In this report we will compare the teaching in the NASV ( 1971 edition ) to the King James Bible (KJ). K J V S. N A S V Gen. 1:5,8 KJ: 5 "... And the evening and the morning were THE FIRST DAY." 8 "... And the evening and the morning were THE SECOND DAY." NASV: 5 "And there was evening and there was morning, ONE DAY. 8 "And there was evening and there was morning, A SECOND DAY. COMMENT: God created everything during 6 LITERAL and SEQUENTIAL, days. For example: On day 3 God made the GRASS and the TREES. Then, on day 4 God made the SUN. Could the grass and trees have gone '1 million years' without sunlight between day 3 and day 4? Of course not! So, just like the KJ says: there were NO "GAPS" between the 6 literal, and SEQUENTIAL, days of creation. The NASV robs God of his glory in CREATION. Gen. 1:21 KJ: "And God created great WHALES, ..." NASV: "And God created the great sea monsters, ..." COMMENT: God creates sea monsters? Gen. 2:7 KJ: "... and man became a living SOUL." NASV: "... and man became a living being." Comment: A MAJOR difference between man and beast is that man is the ONLY creature with a SOUL. Gen. 2:13 KJ: "... land of ETHIOPIA." NASV: "... land of Cush." Comment: I know where Ethiopia is, but where is Cush? Gen. 3:4-5 KJ: "And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." ------- NASV: "And the Serpent said to the woman, 'You surely shall not die! For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing --------- good and evil'." COMMENT: This is MAJOR blasphemy! God (with a big G) is not evil! Think about the difference. Gen. 6:8 KJ: "But Noah found GRACE in the eyes of the Lord." NASV: "But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord." COMMENT: God's GRACE was extended in the Old Testament, too. Oh, BTW, an amateur archeologist has found the remains of Noah's ark. I've seen their DVD and I believe it is real. Their web site is: http://www.wyattmuseum.com/noahsark.htm There are people today that are looking for the ark on Mount Ararat. But, check your King James Bible. In Genesis 8:4 it says "the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the MOUNTAINS (PLURAL) of Ararat". The amateur archeologist found the remains of Noah's ark 12 miles from Mt. Ararat within the MOUNTAINS of Ararat. The discovered ark is 1 inch off, that's right, 1 inch off, from 300 cubits (Gen. 6:15) in length. Gen. 22:8 KJ: "And Abraham said, My son, God will PROVIDE HIMSELF a lamb for a burnt offering: ..." NASV: "And Abraham said, 'God will provide FOR HIMSELF the lamb for a burnt offering, my son' ..." Comment: It is true, as the NASV says, that God did provide FOR HIMSELF a sacrifice. However, that is only part of the story! The NASV totally misses the DEEPER, and MORE AMAZING TRUTH: GOD WAS THE SACRIFICE! The KJ wording is perfect: "God will PROVIDE HIMSELF" (in the form of his only begotten son Jesus Christ) as the sacrifice. Gen. 24:47 KJ: "... and I put the EARRING UPON HER FACE, ..." NASV: "... and I put the ring on her nose, ..." COMMENT: The NASV put WHAT on her nose? Lev. 6:21 KJ: "... FOR A SWEET SAVOUR unto the Lord." NASV: "... as a soothing aroma to the Lord." COMMENT: Whoever heard of soothing a sovereign God? Joshua 12:23 KJ: "... the king of the NATIONS of Gilgal, ..." NASV: "... the king of the Goiim of Gilgal, ..." COMMENT: Is the NASV's 'Goiim' a "simpler and more easily understandable word" than the King James' "NATIONS"? Judges 7:20 KJ: "... The sword OF the Lord, and OF Gideon." NASV: "... A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!" COMMENT: Big difference in those two meanings. 2Sam. 16:4 KJ: "... And Ziba said, I humbly BESEECH thee [that] I may find GRACE in thy sight, my lord, O king." NASV: "... And Ziba said, 'I prostrate myself; let me find favor in your sight, O my lord, the king!'" 2Sam. 21:19 KJ: "... Elhanan ... slew [THE BROTHER OF] Goliath ..." NASV: "... Elhanan ... killed Goliath ..." COMMENT: Elhanan killed Goliath? What? Sunday school CHILDREN know that DAVID slew Goliath! The NASV translation 'scholars' really blew this one! Oh, BTW, for a good book on the quality of the King James translators please see: "The Men Behind The KJV" by: Gustavus S. Paine ISBN: 0-8010-7008-2 published by Baker Book House. Scholar for scholar the translators of the KJ Bible were far greater men of God than any today. John Bois could read the Bible, in Hebrew, at age 5. Lancelot Andrews was fluent in 20 languages. John Chedderton knew Greek, Hebrew and Latin as well as you and I know English (and better) etc. etc. 1Kings 14:24 KJ: "And there were also SODOMITES in the land: ..." NASV: "And there were also male cult prostitutes in the land ..." COMMENT: SODOMITES is watered down to just 'male cult prostitutes' here AND in 1Kings 22:46. Sodomy is an ABOMINATION (Lev. 18:22). But notice: The NASV has REMOVED sodomy. Oh, BTW, an amateur archeologist has found the remains of Sodom and Gomorrah. I've seen their DVD and I believe it is real. Their web site is: http://www.wyattmuseum.com/cities-of-the-plain.htm 1Kings 15:12 KJ: "And he took away the SODOMITES out of the land, ..." NASV: He also put away the male cult prostitutes from the land, ..." COMMENT: Again, the NASV changes SODOMITES to 'male cult prostitutes'. This WARNING against sodomy ("God TOOK AWAY the SODOMITES out of the land, ...") is GONE in the NASV here in 1Kings 15:12 AND in 2Kings 23:7. 1Kings 19:12 KJ: "... A STILL SMALL VOICE." NASV: "... a sound of a gentle blowing." COMMENT: In the English language, there's a vast difference between 'a gentle blowing' and "A STILL SMALL VOICE!" I'm sure the reader will agree. 1Kings 20:38 KJ: "... with ASHES upon his FACE." NASV: "... with a bandage over his eyes." COMMENT: In English, "ASHES" and 'bandage' are two different words entirely, so are "FACE" and 'eyes'. Ezra 8:36 KJ: "And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's LIEUTENANTS, ..." NASV: "Then they delivered the king's edicts to the king's satraps, ..." COMMENT: Is the NASV's 'satraps' a "clearer, more easily understood word" than the King James' "LIEUTENANTS"? Job 19:26 KJ: "After my skin worms destroy this body, yet IN MY FLESH shall I see God." NASV: "... Yet without my flesh I shall see God;" COMMENT: The NASV denies the resurrection of the body. Psalm 2:12 KJ: "Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, ..." NASV: "Do homage to the Son, lest He become angry, ..." Psalm 9:17 KJ: "The wicked shall be turned INTO HELL, ..." NASV: "The wicked will return to Sheol, ..." COMMENT: In this verse the NASV has DELETED hell. Is this an attempt to 'sell more' NASVs? Also how is it the wicked 'return to Sheol' when they have NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE? Psalm 72:8 KJ: "He SHALL have dominion also FROM SEA TO SEA, ..." NASV: "May he also rule from sea to sea, ..." COMMENT: He (Jesus Christ) SHALL have dominion is watered down to 'may' he rule. Psalm 109:6 KJ: "Set thou a wicked man over him: and let SATAN stand at his right hand." NASV: "Appoint a wicked man over him; And let an accuser stand at his right hand." COMMENT: In this verse in the NASV Satan has been REMOVED. Eccl. 5:20 KJ: "... God ANSWERETH [HIM] in the joy of his heart." NASV: "... God keeps him occupied with the gladness of his heart." COMMENT: The NASV translators blew this one. Isaiah 11:3 KJ: "And shall make him of quick understanding ..." NASV: Omitted COMMENT: The verse is speaking about Jesus Christ and says he will be "of quick understanding". The NASV omits this. Isaiah 32:2 KJ: "And A MAN shall be as an hiding place from the wind, ..." NASV: "And each will be like a refuge from the wind, ..." COMMENT: The "MAN" here can be no one but Christ. Just another case of setting the Lord Jesus aside, and giving us a substitute. Think how serious all these corruptions are, and how they destroy the word of God by substitution. Isaiah 53:10 KJ: "... when thou shalt make his soul an OFFERING FOR SIN, ..." NASV: "... If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, ..." COMMENT: This, in our humble opinion, is a very serious perversion. Daniel 3:25 KJ: "... and the form of the fourth is like THE SON OF GOD." NASV: "... and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!" COMMENT: 'A son of the (PLURAL) gods'? It was Jesus Christ, THE SON OF GOD, who was in the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Messach, and Abednego. It was Jesus Christ who protected them. And it is Jesus Christ who saves us from the fiery furnace (i.e. from hell). Hosea 11:12 KJ: "... but Judah YET RULETH WITH GOD, AND IS FAITHFUL WITH THE SAINTS." NASV: "... Judah is also unruly against God, Even against the Holy one who is faithful." COMMENT: What is this but perversion? Zech. 11:17 KJ: "Woe to the IDOL shepherd that leaveth the flock! ..." NASV: "Woe to the worthless shepherd Who leaves the flock! ..." COMMENT: The NASV missed this one. Matt. 2:4 KJ: "... he (King Herod) DEMANDED of them where Christ should be born." NASV: "... he began to inquire of them where the Christ was to be born." COMMENT: King Herod, FURIOUS over the arrival of Jesus, (and wanting to DO AWAY with him) did not 'inquire' where Christ should be born. He DEMANDED to know! Matt. 5:22 KJ: "But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother WITHOUT A CAUSE shall be in danger of the judgment: ..." NASV: "but I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; ..." COMMENT: What? The NASV says you can't be angry with your brother?!!! Brothers and sisters: The Apostle Paul was angry and withstood the Apostle Peter to his face (Gal. 2:11). Jesus was angry with the Church at Pergamos because of the erroneous doctrine of the Nicolaitanes (Rev 2:15). The Bible says to BE ANGRY but sin not (Eph. 4:26) and it says not to let the sun go down on YOUR ANGER (Eph. 4:26). The KJ is CORRECT: Whosoever is angry with his brother WITHOUT A CAUSE is in danger of the judgment. There is a HUGE difference between those two verses. Matt. 8:19 KJ: "And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, MASTER, I will follow thee ..." NASV: "And a certain scribe came and said to Him, 'Teacher, I will follow You ...'" COMMENT: Jesus AS MASTER is watered down to 'teacher'. Matt. 9:13 KJ: "... for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners TO REPENTANCE." NASV: "... for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners." COMMENT: Those last two words in the KJ ARE CRUCIAL. HELL will get all of the sinners who DON'T repent. JESUS will get all the sinners who DO repent! Matt. 11:23 KJ: "And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to HELL: ..." NASV: "And you, Capernaum, ... shall descend to Hades; ..." COMMENT: Again, hell is GONE in the NASV. Matt. 12:6 KJ: "... That in this place is [ONE] GREATER than the temple." NASV: "... that something greater than the temple is here." Matt. 12:32 KJ: "... but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in THIS WORLD, neither in THE [WORLD] TO COME." NASV: "... but whoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age, or in the age to come." Matt. 12:40 KJ: "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the WHALE'S belly; ..." NASV: "for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea-monster; ..." COMMENT: The Lord Jesus Christ makes 'sea monsters'? Matt. 12:42 KJ: "... behold, A GREATER THAN SOLOMON [is] here." NASV: "... behold, something greater than Solomon is here." Matt. 13:39 KJ: "... the harvest is the end of the WORLD; ..." NASV: "... the harvest is the end of the age; ..." COMMENT: The harvest comes at the END OF THE WORLD. Matt. 16:18 KJ: "... upon this rock I will build my church; and the GATES OF HELL shall not prevail against it." NASV: "... upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it." COMMENT: Hell is gone (again) in the NASV. Matt. 17:21 KJ: "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by PRAYER and FASTING." NASV: Omitted COMMENT: To cast out certain devils requires PRAYER and FASTING. The NASV ignores this. Matt. 18:11 KJ: "For the Son of man IS COME to save that which was lost." NASV: "For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost." Comment: The NASV says Jesus Christ 'has come' to save that which was lost: a PAST TENSE statement. The NASV implies that ALL who were to be saved, HAVE BEEN saved. NOT TRUE! Anyone TODAY can be saved by Jesus. The correct reading is PRESENT TENSE. This NASV corruption is very subtle. There are NUMEROUS places where the NASV changes verb tense. Matt. 19:9 KJ: "And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except [it be] for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: AND WHOSO MARRIETH HER WHICH IS PUT AWAY DOTH COMMIT ADULTERY." NASV: "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery." COMMENT: An IMPORTANT verse about marriage, yet the NASV deletes about one third of it. Matt. 19:17 KJ: "... WHY CALLEST THOU ME GOOD? ..." NASV: "... Why are you asking Me about what is good?" Matt. 23:8 KJ: "But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your MASTER, [EVEN] CHRIST; ..." NASV: "But do not be called 'Rabbi'; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers." COMMENT: MASTER is watered down to 'teacher' and ON TOP OF THAT the NASV does not tell us who the teacher is. Matt. 24:3 KJ: "... Tell us, ... of the end of the WORLD ..." NASV: "... Tell us ... of the end of the age ..." COMMENT: Jesus isn't being asked about a "new time period", or a "new dispensation". He is being asked about the WORLD COMING TO AN END! There is a difference. Matt. 25:13 KJ: "... ye know neither the day nor the hour WHEREIN THE SON OF MAN COMETH." NASV: "... you do not know the day nor the hour." COMMENT: Who is it that is coming again? That's right: Jesus! But, you wouldn't know from the NASV. Matt. 27:4 KJ: "... I have sinned in that I have betrayed THE INNOCENT BLOOD ..." NASV: "... I have sinned by betraying innocent blood ..." COMMENT: Lots of people are innocent of certain crimes. But, ONLY JESUS CHRIST was "THE" INNOCENT BLOOD. Think about it. Matt. 27:27 KJ: "Then the soldiers ... took Jesus into the COMMON HALL, ... " NASV: "Then the soldiers ... took Jesus into the Praetorium ..." COMMENT: Is the NASV's 'Praetorium' "simpler and more easily understood", than the King James' COMMON HALL? Mark 3:5 KJ: "... his hand was restored WHOLE AS THE OTHER." NASV: "... and his hand was restored." Mark 6:11 KJ: "And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, IT SHALL BE MORE TOLERABLE FOR SODOM AND GOMORRHA IN THE DAY OF JUDGMENT, THAN FOR THAT CITY." NASV: "And any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake off the dust from the soles of your feet for a testimony against them." COMMENT: An important WARNING from Jesus, but the NASV leaves out about half of it. Mark 7:16 KJ: "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear." NASV: Omitted COMMENT: Numbering verses 14, 15, and then 17 is NOT new math. Note: The NASV leaves out JESUS' COMMAND to HEAR HIM. Mark 9:24 KJ: "... Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief." NASV: "...'I do believe; help me in my unbelief.'" Mark 9:44,46 KJ: "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched." NASV: This verse, in both Mark 9:44 and Mark 9:46 is omitted. COMMENT: Their quote "best ancient manuscripts" are Codex B and Codex Aleph: both of which are the WORST OF ALL MANUSCRIPTS with the most errors. Those MSS have proved to be the MOST UNRELIABLE. Mark 10:24 KJ: "... Children, how hard is it FOR THEM THAT TRUST IN RICHES to enter into the kingdom of God!" NASV: "... 'Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!'" COMMENT: The problem, as correctly stated in the King James Bible, is TRUSTING IN RICHES. Mark 11:10 KJ: "... Blessed [be] the kingdom of our father David, THAT COMETH IN THE NAME OF THE LORD: HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST." NASV: "Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; ..." Mark 11:26 KJ: "But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses." NASV: Mark 11:26 is omitted entirely but placed in the margin in italics explaining that "later manuscripts add verse 26." Mark 13:6 KJ: "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am [CHRIST]; ..." NASV: "Many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He!' ..." COMMENT: 'He' could be ANYBODY. Mark 15:28 KJ: "And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH THE TRANSGRESSORS." NASV: Omitted with a marginal note. Mark 16:6 KJ: "... Be not affrighted: ..." NASV: "... Do not be amazed; ..." COMMENT: Being 'amazed' and being AFFRIGHTED are different. Luke 2:33 KJ: "And JOSEPH and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him." NASV: "And His father and mother were amazed at the things which were being said about Him." COMMENT: GOD WAS THE FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST - NOT Joseph! If Jesus had only an earthly father and mother, then he is just any man. If he is just any man, then we are still in our sins. If we are still in our sins, then we are not saved! If we are not saved, then we have a BIG, BIG, problem! Luke 2:49 KJ: "... I must be about my Father's BUSINESS ..." NASV: "... I had to be in My Father's house ..." COMMENT: Come on! Don't the "scholars" know the difference between BUSINESS and a house? Luke 4:4 KJ: "... man shall not live by bread alone, BUT BY EVERY WORD OF GOD." NASV: "... Man shall not live on bread alone." COMMENT: Other than bread, what else does man need? The NASV doesn't say. Only the King James tells us: We need EVERY WORD OF GOD! Luke 4:8 KJ: "And Jesus answered and said unto him, GET THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." NASV: "And Jesus answered and said to him, 'It is written, You shall worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'" COMMENT: The NASV omits "Get thee behind me, Satan." Luke 4:18 KJ: "The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; HE HATH SENT ME TO HEAL THE BROKENHEARTED, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised," NASV: Luke 4:18 omits entirely, "he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted,". Luke 9:55-56 KJ: "But he turned, and rebuked them, AND SAID, YE KNOW NOT WHAT MANNER OF SPIRIT YE ARE OF. FOR THE SON OF MAN IS NOT COME TO DESTROY MEN'S LIVES, BUT TO SAVE [THEM]. And they went to another village." NASV: "But He turned and rebuked them. And they went on to another village." In the margin they say "Later manuscripts add, 'and said, You do not know what kind of spirit you are of. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.'" COMMENT: Again, this casts doubt on the veracity, the authenticity of this passage. Luke 11:2 KJ: "And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, AS IN HEAVEN, SO IN EARTH." NASV: "And He said to them, 'When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.'" Luke 11:4 KJ: "... And lead us not into temptation; BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL." NASV: "... And lead us not into temptation." COMMENT: Half of the verse is left out. Luke 11:29 KJ: "... but the sign of Jonas THE PROPHET." NASV: "... but the sign of Jonah." Luke 16:23 KJ: "And in HELL he lift up his eyes, ..." NASV: "And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, ..." COMMENT: Again, hell is DELETED from the NASV. Luke 17:36 KJ: "Two [men] shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left." NASV: Omitted Luke 21:8 KJ: "... for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [CHRIST]; ..." NASV: "... for many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He', ..." COMMENT: Who is this 'He'? Luke 23:17 KJ: "(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)" NASV: Luke 23:17 is omitted but has a marginal note stating: "Some manuscripts insert verse 17, 'Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.'" Luke 23:23 KJ: "... And the voices of them AND OF THE CHIEF PRIESTS prevailed." NASV: "... And their voices began to prevail." Luke 23:42 KJ: "And he said unto Jesus, LORD, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom." NASV: "And he was saying, 'Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!'" COMMENT: There is no explanation for leaving out "LORD". Note: The thief GOT SAVED, so he addressed Jesus as LORD!!! Luke 23:45 KJ: "The sun was DARKENED, ..." NASV: "the sun being obscured; ..." COMMENT: The crucifixion of Jesus occurred at the time of a full moon. Therefore, a natural eclipse (i.e an obscuration of the sun) was IMPOSSIBLE. Luke 24:40 KJ: "AND WHEN HE HAD THUS SPOKEN, HE SHEWED THEM [HIS] HANDS AND [HIS] FEET. NASV: Luke 24:40 is omitted with a marginal note, reading, "Some manuscripts add verse 40, 'And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.'" COMMENT: This again casts doubt on such a wonderful verse. Luke 24:46 KJ: "... and thus it BEHOVED Christ to suffer, ..." NASV: "... the Christ should suffer ..." COMMENT: The NASV misses a HUGE POINT: It BEHOVED Christ to suffer. He did it WILLINGLY. John 1:3 KJ: "All things were made BY him; ..." NASV: "All things came into being through Him; ..." COMMENT: "BY" and 'through' are totally different. Think about it. John 1:10 KJ: "He was in the world, and the world was made BY him, ..." NASV: "... and the world was made through Him, ..." COMMENT: Again, "BY" and 'through' are not the same. John 1:42 KJ: "And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, WHICH IS BY INTERPRETATION, A STONE." NASV: "He brought him (Simon) to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, 'You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas' (which translated means Peter)." COMMENT: The NASV CHANGES "WHICH IS BY INTERPRETATION, A STONE" to 'which translated means Peter'. This CHANGE is DISASTROUS. Jesus calls Peter "A STONE" to differentiate Peter from Jesus who is THE ROCK (1Co. 10:4). Thus, when Jesus says: upon THIS ROCK (not stone) I will build my Church (Matt. 16:18) Jesus is NOT referring to Peter! And that is one of many errors in Catholic doctrine. John 3:13 KJ: "And NO MAN hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven." NASV: "And no one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven, even the Son of Man." COMMENT: Not true, NASV. Remember the angels on Jacob's ladder? They ascended and descended. The KJ has the correct reading and that is: NO MAN hath ascended up to heaven ... ALSO, remember: Satan went into heaven and made accusations against Job (Job 1:6). John 4:24 KJ: "God is [A] Spirit: ..." NASV: "God is spirit; ..." COMMENT: The NASV says: "God is spirit" inferring ALL spirits are of God. NOT TRUE. We know there are evil spirits, but in God there is NO evil. Thus, the KJ is correct: God is "A" spirit. John 5:4 KJ: "For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had." NASV: John 5:4 is omitted but refers to a marginal note which says, "Many authorities insert [verse 4] wholly or in part." COMMENT: This injects another doubt as to the authority and accuracy of God's word. John 5:16 KJ: "And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, AND SOUGHT TO SLAY HIM, because he had done these things on the sabbath day." NASV: "And for this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath." COMMENT: There is no reason given for omitting this phrase or for brushing over the fact that the Jews wanted to MURDER Jesus. John 6:33 KJ: "For the bread of God is HE which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world." NASV: "For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." John 6:47 KJ: "... He that believeth ON ME hath everlasting life." NASV: "... he who believes has eternal life". COMMENT: He who believes what? The NASV doesn't say. We MUST believe ON JESUS. John 6:69 KJ: "And we BELIEVE and ARE SURE that thou art that CHRIST, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD." NASV: "And we have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God." COMMENT: What happened to CHRIST? And, what happened to him being the Son of the LIVING GOD? John 7:53 KJ: "And every man went unto his own house." NASV: "And everyone went to his home;" COMMENT: There is a marginal note here stating that John 7:53-8:11 is not found in most of the old manuscripts. THIS IS NOT TRUE. The British Museum has 73 manuscripts and 61 have this passage. Doubtless Aleph and B are referred to as the "old manuscripts" and they are TWO OF THE WORST as we have noted before. John 8:9 KJ: "And they which heard [it], BEING CONVICTED BY [THEIR OWN] CONSCIENCE, went out one by one, ..." NASV: "And when they heard it, they began to go out one by one, ..." COMMENT: No reason is given for omitting this phrase. John 8:59 KJ: "Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, GOING THROUGH THE MIDST OF THEM, AND SO PASSED BY." NASV: "Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself, and went out of the temple." COMMENT: Quite a different thought. John 9:4 KJ: "I must work the works of him that sent me, ..." NASV: "We must work the works of Him who sent Me, ..." John 9:35 KJ: "... Dost thou believe on the SON OF GOD?" NASV: "... Do you believe in the Son of Man?" John 10:30 KJ: "I and [MY] Father are one." NASV: "'I and the Father are one.'" COMMENT: Notice: The KJ's MY FATHER is replaced by 'the' father. Thus, the NASV deletes the PERSONAL relationship of "MY FATHER" between Jesus and the heavenly Father. John 14:16 KJ: "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another COMFORTER, ..." NASV: "And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, ..." John 14:26 KJ: "But the COMFORTER, [which is] the Holy Ghost, ..." NASV: "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, ..." John 15:26 KJ: "But when the COMFORTER is come, ..." NASV: "When the Helper comes, ..." John 16:7 KJ: "... for if I go not away, the COMFORTER will not come ..." NASV: "... for if I do not go away, the Helper shall not come ..." John 17:5 KJ: "And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self WITH THE GLORY WHICH I HAD WITH THEE BEFORE THE WORLD WAS." NASV: "... glorify Thou Me together with Thyself, ...'" John 18:28 KJ: "Then led they Jesus ... unto the HALL OF JUDGMENT: ..." NASV: "They led Jesus ... into the Praetorium; ..." COMMENT: Is the NASV's Praetorium really "simpler, and more understandable" than the KJ's HALL OF JUDGMENT? Acts 2:30 KJ: "... that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, ACCORDING TO THE FLESH, HE WOULD RAISE UP CHRIST to sit on his throne;" NASV: "... seat one of his descendants on his throne," COMMENT: The NASV totally misses the point. It wasn't just 'a descendant' that would sit on the throne; it was GOD ALMIGHTY (Jesus Christ). Acts 2:47 KJ: "... And the Lord ADDED TO THE CHURCH daily such as SHOULD BE saved." NASV: "... the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were BEING SAVED." COMMENT: The people that were added were added to THE CHURCH (not to a generic 'number'). Also, salvation is an IMMEDIATE event. It is NOT A PROCESS. People are either saved or they are not. They are NOT 'being' saved. Acts 3:13 KJ: "The God of Abraham, ... hath glorified HIS SON Jesus; ..." NASV: "The God of Abraham ... has glorified His Servant Jesus, ..." COMMENT: Jesus as GOD'S SON has been watered down to just 'servant'. Acts 3:26 KJ: "... God, having raised up HIS SON Jesus, ..." NASV: "... God raised up His Servant, ..." COMMENT: Again, the NASV waters down Jesus as GOD'S SON to just 'servant' AND the NASV doesn't even NAME the 'servant'. Acts 4:13 KJ: "Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and IGNORANT men, ..." NASV: "Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John, and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, ..." COMMENT: Untrained? Untrained? WHAT? Peter and John had been WITH JESUS for SOME TIME. They were NOT untrained! JESUS HAD TRAINED THEM! They were trained BY GOD ALMIGHTY: THE BEST TRAINER in the UNIVERSE! They were, however, ignorant. Acts 4:27 KJ: "... thy HOLY CHILD Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, ..." NASV: "... Thy holy Servant Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, ..." COMMENT: Again, the NASV waters down Jesus. This time GOD'S HOLY CHILD is watered down to just a 'holy servant'. Acts 4:30 KJ: "... thy HOLY CHILD Jesus." NASV: "... Thy holy Servant Jesus." COMMENT: One more time: The NASV waters down Jesus. GOD'S HOLY CHILD is watered down to 'holy servant'. Acts 8:9 KJ: "... a certain man, ... used sorcery, and BEWITCHED the people ..." NASV: "... a certain man ... who ... practicing magic ... and astonishing the people ..." COMMENT: No! No! No! He didn't 'astonish' the people (as if they were being entertained/amazed). No, he BEWITCHED them (to their DETRIMENT). Acts 8:37 KJ: "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." NASV: Acts 8:37 is omitted with a marginal note stating, "Late manuscripts insert verse 37,'And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you may. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.'" COMMENT: Both Codex Aleph and B leave this verse out and they are TWO OF THE WORST manuscripts; again this casts doubt upon another section of God's word. Acts 9:5-6 KJ: "And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: [IT IS] HARD FOR THEE TO KICK AGAINST THE PRICKS. AND HE TREMBLING AND ASTONISHED SAID, LORD, WHAT WILT THOU HAVE ME TO DO? And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do." NASV: "And he said, 'Who art Thou, Lord?' And He said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, but rise, and enter the city, and it shall be told you what you must do.'" COMMENT: Truly the translators have emasculated these two verses and give no reason at all for their omission. Again they would inject a doubt into the mind of one who believes the Bible to be the verbally inspired word of God. Acts 9:20 KJ: "And straightway he preached CHRIST ..." NASV: "and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus ..." COMMENT: CHRIST is missing. Acts 10:37 KJ: "THAT WORD, [I say], ye know, which was PUBLISHED throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;" NASV: "you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed." COMMENT: Notice how VAGUE the NASV is. It says: 'you know the thing that happened ...' but then doesn't say WHAT HAPPENED! The KJ tells us: THE WORD WAS PUBLISHED THROUGHOUT ALL JUDEA. Acts 12:4 KJ: "... after EASTER ..." NASV: "... after the Passover ... " COMMENT: Herod was a HEATHEN King so he did NOT regard Passover. He would have regarded Easter, though. Note: Passover is BIBLICAL. But research Easter and you will find out it is PAGAN. Acts 15:11 KJ: "But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus CHRIST we shall be saved, even as they." NASV: "But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they also are." COMMENT: What happened to "CHRIST"? Acts 15:34 KJ: "Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still." NASV: Acts 15:34 is omitted with a marginal note, "Some manuscripts add verse 34, 'But it seemed good to Silas to remain there.'" COMMENT: Another doubt cast on God's word. Acts 16:31 KJ: "And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus CHRIST, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." NASV: "And they said, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you shall be saved, you and your household.'" COMMENT: Again they omit "Christ". Acts 17:22 KJ: "Then Paul stood in the midst of MARS' hill, and said, [Ye] men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are TOO SUPERSTITIOUS." NASV: "And Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, 'Men of Athens, I observe that you are very religious in all respects." Comment: Being very religious and TOO SUPERSTITIOUS are entirely different! Also, is the NASV's 'Areopagus' "simpler, and more understandable", than the King James' MARS' HILL? Acts 17:29 KJ: "... we ought not to think that the GODHEAD is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, ..." NASV: "... we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, ..." COMMENT: The GODHEAD is watered down to just 'divine nature'. Acts 18:12 KJ: "And when Gallio was the DEPUTY of Achaia, ..." NASV: "... while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, ..." COMMENT: Is the NASV's 'proconsul' a "simpler and more easily understandable word" than the King James' DEPUTY? Acts 20:23-24 KJ: "... the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. BUT NONE OF THESE THINGS MOVE ME, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, ..." NASV: The following is omitted, "But none of these things move me," and no reason is given for the omission. COMMENT: Note: The Apostle Paul was NOT MOVED by his circumstances. Thus, he could preach the Gospel with BOLDNESS! May we have the same attitude Paul had and may we also preach with BOLDNESS! Thanks to the King James Bible for giving us insight into this man of God. Acts 23:9 KJ: "... let us not fight against God." NASV: Omitted Acts 24:6-7 KJ: "Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law. But the chief captain Lysias came [upon us], and with great violence took [him] away out of our hands," NASV: Most of this has been omitted and only a weak explanation is given in the margin. Acts 24:14 KJ: "But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call HERESY, so worship I the God of my fathers, ..." NASV: "But this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers, ..." COMMENT: The unbelievers that came against the Apostle Paul did NOT think Christianity was a 'sect'. No! They thought it was HERESY. Acts 25:23 KJ: NASV: "Accompanied" is spelled wrong. They have it "accompained." Acts 28:29 KJ: "And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves." NASV: Acts 28:29 is omitted with a marginal note saying, "Some manuscripts add verse 29 ..." COMMENT: The vast majority of MSS add this verse! This is still another doubt cast upon the Word of God. Romans 1:16 KJ: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel OF CHRIST: ..." NASV: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God ..." COMMENT: Whose gospel? The key words are: OF CHRIST. The NASV leaves us guessing. Romans 1:18 KJ: "... men, who HOLD THE TRUTH in unrighteousness;" NASV: "... men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness," Romans 1:25 KJ: "Who CHANGED the truth of God INTO a lie, ..." NASV: "... they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, ..." COMMENT: Those 2 verses are NOT the same. Romans 6:18 KJ: "Being then made free from sin, ye became the SERVANTS of righteousness." NASV: "and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness." COMMENT: Are we 'slaves' or "SERVANTS"? Answer: SERVANTS! Think about the difference. Romans 6:19 KJ: "... now yield your members SERVANTS to righteousness ..." NASV: "... so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, ..." COMMENT: Again, are we 'slaves' or "SERVANTS"? Answer: SERVANTS! There is a difference. Romans 6:22 KJ: "But now being made free from sin, and become SERVANTS to God, ..." NASV: "But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, ..." COMMENT: WHAT? 'Enslaved to God'? No! No! No! We are "SERVANTS" to God, as properly stated in the King James Bible. Romans 13:9 KJ: "... Thou shalt not bear false witness, ..." NASV: Omitted COMMENT: The Bible says that all liars (false witnesses) go to the lake of fire (Rev. 21:8). So, why leave this out? Romans 14:1 KJ: "Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to DOUBTFUL disputations." NASV: "Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions." COMMENT: Notice: The KJ does NOT say we cannot have disputes; only that we should not have DOUBTFUL disputes. What are doubtful disputes? Whether we can 'eat all things' or only 'herbs'(Romans 14:2) or whether we 'esteem every day alike' or 'one day over another' (Romans 14:5). But, in the NASV we would NEVER DISPUTE ANYTHING including KEY DOCTRINE like Paul and Barnabus going up to Jerusalem concerning whether circumcision was necessary for salvation (Acts 15:1-2). The NASV would also come against both Titus 1:9 where we are to use sound doctrine to CONVINCE THE GAINSAYERS and 2Tim. 3:16 where ALL SCRIPTURE is profitable for REPROOF and for CORRECTION. Romans 15:19 KJ: "Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit OF GOD; ..." NASV: "in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about ..." Romans 16:24 KJ: "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen." NASV: Romans 16:24 is omitted with a marginal note stating, "Some ancient manuscripts add verse 24, 'The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.'" COMMENT: The vast majority add this verse, not just some. 1Cor. 1:18 KJ: "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which ARE SAVED it is the power of God." NASV: "For the word of the cross is to those who are perishing foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." COMMENT: 'Being saved'? AGAIN, the NASV is teaching that salvation is a PROCESS. NOT TRUE. It is an IMMEDIATE EVENT. 1Cor. 1:21 KJ: "... it pleased God by the FOOLISHNESS OF PREACHING to save them that believe." NASV: "... God was well pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe." COMMENT: Contrary to what the NASV says, THE GOSPEL MESSAGE IS NOT FOOLISHNESS. 1Cor. 1:22 KJ: "For the Jews REQUIRE a sign, ..." NASV: "For indeed Jews ask for signs, ..." 1Cor. 5:4 KJ: "In the name of our Lord Jesus CHRIST, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus CHRIST," NASV: "In the name of the Lord Jesus, when you are assembled, and I with you in spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus," COMMENT: IN BOTH CASES THE NAME "CHRIST" is omitted with no reason given. Why do the translators of the NASV dislike the name "CHRIST" so much? 1Cor. 5:7 KJ: "... For even Christ our passover is sacrificed FOR US:" NASV: "... For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed." COMMENT: If Christ is not sacrificed FOR US we cannot be saved! Also, Christ's WHOLE PURPOSE was to be sacrificed for us! The NASV misses the point don't you think? 1Cor. 6:20 KJ: "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, AND IN YOUR SPIRIT, WHICH ARE GOD'S." NASV: "For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body." 1Cor. 9:1 KJ: "... have I not seen Jesus CHRIST our Lord? ..." NASV: "... Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? ..." COMMENT: Again, there is no reason given for omitting the name "CHRIST". 1Cor. 9:27 KJ: "But I keep ... my body, ... into subjection: lest ... I myself should be a CASTAWAY." NASV: "but I buffet my body ... lest ... I myself should be disqualified." COMMENT: Being a CASTAWAY and being disqualified are VERY DIFFERENT. Think about it. 1Cor. 11:24 KJ: "And when he had given thanks, he brake [it], and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is BROKEN for you: ..." NASV: "and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and said, 'This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.'" COMMENT: The NASV misses a HUGE point: Christ's body WAS BROKEN for us. Also notice: The NASV does not say what to 'do' with the bread. The King James is clear: "Take, EAT: ..." 1Cor. 16:23 KJ: "The grace of our Lord Jesus CHRIST [be] with you." NASV: "The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you." COMMENT: Why do they keep eliminating the name "Christ"? 2Cor. 2:15 KJ: "For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them THAT ARE SAVED, ..." NASV: "For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved ..." COMMENT: Again? The NASV is teaching salvation is a PROCESS. WRONG! It is an IMMEDIATE EVENT. 2Cor. 2:17 KJ: "For we are not as many, which CORRUPT the word of God: ..." NASV: "For we are not like many, peddling the word of God, ..." COMMENT: Peddling and CORRUPTING are VERY DIFFERENT. 'New' versions like the NASV try and hide from the truth they are CORRUPTING the word of God. 2Cor. 5:17 KJ: "... behold, ALL THINGS ARE BECOME NEW." NASV: "... behold, new things have come." COMMENT: Note: The NASV CHANGED THE VERB TENSE to past tense. This is incorrect as the Christian walk is a DAILY (present tense) walk where all things ARE BECOME new. New situations happen for the Christian DAILY. This is not the only place where the NASV changes verb tense. 2Cor. 10:4 KJ: "(For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, BUT MIGHTY THROUGH GOD to the pulling down of strong holds;)" NASV: "for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses." 2Cor. 10:5 KJ: "Casting down IMAGINATIONS, and every high thing ..." NASV: We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing ..." COMMENT: It's IMAGINATIONS that can sometimes BAIT US into sin. 2Cor. 11:31 KJ: "The God and Father of OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, ..." NASV: "The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, ..." COMMENT: We ask in all sincerity, "Are the translators anxious to get rid of the name CHRIST altogether?" Gal. 2:20 KJ: "I AM CRUCIFIED with Christ: nevertheless I LIVE; ..." NASV: "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, ..."" COMMENT: The NASV is saying their crucifixion is over! NOT TRUE. The believers crucifixion is an ongoing, PRESENT TENSE, transaction. Also, we are not 'dead' the way the NASV implies. Gal. 5:12 KJ: "I would they were even cut off which trouble you." NASV: "Would that those who are troubling you would even MUTILATE themselves." COMMENT: WHAT? The NASV says the Apostle Paul wanted people to be MUTILATED? Come on! What kind of PERVERSION is the NASV teaching? Gal. 6:17 KJ: "... for I bear IN my body the marks of the LORD JESUS." NASV: "... for I bear on my body the brand-marks of Jesus." COMMENT: The translators don't seem to like the name "Lord" either. Also, we are NOT talking about CATTLE BRANDING here! The marks of the Lord Jesus are IN our body, NOT on. Eph. 3:14 KJ: "For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST," NASV: "For this reason, I bow my knees before the Father," COMMENT: Which Father is the NASV talking about? Satan is a father (the "father of lies"). Only the KJ says: It is the Father OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. Eph. 5:1 KJ: "Be ye therefore FOLLOWERS of God, ..." NASV: "Therefore be imitators of God, ..." Comment: The NASV documents Satan's position EXACTLY. Think about it: Only Satan tries to imitate God as Satan wants to be worshipped AS God. In Isa. 14:14 it quotes Satan as saying: "... I will BE LIKE the most high.". Born again believers cannot imitate God. We can't run the universe! We can only FOLLOW God. Remember, Jesus DID NOT tell his "fishers of men" to imitate him. Jesus said: "follow me ...". Eph. 5:9 KJ: "(For the FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)" NASV: "(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth)," COMMENT: Who/what is this 'light' that the NASV is referring to? Also, "SPIRIT" and 'light' are NOT the same. Philip. 2:6 KJ: "Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery TO BE EQUAL WITH GOD:" NASV: "who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped," COMMENT: Those 2 verses are DIFFERENT. Philip. 3:8 KJ: "... DUNG, ..." NASV: "... rubbish ..." COMMENT: I have rubbish on the top of my office desk, but I don't want "DUNG" there!!! Philip. 3:21 KJ: "Who shall change our VILE BODY, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, ..." NASV: "who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory," COMMENT: 'Humble body'? The problem is that our bodies are VILE. Our heart is desperately WICKED (Jer. 17:9). Our flesh is SINFUL (Romans 8:3). There is no good thing that DWELLS in our flesh (Romans 7:18) etc. Col. 1:14 KJ: "In whom we have redemption THROUGH HIS BLOOD, [even] the forgiveness of sins:" NASV: "in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." COMMENT: NASV omits "through his blood". Why omit the blood? This omission can be traced, as usual, to the manuscripts classed as "Neutral Texts" by Westcott and Hort. These are in agreement with the Vatican and Sinaitic manuscripts: two of the WORST manuscripts. Remember: Without the shedding of blood there is NO REMISSION (Heb. 9:22). Col. 1:16 KJ: "For BY HIM were all things created, ..." NASV: "For in Him all things were created, ..." COMMENT: "BY" and 'in' are NOT the same. Col. 2:2 KJ: "... to the acknowledgement of the mystery OF GOD, AND OF THE FATHER, AND OF CHRIST." NASV: "... in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself," COMMENT: God the FATHER is OMITTED. Col. 2:11 KJ: "... in putting off the body of THE SINS of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:" NASV: "... in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ;" Col. 3:2 KJ: "Set your AFFECTION on things above, ..." NASV: "Set your mind on the things above, ..." COMMENT: The 'mind' can be an issue, but like the King James says: The HEART (our AFFECTION) is the BIGGER issue. See also Proverbs 4:23. 1Thes. 2:19 KJ: "... in the presence of our Lord Jesus CHRIST at his coming?" NASV: "... in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?" 1Thes. 3:11 KJ: "Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus CHRIST, direct our way unto you." NASV: "Now may our God and Father Himself and Jesus our Lord direct our way to you;" 1Thes. 5:22 KJ: "Abstain from ALL APPEARANCE of evil." NASV: "abstain from every form of evil." COMMENT: We SHOULD abstain from every FORM of evil. But, MORE THAN THAT, we are to abstain from ALL APPEARANCE of evil. 1Tim. 1:1 KJ: "... and LORD JESUS CHRIST, [which is] our hope;" NASV: "... and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope;" 1Tim. 1:17 KJ: "... the only WISE God, [be] honour and glory ..." NASV: "... the only God, be honor and glory ..." 1Tim. 3:16 KJ: "... GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, ..." NASV: "... He who was revealed in the flesh, ..." COMMENT: WHO is 'he'? He could be ANYBODY! Yours truly is a 'he' and I have been seen in the flesh every day, but that DOESN'T COMPARE to GOD BEING MANIFEST in the flesh! 1Tim. 5:21 KJ: "I charge [thee] before God, and the LORD JESUS CHRIST, ..." NASV: "I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus ..." 1Tim. 6:1 KJ: "... that the name of God and HIS DOCTRINE be not BLASPHEMED." NASV: "... that the name of God and OUR doctrine may not be spoken against." COMMENT: The doctrine we preach is HIS (i.e. God's). It is not 'our' doctrine as the NASV states. 1Tim. 6:5 KJ: "... men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, SUPPOSING that GAIN IS GODLINESS: FROM SUCH WITHDRAW THYSELF." NASV: "... men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, WHO SUPPOSE that GODLINESS IS A MEANS OF GAIN." COMMENT: The NASV twists this verse. Re-read it carefully. Also note: The NASV deletes the command for us to withdraw ourselves from such people. 1Tim. 6:10 KJ: "For the love of money is THE root of all evil: ..." NASV: "For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, ..." COMMENT: There is a big difference between the NASV's 'a' root and the correct King James reading of "THE" root. 1Tim. 6:20 KJ: "... avoiding ... oppositions of SCIENCE falsely so called:" NASV: "... avoiding ... the opposing arguments of what is falsely called 'knowledge'-" COMMENT: It's NOT 'knowledge' that sometimes attacks the gospel, it's "SCIENCE" falsely so called. For example: The theory of evolution, which, BTW, has been proven wrong at some good creationist web sites, like: http://www.drdino.com http://www.answersingenesis.org http://www.icr.org 2Tim 1:7 KJ: "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a SOUND MIND." NASV: "For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline." COMMENT: God has given us a SOUND MIND (KJ). But, it is GONE in the NASV. 2Tim. 2:15 KJ: "STUDY to shew thyself approved unto God, ..." NASV: "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God ..." COMMENT: We are supposed to STUDY the word of God. 2Tim. 2:25 KJ: "... instructing those that OPPOSE THEMSELVES; ..." NASV: "... correcting those who are in opposition; ..." COMMENT: The NASV is exactly backwards. 2Tim. 3:3 KJ: "... despisers of THOSE THAT ARE GOOD," NASV: "... haters of good," COMMENT: Quite a difference in the meaning of those two phrases. 2Tim. 4:1 KJ: "I charge [thee] therefore before God, AND THE LORD Jesus Christ, ..." NASV: "I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, ..." Titus 1:4 KJ: "... from God the Father and THE LORD Jesus Christ our Saviour." NASV: "... from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior." Titus 3:10 KJ: "A man that is an HERETICK after the first and second admonition reject;" NASV: "Reject a factious man after a first and second warning," COMMENT: What? Reject a 'factious man'? The KJ is correct: The one that holds to false doctrine (the HERETICK) is the one to be rejected. Philemon 6 KJ: "... every good thing which is in you IN CHRIST JESUS." NASV: "... every good thing which is in you for Christ's sake." COMMENT: The KJ gives glory to CHRIST JESUS; the NASV emphasizes MAN. Heb. 1:3 KJ: (Jesus) "Who BEING THE BRIGHTNESS OF [his] glory, and the express image of his person. ... when he had BY HIMSELF PURGED OUR SINS, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;" NASV: "And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, ... When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high;" COMMENT: BEING THE BRIGHTNESS OF and radiating it are very different! Also, Jesus Christ did it ALONE and he did it FOR US! Heb. 2:16 KJ: "For verily he took not on [him the nature of] angels; but he took on [him] the seed of Abraham." NASV: "For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the seed of Abraham." COMMENT: The NASV is not even close. Heb. 3:1 KJ: "Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of THE heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our PROFESSION, CHRIST Jesus;" NASV: "Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our confession." COMMENT: CHRIST is left out and "THE" heavenly calling is changed to 'a' heavenly calling. Also, don't the translators know the difference between a "PROFESSION" and a 'confession'? Heb. 3:16 KJ: "FOR SOME, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit NOT ALL that came out of Egypt by Moses." NASV: "For who provoked Him when they had heard? Indeed, did not all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses?" COMMENT: The NASV is exactly BACKWARDS. Heb. 4:8 KJ: "For if JESUS had given them REST, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day." NASV: "For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that." COMMENT: Our "REST" is in the LORD JESUS not in Joshua! Heb. 7:21 KJ: "... Thou [art] a priest for ever AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHISEDEC:)" NASV: "... Thou art a priest forever');" COMMENT: What KIND of priest? We don't know from the NASV because "After the order of Melchisedec" is omitted. Heb. 10:30 KJ: "For we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth] unto me, I will recompense, SAITH THE LORD. ..." NASV: "For we know Him who said, 'Vengeance is Mine, I will repay.'..." COMMENT: 'Knowing him who said ...' is vague and could be anybody. This verse is supposed to be about GOD, as stated in the King James Bible. Heb. 11:6 KJ: "... he is a rewarder of them that DILIGENTLY seek him." NASV: "... He is a rewarder of those who seek Him." COMMENT: We must DILIGENTLY seek him. Heb. 12:2 KJ: "Looking unto Jesus the author and FINISHER of [OUR] faith; ..." NASV: "fixing our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of faith, ..." James 5:16 KJ: "Confess [your] FAULTS one to another, ..." NASV: "Therefore, confess your sins to one another, ..." COMMENT: The Bible says that ONLY GOD can forgive sins. Therefore, we are supposed to confess our SINS to him. We should, however, confess our FAULTS to one another. Note: This doctrinal error in the NASV is ALSO in Catholic doctrine and practices. 1Peter 1:22 KJ: "Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth THROUGH THE SPIRIT ..." NASV: "Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls ..." COMMENT: What happened to God's Holy Spirit? The King James gives God's Holy Spirit the glory. The NASV credits man. 1Peter 2:2 KJ: "Desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may GROW THEREBY:" NASV: "... long for the pure milk of the word, THAT BY IT YOU MAY GROW IN RESPECT TO SALVATION," 1Peter 3:15 KJ: "But sanctify THE LORD GOD in your hearts: ..." NASV: "but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, ..." COMMENT: Is this ANOTHER attempt to do away with the DEITY of our Lord? 1Peter 4:1 KJ: "Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered FOR US in the flesh, ..." NASV: "... since Christ has suffered in the flesh, ..." COMMENT: Christ suffered FOR US. Kind of important don't you think? 1Peter 4:14 KJ: "If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy [are ye]; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: ON THEIR PART HE IS EVIL SPOKEN OF, BUT ON YOUR PART HE IS GLORIFIED." NASV: "If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you." COMMENT: The NASV leaves out the glory God deserves. 2Peter 2:1 KJ: "... there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in DAMNABLE HERESIES, ..." NASV: "... there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, ..." COMMENT: The problem is that the heresies are DAMNABLE. 1John 1:7 KJ: "... and the blood of Jesus CHRIST his Son cleanseth us from all sin." NASV: "... and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." 1John 2:20 KJ: "But ye have AN UNCTION from the Holy One, and ye know all things." NASV: "But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know." COMMENT: Are "UNCTION" and 'anointing' the same? 1John 3:16 KJ: "Hereby perceive we the LOVE [OF GOD], ..." NASV: "We know love by this, ..." COMMENT: God is left out! What happened to GIVING GOD THE GLORY for his love? 1John 4:3 KJ: "And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God." NASV: "and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; ..." COMMENT: Not true NASV! Remember, EVIL SPIRITS DID CONFESS/ACKNOWLEDGE JESUS. In Luke 4:34 (and in Mark 1:24) a man having a "spirit of an unclean devil" said to Jesus: "... Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, [THOU] JESUS OF NAZARETH? art thou come to destroy us? I KNOW THEE who thou art; THE HOLY ONE OF GOD." 'New versions' like the NASV corrupt the test for the anti-christ/test for evil spirits. 1John 4:19 KJ: "We love HIM, because he first loved us." NASV: "We love, because He first loved us." COMMENT: The NASV missed the topic, totally. "We love HIM, because he first loved us." 1John 5:6-7 KJ: "This is HE that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. FOR THERE ARE THREE THAT BEAR RECORD IN HEAVEN, THE FATHER, THE WORD, AND THE HOLY GHOST: AND THESE THREE ARE ONE." NASV: "This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with water only, but with the water and with the blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth. COMMENT: The text in capital letters is missing in the NASV. 1John 5:8 KJ: "And there are three that bear witness IN EARTH, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree IN ONE." NASV: "For there are three that bear witness, the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement." 1John 5:13 KJ: "... that ye may know that ye have eternal life, AND THAT YE MAY BELIEVE ON THE NAME OF THE SON OF GOD." NASV: "... in order that you may know that you have eternal life." COMMENT: No reason is given for this phrase being omitted. 2John 1:3 KJ: "Grace be with you, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father, AND FROM THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, the Son of the Father, in truth and love." NASV: "Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love." Rev. 1:9 KJ: "... and FOR the testimony of Jesus CHRIST." NASV: "... and the testimony of Jesus." Rev. 1:11 KJ: "Saying, I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA, THE FIRST AND THE LAST: and, What thou seest, write in a book, ..." NASV: "saying, 'Write in a book what you see, ...'" COMMENT: Jesus as the ALPHA AND OMEGA, THE FIRST AND THE LAST: is omitted. Rev. 5:14 KJ: "... And the four [and] twenty elders fell down and worshipped HIM THAT LIVETH FOR EVER AND EVER. NASV: "... And the elders fell down and worshipped." COMMENT: Worshipped WHO? John? Sam? Sally? The devil? Who? The NASV doesn't say. But, in the King James it is CLEAR: We worship him that "LIVETH FOR EVER"! Rev. 6:17 KJ: "For the great day of HIS wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?" NASV: "for the great day of their wrath has come; and who is able to stand?" COMMENT: There is quite a difference between THEIR wrath and HIS wrath! Rev. 8:13 KJ: "... and heard AN ANGEL flying ..." NASV: "... and I heard an eagle flying ..." COMMENT: How can the translators mis-translate ANGEL as eagle? Rev. 13:16 KJ: "And he causeth all, ... to receive a mark IN their right hand, or IN their foreheads:" NASV: "And he causes all, ... to be given a mark ON their right hand or ON their forehead," COMMENT: The "mark of the beast" will be IN the right hand or IN the forehead (as in the possibility of a microchip, or something IN the skin that CANNOT be washed off, etc.). Note: Something ON the right hand or ON the forehead could be more easily REMOVED. Rev. 15:3 KJ: "... thou King OF SAINTS." NASV: "... Thou King of the nations." COMMENT: There is a difference. Think about it. Rev. 16:7 KJ: "And I heard ANOTHER OUT OF THE ALTAR SAY, ..." NASV: "And I heard the altar saying, ..." COMMENT: Whoever heard of an altar TALKING? Rev. 19:8 KJ: "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and WHITE: for the fine linen is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of saints." NASV: "And it was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints." COMMENT: The linen of the saints is WHITE because WHITE symbolizes PURITY. 'Bright' could be ANY COLOR. Also, fine linen is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of saints (which GOD GAVE TO US and he gets the GLORY for it). The fine linen IS NOT the righteous ACTS of the saints (which would give man the glory). Rev. 20:9 KJ: "... and fire came down FROM GOD out of heaven, ..." NASV: "... and fire came down from heaven ..." COMMENT: It was GOD that judged (important point). Rev. 21:24 KJ: "And the nations of them WHICH ARE SAVED shall walk in the light of it: ..." NASV: "And the nations shall walk by its light, ..." COMMENT: A BIG difference. Rev 22:14 KJ: "Blessed [are] they that DO HIS COMMANDMENTS, ..." NASV: "Blessed are those who wash their robes, ..." COMMENT: What? 'Wash their robes'? Are those two verses the same? Brothers and sisters: If you want TO BE BLESSED, then DO HIS (Jesus') COMMANDMENTS! Amen? AMEN!