The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-09-09

came unto him; and he sat down and
taught them
3. And the scribes and Pharisees
brought unto him a woman taken in
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.
3. 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 has fin
ger wrote on the ground, as though he
heard them not.
z. 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 stone at her.
s. And again he stopped down and
wrote on the ground
8. And they which heard it, being
convicted by their oI0R conscience, went
out one by one, BEGINNING at the eld-
est, euen unto the last; and Jesus was
left alone, and the woman standing i'm
the midst.
10. When Jesus had lifted up himself
ana saw none but the woman, he said
INTO her, Woman, where are those thine
accusers? Hath no man condemned
thee?
IL. She said, No man, Lord. And
Jesus said unto her, Neither do | con-
denim 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 a reply to
the scoff of the Pharisees in the pre-
ceding 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 reyisers:
3. Waiting for the moving
of the water.
4. For an angel went down at GER
tain 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 ", 7-S) is, of
course, thrown out, the following
words being eXpunged.
z. In Heaven, the Father,
the Word, and the Holy Ghost: And
these three are one.
s. And there are three that bear Wit
ness in earth
Another notable omission of the re-
visers is TO be found in the conversion
of Paul as recorded in Acts tx, 8 6.
The words eXpunged are:
o.. IL is hard tor thee to kick
against the pricks.
6. And he trembling and astonished
said, Lord, what wilt thoU. have me to
do? And the Lord said unto him, =
There are many other familiar passa-
ges that have disappeared: "Many
may be called but few chosen" frou.
Matthew xxi, IA. "If any man has
ears to hear let him hear" from Mark
viii, ,l6.
Some of the happiest changes are of
single word, as 'alive" for "quick."
"They had swallowed us up alive" has a
very different sense than SWALLOWED us
up quick" "He that is washed need
eth not save to wash his feet" becomes
much more simple when rendered ale
that has taken a 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 revisers lessen the
strain upon faith.
7sHE GRAMMATICAL CHANGES.
Minor changes have been hinted at.
1t would take too long to sort out, ar
range and classify them. Here are q
few that come haphazard: "As we are
forgiven" instead OF "forgive," tour
Debtors" "The pinnacle of the tenn.
ple," instead OF ga pinnacle" (there was
but one). 'The first fruits of them
that are sleeping" instead of "slept."
eff one died for all, then were all
Dead" instead of "then did all die"
Paul did not pray the Lord to avenge
him on Alexander. He said. "The
Lord 'will' reward him according to his
works. not "the Lord reward HIM"
"Supposing that goodness were galn,"
instead of "gain is goodness" "The
Word became (instead OF was made)
flesh" "Born of woman" instead of
"made of woman" "For we saw his
STAR" not shave seen" it. Such chang
es as these are to be found in every
verse, and it will not require a very
careful 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 well as
accuracy.