larryjf
Puritan Board Senior
One of the issues that i have come back to from time to time is why is the KJV better than the NKJV. Rev. Winzer has helped me in this area a few times, and i would now like to point out what i consider to be some interesting differences in translation.
The NKJV weakens God's sovereignty in this verse.
And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon. (Rev 16:16, NKJV)
And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. (Rev 16:16, KJV)
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The NKJV forgets about Joshua and Caleb in this verse.
For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses? (Heb 3:16, NKJV)
For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. (Heb 3:16, KJV)
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The NKJV makes us think that it's a problem with our personal relationship with Christ when we seek justification by the law, while the KJV tells us that it's Christ having no effect unto them.
You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. (Gal 5:4, NKJV)
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. (Gal 5:4, KJV)
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The NKJV rendering would lead us to believe that those following Jesus were starving instead of fasting...the difference being in religious motivation.
Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way." (Mat 15:32, NKJV)
Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. (Mat 15:32, KJV)
The NKJV weakens God's sovereignty in this verse.
And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon. (Rev 16:16, NKJV)
And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. (Rev 16:16, KJV)
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The NKJV forgets about Joshua and Caleb in this verse.
For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses? (Heb 3:16, NKJV)
For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. (Heb 3:16, KJV)
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The NKJV makes us think that it's a problem with our personal relationship with Christ when we seek justification by the law, while the KJV tells us that it's Christ having no effect unto them.
You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. (Gal 5:4, NKJV)
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. (Gal 5:4, KJV)
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The NKJV rendering would lead us to believe that those following Jesus were starving instead of fasting...the difference being in religious motivation.
Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way." (Mat 15:32, NKJV)
Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. (Mat 15:32, KJV)