The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-09

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8. And the scsibes and Pharisees
brought unto him woman taken ir
adultery; and when they had set her in
the midst,
| 4. They say unto him, Master, this
woman. was taken in adultery, in the
very act.
| 5. Now Moses in the law commanded
us, that such should be stoned; but what
sayest thou ?
6. This they said. tempting him, that
! they might have to accuse him. But
Jesus stopped down, and with his finger
| wrote on the ground, as though he heard
I them not.
7. So when they continued asking him,
he lifted up himself and said unto them,
He that is without sin among you, let
him first cast o stone at her.
s. And again he stopped down and
wrote on the ground.
9. And they which heard ii, being con-
victed by their own conscience, went out
one by one, beginning at the eldest, eoe'
unto the last and Jesus was left alone,
and the woman standing in the midst.
[ 10. When Jesus had lifted up himself,
and saw none but the woman, he said
unto her, Woman, where are those, thine
accusers? Hath no man condemned
thee?
II. She said, No man, Lord. And
Jesus said unto her, Neither do l con-
demn thee; go, and sin no more.
The following verse (12) in which
Jesus declares himself the light of the
world, is Joined upon and is reply to
the scof of the Pharisees in the preceding
chapter, that out of Galilee ariseth no
prophet.
The next deletion of Importance is the
angelic coloring of the description of the
pool of Bethesda, in the fifth chapter.
The following passage is omitted by the
xevisers:
8. Waiting for the moving Of
che water.
4. For an angel went down at certain
season unto the pool, and troubled the
water; whosoeyer then first after the
troubling of the water stepped in, was
made whole of whatsoever disease he
had.
The famous text of the three Heaven
ly Witnesses Il John Y, z, g. is of course,
thrown out, the following words being
expunged: ;, :,
Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these
three are one.
8. And there are three that bear wit
i. ess in earth II T.
Another notable omission of the re-.
,visers is to be found in the conversion of
Paul as recorded in Acts tx, 5.6. The
words expunged are:
5. ~ II Is hard for thee to kick
against the pricks
6. And he trembling and astonished
ssid, Lord, what wilt thou have me to
do? And the Lord said unto him, Il
There are many other familiar pass
ages that have disappeared: "Many be
called but few chosen" from Matthew
xxi, Il; eff any man has ears to hear,
let him hear," from Mark vii, 16.
Some of the happiest changes are of a
single word, as "alive" for ''quick." :"
"They had swallowed US up alive" has a
worry different sense than swallowed US
up quick" Again, "He that is washed
needeth not save to wash his feet" be-
comes much more simple when rendered
"He that has taken q bath needeth not
save to wash his feet" Darkness over
all the earth," and "over all the land"
Palestine), are very different things.
In every change the reyisers lessen the
strain upon faith.
Minor changes have been limited at.
Il would take too long to sort out,
arrange and classify them. Here are q
f:;w that come haphazard: GAS we have
forgiven" instead of forgive" "our
debtors" "The pinnacle of the temple"
instead of "a pinnacle" there was but
one). "The first fruits of them that are
sleeping" instead of "slept." "If one
died for all, then were all dead" instead
of "then did all die" Paul did not pray
the Lord to ayenge him on Alexander.
He said: "The Lord swill' reward him
according to his works." not "the Lord
reward him." "Sapposing that godli.
ness were gain," instead of "gain is god
liness." ''The Word became (instead of
was made) Aesh.' "Born of woman"
instead of "made of woman" "For we
saw his STAR" not "haye seen" it. Such
changes as these are tc be found in every
verse, and it will not require very care.
full reading of either of the gospels to see
how many changes have been made that
do not change the spirit, yet add to its
clearness and force as we'll as accuracy.