Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-02-17
JAY, F'EBRUA AIRY II. 1881.

Evil One" The prayer as recorded in Luke
xi, g. 4, reads as follows in the revised
book "Father, hallowed be Thy name. Thy
kingdom come. Give US day by day our
daily bread. And forgive us our sins, for
we ourselves also forgive every one that ia
indebted to US. And lead us not into temp
tation." In Matthew iv, 5, where the temp
tation of Christ is related the old version
says: "Then the devil taketh Him up into
the sholy city and setteth Him on pima
Gle of the Temple" In this verse "a pima
Gle" is made to read "the pinnacle" and the
change is manifestly proper, since there
was only one pinnacle to the Temple. Very
many of the alterations are precisely Of such
nature as this, the definite article being sub
substituted for the indefinite and vice versa.
Matthew, vi, 1-"Take heed that ye do not
your aims before men"-is made to read,
"Take heed that ye do not your righteousness
before men," which is looked upon as much
broader command, and more in accordance
with the whole spirit of Christs teachings.
In Matthew, xix, II, the entire meaning of the
text is changed, but no new doctrine is put
forth, and no old one assailed. In the King
James version the verse reads "Why callest
thou me good? There is none good but one
that is God. But if thou wilt enter into life,
keep the commandments" In the new yer.
sion the verse is as follows: "Why askest
thou me concerning that which is good {?
One there is who is good but if thou wouldst
enter into life, keep the commandment"
The question in Mark, viii, 36, 81, "For
what shall it profit man if he shall gain
the whole world and lose his own soul? Or
what shall man give in exchange for his
soul ?'is rendered "For what doth it profit
man to gain the whole world and forfeit
his life? For what should man give in
exchange for his life?" In Luke, tx, 35,
"And then came voice out of the cloud.
saying, This is My beloved Son hear him"
The new work reads, "And then came voice
out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, My
chosen
In speaking of Capernaum, Christ said as
recorded in Luke, X, Is, l6, of the accepted
version "And thou, Capernaum, which are
exalted to heaven, shall be thrust down to
hell. He that heareth you speaking to His
disciples( heareth Me- and he that despisetb
you despseth Me, and he that despiseth Me
despiseth Him that sent Me-" The commit
tees have changed this passage very materi-
ally. 1t reads: ''And thou, Capernaum, shalt
brought down unto Hades. He that heareth
you heareth Me, and he that rejecteth you
reecteth Me, and he that rejecteth Me reject
eth Him that sent Me-" Luke xvi, 8, 9, have
also been materially changed. In the present
version they read "And the Lord commend
ed the unjust steward because he had done
wisely; for the children of this world are, in
their generation, wiser than the children of
light. And l say unto you, make to your
selves friends of the mammon Of unrighteous
ness, that when you fail they may receive you
into everlasting habitations." In the revision
these two verses read as follows: "And the
Lord commended the unjust steward because
he had done wisely. For the sons of this
world are, for their own generation, wiser
than the sons of the light And say unto
you, make to yourselves friends by means of
the mammon of unrig ghteousness, that, when
it shall fail, they may receive yousinto tbN-
eternal tabernacIes. In the iparaDle OF Laz
arus and the rich man, as told in Luke, the
word shell" is changed to Hades, so that the
verse reads "And in Hades he lifted up his
eyes, being in torment. Without having
the entire revision to examine, it is impossible
to say whether the word "hell" is expunged
in every Instance where it occurs, and the
members of the committee in New York re-
fuse to give any information on the subject,
but here are two cases in which it is stricken
out, and the presumption appears to be that
the old hell of our fathers has been abolished
by the committee on revision.
The story of the Pool of Bethesda, as told
in John v, is materially changed by taking
from it that portion which relates to the mi
raculous powers of the water of the pool. In
verse 3-"In these lay a great multitude OF
impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, wait
ing for the moving of the water"-the last
seven words are stricken out, and verse A.
"For and angel went down at certain season
into the pool and troubled the water; who
soever then first after the troubling of the
water stepped in was made whole Of whatso-
ever disease he had" is omitted altogether.
Acts Xxi, 49, "And the Lord added to the
Church daily such as should be saved" is
made to read, "And the Lord added to them
day by day those that were being saved" In
Acts, viii, 81, "And Philip said, if thou be.
lievest with all thine heart thou mayest. And
he answered and said, believe that Jesus
Christ is the Son of God" comprising the
eunuch's profession of faith, is expunged, as
is also the expression, "Let us not f. INT against
God," in Acts xiii, 9. In Acts xvii, %, "For
as passed by and beheld your devotions l
found an altar with this inscription 10 the
unknown God. Whom, therefore, ye igno'
ranuy worship, Him declare unto you" the
latter purt is made to read, "To an unknown
God. What, therefore, ye worship in igno.
rance, that declare | unto you
In the trial of Paul before Agrippa, re
corded in Acts XVI, some rather important
changes are made in verses "a to 20 inclu-
sive, and the impression that Agrippa was
almost persuaded to become a Christian by
Pauls eloquence is dispelled. The verses in
the present version are as follows: "And as
he thus spake for himself Festus said, with a
loud voice Paul, thou art beside thyself
much learning doth make thee mad. But he
said, am not mad, most noble Festus, but
speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
For the King knoweth of these things, before
whom also speak freely; for l am persuaded
that none of these things are hidden from
him for this thing was not done in corner.
King Agrippa, beievest thou the prophets ?
| knov that tbou believest Then Agrippa