Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-12

not your aims, before men"-is made
to read, "Take heed that ye do not
your righteousness before men,
which is looked upon as a much
broader command aud more in ac-
cordance with the whole spirit OF
Christ's teac1ings. 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
.sWLy callest thou me good There
is none good but IL that is God.
But it thou wilt enter into life, keep
The commandments" In the new
version 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 commandments"
The question in Mark, viii, Sc, 81.
"For what shall it profit a man if he
shall gain the whole world and lose
his own soul? Or wha: shall a man
give in exchange for his soul ~ is
rendered ; "For what doth it profit a
man to gain the whole world and
forfeit his life ? for what should a
man give in exchange for his life =
In Luke, tx, So, "And there came a
voice out OF the cloud, saying This
is NV belovedlson hesr Him ',ssthe
new work reads, "And there came a
voice out of the cloud. saying, This
is My son, My chosen"
FAMILIAR PASSAGES.
In speaking of C%aperhaum, Christ
said. as recorded in Luke, K, 10, 16,
of the accepted version: "And thou,
CaEernaum, which art exalted tn
heaven, shall be thrust down to hell.
He that heareth you (speaking to His
disciples) heareth Me-, and he that
despiseth you despiseth Me, and he
that despiseth Me despiseth Him that
sent Me-" The committees have
changed this passage very materially.
1t reads: "Apd thou, Capernaum.
shalt thou be exalted unto heaven
Thou shalt be brought down unto
Hades. He that heareth you heareth
Me,and he that rejecteth you rejecteth
Me, aud he that r~ejecteth Me rejecteth
Him that sent Me!n Luxe xvii. 8, 3,
have been materially changed. In
the present version they read "And
the Lord commended the unjust
steward because he had done wisely :
for the children of this world are in
their generation wiser than the child
rem Of light. And l say unto you,
make to yourselves friends Of the
mammon of unrighteousness, that
when We fail they may receive you
into everlasting habitations." m the
revision these two verses read as fol
lows: "Aud the Lord commanded
the unjust steward because be had
done wisely. For the Bohse Of this
world are, for their own generation,
| wiser than the sons of the light. And
l say unto you, make to yourselves
| friends by means of the mammou of
anrighteousness, that when itrshsit
| fail they may receive you into the
| eternal tabernacles." In the parable
| Of Lazarus and tho rich man, as told
in Luke, the word sshell,' 10 cl4tnged
to Hades, so that the verse reads,
sAnd in Hsdes he lifted up his eyes,
being In torments." 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 this city refuse to
give any Information on the subject,
but here are two cases i'll 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 ", is materially
changed by taking from it that por-
ton which relates to the miraculous
powers of the water of the pool. In
verse 3-"In these lay a great multi
Jude of impotent folk, of blind, halt,
%withered, waiting for the moving OF
the water"-the last seven words arc
stricken out, and verse 4-"For al
angel went down at a certain seaso
into the pool aud troubled the water
whatsoever then first after the troub'
ling of the water stepped in he wat
made whole of whatsoever disease
he had," is omitted altogether. Acts
H., AZ, "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, stAnd
Philip said, il thou b%elievest with al
thine heart thou mayest. And he
answered aud said, l believe tina
Jesus Christ is the son of God" com
prising the church's profession o.
faith, is .expunged, as is also the ex
preston, "Let us not fight agains'
God" in Acts xiii, 9. In Act
xvii. %, "For as 1 passed by and
beheld your devotions l found an al
tar with this inscription: To the un'
known God. Whom, therefore. "
iguorantly worship, Him declare
unto you," the latter part is made tt
read, "To an unknown God. What
herefore, ye worship In ignorance
that declare l unto you"
IN THE TRIAL OF PAUL
Before Agrippa, recorded in Act
xvi, some rather important changer
are made in verses "a to 20 inclusive
and the impression that Agrippa wa
almost persuaded to become a chris
tian by Paui's eloquence ia dispelled
The verses in the present version art
as follows: "And as he thus spak,
for himself Fsstus said, with a -lout
voice: Paul, thou are beside thyself
much learning doth make thee mad
But he said, I am not mad. mos
, noble Festus, but speak forth tn,
words of truth aud soberness. Fo
the king knoweth of these things be
{ fore whom also I speak freely ; for
am persuaded that none of thes
things are hidden from him ; for thi
ihiug was not done in a corner. Kin,
Agrippa, believest thou the prophets
[ know that thou b%elicvest. The
Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost tho,
, persuaded me to be a Christian
And Paul said, I would to God tina
J not Only thou, but also all that hea
me- this day, were both almost am
!, altogether such as l am, except thes
l bonds." In the revised version thi
!, scene is described thus: "And as b
! thus made his defense, Festus sal,
: ! with a loud voice. Paul, thou ar
l mad; thy much learning doth tur
thee to madness. But Paul said,
, am not mad, most excellent Festus
! but speak words of truth and sober
! ness. For the king knoweth of thes
7 things, unto whom also l speak free
Z ly, for I am persuaded that none c
these things is hidden from him ; fc
u this hath not been done in a corner
y King AgriDDa. believest thOu tn