, 1870-09-11
THE PROPOSED NEW BIBLE

ia performance learned men OF al a'rotes-
ant denominations. 1t Is 6rsat nnder-
Iakipg, beset with difficulties aud OF doubtful
.tilits. An explanation will enable thu reader
to understand why this resi.iou Of King |
James version is cail1d for, and at the same
lime to appreciate the magnitude OF the up- |
Ge1tsling, ~ we'll rs it's difficulties. Oar re-
marks will have reference entirely to the New
Testament. .....
The basis Of our Protestant English rersion
(E,ng James') wss tho Greek text OF Erasmus
and Stephens. which Was completed about the
middle OF the sixteenth century, say, 1850
That Greek text 0, Erasmus and Stephens WAS
made from nanuscnpts, none OF which bore
IN earlier dato than tho tenth century after
Christ. Since the first promulgahon OF King
James version, Greek mAnuscnpts have bean
discovered Of far greater antiquity than those
used By Erasmus and Stephens as we'll as
others In Latin, Syriac, Coptic- and Gothic,
into which languages the sacred te1t was
translated between the second and fourth
centuries. I'VE quote the learned Con-
alto Of the sacred text have been discovered
wl.ieh escaped the notice Of the editors
Of the Hing Jame8 version. Another difticut-
tv attended the manuscripts used By Erasmus
aud STEPHENS. which wat that. during tho CEN
turics afto1 the death of Christ, thore AROSE
doctrines, and, as all copies Of tho Scriptures
had to be mado By hand, each sect sot up its
own version unier the strongest temptation
to make tie original text conforin II ia ln-
tcrrretatiou Of il, and. therefore, to lnterpo-
ls'e: esase' auA h.st ~ sM 1,,,ar.. ~
All tneee .ac.s uens "e! @ nna .h.. .t, .,,,aa uaa
of Chrie,iauty would be vastly benefited ty
ve1eion Of the Scriptures made under the
lights whicl, have appeared since that Of King
T,, wa. VA n.ton, ~ no ~ thasa ,;scoro,ss ,,
vnn1t I'M t1,n
thfee manuscfl.s " 1seeh: .ne 49, .utsoM' .9o
A3T1noF'dn ana tne o!n0Wc- 1ne nIsL ~ ~
auIinR tne nlteontn csntuss; anu y suppoesu ~.
TO haFo oeen maze e. aoout tne mluuie VI tne
fourth century Inc seco9a vas sent As
present, IN l6.9, TO h!nE Chafles l. o1 Eng+
laiH. by the Pataatch OF Gonssnntinhple. LUIS
manuscript IS new IN tne ntitasn Musenu, ano
is attributed to the middle Of the nth CEN
tury. Iae third IS tne !atest, anq aq ~as diseoS-
cred by 4ischenoorl IN lafa OF 17as. IN mon-
asteEy on Mount Sinai. and is now IT St. Peters
burg, This manuscript ls nssigned to tue mid.
die Of the fourth century ". 1lschenden
SAYS that the ttrst place fos antiquity and e1-
tent, among the three ef!et manuscripts, I' BE-
long to the alnaltic codes, the second place
AleXandfiau. 1t u on t4esc thsee manu-
scripts mainly, II not altogether, that the
new vcrsion must be based. And get, in
great mans points, these t1ree manuscripts
0lue1 1IuW Vut Auo1utKt Ault abaALlt al AdIet
agree IN rejecting from the present version
much that has hitherto been regarded as in-
spired, and which have been themes for some
of our most eloquent pulpit dscourses. To
reconcile these differences will be one main
difficulty, Where they all three concur, the
text OF the old or present vernion will OF
course, have to give way for new reading,
4 statement OF come Of these differences may
not be uuinteresting:
ST. MATTHEW. ....
In Matthew, Gu. 5, H. the two Oldest mAu-
uscripts. S. and r., omi. thewords .'blasu them
that euFfe you, do good to them that hate
You: no that the worse corrected will read.
- But cay unto sou. love your enemies, aud
pray for them which desp'tefnlly use you and
fefstcute you; reading mucn more " con-
sonsnce with our ideas Of the infiEmitiea OF
human nature.
The same two MSS. omit from the Lords
prayer tue conclusion, y For thine is the king
dom" &c. :,
Chan. 1G, =. 9 ard :, tho S. and 7. MSS. omit
lie following: 4'Wheu it is evening ye say it
will be fair Weathtr, for the sky il red. And
in the morning, it nil! be foul weather to-day,
ocriter, " cen discover the fsee Of the sEs,
but can get not dis:ovcr the rig III OF the
,nlep."
In vcrse 10, Of the anmc chapter S. and T.,
emit t. from the question, ''whon do men
ray That ]. tho Sou Of Man am {" 20 AZ to read,
!" say that the Snti Of Man is:"
The 5. and 7. omit verse II, Of chapter 10;
whci wa VA, los ios,." III Ills = is S agfcat loss, vach
all will he 10th 10 part with In chap. -, '. II,
$. and '. read, ''Whv askest thou mo con-
cctn!ns what il good: He who ii good il
Que"
H. T. cia e. H.! r. 5 15a f.. ;ae alsr ,hS Terds
yc1ser 2: and 23, ). and V omit. and be
hartizea with tho baptism that ain baptized
with
In chap. q. r. 8, $. and Y. omit from . for
enc Is your Master. oven Christ The words
''cvrn chriet." s. and Y. also omit from
same chapter, tho 18th verse, which reads:
Woo unto you ectibes aud P4ari.ocs; hypo-
critics, for 20 dcvour widows houses, and for
pretence make long prayers, therefore 30
stall receive tho greater damnation."
1n chapter q tho Snaitic omits verso IS.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, hut my
words shall not pass away" while tho v aud
A. retain it. Il: verse &c, S. and V. aids,
:. Nor tho Son." so that it reads, " But OF
that day and hour kuowcth no man, no, not
the angels Of htaycn, nor tie Sou, but the
Father"
In 24 E. 13, nlf three, S., '. and A.. omit the
words, !. Wherein tho SUI, OF Man cometh.'
Ina7. =, rs. ali three, s.. Y. and A.. omit the
words. Z. That il might be fulfilled. which WA
tpoken br tlc propIlet. ther nartetl my gar
nrnts atnnnr sI,en,. sn,1 nnon nv yc.tI,1s tt;.,
s. \
these worlr. ;. But another took spe.r aud
pierced liz eide. and there came out water aud
tlool."
ST N.nr.s aospr,
This Gos,,cl loses r,mo yary important rss.
sages. n Chap. i, :. /. S om,ts tho words
.tthr Som Of Gni y W as tn make II reau-
"The necjuuiur Of TIC GOSPEL Of Jeyuss
Christ" Ferse 81. Which reads. Aud sui
fercd not the dcyiIu TO speak. because they
knew lin" s. and =. reads. because lies
knew Mat he ,ras Christ"
Chan. 9, ys, & 4 aud &c. vhie1, read, whore
qucnched,' tho s. aud Y. omit altogether,
And thev ouait from =. IS tho words. into
tho hf firc i.,at tine never shail bo 1ueochaj.T' yeTse
"a Of cl.ap. 10 has taken from it by the V. tue
words s.taSo VI, thy cross.
Chap. II, S. aud I. omits verse 2s, "Dnt il
| ve do not forgive. neither will your Father
which is Ii Heaven forgive your frespas.ea. y
| We arc eor1y to rart With that yerse which
| has been tho text for so many excellent dis.
| courses.
Chapter Is, all three, s.. r. and L., omit
vsrts 2s And the Scripture wss fulfilled l!' :,
t1anrgrcrsors.'
But the most important omission from this
Gospel i. the latter half Of the 1ast chapter.
beginning with serse ., aud embracing al 70
ecrre ~, Inclusive. Neither the $, nor the V.
contain b.ite ver=ea. 1t ir IN the 10th verso
Of thc.c rejected lines that the phrase occurs.
ami Occur! there the only place in the Cos
! pcl., ''Ha that bclieyeth not shall be
| damned y
| ST. LIKES GOSPEL
The $, and Y. omit from Y. g, OF chapter l,
the Augcls salutation to the yirs,n Mary,
''plesrtd art thou among Women
Ch.pter .. =. ii "Glory be to God in the
highest, and Of, earth peace, good will toward
men," These three Oldest Mss. S., ' aud \,
! read " Glory to God in the highest, and on
| caril peace among men OF good pleasure
| Char, /. yerse s, s anu T., onli, from the
verse, Get thee behind me, Sasan;" and il