The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-06-09
The Revised New Testament ane. the
QOetrine OF He'll.


If e translation can at ell convey 10
the Epglish readers mind the exact
meaning of the Rev Testament writers.
It Is probable that the Revised Version
just Published 10 the one.
The largo number of religious denous.
nations represented in the COMMITTEES
| on Revision, including the clergymen of
the Church of England, Protestant Epis.
copalians, Methodists, Bapsists. Iude.
peudents, Wesleyens, Presbyterisns of
Scotland and America, Lutherars.
k'riends and Unitariaps, rep isseHa a,ly geo.
tartan bias impossible. q 3.
This version is the TeEalt cf the ao,ri-
bined Judgment Of fftY te,utl
and America. The yreF ri, scsle.
brated for their great gg.st and
accurate scholarship, INTEGRITY ind depen-
dent thought and piety. Z. - $ q s
They have spgpt tan years isil lIe work.
and have received ehe 8gesfiols of
hundreds of scholars. Their rpnciusions
have been reached With a a.pnanimity that
is almost complete. $.
In view of all these considerations it
must be said that what confidence we
can not reposeein the fidelity of the
present version sWe should have TO deny
to any which could be made.
Much interest has been felt in possible
changes of rendering which might affect
doctrines long held by Chrfstendom.
Foe various reas0Is the chief solicitude
has been concerning the doctrine of
future punishment. T'he report general
ly circulated, though 80 now seen. with
ont foundation, that the word r"hell"
would not appear in the revision. in4
creased among all classes the interest felt
in TIE tGtage status Of that doctrine, OF
course the: batter Informed knew that if
the word "hell" were stricken out, any
other word put in its place would take
the same meaning, lnless the context
were changed accordingly. This wss
hardly to be expected by any, while
those Who could read tho Greek for them
selves knew it would be- impossible if the
translation was to be accurate.
1t is not our purpoee to prove or dis.
prove the doctrine of future punishment
from the Revised Version; but to com
pere the teachings of the Revised Ver-
aion and the Authorized Venion upon
this point.
The word "heli," if We may trust
Cruden's Concordance, occurs just twen.
fy-nne times in tho Authorized Version
OF the Now Teatalnsnt. In the Revised
version the word "hades'' is used in
place of "hell' ten times, the word
hell" appearing in the other eleven
places. But it is noticeable circum-
stance that hell" is retained in every
place that has been depended upon as q
exception.
A comparison of the proof.texts for
future punishment as found in both
versions will show whether that doctrine
has been strengthened, weakened, or left
in atdtu quo by the revision.
In Matt. 1928, the passage Gear Him
which is able to destroy both soul and
body in hell" is the same in both YER.
sions.
The Authorized Version of Mark 9:4a
reads. 'into hell, into the fire that never
shall be quenched."
The Revised Version of the same place
is into hell, into the unquenchable tire."
II there Is any difference the expression
"unquenchable fire. Is stronger than
FIRE that never shall be quenched."
The forty.eighth verse of the same
chapter ia alike in both versions, and
reads: Where their worm dieth not and
the fire is not quenched." In the Au-
thorized Version this language form v.
Il and az, both of which are omitted in
the Revised Version. Also the words
"into the fire that never shall be
quenched," last clauee of v. As of Marx
8, Authorized Version, are omitted in
the Revised Version. But every ey-
preston found in the Authorized Ver.
sion is also found in the Revised Version.
Except the one which :s strengthened in
meaning, v. 49,, though not SO frequent.
~. So that taking the. passage Mark
9:43,4S, the doctrine of future punish
ment is strengthened satiior. ..;H,aH weak
ened by the Revised Version.
It was stated that all tho passages up,n
which the proof of the doctrine Of future
pnniahment depended translated "hsll',
in tie Authorized Version were with one
exception translated the came way in the
Revised Version. We will now look at
that exception. Il is che celebrated par.
able OF the Rich Man aud Lazarus. Luke
i6:l5-31. For ''hell" in the Authorized
yeraion we read throughout "Hadesn In
the Revised Veraiop.
In Y. %, Authorized Version, sin hell
! ne lifted UP his eyes, being iE torments; -
Revised Version, "in Hsdes he lifted up
his eyes, being in torments." Since he
IL IN tormenis," according to both yer.
aions, the failure of the revisers 10 trans.
late the Greek word "Hades" into the
Angio.Saxon "Hell" will not DO con.
sidered as weakening the eense.
| Authorized Version, v. "a. reads. az
am tormented in this hame.o Revised
Veraion reads, Il an in anguish in thil
iiame," more vivid expression than
"torEaented." Again, v. "a, Authorized
Version, reads, "He is comforted and
thou arr tormented." The Revised Ver.
sion has aHe is comforted and thou arI
in anguish" Torment has It's degrees
but, as Crabbe says. Anguish is an over
whelming pain" Verse 28, Of fthia chan
ter, cpeaks of this place OF torraene Ii
both Versions.
| Then these texts which have beaI
thought inexplicsble except upOn tht
supposlticn that hn6al liesefs are in i'm
minent peril, remain the same o. art
strengthened. John SIG is ona OF theal
aud reads thus. "God 30 loved the world
that He gave Bis only begotten con thaI
vhosoever belieGeth 10 Revised yersior
on) Him shailnot pesisii, .bnt have ever
lasting (ReRised Vefsion eternall life.s
With regard 10. the duration of fnturc
punislEe eht DO change IS made. excapl
20 reRdcr Chg ageaiion moro nneauiyocal
The great gull. mentioned by,Cbrist II
the parahle of Tho Rich Han and I.aza
rus Is the same inipassnble gulf in .bott
versions. -
Matt. 26:4i, Authorized Version. reads
L nt. al - - >