In this analysis we will compare the New World Translation (NWT) (1984 edition) to the King James Bible (KJ). The NWT was made by the Jehovah's Witnesses. They purposely changed the translation to match their doctrine vs. making their doctrine match God's word. In this analysis we will see the results. K J V S. N W T Gen. 1:2 KJ: "... And the SPIRIT OF GOD MOVED upon the face of the waters." NWT: "... and God's active force was moving to and fro over the surface of the waters." COMMENT: It was God in the form of a PERSON, a HE, (i.e. God's HOLY SPIRIT), that was involved in creation and NOT an impersonal 'force'. The reason God's Holy Spirit was translated God's 'active force' in the NWT is because Jehovah's Witnesses DENY that God's Holy Spirit is ALIVE. Some problems with that belief are: 1) God's Holy Spirit MOVED upon the face of the waters (here in Gen. 1:2), 2) The Holy Spirit can be GRIEVED (Eph. 4:30), 3) He has a WILL (1Co. 12:11), 4) He KNOWS (1Co. 2:11), 5) He can be BLASPHEMED (Mark 3:29), 6) He can be OBEYED (Acts 13:2), 7) He can LEAD (Gal. 5:18 and Rom. 8:14), 8) He SEALS BELIEVERS (Eph. 1:13), 9) He INTERCEDES for believers (Rom. 8:26), 10) He GIVES GIFTS (1Co. 12:8-10) and 11) He TALKS (Rev. 14:13 and Rev. 22:17). Gen. 1:5,8,13 KJ: 5 "... And the evening and the morning were 19,23,31 THE FIRST DAY." 8 "... And the evening and the morning were THE SECOND DAY." 13 Etc. 19 Etc. 23 Etc. 31 Etc. NWT: 5 "... And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, A FIRST DAY. 8 "... And there came to be evening and there came to be morning, A SECOND DAY." 13 Etc. 19 Etc. 23 Etc. 31 Etc. COMMENT: 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 King James Bible says: It was THE first day and THE second day etc, NOT A first day or A second day. There were NO "GAPS" between the 6 literal, and SEQUENTIAL, days of creation. The NWT robs God of his GLORY in CREATION. Gen. 1:21 KJ: "And God created great WHALES, ..." NWT: "And God proceeded to create the great sea monsters ..." COMMENT: God creates 'sea monsters'? Gen. 2:13 KJ: "... land of ETHIOPIA." NWT: "... land of Cush." Comment: I know where Ethiopia is, but where is Cush? Is the NWT's 'Cush' a "simpler and more understandable word", than the King James' "ETHIOPIA"? 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." -------- NWT: "At this the serpent said to the woman: 'You positively will not die. For God knows that in the very day of your eating from it your eyes are bound to be opened and you are bound to be like God, knowing good -------- and bad.'" 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." NWT: "But Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah." 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 length of the discovered ark is 1 inch off, that's right, 1 inch off, from 300 cubits (Gen. 6:15). Gen. 11:1 KJ: "And the whole earth was of one language, and of ONE SPEECH." NWT: "... one language and of one set of words." Gen. 24:47 KJ: "... and I put the EARRING UPON HER FACE, ..." NWT: "... I put the nose ring on her nostril ..." COMMENT: The NWT put WHAT on her nostril? Deut. 32:22 KJ: "For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest HELL, ..." NWT: "For a fire has been ignited in my anger And it will burn down to Sheol, ..." COMMENT: HELL IS GONE in this verse in the NWT. Joshua 12:23 KJ: "... the king of the NATIONS of Gilgal, ..." NWT: "... the king of Goiim in Gilgal ..." COMMENT: Is the NWT's 'Goiim' a "simpler and more understandable word" than the King James' "NATIONS"? 2Sam. 16:4 KJ: "... And Ziba said, I humbly BESEECH thee [that] I may find GRACE in thy sight, my lord, O king." NWT: "... Ziba said: 'I do bow down. Let me find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.'" 2Sam. 21:19 KJ: "... Elhanan ... slew [THE BROTHER OF] Goliath ..." NWT: "... Elhanan ... got to strike down Goliath ..." COMMENT: WHAT? 'Elhanan struck down Goliath'? Sunday school CHILDREN know that DAVID SLEW Goliath! The NWT 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 10:28 KJ: "... and LINEN yarn: the king's merchants received the LINEN yarn at a price." NWT: "... the king's merchants would themselves take the HORSE DROVE for a price." COMMENT: Horses? The NWT is not on the right topic. 1Kings 14:24 KJ: "And there were also SODOMITES in the land: ..." NWT: "And even the male temple prostitute proved to be in the land. ..." COMMENT: "SODOMITES" are watered down to just 'prostitute(s)'. Sodomy is an ABOMINATION (Lev. 18:22), but the NWT has overlooked 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, ..." NWT: "Accordingly he had the male temple prostitutes pass out of the land ..." COMMENT: Again, the NWT changes "SODOMITES" to just 'prostitutes'. Sodomy is GONE, in the NWT, here in 1Kings 15:12, AND in 1Kings 14:24, AND in 1Kings 22:46 AND in 2Kings 23:7. 1Kings 20:38 KJ: " ... with ASHES upon his FACE." NWT: " ... 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, ..." NWT: "Then we gave the laws of the king to the satraps of the king ..." COMMENT: Is the NWT's 'satraps' a "clearer and more understandable word" than the King James' "LIEUTENANTS"? Psalm 9:17 KJ: "The wicked shall be turned into HELL, ..." NWT: "Wicked people will turn back to Sheol, ..." COMMENT: The NWT has DELETED hell. Is this an attempt to sell more NWTs? Psalm 109:6 KJ: "Set thou a wicked man over him: and let SATAN stand at his right hand." NWT: "Appoint over him someone wicked, And may a resister himself keep standing at his right hand." COMMENT: SATAN has been REMOVED from this verse in the NWT. Prov. 23:14 KJ: "Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt DELIVER HIS SOUL FROM HELL." NWT: "... you may deliver his very soul from Sheol ..." COMMENT: The NWT has DELETED HELL (again). Eccl. 5:20 KJ: "... God ANSWERETH [HIM] in the joy of his heart." NWT: "... God is preoccupying [him] with the rejoicing of his heart." COMMENT: The NWT translators blew this one. Isaiah 11:3 KJ: "And shall make him of quick understanding ..." NWT: Omitted. COMMENT: The verse is speaking of JESUS and says that he shall be "of quick understanding". The NWT omits this. Isaiah 14:12 KJ: "How art thou fallen from heaven, O LUCIFER, son of the morning! ..." NWT: "O how you have fallen from heaven, you shining one, son of the dawn! ..." COMMENT: WHO fell from heaven? The NWT doesn't say. But, the King James tells us: It's LUCIFER. Lucifer is GONE in this verse in the NWT. Isaiah 32:2 KJ: "And A MAN shall be as AN hiding place from the wind, ..." NWT: "And each one must prove to be like a hiding place 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. Also, the NWT should read AN hiding place, (like the KJ) not A hiding place. The NWT contains bad grammar. Isaiah 53:10 KJ: "... when thou shalt make HIS SOUL AN OFFERING FOR SIN, ..." NWT: "... If you will set his soul as a GUILT OFFERING, ..." Daniel 3:25 KJ: "... and the form of the fourth is like THE SON OF GOD." NWT: "... and the appearance of the fourth one is resembling a son of the gods." COMMENT: 'A son of the 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). Daniel 7:10 KJ: "... THE JUDGMENT WAS SET, and the books were opened." NWT: "... The Court took its seat, and there were books that were opened." COMMENT: The JUDGMENT OF GOD has been removed. Hosea 11:12 KJ: "... but Judah YET RULETH WITH GOD, AND IS FAITHFUL WITH THE SAINTS." NWT: "... But Judah is yet roaming with God, ..." COMMENT: The NWT has watered down "RULING" with God to just 'roaming'. Micah 5:2 KJ: "... Bethlehem ... out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose GOINGS FORTH [have been] from of old, FROM EVERLASTING." NWT: "... whose ORIGIN is from early times, ..." COMMENT: This refers to the Lord Jesus Christ and the NWT (from the Jehovah's Witnesses) makes him a CREATED BEING having an ORIGIN, thus making JESUS A SINNER. Zech. 9:9 KJ: "... behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having SALVATION; ..." NWT: "... Your king himself comes to you. He is righteous, yes, SAVED; humble, ..." COMMENT: Jesus is 'SAVED' but he is NOT SAVIOR? Notice once again: The JWs' NWT OMITS Jesus as SAVIOR. Zech. 11:17 KJ: "Woe to the IDOL shepherd that leaveth the flock! ..." NWT: "Woe to my valueless shepherd, who is leaving the flock! ..." COMMENT: The NWT scholars missed this one. Zech. 12:10 KJ: "... and they shall look UPON ME whom they have pierced, ..." NWT: "... and they will certainly look to the One whom they pierced ..." COMMENT: The Jehovah's Witnesses CHANGE "ME" (Jesus) whom they pierced to a vague 'One' whom they pierced. They do that because the JWs DENY that JESUS IS GOD IN THE FLESH, and as such, they DENY he is our SAVIOR. Zech. 13:6 KJ: "And [one] shall say unto him, What [are] these wounds IN THINE HANDS? Then he shall answer, [Those] with which I was wounded [in] the house of my FRIENDS." NWT: "And one must say to him, 'What are these wounds [on your person] between your hands?' And he will have to say, 'Those with which I was struck in the house of my INTENSE LOVERS.'" COMMENT: This is a verse prophesying JESUS CHRIST. Jesus was wounded IN HIS HANDS not 'between' his hands. (He was also wounded on his back). Lastly, he was in the house of his "FRIENDS", NOT 'LOVERS'. The NWT has PERVERTED this verse. Matt. 1:19 KJ: "Then Joseph ... not willing to make her (Mary) a publick example, was minded TO PUT HER AWAY privily." NWT: "... Joseph ... intended to DIVORCE HER secretly." COMMENT: Think on this. What a DIFFERENCE! The meaning is far-reaching and a lot is involved. Matt. 1:25 KJ: "And knew her not till she had brought forth her FIRSTBORN son: ..." NWT: "But he had no intercourse with her until she gave birth to a son; ..." COMMENT: Jesus was the FIRSTBORN. Matt. 2:4 KJ: "... he (King Herod) DEMANDED of them where Christ should be born." NWT: "... 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 would be born; he "DEMANDED" to know! Matt. 3:3 KJ: "... Prepare ye the way of THE LORD, ..." NWT: "... Prepare the way of Jehovah, ..." COMMENT: The Greek word here is kurios which means Lord. With no scriptural basis, the Jehovah's Witnesses have CHANGED "Lord" (KJ) to 'Jehovah' (NWT). In other places the JWs also CHANGE "God" (theos) to 'Jehovah'. There are literally HUNDREDS of places in the NWT where they have mistranslated scripture, on purpose. 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: ..." NWT: "However, I say to you that everyone who continues wrathful with his brother will be accountable to the court ..." COMMENT: WHAT? The NWT says you CAN'T be angry with your brother?!!! 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 King James 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. 5:44 KJ: "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, BLESS THEM THAT CURSE YOU, DO GOOD TO THEM THAT HATE YOU, and pray for them which DESPITEFULLY USE YOU, and persecute you;" NWT: "However, I say to you: Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those persecuting you;" COMMENT: The NWT leaves out everything in capital letters. Matt. 6:13 KJ: "... For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen." NWT: Omitted. COMMENT: The NWT omits all this. Matt. 6:27 KJ: "Which of you ... can ADD ONE CUBIT unto his stature?" NWT: "Who of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his LIFE SPAN?" COMMENT: CUBITS are units of LENGTH (Gen. 6:15) and thus also HEIGHT (1Sam. 17:4), but NOT TIME. Matt. 7:14 KJ: "Because strait [is] the gate, and NARROW [is] the way, ..." NWT: "whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road ..." COMMENT: 'Cramped the ROAD (i.e. way)'? No, "NARROW" is the WAY (as stated in the King James Bible). Matt. 8:19 KJ: "And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, MASTER, I will follow thee ..." NWT: "And a certain scribe came up and said to him: 'Teacher, I will follow you ...'" COMMENT: Jesus as "MASTER" is watered down to just a 'teacher'. Matt. 9:13 KJ: "... for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners TO REPENTANCE." NWT: "... For I came to call, not righteous people, but sinners." COMMENT: Called TO WHAT? Folks: HELL will get all of the sinners who DON'T repent. JESUS will get all the sinners who DO repent! Those last two words in the King James ARE CRUCIAL. Matt. 11:23 KJ: "And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to HELL: ..." NWT: "And you, Capernaum, ... Down to Hades you will come; ..." COMMENT: Hell is GONE (again) in the NWT. Matt. 12:6 KJ: "... That in this place is [ONE] GREATER than the temple." NWT: "But I tell you 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." NWT: "... but whoever speaks against the holy spirit, it will not be forgiven him, no, not in this system of things nor in that to come." COMMENT: Two items: 1) Once again, the JWs do NOT capitalize Holy Spirit because they DENY the Holy Spirit is ALIVE. 2) Not being forgiven "IN THIS WORLD" (THIS WORLD being concrete, and understandable), has been CHANGED to a VAGUE 'system of things'. Matt. 12:40 KJ: "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the WHALE'S belly; ..." NWT: "For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, ..." COMMENT: The Lord Jesus Christ knew the difference between a "WHALE" and a 'fish'. Matt. 12:42 KJ: "... behold, A GREATER THAN SOLOMON [is] here." NWT: "... but, look! something more than Solomon is here." Matt. 13:39 KJ: "... the harvest is the END OF THE WORLD; ..." NWT: "... The harvest is a conclusion of a system of things, ..." COMMENT: The harvest comes at the END OF THE WORLD (not at the end of some vague 'system of things'). Matt. 16:3 KJ: "... O [YE] HYPOCRITES, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not [discern] the signs of the times?" NWT: "... You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot interpret." COMMENT: "O [YE] HYPOCRITES" has been omitted. Matt. 16:18 KJ: "... upon this rock I will build my CHURCH; and the GATES OF HELL shall not prevail against it." NWT: "... on this rock-mass I will build my congregation, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it." COMMENT: Once again, HELL IS GONE in the NWT. Also, Jesus will build his "CHURCH" (KJ) meaning ALL THE SAVED, not just a 'congregation' (NWT) which would include the unsaved. Matt. 17:21 KJ: "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by PRAYER and FASTING." NWT: Omitted. COMMENT: To cast out certain devils requires PRAYER and FASTING. The NWT ignores this. Matt. 18:11 KJ: "For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost." NWT: Omitted. Comment: Jesus' ENTIRE PURPOSE for coming to earth, is OMITTED in the NWT. 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." NWT: "I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the ground of fornication, and marries another commits adultery." COMMENT: An IMPORTANT verse about marriage, yet the NWT deletes about one third of it. Matt. 19:17 KJ: "... WHY CALLEST THOU ME GOOD? ..." NWT: "... Why do you ask me about what is good? ..." Matt. 20:7 KJ: "... Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; AND WHATSOEVER IS RIGHT, [THAT] SHALL YE RECEIVE." NWT: "... 'Because nobody has hired us.' He said to them, 'You too go into the vineyard.'" COMMENT: The NWT omits about 1/2 the verse! This omission makes it HARDER to understand the explanation given later in Matt. 20:13. Matt. 20:16 KJ: "So the last shall be first, and the first last: FOR MANY BE CALLED, BUT FEW CHOSEN." NWT: "In this way the last ones will be first, and the first ones last." COMMENT: The NWT omits: "FOR MANY BE CALLED, BUT FEW CHOSEN." Matt. 23:8 KJ: "But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your MASTER, [even] Christ; ..." NWT: "But you, do not you be called Rabbi, for one is your teacher, ..." COMMENT: Jesus as "MASTER" is watered down to just 'teacher' and then this 'teacher' isn't even NAMED in the NWT. Matt. 23:14 KJ: "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a PRETENCE make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater DAMNATION." NWT: Omitted. COMMENT: Jesus CONDEMNS HYPOCRISY, yet this warning is NOT in the NWT. Matt. 23:33 KJ: "[Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers, how can ye escape THE DAMNATION OF HELL?" NWT: "Serpents, offspring of vipers, how are you to flee from the judgment of Gehenna?" COMMENT: "Hell" has been watered down to 'Gehenna'. And, "DAMNATION" has been watered down to just 'judgment'. Dear reader: Be sure that you, and those around you, are SAVED FROM THE DAMNATION OF HELL. Matt. 24:3 KJ: "... Tell us, ... of THE END OF THE WORLD ..." NWT: "... Tell us, ... of the conclusion of the system of things ..." COMMENT: Jesus ISN'T being asked about an old 'system' that ends; 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." NWT: "... you know neither the day nor the hour." COMMENT: WHO is it that is coming again? That's right: JESUS! But, you wouldn't know it from the NWT. Matt. 25:46 KJ: "And these shall go away into EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT: ..." NWT: "And these will depart into everlasting cutting-off, ..." COMMENT: The Jehovah's Witnesses believe in ANNIHILATIONISM and have mistranslated, (on purpose), "EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT" to 'everlasting cutting-off'. Matt. 27:35 KJ: "And they CRUCIFIED him, and parted his garments, casting lots: THAT IT MIGHT BE FULFILLED WHICH WAS SPOKEN BY THE PROPHET, THEY PARTED MY GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND UPON MY VESTURE DID THEY CAST LOTS." NWT: "When they had impaled him they distributed his outer garments by casting lots," COMMENT: The NWT changes "CRUCIFIED" to 'impaled'. Also, the NWT omits the section of this scripture documenting the FULFILLMENT OF A PROPHECY. Mark 1:2 KJ: "As it is written IN THE PROPHETS, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee." NWT: "Just as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: '(Look! I am sending forth my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way;)'" Comment: The verse being quoted here is NOT from Isaiah, as the NWT says; it is from Malachi 3:1. Check it out. The King James has the correct reading which is: "As it is written in the prophets ..." (because Malachi was a prophet). Mark 3:5 KJ: "... his hand was restored WHOLE AS THE OTHER." NWT: "... and his hand was restored." Mark 3:29 KJ: "But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost ... is in danger of eternal DAMNATION:" NWT: "However, whoever blasphemes against the holy spirit ... is guilty of everlasting sin." COMMENT: This verse contains an IMPORTANT WARNING, but the NWT waters it down. 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." NWT: "And wherever a place will not receive you nor hear you, on going out from there shake off the dirt that is beneath your feet for a witness to them." COMMENT: An important WARNING from Jesus, but the NWT leaves out about HALF of it. Mark 7:16 KJ: "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear." NWT: Omitted. COMMENT: Numbering verses 14, 15, and then 17 is NOT new math. The NWT leaves out JESUS' COMMAND TO HEAR HIM. Mark 8:34 KJ: "... Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his CROSS, and follow me." NWT: "... let him disown himself and pick up his TORTURE STAKE and follow me ..." COMMENT: First off, the NWT changes the CROSS to a 'torture stake'. This mistranslation is because Jehovah's Witnesses DENY Jesus is equal with God and that Jesus died for our sins. But, applying their erroneous doctrine THEN has the crowd yelling 'impale' Jesus instead of "crucify him" in Mark 15:13. Mark 9:29 KJ: "And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer AND FASTING." NWT: "And he said unto them: 'This kind can not get out by anything except by prayer.'" COMMENT: Notice: FASTING is left out! Wonder why Satan does not want us to fast? Mark 9:43 KJ: "... it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into HELL, ..." NWT: "... it is finer for you to enter into life maimed than with two hands to go off into Gehenna, ..." COMMENT: The NWT has changed "HELL" to 'Gehenna'. Mark 9:44,46 KJ: "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched." NWT: This verse, in both Mark 9:44 and Mark 9:46, is omitted. Mark 9:45 KJ: "... it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into HELL, ..." NWT: "... it is finer for you to enter into life lame than with two feet to be pitched into Gehenna." COMMENT: The NWT has CHANGED "HELL" to 'Gehenna' (again). Mark 9:47 KJ: "... it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into HELL FIRE:" NWT: "it is finer for you to enter one-eyed into the kingdom of God than with two eyes to be pitched into Gehenna," COMMENT: Need I say it? "HELL FIRE" has been CHANGED to 'Gehenna'. Mark 10:21 KJ: "... and come, TAKE UP THE CROSS, and follow me." NWT: "... and come be my follower." COMMENT: The Christian TAKES UP THE CROSS and dies (to their will) daily. The NWT has DELETED this. Mark 10:24 KJ: "... Children, how hard is it FOR THEM THAT TRUST IN RICHES to enter into the kingdom of God!" NWT: "... Children, how difficult a thing it is to enter into 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." NWT: "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." NWT: Omitted. COMMENT: A HUGE WARNING, yet Mark 11:26 is omitted in the NWT. Mark 12:23 KJ: "In the resurrection therefore, WHEN THEY SHALL RISE, whose wife shall she be of them? ..." NWT: "In the resurrection to which of them will she be wife? ..." COMMENT: WHO RISES in the resurrection? WE DO! But, you wouldn't know it from the NWT. Mark 12:40 KJ: "... and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive GREATER DAMNATION." NWT: "... and for a pretext making long prayers; these will receive a heavier judgment." COMMENT: Here is A HUGE WARNING about HYPOCRISY, but the NWT waters down "DAMNATION" to only 'judgment'. Mark 13:6 KJ: "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am [CHRIST]; ..." NWT: "Many will come on the basis of my name, saying, 'I am he,' ..." COMMENT: 'He' could be ANYBODY. Yours truly is a 'he', but I am not Jesus Christ. Mark 13:14 KJ: "But when ye shall see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION, SPOKEN OF BY DANIEL THE PROPHET, ..." NWT: "... when you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation ..." COMMENT: Another section of scripture pointing out THE FULFILLMENT OF A PROPHECY, but the NWT omits it. Mark 13:33 KJ: "Take ye heed, watch AND PRAY: ..." NWT: "Keep looking, keep awake, ..." COMMENT: What does the NWT have against PRAYING? Mark 14:22 KJ: "... Take, EAT: this is my body." NWT: "... Take it, this means my body." COMMENT: What are we supposed to do with the bread/wafer? The NWT doesn't FULLY say. Mark 15:28 KJ: "And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH THE TRANSGRESSORS." NWT: Omitted. Mark 16:6 KJ: "... Be not affrighted: ..." NWT: "... Stop being stunned. ..." COMMENT: Being 'stunned' and being "AFFRIGHTED" are different. Mark 16:9-20 KJ: (All verses of Mark 16:9-20 are included) NWT: Mark 16:9-20 gives the heading, "Long Conclusion" (as if it was optional). COMMENT: In the book, "The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel of Mark", John Burgeon has written over 400 pages proving conclusively that this section was in the original manuscripts. Burgeon's book remains unanswered and is unanswerable. Mark 16:15 KJ: "... Go ye into all the world, and preach THE GOSPEL ..." NWT: "... Go into all the world and preach the good news ..." COMMENT: There are a lot of items in the news that are generic 'good news', but Jesus said SPECIFICALLY to preach THE GOSPEL. Luke 1:28 KJ: "And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, [thou that art] highly favoured, the LORD [is] with thee: BLESSED [ART] THOU AMONG WOMEN." NWT: "And when he went in before her he said: 'Good day, highly favored one, Jehovah is with you.'" COMMENT: The NWT has, again on purpose, mistranslated the Greek word kurios (i.e. "Lord") as 'Jehovah'. Also, Mary was "BLESSED AMONG WOMEN". Luke 2:22 KJ: "And when the days of HER PURIFICATION ... were accomplished, ..." NWT: "Also, when the days for PURIFYING THEM ... came to the full, ..." COMMENT: WHAT? The NWT MAKES JESUS A SINNER (by requiring purification FOR HIM). The King James is correct: The purification WAS FOR MARY, and for HER ONLY. Luke 2:33 KJ: "And JOSEPH and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of HIM." NWT: "And ITS father and mother continued wondering at the things being spoken about IT." COMMENT: First off, Jesus is a HE (KJ) NOT an IT (NWT). Secondly, 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 2:43 KJ: "... the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and JOSEPH AND HIS MOTHER knew not [of it]." NWT: "... the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and HIS PARENTS did not notice it." COMMENT: 'HIS PARENTS'? Again, the NWT makes JOSEPH the FATHER of the Lord Jesus Christ. Joseph was NOT Jesus' father, GOD WAS. Luke 2:49 KJ: "... I must be about my Father's BUSINESS ..." NWT: "... I must be in the [house] of my Father ..." COMMENT: Don't the "scholars" know the difference between "BUSINESS" and a 'house'? And, if Jesus (and us for that matter) MUST BE in our Father's house, how will the world be evangelized? It's as the King James Bible says: We MUST BE about our Father's BUSINESS (WHEREVER that may lead). Luke 4:4 KJ: "... man shall not live by bread alone, BUT BY EVERY WORD OF GOD." NWT: "... Man must not live by bread alone." COMMENT: Other than bread, what else does man need? The NWT doesn't say. But, 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." NWT: "In reply Jesus said to him: 'It is written, It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.'" COMMENT: The NWT omits "Get thee behind me, Satan." And, "LORD" has been CHANGED to 'Jehovah'. 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," NWT: The NWT omits "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." NWT: "But he turned and rebuked them. So they went to a different village." COMMENT: 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." NWT: "Then he said to them: 'Whenever you pray, say, Father, let your name be sanctified. Let your kingdom come.'" COMMENT: Again, the NWT has OMITTED scripture. Luke 11:4 KJ: "... And lead us not into temptation; BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL." NWT: "... and do not bring us into temptation." Luke 11:29 KJ: "... but the sign of Jonas THE PROPHET." NWT: "... except the sign of Jonah." Luke 16:23 KJ: "And in HELL he lift up his eyes, ..." NWT: "And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, ..." COMMENT: "HELL" has been CHANGED to 'Hades' in this verse in the NWT. Luke 17:36 KJ: "Two [men] shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left." NWT: Omitted. Luke 21:8 KJ: "... for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [CHRIST]; ..." NWT: "... for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, 'I am he,' ..." COMMENT: Who is 'he'? Luke 23:17 KJ: "(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)" NWT: Omitted. Luke 23:23 KJ: "... And the voices of them AND OF THE CHIEF PRIESTS prevailed." NWT: "... and their voices began to win out." Luke 23:42 KJ: "And he said unto Jesus, LORD, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom." NWT: "And he went on to say: 'Jesus, remember me when you get into your kingdom.'" COMMENT: Why leave out "LORD"? The thief GOT SAVED, so of course he addressed Jesus as LORD! Luke 23:45 KJ: "And the sun was DARKENED, ..." NWT: "because the sunlight failed; ..." COMMENT: Why did the sunlight 'fail'? The King James lets us know: It was supernaturally DARKENED. Luke 24:46 KJ: "... and thus it BEHOVED Christ to suffer, ..." NWT: "... it is written that the Christ would suffer ..." COMMENT: The NWT misses a HUGE POINT: It "BEHOVED" Christ to suffer. He did it WILLINGLY. John 1:1 KJ: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word WAS GOD." NWT: "In [the] beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was A god." COMMENT: 'The Word was a god'? What? The Jehovah's Witnesses DENY Jesus is EQUAL WITH GOD. They believe he is a CREATED BEING. Thus, they purposely mistranslate "AND THE WORD WAS GOD" to 'the Word was a god.' Not only is this a mistranslation, but to say 'a god' is POLYTHEISM. Think about it. John 1:3 KJ: "All things were made BY him; ..." NWT: "All things came into existence 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, ..." NWT: "... and the world came into existence through him, ..." COMMENT: Again, "BY" and 'through' are not the same. John 1:11 KJ: "He came unto his OWN, and his own received him not." NWT: "He came to his own HOME, but his own people did not take him in." COMMENT: Here is a false statement because this world was NOT THE HOME of the Lord Jesus. In John 8:23 Jesus says: "I am NOT of this world". John 1:14 KJ: "... (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of THE Father,) ..." NWT: "... and we had a view of his glory, a glory such as belongs to an only-begotten son from a father; ..." COMMENT: "a" father? (and father is with a lower case f). Jesus was the ONLY BEGOTTEN of THE heavenly Father (with an upper case F). 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." NWT: "He led him to Jesus. When Jesus looked upon him he said: 'You are Simon the son of John; you will be called Cephas' (which is translated Peter)." COMMENT: The NWT omits: Thou shall be called Cephas, WHICH IS BY INTERPRETATION, A STONE. This omission 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 as well as with the JWs. 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." NWT: "Moreover, no man has ascended into heaven but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man." John 3:15 KJ: "That whosoever believeth in him SHOULD NOT PERISH, but have eternal life." NWT: "that everyone believing in him may have everlasting life." COMMENT: NOT PERISHING is important, don't you think? 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." NWT: Omitted. COMMENT: The NWT omits an example of a capability (apparently) of an HOLY angel of God. 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." NWT: "So on this account the Jews went persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things during 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 5:29 KJ: "... and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of DAMNATION." NWT: "... those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment." COMMENT: The NWT waters down "DAMNATION" to only 'judgment'. John 6:33 KJ: "For the bread of God is HE which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world." NWT: "For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." John 6:47 KJ: "... He that believeth ON ME hath everlasting life." NWT: "... He that believes has everlasting life." COMMENT: He that believes WHO, or WHAT? The NWT 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." NWT: "and we have believed and 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 7:53-8:11 KJ: (All verses are included) & Mark 16:9-20 NWT: Omitted. COMMENT: All these verses are taken out of the NWT and placed in the margin. Literally hundreds of MSS contain these verses, and the early church fathers refer to them hundreds of times, or 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 MSS and 61 have this passage. Doubtless manuscripts: Aleph and B are referred to as the "old manuscripts" but they are TWO OF THE WORST as we have noted before. John 8:36 KJ: "If the Son therefore shall MAKE YOU FREE, ye shall be free indeed." NWT: "Therefore if the Son sets you free, you will be actually free." COMMENT: Jesus did not (passively) 'set' us free (NWT); NO, he TOOK ACTION and MADE us free (KJ). We had to be BORN AGAIN! To FIX US Jesus had to START OVER FROM SCRATCH! The NWT waters down the ACTIVE WORK Jesus did for us. John 8:58 KJ: "Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I AM." NWT: "Jesus said to them: Most truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into existence, I have been." COMMENT: The JWs purposely mistranslate this verse about Jesus, making him a created being, having an origin, that has 'been' (NWT). The CORRECT doctrine is Jesus being the ETERNALLY EXISTENT (and present tense) "I AM" (KJ). 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." NWT: "Therefore they picked up stones to hurl [them] at him; but Jesus hid 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, ..." NWT: "We must work the works of him that sent me ..." John 9:35 KJ: "... Dost thou believe on the SON OF GOD?" NWT: "... Are you putting faith in the Son of man?" John 10:30 KJ: "I and [MY] Father are one." NWT: "I and the Father are one." COMMENT: The KJ's "MY" Father is GONE and is replaced by 'the' Father. Thus, the NWT deletes the PERSONAL relationship of "MY FATHER" between Jesus and the heavenly Father. John 11:41 KJ: "Then they took away the stone [FROM THE PLACE] WHERE THE DEAD WAS LAID. ..." NWT: "Therefore they took the stone away. ..." COMMENT: It's NOT a miracle if Lazarus isn't DEAD. John 14:2 KJ: "In my Father's house are MANY MANSIONS: ..." NWT: "In the house of my Father there are many abodes. ..." COMMENT: If Jesus thinks your work for him was WORTHY, wouldn't you want a "MANSION" instead of just an 'abode'? The NWT waters down one of the POSSIBLE REWARDS from God. John 14:16 KJ: "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another COMFORTER, ..." NWT: "and I will request the Father and he will give you another helper ..." John 14:26 KJ: "But the COMFORTER, [which is] the Holy Ghost, ..." NWT: "But the helper, the holy spirit, ..." John 15:26 KJ: "But when the COMFORTER is come, ..." NWT: "When the helper arrives ..." John 16:7 KJ: "... for if I go not away, the COMFORTER will not come ..." NWT: "... For if I do not go away, the helper will by no means come to you; ..." John 16:16 KJ: "A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, BECAUSE I GO TO THE FATHER." NWT: "In a little while you will behold me no longer, and, again, in a little while you will see me." COMMENT: Jesus' prophecy, about himself, is corrupted in the NWT. John 17:3 KJ: "And this is life eternal, that they might KNOW THEE the only true God, ..." NWT: "This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, ..." COMMENT: The Jehovah's Witnesses DENY that a person can KNOW GOD PERSONALLY after salvation. So, on purpose, they mistranslate "KNOW THEE" (KJ) as in an INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD IN THE HEART to just a 'take in knowledge' as in intellectual learning about God. Acts 1:3 KJ: ".. he shewed himself alive after his passion BY MANY INFALLIBLE PROOFS, ..." NWT: "... by many positive proofs he showed himself alive after he had suffered, ..." COMMENT: The evidence about Jesus is INFALLIBLE. 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;" NWT: "... he would seat one from the fruitage of his loins upon his throne," COMMENT: The NWT totally misses the point. It wasn't just 'one' 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." NWT: "... Jehovah continued to join to THEM daily those BEING SAVED." COMMENT: The people were added to THE CHURCH (not to a generic 'them'). Also, salvation is an IMMEDIATE event. It is NOT A PROCESS. People are either SAVED or they are NOT. They are NOT 'being saved'. Lastly, the NWT takes the Greek word kurios (Lord) and purposely mistranslates it as 'Jehovah' to avoid calling Jesus "Lord" (KJ). Acts 3:13 KJ: "The God of Abraham, ... hath glorified HIS SON Jesus; ..." NWT: "The God of Abraham ... has glorified his Servant, Jesus, ..." COMMENT: Jesus AS GOD'S SON has been watered down to just a 'Servant'. Acts 3:26 KJ: "... God, having raised up HIS SON Jesus, ..." NWT: "... God, after raising up his Servant, ..." COMMENT: Again, the NWT waters down Jesus AS GOD'S SON, to just a 'servant' and then notice: The NWT doesn't even NAME the servant. Acts 4:27 KJ: "... thy HOLY CHILD Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, ..." NWT: "... your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed," COMMENT: Again, the NWT 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." NWT: "... your holy servant Jesus." COMMENT: One more time: The NWT waters down Jesus as GOD'S HOLY CHILD to just 'holy servant'. Acts 8:9 KJ: "... a certain man, ... used sorcery, and BEWITCHED the people ..." NWT: "... a certain man ... who, ... had been practicing magical arts and amazing the nation ..." COMMENT: No! No! No! He didn't 'amaze' the nation (as if they were being entertained). 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." NWT: Acts 8:37 is OMITTED with no note explaining why. COMMENT: This verse shows THE REQUIREMENT for water baptism, namely: BELIEVING THAT JESUS CHRIST IS THE SON OF GOD. But, both Codex Aleph and B leave this verse out; and they are TWO OF THE WORST manuscripts. This is a good example of the SPIRITUAL BATTLE that has and still surrounds the word of God. 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." NWT: "He said: 'Who are you, Lord?' He said: 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Nevertheless, rise and enter into the city, and what you must do will be told you.'" 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 anyone who believes the Bible to be the verbally inspired word of God. Acts 9:20 KJ: "And straightway he preached CHRIST ..." NWT: "and immediately ... he began to preach 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;" NWT: "You know the subject that was talked about throughout the whole of Judea, starting from Galilee after the baptism that John preached," COMMENT: The NWT is VAGUE. It says: 'you know the subject' but then doesn't tell us the subject! The King James is clear: THE WORD WAS PUBLISHED THROUGHOUT ALL JUDAEA. Acts 12:4 KJ: "... after EASTER ..." NWT: "... after the passover." COMMENT: Herod was a HEATHEN King. He did NOT regard Passover! He would have regarded EASTER, though. Note: Easter and Passover are NOT the same. Passover is BIBLICAL. But, do a thorough study on 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." NWT: "... we trust to get saved through the undeserved kindness of the Lord Jesus in the same way as those people also." COMMENT: What happened to "GRACE"? 'Kindness' is NOT the same. And, what happened to "CHRIST"? Acts 15:18 KJ: "Known UNTO GOD ARE ALL HIS WORKS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD." NWT: "known from of old." COMMENT: Are those two verses even close enough to compare? Acts 15:34 KJ: "Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still." NWT: Omitted with no note as to why. COMMENT: Numbering verses 32, 33, and then 35 ... is NOT new math. Acts 16:31 KJ: "And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus CHRIST, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." NWT: "They said: 'Believe on the Lord Jesus and you will get 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, ..." NWT: "Paul now stood in the midst of the AREOPAGUS and said: ..." Comment: Is the NWT'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, ..." NWT: "... we ought not to imagine that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, ..." COMMENT: The "GODHEAD" is watered down to just 'Divine Being'. Also, anyone (including Satan) can claim to be a 'Divine Being' (NWT), but there is ONLY ONE "GODHEAD" (KJ). Acts 18:12 KJ: "And when Gallio was the DEPUTY of Achaia, ..." NWT: "Now when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, ..." COMMENT: Is the NWT's 'proconsul' "simpler and more understandable", 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, ..." NWT: "BUT NONE OF THESE THINGS MOVE ME," is omitted with no reason given. COMMENT: The Apostle Paul was NOT MOVED by his circumstances! So, he was able to preach the Gospel with BOLDNESS. May we have the SAME ATTITUDE as the Apostle Paul. And, may we also preach with BOLDNESS! Thanks to the King James Bible for insight into this man of God. Acts 23:9 KJ: "... let us not fight against God." NWT: Omitted. COMMENT: Some GOOD ADVICE, don't you think? 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," NWT: Most of this has been omitted and no explanation is given. 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, ..." NWT: "But I do admit this to you, that, according to the way that they call a 'sect', in this manner I am rendering sacred service to the God of my forefathers, ..." COMMENT: The unbelievers who came against the Apostle Paul did NOT think Christianity was a 'sect'. No, they thought it was HERESY. Acts 24:15 KJ: "... that there shall be a resurrection OF THE DEAD, both of the just and unjust." NWT: "... that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous." Acts 28:29 KJ: "And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves." NWT: Acts 28:29 is omitted. COMMENT: The VAST MAJORITY of manuscripts have 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: ..." NWT: "For I am not ashamed of the good news; ... COMMENT: The translators seem to dislike the word "GOSPEL". 'Good news' can be ANYTHING, but the GOSPEL is VERY SPECIFIC. Romans 1:25 KJ: "Who CHANGED the truth of God INTO a lie, ..." NWT: "... who exchanged the truth of God for the lie ..." COMMENT: Those two verses are NOT the same. Romans 6:18 KJ: "Being then made free from sin, ye became the SERVANTS of righteousness." NWT: "... you were set free from sin, you became slaves to righteousness." COMMENT: Are we 'slaves' or "SERVANTS"? Answer: SERVANTS! Think about the difference. Romans 6:19 KJ: "... now yield your members SERVANTS to righteousness ..." NWT: "... 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, ..." NWT: "However, now, because you were set free from sin but became slaves to God, ..." COMMENT: What? 'Slaves to God'? No! No! No! We are "SERVANTS" to God, as properly stated in the King James Bible. Romans 8:1 KJ: "[There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are IN CHRIST JESUS, WHO WALK NOT AFTER THE FLESH, BUT AFTER THE SPIRIT." NWT: "Therefore those in union with Christ Jesus have no condemnation." COMMENT: The Jehovah's Witnesses DENY that Christ can be IN us and we IN Christ. Thus, they CHANGE "IN CHRIST JESUS" to just 'in union with Christ Jesus'. Also, there is AN IMPORTANT QUALIFICATION in the second half of the verse, but the NWT OMITS it. Romans 9:5 KJ: "... concerning the flesh Christ [came], who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen." NWT: "... from whom the Christ [sprang] according to the flesh: God, who is over all, [be] blessed forever. Amen." COMMENT: NOTE---These verses are twisted. The subject Christ is actually SEPARATED from God as they are broken into two separate sentences. Take time to consider this subtle deception. Romans 13:9 KJ: "... Thou shalt not bear false witness, ..." NWT: 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." NWT: "Welcome the man having weaknesses in his faith, but not to make decisions on inward questionings." 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 NWT we would NEVER DISPUTE OR QUESTION ANYTHING including KEY DOCTRINE like Paul and Barnabus going up to Jerusalem concerning whether circumcision was necessary for salvation (Acts 15:1-2). The NWT 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 16:24 KJ: "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen." NWT: Omitted. COMMENT: The vast majority of MSS have this verse. 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." NWT: "For the speech about the TORTURE STAKE is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are BEING SAVED it is God's power." COMMENT: First off, the NWT changes the CROSS to a 'torture stake'. But, when you think about it, the cross was MORE THAN torture; the CROSS meant someone's DEATH. Secondly, the NWT is teaching (again) 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." NWT: "... God saw good through the FOOLISHNESS OF WHAT IS PREACHED to save those believing." COMMENT: Contrary to the NWT, THE GOSPEL MESSAGE IS NOT FOOLISHNESS. 1Cor. 1:22 KJ: "For the Jews REQUIRE a sign, ..." NWT: "... the 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," NWT: "... in the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are gathered together, also my 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 dislike the name "CHRIST" so much? Are the translators of these 'new versions' really saved? 1Cor. 5:7 KJ: "... For even Christ our passover is sacrificed FOR US:" NWT: "... For, indeed, Christ our passover has been sacrificed." COMMENT: If Christ is not sacrificed FOR US we cannot be saved! The NWT misses the point. 1Cor. 6:9-10 KJ: "... Be not deceived: neither fornicators, ... NOR EFFEMINATE, ... shall inherit the kingdom of God." NWT: "Nor effeminate" has been omitted in NWT. 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." NWT: "for you were bought with a price. By all means, glorify God in the body ..." COMMENT: A section of scripture has been omitted with no reason given. 1Cor. 7:5 KJ: "... give yourselves to FASTING and prayer; ..." NWT: "... that you may devote time to prayer ..." COMMENT: What does the NWT have against FASTING? 1Cor. 7:39 KJ: "The wife is bound BY THE LAW as long as her husband liveth; ..." NWT: "A wife is bound during all the time her husband is alive. ..." 1Cor. 9:1 KJ: "... have I not seen Jesus CHRIST our Lord? ..." NWT: ".. Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? ..." COMMENT: Again, no reason is given for omitting "CHRIST". 1Cor. 9:27 KJ: "But I keep ... my body, ... into subjection: lest ... I myself should be a CASTAWAY." NWT: "but I pummel my body ... that, ... I myself should not become disapproved somehow." COMMENT: Being a "CASTAWAY" and being 'disapproved' are 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: ..." NWT: "and, after giving thanks, he broke it and said: 'This means my body which is in your behalf. ...'" COMMENT: The NWT misses a HUGE point: Jesus Christ's body was BROKEN for us. Also, the NWT OMITS EATING the bread/wafer. 1Cor. 11:29 KJ: "For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh DAMNATION TO HIMSELF, ..." NWT: "For he that eats and drinks eats and drinks judgment against himself if he does not discern the body." COMMENT: The NWT waters down God's WARNING from "DAMNATION" to just 'judgment'. 1Cor. 15:1 KJ: "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you THE GOSPEL ..." NWT: "Now I make known to you, brothers, the good news which I declared to you, ..." COMMENT: If you get a raise at work that is 'good news'! But, that is NOT the "GOSPEL". The King James Bible says SPECIFICALLY to declare THE GOSPEL. 1Cor. 15:2 KJ: "By which also ye ARE SAVED, ..." NWT: "through which you are also being saved, ..." COMMENT: 'Good news' (from previous verse) DOES NOT SAVE! Come on! The birth of my daughter was GOOD NEWS, but it DIDN'T save anyone! It's the GOSPEL OF CHRIST that is the power of God unto salvation (Romans 1:16). 1Cor. 16:22 KJ: "If any man love not the Lord JESUS CHRIST, let him be Anathema Maranatha." NWT: "If anyone has no affection for the Lord, let him be accursed. ..." COMMENT: Leaving out "JESUS CHRIST" leaves us guessing as to WHOM the NWT wants us to love as Lord. 2Cor. 2:15 KJ: "For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them THAT ARE SAVED, ..." NWT: "For to God we are a sweet odor of Christ among those who are being saved ..." COMMENT: Again? The NWT is teaching salvation is a PROCESS. NO! It is an IMMEDIATE EVENT. 2Cor. 2:17 KJ: "For we are not as many, which CORRUPT the word of God: ..." NWT: "... for we are not peddlers of the word of God ..." COMMENT: 'Peddling' and CORRUPTING are VERY DIFFERENT. 'New' versions try and hide from the truth they are CORRUPTING the word of God. 2Cor. 5:17 KJ: "... behold, all things ARE BECOME new." NWT: "... new things have come ..." COMMENT: The NWT CHANGES THE VERB 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 verse is not the only place where the NWT changes verb tense. 2Cor. 8:9 KJ: "For ye know the GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ, ..." NWT: "For you know the undeserved kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ, ..." COMMENT: Again, "GRACE" has been watered down to just 'kindness'. 2Cor. 11:31 KJ: "The God and Father of our Lord Jesus CHRIST, ..." NWT: "The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, ..." Gal. 5:12 KJ: "I would they were even cut off which trouble you." NWT: "I wish the men who are trying to overturn you would even get themselves EMASCULATED." COMMENT: WHAT? The Apostle Paul wanted some people to be 'EMASCULATED'? What kind of PERVERSION is the NWT teaching? Gal. 6:17 KJ: "... for I bear IN my body the marks of the LORD Jesus." NWT: "... for I am carrying on my body the brand marks [of a slave] of Jesus." COMMENT: Three comments: 1) Apparently, the translators don't like the name "LORD" either. 2) The marks of the Lord Jesus are INSIDE our body, NOT outside. We're NOT talking cattle branding here. And 3) We are SERVANTS of the Lord Jesus Christ, not slaves. Eph. 3:14 KJ: "For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST," NWT: "On account of this I bend my knees to the Father," COMMENT: Which Father is the NWT talking about? Satan is a father: the "father" of lies. The King James says which Father it is: It is the Father OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. Eph. 5:1 KJ: "Be ye therefore FOLLOWERS of God, ..." NWT: "Therefore, become imitators of God, ..." Comment: The NWT documents Satan's position EXACTLY. Think about it: Only Satan tries to imitate God as Satan wants to be worshipped AS God. Isa. 14:14 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;)" NWT: "for the fruitage of the light consists of every sort of goodness and righteousness and truth." COMMENT: WHAT and/or WHO is this 'light'? Satan can be transformed into an angel of LIGHT (2Co. 11:14). Lastly, "SPIRIT" (KJ) and 'light' (NWT) are NOT the same. Eph. 5:30 KJ: "For we are members of his body, OF HIS FLESH, AND OF HIS BONES." NWT: "because we are members of his body." Philip. 2:6 KJ: "Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery TO BE EQUAL WITH GOD:" NWT: "... although he was existing in God's form, gave no consideration to a seizure, namely, that he should be equal to God." COMMENT: Those two verses are DIFFERENT. Philip. 2:9 KJ: "... God also hath ... given him A NAME which is ABOVE EVERY NAME:" NWT: "... God ... gave him the name that is above every [OTHER] name," COMMENT: Again, the Jehovah's Witnesses make Jesus a CREATED BEING. Thus, instead of Jesus BEING GOD and having A NAME which is ABOVE EVERY NAME (KJ), Jesus' name can only be above 'every [OTHER] name' (NWT). Philip. 3:8 KJ: "... DUNG, ..." NWT: "... refuse, ..." COMMENT: I may have some refuse 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, ..." NWT: "who will refashion our humiliated body to be conformed to his glorious body ..." COMMENT: 'Humiliated 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:" NWT: "by means of whom we have our release by ransom, the forgiveness of our sins." COMMENT: Prisoners can be 'release(d)' from jail, but that is NOT "REDEMPTION". Also, what happened to the BLOOD? Col. 1:16 KJ: "For by him were ALL THINGS CREATED, ..." NWT: "... by means of him all [OTHER] things were created ..." COMMENT: The Jehovah's Witnesses DENY Jesus is God, making him a CREATED BEING instead. Thus, in this verse they CHANGE that Jesus CREATED "ALL THINGS" (KJ) to him first being created, and THEN him creating 'all OTHER things' (NWT). The JWs repeat this error again in Col. 1:17. Col. 2:2 KJ: "... to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, AND OF THE FATHER, and of Christ;" NWT: "... an accurate knowledge of the sacred secret of God, namely, Christ." 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:" NWT: "... by the stripping off the body of the flesh, ..." Col. 3:2 KJ: "Set your AFFECTION on things above, ..." NWT: "Keep your minds fixed on the things above, ..." COMMENT: The 'mind' can be an issue, but the BIGGER ISSUE is our AFFECTION (i.e. our HEART) as properly stated in the King James Bible. See also Proverbs 4:23. Col. 3:6 KJ: "For which things' sake the wrath of God COMETH ON THE CHILDREN OF DISOBEDIENCE:" NWT: "On account of those things the wrath of God is coming." COMMENT: Coming on WHO? Note: The TARGET of God's wrath is OMITTED in the NWT. 1Thes. 2:19 KJ: "... in the presence of our Lord Jesus CHRIST at his COMING?" NWT: "... before our Lord Jesus at his presence?" 1Thes. 3:11 KJ: "Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus CHRIST, direct our way unto you." NWT: "Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way prosperously to you." 1Thes. 5:22 KJ: "Abstain from ALL APPEARANCE of evil." NWT: "Abstain from every form of wickedness." COMMENT: We are AMBASSADORS for Christ (2Co. 5:20). Thus, our actions reflect back onto JESUS. So, like the NWT says, we SHOULD abstain from every FORM of wickedness. But, MORE THAN THAT, as AMBASSADORS, we must NOT even give the "APPEARANCE" (KJ) of evil. Once again, the King James Bible has the correct, and MORE COMPREHENSIVE, doctrine. 1Tim. 1:1 KJ: "... and LORD Jesus Christ, [which is] our hope;" NWT: "... and of Christ Jesus, our hope," 1Tim. 1:17 KJ: "... the only WISE God, [be] honour and glory ..." NWT: "... [the] only God, be honor and glory ..." 1Tim. 3:16 KJ: "... GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, ..." NWT: "... He was made manifest in flesh, ..." COMMENT: Who is this 'He' the NWT is talking about? He could be ANYBODY. There are almost 7 billion people on the planet now, about 1/2 of which are 'he's! Only the King James has the correct doctrine and it is: "GOD was manifest in the flesh ...". There is a BIG DIFFERENCE between "GOD" and just ANY 'he'. Also, every now and then you hear someone say about Jesus that "God became man". God NEVER BECAME MAN! God always STAYED AS GOD. What happened was that "GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH". 1Tim. 5:21 KJ: "I charge [thee] before God, and the LORD Jesus Christ, ..." NWT: "I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus ..." 1Tim. 6:1 KJ: "... that the name of God and [HIS] DOCTRINE be not BLASPHEMED." NWT: "... that the name of God and the teaching may never be spoken of injuriously." COMMENT: I can 'teach' 2+2=4 but that is NOT GOD's "DOCTRINE". Also, the KJ's "BLASPHEMED" is watered down to just 'spoken of injuriously'. The NWT ruins this important verse. 1Tim. 6:5 KJ: "... men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS: FROM SUCH WITHDRAW THYSELF." NWT: "... men corrupted in mind and despoiled of the truth, thinking that GODLY DEVOTION IS a means of GAIN." COMMENT: The NWT OMITS "FROM SUCH WITHDRAW THYSELF". Also notice: The King James Bible warns against men that suppose "GAIN IS GODLINESS". The NWT warns against men that suppose 'GODLY DEVOTION (i.e. GODLINESS) IS ... GAIN'. The NWT is exactly BACKWARDS. 1Tim. 6:10 KJ: "For the love of money is THE root of all evil: ..." NWT: "For the love of money is A root of all sorts of injurious things, ..." COMMENT: The NWT waters down "EVIL" to just 'injurious things'. Also, the love of money being THE ROOT (KJ) is changed to just 'a' root. There is a big difference between the NWT's 'a' root and the correct King James reading of "THE" root. 1Tim. 6:19 KJ: "... that they may lay hold on ETERNAL LIFE." NWT: "... that they may get a firm hold on the real life." COMMENT: What is the 'real life'? The NWT doesn't say. But, the King James tell us to lay hold on "ETERNAL LIFE". 1Tim. 6:20 KJ: "... avoiding ... oppositions of SCIENCE falsely so called:" NWT: "... turning away from ... contradictions of the 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. 1:11 KJ: "... and a teacher OF THE GENTILES." NWT: "... and teacher." COMMENT: The TARGET AUDIENCE for the Apostle Paul's ministry has been DELETED in the NWT. 2Tim. 2:15 KJ: "STUDY to shew thyself approved unto God, ..." NWT: "Do your utmost to present yourself approved to God, ..." COMMENT: We are supposed to STUDY the word of God. 2Tim. 3:3 KJ: "... DESPISERS of THOSE THAT ARE GOOD," NWT: "... without love of goodness," 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, ..." NWT: "I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, ..." Titus 1:4 KJ: "... from God the Father and THE LORD Jesus Christ our Saviour." NWT: "... 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;" NWT: "As for a man that promotes a sect, reject him after a first and second admonition;" COMMENT: The King James warns us: Anyone holding to false doctrine (i.e. an HERETICK) is to be rejected. Philemon 6 KJ: "... every good thing which is in you IN CHRIST JESUS." NWT: "... every good thing among us as related to Christ." 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;" NWT: "He is the REFLECTION OF [his] glory and the exact representation of his very being, ... and after he had made A purification for our sins he sat down on the right hand of the Majesty in lofty places." COMMENT: First: Jesus "BEING THE BRIGHTNESS OF [HIS] GLORY" vs. a 'reflection of' it are two vastly different situations. Second: Jesus Christ "PURGED OUR SINS" (a COMPLETED work) (KJ) not just made 'A purification for our sins' (one of many works) (NWT). Third: When Jesus purged our sins he did it "BY HIMSELF" (KJ). Heb. 1:6 KJ: "... when he (God the Father) bringeth in the firstbegotten (Jesus Christ) into the world, he (God the Father) saith, And let all the angels of God WORSHIP HIM (Jesus Christ)." NWT: "But when he again brings his Firstborn into the inhabited earth, he says: 'And let all God's angels do OBEISANCE to him.'" COMMENT: Jehovah's Witnesses DENY Jesus is God, so they purposely CHANGE the wording from "WORSHIP" Jesus to only doing 'obeisance' (i.e. respect) to him. Note: Jesus Christ FULFILLED APPROXIMATELY 300 OLD TESTAMENT PROPHESIES; how is Jesus Christ NOT God? Heb. 1:8 KJ: "But UNTO THE SON [HE (God the Father) SAITH], Thy throne, O GOD, [is] for ever and ever: ..." NWT: "But with reference to the Son: 'God is your throne forever and ever, ...'" COMMENT: In the King James it is clear: God the Father SAYS of Jesus Christ: "Thy throne O GOD ..." i.e. GOD THE FATHER SAYS JESUS CHRIST IS ALSO GOD. So, THERE IT IS! Jesus Christ IS GOD (truth the JWs ignore). And, as clear as the King James is, note: the wording in the NWT is still purposely blurred. Heb. 2:11 KJ: "For both he that SANCTIFIETH and they who ARE SANCTIFIED [are] all OF ONE: ..." NWT: "For both he who is sanctifying and those who are BEING sanctified all [stem] from one, ..." COMMENT: The NWT CHANGES DOCTRINE by CHANGING VERB TENSE. Thanks to Jesus we ARE (a COMPLETED WORK) SANCTIFIED. But, the NWT changes that to we are 'being sanctified' a work NOT COMPLETED. Heb. 2:16 KJ: "For verily he (Jesus) took not on [him the nature of] angels; but he took on [him] the seed of Abraham." NWT: "For he is really not assisting angels at all, but he is assisting Abraham's seed." COMMENT: The NWT 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;" NWT: "Consequently, holy brothers, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the apostle and high priest whom we confess- Jesus." COMMENT: CHRIST is left out so this could be ANYONE named Jesus. Also, don't the NWT translators know the difference between "PROFESSION" and 'confess(ion)'? Heb. 3:16 KJ: "FOR SOME, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit NOT ALL that came out of Egypt by Moses." NWT: "For who ... heard and yet provoked to bitter anger? Did not, in fact, ALL DO SO who went out of Egypt under Moses?" COMMENT: The NWT is BACKWARDS. Heb. 4:8 KJ: "For if JESUS had given them REST, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day." NWT: "For if JOSHUA had led them into a place of rest, [God] would not afterward have spoken of another day." COMMENT: Our "REST" is in the LORD JESUS CHRIST, not in Joshua! Heb. 7:21 KJ: "... Thou [art] a priest for ever AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHISEDEC:)" NWT: "... You are a priest forever," COMMENT: What KIND of Priest? Without the King James Bible we wouldn't know because the NWT HAS OMITTED: "... AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHISEDEC". Heb. 10:14 KJ: "For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that ARE SANCTIFIED." NWT: "For it is by one [sacrificial] offering that he has made those who are being sanctified perfect perpetually." COMMENT: Two items. One: Again, the NWT CHANGES DOCTRINE by CHANGING VERB TENSE. We "ARE SANCTIFIED" (i.e. completed), not 'being sanctified' (incomplete). Second: When 'new' versions DO NOT LEAVE OUT SCRIPTURE, they still CAN BE more verbose! In this scripture the King James states in 13 words what it takes the NWT to do in 18. Heb. 10:30 KJ: "For we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth] unto me, I will recompense, SAITH THE LORD. ..." NWT: "For we know him that said: 'Vengeance is mine; I will recompense;'..." 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. Heb. 11:6 KJ: "... he is a rewarder of them that DILIGENTLY seek him." NWT: "... he becomes the rewarder of those earnestly seeking him." COMMENT: We must DILIGENTLY seek him. Also, God does NOT 'become' (future tense) a rewarder, he IS (present tense) a rewarder. Once again, the NWT changes DOCTRINE by changing VERB TENSE. Heb. 12:2 KJ: "Looking unto Jesus the AUTHOR and finisher of [our] faith; ..." NWT: "as we look intently at the Chief Agent and Perfecter of our faith, Jesus. ..." COMMENT: Jesus as the AUTHOR of our faith is CHANGED to a nebulous 'Chief Agent'. Question: Is the NWT's 'CHIEF AGENT ... of our faith' "more understandable wording" than the KJ's "AUTHOR ... of [our] faith"? Heb. 12:9 KJ: "... shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?" NWT: "... Shall we not much more subject ourselves to the Father of our spiritual life and live?" COMMENT: The Jehovah's Witnesses subscribe to ANNIHILATIONISM and they DENY that the human spirit lives on after death. Thus, they purposely mistranslate "spirits" (i.e. our HUMAN spirits) to just 'spiritual life'. They repeat this error again in Heb. 12:23. James 5:16 KJ: "Confess [your] FAULTS one to another, ..." NWT: "Therefore openly confess your sins to one another ..." COMMENT: The Bible says ONLY GOD can forgive sins. So, we confess our SINS to him. We should, however, confess our FAULTS to one another. Note: This doctrinal error in the NWT is ALSO in Catholic doctrine and practices. 1Peter 1:22 KJ: "Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth THROUGH THE SPIRIT ..." NWT: "Now that you have purified your souls by [your] obedience to the truth ..." COMMENT: What happened to God's Holy Spirit? The King James gives God's Holy Spirit the GLORY. The NWT credits man. 1Peter 2:2 KJ: "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may GROW THEREBY:" NWT: "[and,] as newborn infants, form a longing for the unadulterated milk belonging to the word, THAT THROUGH IT YOU MAY GROW TO SALVATION," COMMENT: What? Read this very carefully. You see, a person must be living in order to grow; and a person who is Spiritually alive already has salvation. Also, the King James gets the point across in 15 words; whereas, the NWT is a more verbose 23 words. 1Peter 3:15 KJ: "But sanctify the Lord GOD in your hearts: ..." NWT: "But sanctify the 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, ..." NWT: "Therefore since Christ 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." NWT: "If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are happy, because the [spirit] of glory, even the spirit of God, is resting upon you." COMMENT: The NWT leaves out the GLORY God deserves. 1Peter 5:11 KJ: "To him [be] GLORY and DOMINION for ever and ever. Amen." NWT: "To him be the might forever. Amen." 2Peter 2:1 KJ: "... there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in DAMNABLE HERESIES, ..." NWT: "... there will also be false teachers among you. These ... will quietly bring in destructive sects ..." COMMENT: The false teachers will bring in HERESIES not 'sects', and the heresies are DAMNABLE. 2Peter 2:17 KJ: "... to whom the mist of darkness is reserved FOR EVER." NWT: "... for them the blackness of darkness has been reserved." COMMENT: FOR EVER is a long time, yet that part of the warning has been DELETED in the NWT. 1John 1:7 KJ: "... and the blood of Jesus CHRIST his Son cleanseth us from all sin." NWT: "... 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." NWT: "And you have an anointing from the holy one; all of you have knowledge." COMMENT: Are "UNCTION" and 'anointing' the same? 1John 3:16 KJ: "Hereby perceive we the LOVE [OF GOD], ..." NWT: "By this we have come to know love, ..." 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: ..." NWT: "but every inspired expression that does not confess Jesus does not originate with God. ..." COMMENT: Two items: One: The NWT changes the UNDER- STANDABLE word "spirit" to a NON- COMPREHENSIBLE 'inspired expression'. Two: contrary to the NWT, EVIL SPIRITS DID CONFESS 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 NWT corrupt the test for the anti-christ/test for evil spirits. 1John 4:19 KJ: "We love HIM, because he first loved us." NWT: "... we love, because he first loved us." COMMENT: The NWT misses the POINT, 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. 7 For there are three THAT BEAR RECORD IN HEAVEN, THE FATHER, THE WORD, AND THE HOLY GHOST: AND THESE THREE ARE ONE." NWT: "This is he that came by means of water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. And the spirit is that which is bearing witness, because the spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three witness bearers," COMMENT: What three witness bearers? Notice how verse 7 leaves the reader hanging. That is because a large portion of verse 7 is missing! 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." NWT: "... that you may know that you have life everlasting, ..." COMMENT: No reason is given for this section of scripture 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." NWT: "... undeserved kindness, mercy [and] peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, with truth and love." Rev. 1:9 KJ: "I John, ... was in the isle that is called Patmos, ... FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST." NWT: "I John, ... came to be in the isle that is called Patmos for speaking about God and bearing witness to Jesus." COMMENT: Notice the CHANGE ... John wasn't on Patmos because he HAD BEEN 'bearing witness to Jesus' (in the past), no, John was a vessel, NOW being USED BY GOD, to give US the "TESTIMONY OF" Jesus Christ. Rev. 1:11 KJ: "Saying, I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA, THE FIRST AND THE LAST: and, What thou seest, write in a book, ..." NWT: "saying: 'What you see write in a scroll ...'" COMMENT: Jesus as the "ALPHA AND OMEGA, THE FIRST AND THE LAST" is OMITTED. Rev. 2:15 KJ: "So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, WHICH THING I HATE." NWT: "So you, also, have those holding fast the teaching of the sect of Nicolaus likewise." COMMENT: Leaving out: "WHICH THING I HATE" changes the meaning of that scripture, don't you think? Rev. 5:14 KJ: "... And the four [and] twenty elders fell down and worshipped HIM THAT LIVETH FOR EVER AND EVER." NWT: "... and the elders fell down and worshiped." COMMENT: Worshipped WHO? John? Sam? Sally? The devil? Who? The NWT doesn't say. But, the King James Bible is CLEAR: We worship him that "LIVETH FOR EVER AND EVER"! Rev. 6:17 KJ: "For the great day of HIS wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?" NWT: "because the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?" COMMENT: There is a difference between 'their' wrath and "HIS" (i.e. the Lamb's) wrath! Rev. 8:13 KJ: "... and heard AN ANGEL flying ... SAYING with a LOUD VOICE, ..." NWT: "... and I heard an EAGLE flying ... SAY with a LOUD VOICE: ..." COMMENT: How could translators mistranslate "ANGEL" as 'eagle'? And, after that mistranslation, couldn't they have caught that error when they ADDED the eagle TALKED? Rev. 11:17 KJ: "... We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast, AND ART TO COME; ..." NWT: "... We thank you, Jehovah God, the Almighty, the One who is and who was, ..." COMMENT: WHAT IS JESUS GOING TO DO? That's right: He is COMING AGAIN! But notice, the NWT OMITS it. Rev. 12:12 KJ: "... Woe to THE INHABITERS OF the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, ..." NWT: "... Woe for the earth and for the sea, because the Devil has come down to you, having great anger, ..." COMMENT: There is a BIG DIFFERENCE in woe 'for the EARTH and for the SEA' (NWT) vs. woe to "THE INHABITERS OF" the earth and sea (KJ). Also, in this verse: The NWT capitalizes 'Devil' but the King James has "devil" in lower case. In Matt. 12:32, Mark 3:29, John 14:26, 1John 5:6 etc. etc. etc. the King James capitalizes "Holy Spirit" but the NWT leaves 'holy spirit' in lower case. Thus, the NWT gives more respect to the devil than it does to God's Holy Spirit. Rev. 13:16 KJ: "And HE causeth all, ... to receive a mark IN their right hand, or IN their foreheads:" NWT: "And IT puts under compulsion all persons, ... a mark IN their right hand or UPON their forehead," COMMENT: First off: The ONE causing people to receive the "mark of the beast" is a "HE" (KJ) not an 'it' (NWT). Also, the mark will be IN the right hand (both KJ and NWT) or IN the forehead (KJ) NOT UPON the forehead (NWT). A mark IN the hand or IN the forehead (like a microchip etc.) COULD NOT be washed off). Something ON the right hand or ON the forehead could be more easily REMOVED. Rev. 16:7 KJ: "And I heard ANOTHER OUT OF THE ALTAR SAY, ..." NWT: "And I heard the ALTAR SAY: ..." 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." NWT: "Yes, it has been granted to her to be arrayed in bright, clean, fine linen, for the fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the holy ones." 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 holy ones (which would give MAN the glory). Rev. 20:9 KJ: "... and fire came down FROM GOD out of heaven, ..." NWT: "... But fire came down out of heaven ..." COMMENT: The point is: It was GOD that judged. Rev. 21:24 KJ: "And the nations of THEM WHICH ARE SAVED shall walk in the light of it: ..." NWT: "And the nations will walk by means of its light, ..." COMMENT: There's a BIG difference between 'nations' and "nations of THEM WHICH ARE SAVED". Rev. 22:14 KJ: "BLESSED [are] they THAT DO HIS COMMANDMENTS, ..." NWT: "Happy 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, BE SURE TO DO HIS (Jesus') COMMANDMENTS! Amen? AMEN!