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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 448
always agree because each translation committee has made independent choices on, which of the
different texts to rely upon. It will be noted which of the seven sample texts varies from the KJV
and a typical example will be given. In some modern versions some of the more obvious
revisions have been corrected and footnoted (i.e. the above text does not appear in the oldest
manuscripts). These footnotes are used to cast doubt in the minds of the reader as to the accuracy
of the text. I caution the reader that these footnotes exist but space does not permit me to note
each of them. Most of the changes are deletions. The words that have been deleted from the KJV
will be in bold in the KJV rendering. Some words have been added. Words that have been added
will show up in bold in the modern version rendering.
Below is an example of how the Alexandrian Text slashes some of the most important
words out of the Our Father prayer. Notice that the KJV is on the left; the modern version is on
the right and the versions that omit or add the same or similar text are in the middle. Any
comments will be shown below. In future examples the headings will be omitted to conserve
space.
King James Version
Versions that
Omit the Bold
Words in KJV
Modern Version
Luke 11:2-4 (KJV)
2
…Our Father which art
in heaven, Hallowed be thy
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy
will be done, as in heaven, so in
earth.
3
Give us day by day our
daily bread.
4
And forgive us our
sins; for we also forgive every
one that is indebted to us. And
lead us not into temptation; but
deliver us from evil.
NAB, NCV,
NIV, NRSV,
RSV, NLT,
NASB
Luke 11:2-4 (NASB)
2
…Father, hallowed be
Your name. Your kingdom come.
3
Give us each day our daily bread.
4
And forgive us our sins, For we
ourselves also forgive everyone
who is indebted to us. And lead us
not into temptation.
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Comment: Satan wouldn’t want to acknowledge that the Father is in heaven; he wouldn’t
want the Father's will to be accomplished on earth and he wouldn’t want us delivered from his
evil schemes thus he has removed these from the prayer. In Matthew 6:9-13 the modern versions
have the complete version of The Lord's Prayer except for the ending where they omit, “For
thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”
The Lord Jesus Christ is our savior and our redeemer, the Messiah. Jesus is his common
name; Lord is a title showing his authority but the title “Christ” shows that he is the one and only
Messiah. In the KJV the name “Jesus Christ” or “Christ Jesus” appears 257 times. In a sampling
of five modern versions it was discovered that the connection between Jesus and the Christ (or
Messiah) was missing in from a low of 28 verses to a high of 33 verses.
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Below are samples of
XIIThe sample of modern Bibles used by the author to compare the occurrences of “Christ Jesus” or “Jesus Christ”
in modern versions with the King James included: The New American Bible (229), The New Century Version
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