The Portland daily press., 1881-04-19
The New New Testament.
How the Revised Translation Looks in
Print-ParagraphsI Instead of Verses.

The following specimens of the revised edi-
tion OF the New Testament are according to
the new print, except that we omit the margi.
nal notes. 1t will be seen that the book is
printed just as one would print discourse or a
narrative in newspaper. There are no chap
ter and no verse divisions, but the old chapters
and verses are indicated by figures along the
side of the page. The first extract gives the
last six verses of the 9th chapter of Hebrews
and the first six verses of the 10th chapter.
The heavy figures 10 in the margin indicate
the chapter:
% It aods therefore necessary that the pat
terms OF things in the heavens should be
purified with these; but the heavenly
things themselves with better sacrifices
"a than these. For Christ is not entered into
the holy places made with hands, ,ohich
are the figures of the true; but into heav-
en- itself, now to appear in the presence of
fer himself often, as the high priest en-
tereth into the holy place every year
26 with the blood of others: For then
must he often have suffered since the
foundation of the world; but now once in
the end of the world hath he appeared to
put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to
% die, but after this the Judgment So
Christ was once offered to bear the sins of
many; and unto them that look for him
shall he appear the second time without
sin unto salvation.
10 1 For the law having a shadow of good
things to come, and not the very image
of the things, can never with those sacri-
fees which they offered year by year con-
tinually make the cOmerS thereuntO per.
feet. For then would they not have
ceased to be offered? because that the
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no more conscience of sins. But in those
sacrifices there is a remembrance again
made of sins every year. For it is not
possible that the blood of bulls and of
5 goats should take away sins. Wherefore
when he cometh into the world, he saith,
Sacrifice and offering thou wouldst not,
But body hast thou prepared me;
In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin
thou hast had no pleasure.
AS specimen of narrative we quote por-
ton of the second chapter of Matthew, as fol-
lows:
2 Now when Jesus was born in Bethle-
hem of Judea in the days of Herod the
king, behold, there came wise men from
the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is
he that is born King of the Jews? for we
have seen his star in the east and are
come to worship him. When Herod the
king had heard these things, he was
troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
And when he had gathered all the chief
priests and scribes of the people together
he demanded of them where Christ should
be born. And they said unto him, In
Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written
by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, IN
the land of Judea, art not the least among
the princes of Judea; for out of thee shall
come Governor, that shall rule my peo
pie Israel. Then Herod, when he had
privi1y called the wise men inquired ol
49,. Al
peared And he sent them to Bethlehem
and said, Go and search diligently for the
young child; and when ye have found
ham, bring me word again, that l may
come and worship him also. When they
had heard the king, they departed; and
10, the star, which they saw in the east
went before them, till it came and stood
over where the young child was. WheI
10 they saw the star, they rejoiced aciti
exceeding great joy. And wheI
II they were come into the. house they
saw the young child with Mary, hi!
mother, and fell down and worshippeG
him; and when they had opened their treas
ures, they presented unto him gifts; gold
IL and frankincense and myrrh. And being
warned of God in a dream that the,
should not return to Herod, they departed
into their own country another way.
13 And when they were departed, behold
the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph
in dream, saying, Arise and take the
young child and his mother, and flee into
Egypt, and be thou there until 1 brins
word for Herod will seek the young chile
IA to destroy him. When he arose he tool
the young child and his mother b.
Is night and departed into Egypt, and wa
there until the death of Herod; that i
might be fulfilled which was spoken of tn,
Lord by the prophet, saying, Out o
10 Egypt have called my son. Then Herod
when he saw that he was Knocked of the
wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sen
forth and slew all the children that wer,
in Bethlehem; and in all the coasts there
of, from two years old and under, accord
ing to the time which he had diligentl,
inquired of the wise men.
Presuming that all our readers have Bible
at hand, we leave them to compare the nev
with the old.