Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-04-26
Matthew s Gospel Revised.

The new version o' the Gospel by Matthew,
just issued ny the American btDle / nIon' II
not new translation bat revised edition
Of tue Gommon hnslI'h version. The au
thor, Dr. Conant, has according to our Jud5-
ment most successfully eI'ar'd this portion
Of the Sacred Volume ot many ot ITS ali
snrdltlrs and errors, which by the changes IN
our Language, by mistakes OF c1pylsts, aud
CLOSES ot translAt9rs, had ercrt into it
Many IcarnsI men, The most able judges III
the promises, CONSIDER thIs work as perfect a
representation Of the orig'ntl Greek G1spil,
as humvl le1Fai 8 and dtlisrnt P'reHerns
toll can produce.
We arr pleased II Ills 'tve That the reEt'' n
has preserved the old English style, the good
Anglo-saS1n p1raScni"cy' throughout the
book. The alterations IN th'F work are verbal,
ofwori Is rather than sentences and the rctder
is not shocked BY finding his god old Ei.-
lish Bible demolished or dsiAcsd Where
cIcarnc>s and accuracy demanded t5r chang
of w'rd. Dr. tanant has meia 1t in the
same tone aai stsit u that oI ktnS Jamas
Bible.
The % jcttiohs Which have been brought
forward against thu ohJeets Of the y Il. l
are best answered and Will be IA 81 ratctnal=
ly r." 'Fei. hy the results presented IN thus
volume. lnd'ei, th'rc can r. ~ sar'1us oh.
gctpn to rem wing errors. and o6.cnr.ties
from b73k iihe the iihc, III which " hi
aud mn'rta'ity arr brought t. light.
More e'reetaliy,as our present tnsl'rh b'DIe
= but a rs'lsi'n 81 'lme h'e er -& refisioh7
that hat PRECEDED az oi winch had bee
thankfully r''vef hy all wd' IN tho7 =
ages were lnl3"rins TIC rad t9 st'fnai
HE.
lie vaa're before us rs OF the puaFto s'A''
aud Is Gt uP IN the very oe't Siyl'' a' re
s''i' paper, h'n1'aS ana typ'Sr'f' ~ Inc
paG'' are d'Silei oil iitp three columns tAc
iir-t c1nttns our old version; t4H sec "a e
Greek text Bisstsr' ei't''n the third col
emn Is h!iei np with Dr. ton-nt n'W YER
sion. By this arrtns mrnt the greatest IA
e'llty l. Al 'rlci IN comparing tn oil AMI
new versions with t'ch other, and h't' with
tile or'spt' "rt'S text h t'e le'rh'l
cr'tic and btelt student, tins clifton VIII ~
Il must '1luah'c acquisition ami We shaH De
surprised II every tler.ymaa IN the lani
does not possess tins and the o'hr V2lnm' :
,ot the New Testament, published ly the
Union in the same form. Whatever may
have been the opinion of mn OF different
seets, of the original siGn OF the organize
tlon OF the Bible Union, II is now generally
conceded that tais soei,ty has accomplished
4 mos. important work for the literary world
bat especially Tor the cause OF theology and
the church Of God, wherever the English
language is spoken, and whatever may have
been the pablic opinion in the past, we BE-
eve It's labors wall be highly appreciated ny
those who love and study the word ot God
in future generations, to the end of time.
One great advantage II be derived to the
common English reader of the Scriptures, by
tue rrNioiohs Vi th' oooAS va 'i0 ''' ""s
New Testament, is, that he will need no ex-
pository to understand the literal meaning
Of the inspired critters. The commentators
aud other critical writer's On the text of the
Sacred Scriptures, generally devote their
chief ehjrt to the correction OF the transla-
ton of the original words t; hence the mar
ginal readings OF our large English Bi-
bles. If DiFines and PhiloloSists are com