Deuteronomy 12:15: \u201cHART\u201d (KJV) or \u201cDEER\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201ca stag or male deer\u201d
Luke 15:4: \u201cHOLPEN\u201d (KJV) or \u201cGIVEN HELP\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201cto help\u201d
Josh.11:6: \u201cHOUGH\u201d (KJV) or \u201cHAMSTRING\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c2) to cut, hamstring\u201d
Acts 19:38: \u201cIMPLEAD\u201d (KJV) or \u201cBRING CHARGES\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201cto come forward as accuser against, bring charge against\u201d
2 Timothy 3:3: \u201cINCONTINENT\u201d (KJV) or \u201cWITHOUT SELF-CONTROL\u201d (NASB) Thayer: \u201cwithout self-control, intemperate\u201d
Matthew 5:18: \u201cJOT\u201d (KJV) or \u201cSMALLEST LETTER\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201c1) the Hebrew letter, the smallest of them all 1a) hence equivalent to the minutest part\u201d
Genesis 32:15: \u201cKINE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cCOWS\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201ccow, heifer\u201d
Exodus 25:33: \u201cKNOP\u201d (KJV) or \u201cBULB\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cbulb, knob, capital, capital of a pillar\u201d
Psalm 5:6: \u201cLEASING\u201d (KJV) or \u201cFALSEHOOD\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201ca lie, untruth, falsehood, deceptive thing\u201d
Zephaniah 1:12: \u201cLEES\u201d (KJV) \u2013 See \u201cSETTLE ON THEIR LEES.\u201d
John 3:8: \u201cLISTETH\u201d (KJV) or \u201cWISHES\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201cto will\u2026 to desire, to wish\u2026\u201d
1 Samuel 8:3: \u201cLUCRE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cDISHONEST GAIN\u201d (NASB)
Matthew 6:24: \u201cMAMMON\u201d (KJV) or \u201cWEALTH\u201d (NASB). Mounce: \u201cwealth, riches\u201d; Thayer: \u201c1) mammon, 2) treasure 3) riches (where it is personified and opposed to God)\u201d
Judges 4:18: \u201cMANTLE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cRUG\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201ca rug\u201d
Proverbs 25:18: \u201cMAUL\u201d ((KJV) or \u201cCLUB\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cscattering club\u201d
Genesis 43:34: \u201cMESSES\u201d (KJV) or \u201cPORTIONS\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c1) \u2026portion\u2026 1d) portion, present, largess, gift, contribution, offering, tribute\u201d
Luke 12:59: \u201cMITE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cCENT\u201d (NASB). Moulton & Milligan: \u201cthe smallest piece of money in circulation\u201d; Thayer: \u201ca small brass coin\u2026worth about 1\/5 of a cent\u201d
Exodus 29:6: \u201cMITRE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cTURBAN\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cturban (of the high priest)\u201d
Matthew 7:3: \u201cMOTE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cSPECK\u201d (NASB). Mounce: \u201cany small dry thing, as chaff, stubble, splinter\u201d
Isaiah 3:19: \u201cMUFFLERS\u201d (KJV) or \u201cVEILS\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201ca long veil (as fluttering)
Exodus 9:3: \u201cMURRAIN\u201d (KJV) or \u201cPESTILENCE\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201ca pestilence\u201d
Jeremiah 2:22: \u201cNITRE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cLYE\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cmineral potash (so called from effervescing with acid)\u201d
Genesis 37:7: \u201cOBEISANCE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cBOWED DOWN\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cto bow down\u201d
2 Samuel 16:23: \u201cORACLE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cWORD\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201ca word\u201d
Exodus 28:11: \u201cOUCHES\u201d (KJV) or \u201cFILIGREE SETTINGS\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cplaited or filigree or chequered work (of settings for gems)\u201d
Matthew 4:24: \u201cPALSY\u201d (KJV) or \u201cPARALYTICS\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201cparalytic\u201d
Acts 1:3: \u201cPASSION\u201d (KJV) or \u201cSUFFERING\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201cto experience a sensation or impression (usually painful)\u201d
1 Peter 2:9: \u201cPECULIAR\u201d (KJV) or \u201cA PEOPLE FOR God\u2019s OWN POSSESION\u201d (NASB)
Matthew20:2: \u201cPENNY\u201d (KJV) or \u201cDENARIUS\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201ca denarius.\u201d A denarius was the equivalent of about our 16 cents, and it was what a common laborer made for a full day\u2019s work when Jesus walked this earth.
2 Chronicles 4:12: \u201cPOMMELS\u201d (KJV) or \u201cBOWLS\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c1) bowl\u20261b2) of bowl shaped portion of capitals of pillars of the temple\u201d
Luke 19:16: \u201cPOUND\u201d (KJV) or \u201cMINA\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201cmina\u201d
Jeremiah 51:31: \u201cPOST\u201d (KJV) or \u201cCOURIER\u201d (NASB).
1 Sam. 10:5: \u201cPSALTERY\u201d (KJV) or \u201cHARP\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c2) harp\u2026\u201d
Matthew 10:3: \u201cPUBLICAN\u201d (KJV) or \u201cTAX COLLECTOR\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201c2) a tax gatherer, collector of taxes or tolls\u201d
Daniel 1:12: \u201cPULSE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cVEGETABLES\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201ca vegetable\u201d
1 Corinthians 5:11: \u201cRAILER\u201d (KJV) or \u201cREVILER\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201ca railer, reviler\u201d
Proverbs 23:16: \u201dREINS\u201d (KJV) or \u201cINMOST BEING\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c1b) of seat of emotion and affection (figuratively)\u201d; Strong: \u201cfiguratively the mind (as the interior self)\u201d
Romans 1:28: \u201cREPROBATE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cDEPRAVED\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201cunapproved, that is, rejected; by implication worthless (literally or morally)\u201d
Isaiah 58:8: \u201cREREWARD\u201d (KJV) or \u201cREAR GUARD\u201d (NASB)
Acts 12:4: \u201cQUATERNIONS\u201d (KJV) or \u201cFOUR SQUADS\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201ca quaternion or squad (picket) of four Roman soldiers\u201d
1 Samuel 27:10: \u201cROAD\u201d (KJV) or \u201cRAID\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c1) to strip, invade, strip off, make a dash, raid, spread out\u201d; Strong: \u201cto spread out (that is, deploy in hostile array)\u201d
Isaiah 3:18: \u201cROUND TIRES\u201d (KJV) or \u201cCRESCENT ORNAMENTS\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c1) moon, crescent 1a) as ornament; Strong: \u201ca round pendant for the neck\u201d
Isaiah 13:21: \u201cSATYRS\u201d (KJV) or \u201cSHAGGY GOATS\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c1) hairy (adjective) 2) he-goat, buck (noun masculine)\u2026\u201d
Matthew 10:10: \u201cSCRIP\u201d (KJV) or \u201cBAG\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201ca wallet or leather pouch for food\u201d
Exodus 23:19: \u201cSEETHE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cBOIL\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c1) to boil, cook, bake, roast\u2026\u201d
2 Kings 4:42: \u201cSERVITOR\u201d (KJV) or \u201cATTENDANT\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201cto attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively to contribute to\u201d; BDB: \u201cto minister, serve, minister to\u201d
Zephaniah 1:12: \u201cSETTLED ON THEIR LEES\u201d (KJV) or \u201cSTAGNANT IN SPIRIT\u201d (NASB).
Isaiah 17:4: \u201cSHALL WAX LEAN\u201d (KJV) or \u201cWILL BECOME LEAN\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201cto emaciate, that is, make (become) thin (literally or figuratively)\u201d; BDB: \u201c1) to be or become or grow lean\u2026\u201d
Daniel 3:2: \u201cSHERIFFS\u201d (KJV) or \u201cMAGISTRATES\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cmagistrate\u201d; Strong: \u201cjudicial, that is, a lawyer\u201d
Genesis 38:18: \u201cSIGNET\u201d (KJV) or \u201cSEAL\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201cseal, signet, signet-ring\u201d
John 13:26: \u201cSOP\u201d (KJV) or \u201cMORSEL\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201ca crumb or morsel (as if rubbed off), that is, a mouthful\u201d; Thayer: \u201ca fragment, bit, morsel\u201d
Isaiah 3:24: \u201cSTOMACHER\u201d (KJV) or \u201cFINE CLOTHES\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201crich or expensive robe\u201d
Matthew 7:13: \u201cSTRAIT\u201d (KJV) or \u201cNARROW\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201cnarrow\u201d
Matthew 19:14: \u201cSUFFER\u201d (KJV) or \u201cLET\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201cto permit, allow, not to hinder\u201d
Exodus 35:22: \u201cTABLES\u201d (KJV) or \u201cBRACELETS\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c1) ornaments, golden ornament 1a) maybe \u2013 armlets of gold\u201d; Strong: \u201ca jewel (probably gold beads)\u201d
Exodus 26:6: \u201cTACHES\u201d (KJV) or \u201cCLASPS\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201chook\u201d
Exodus 5:18: \u201cTALE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cQUOTA\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201ca fixed quantity\u201d; BDB: \u201c1) measurement, a measured amount\u201d
1 Samuel 17:6: \u201cTARGET\u201d (KJV) or \u201cJAVELIN\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c1) javelin, short sword, dart\u201d
2 Chronicles 9:15: \u201cTARGET\u201d (KJV) or \u201cLARGE SHIELD\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c3) shield, large shield, buckler\u201d
Ezekiel 24:17: \u201cTIRE OF THINE HEAD\u201d (KJV) or \u201cTURBAN\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201chead-dress, ornament, turban\u201d
Isaiah 3:18: \u201cTIRES\u201d (KJV) \u2014 see \u201cROUND TIRES.\u201d
Matthew 5:18: \u201cTITTLE\u201d (KJV) or \u201cSTROKE\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201cof the little lines or projections, by which the Hebrew letters, in other respects similar, differ from one another; the meaning is, \u2018not even the minutest part of the law shall perish.\u2019\u201d
Isaiah 43:17: \u201cTOW\u201d (KJV) or \u201cWICK\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201cflax; by implication a wick\u201d
John 2:6: \u201cTWO OR THREE FIRKINS\u201d (KJV) or \u201cTWENTY OR THIRTY GALLONS\u201d (NASB). Thayer defines the Greek word for \u201cfirkin\u201d as \u201ccontaining somewhat less than nine English gallons or about [40 l].\u201d Since an English gallon is the equivalent of 1.2 U.S. Gallons, then 9 English gallons is about 10.8 gallons. And 40 liters is about 10.56 gallons. But the \u201csomewhat less\u201d than that could easily be thought of as \u201c10\u201d gallons.
1 John 2:20: \u201cUNCTION\u201d (KJV) or \u201cANOINTING\u201d (NASB). Mounce: \u201canything which is applied by smearing; ointment; in NT an anointing, in the reception of spiritual privileges\u201d
Acts 2:40: \u201cUNTOWARD\u201d (KJV) or \u201cPERVERSE\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201cperverse, wicked.\u201d
Matthew 25:27: \u201cUSURY\u201d (KJV) or \u201cINTEREST\u201d (NASB). We use the word \u201cusury\u201d today in referring to an exorbitant amount of interest rate, but Strong and Thayer show that the Greek word for it simply meant \u201cinterest.\u201d Webster also includes the definition of \u201cinterest paid for the use of money,\u201d as his third definition, but shows that meaning of \u201cusury\u201d to be obsolete for our time.
Matthew 5:18: \u201cVERILY\u201d (KJV) or \u201cTRULY\u201d (NASB). Mounce: \u201cin truth, most certainly, so be it\u2026amen; truly\u201d
Acts 12:10: \u201cWARD\u201d (KJV) or \u201cGUARD\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c1) guard, watch\u201d
Isaiah 17:4: \u201cWAX\u201d (KJV) \u2013 See \u201cSHALL WAX LEAN.\u201d
Isaiah 3:22: \u201cWIMPLES\u201d (KJV) or \u201cCLOAKS\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201ccloak\u201d; Strong: \u201ca wide cloak (for a woman)\u201d
Isaiah 63:2: \u201cWINEFAT\u201d (KJV) or \u201cWINE PRESS\u201d (NASB). Strong: \u201ca wine press\u201d
Acts 3:17: \u201cWOT\u201d (KJV) or \u201cKNOW\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201cto see\u201d and \u201cto know.\u201d
Mark 10:1: \u201cWONT\u201d (KJV) or \u201cACCORDING TO\u2026CUSTOM\u201d (NASB). Thayer: \u201cto be accustomed\u201d
Exodus 28:14: \u201cWREATHEN\u201d (KJV) or \u201cCORDED\u201d (NASB). BDB: \u201c1) cord\u2026\u201d; Strong: \u201csomething intwined..\u201d
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2) Believe <\/strong>in the deity of Christ (John 8:24; John 3:18).
3) Repent <\/strong>of sins (Luke 13:5; Acts 17:30).
4) Confess faith <\/strong>in Christ (Rom. 10:9,10; Acts 8:36-38).
5) Be baptized <\/strong>in water for the remission of sins (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16; Rom. 6:3,4; Gal. 3:26,27; 1 Pet. 3:21).
6) Continue in the faith, <\/strong>living for the Lord; for, if not, salvation can be lost (Heb. 10:36-39; Rev. 2:10; 2 Pet. 2:20-22).
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