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Originally Posted by yeutter  Quote:
Originally Posted by Kim G Quote:
Originally Posted by Gomarus Based on the Textus Receptus:
-Webster Bible (1833)
-Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
-New King James Version (1982)
-Revised Webster Bible (1998, with Strong's and other codes) |  I didn't even know those existed. Are they good (i.e., faithful translations)? | Youngs in style is similar to the ASV. It is painfully literal at times. |
Here is a painfully notable example:
Mat 25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. (NKJV)
Mat 25:46 And these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during. (Youngs)
Hmm. I sure do hope Heaven isn't of a limited duration.
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Jonathan Hunt
Elder holding forth the word of life at:
Cheltenham Evangelical Free Church (Confessionally Based)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.
-- Thomas Elsworth