[Pebbles_Nibbles]

You asked what I have against the use of the NIV version and other translations. I will, with supporting scripture, address your question and give reasons why I rest on KJV.

Take for instance Luke 4:4 in the King James Version. In the NIV the capitalised words are cut out:

“And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, BUT BY EVERY WORD OF GOD.”

Luke 4:4 is not the only place where parts of the word of God have been cut out. There are literally hundreds of omissions in the NIV. The omission in Luke 4:4 belittles the statement Jesus made. To omit the underlined words is to take away from God’s word. The Scriptures are to stay. The Word of God is to feed us. We are to live by the Scriptures. Here Jesus is in conflict with the devil and in this statement our Lord is revealing the efficient weapon against sin and Satan. It is very significant that this castrated version cuts out the very passage that condemns it. This omitted passage condemns the NIV!

Refer to 22:19 “And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life and out the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.”

I would fear to stand before the judgment bar of God, if I knowingly used and upheld a version that had taken away from the Word of God. Remember that this solemn warning against “taking away from the words” of God’s Holy Book is given by none other than Jesus Himself.

Pebbles:)

Q: How can I (we) live by every word of God, if literally hundreds of these life-giving words have been removed? That is the first reason why I do not use, and do not intend to use, the NIV and other perverted translations.

If "every word" is vital and we need "every word" what can be said in favour of a professed version that omits a whole verse? I will never use in my work or study a mutilated version, no matter how popular it may be.

[petermaumau]

I heard that In some bibles they censor out some parts..Like the Part of the beggar who lay by the pool...Some versions Omit the part that an angel stirred up the waters alleging it to be witchcraft...Many other omissions were probably done probably to windowdress the bible,it was too embarasingly honest for some.