The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-01


which art exalted TO Heaven, shall De thrust
dawn 10 he'll. He that henreth you tspcak-
tng In Hts discipIes1 beareth Me, and nc mat
f,cspiseth YOU despiseth Me, aud he NAT
despiseih Me despiseth Him that sent Me-
The committees have
CHANGED TINS PASSAGE
very materially. II reads: "And thou'
Capernsum. shalt thou he exalted un,o
Heaven thou shalt be brought down un.o
Hades. He that bearetb you bearetn ne,
and he that rejecieth you relecie'h Me- anu
be that reiectetb Me reiecteth hiia mat sent
Me-"
Luke. xvi. s, o, have also been materlaI,y
changed. Elm the present version iney reae
" And the Lord commended the unaust
steward because he had done wisely; Tor
the children OF this world are In their gene
ration wiser than the ehlosen OF Iigm.
And say unto you. make to yourselves
friends OF The mammOn of unrighteousness'
thai when We fail they NAV receive yoa INTO
ever,astinp babitstions.- In the revision
these two verses read as follows: "And me
Lord commended the unjust steward DE.
cause he had done wisely. For the sons OF
This world are, for their own generation,
wiser than the sons Of the light. And say
INTO YOU, make to yourselves friends by
means OF the m.mmon OF unrighteousnesS'
that when IL shall fail, they may receive you
into the eternal tabernac'es." In the
PARABLE OF LAZARUS
and the rich man, as told In Luke, the woSo
:. hell" Is changed to Hades, so that the
verse reads Sand In Hades be hfied up
his eyes, being IN iorments." WITHOUT
having the entire revision 10 examine. II IS
imposs,ble to say whether the word hell
is expunped in every instance where 1t Oc-
curs. and the members OF the committee IN
this cit, refuse - give any information on
the subject, but here are two cases I'm which
II Is stricken out. and The presumption APP
nears 10 be that the old hell OF our fathers
has been abolished by the Committee on Re
vision.
The story OF the
POOL OF BETHESDA,
as told in John, ", Is materially changed by
taking from it that portion which relates to
TIE miraculous powers Of the water OF The
mol. In verse d" In these lay great
multitude OF imporent folk. OF bind, halt,
wiihered. waiting for the moving OF the
water the last seven words are stricken
ont. and verse A." For an angel went down
at a certain season into the pool ana trou-
bed the water; whatsoever then hr>t AFTER
the troubling OF The water stepped In
was made whole OF whatsoever disease
be had"-is omitted altogether. Acts,
XII, AZ, And the LORD ADDED 10 the
Church daily such as should be saved.' Is
made to read. "And tile Lord add d to them
dav by day those that were being saved"
in Acts. viii. 81, "Aud Philip said. II thou
believest with all thine heartthou mayest.
Aud he answered and said, believe that
Jesus Christ is the son II Cod comprising
the eunuch'S profession OF latin, is eX-
plunged, as Is also the exp. es>Ion, " Let lis
moi fight against God" in Act>, xiii, 8.
In Ac's, xviii, %, Fer as passed by and
bebeld your deyolioDs found an altar with
this inscription To the unknown GOD.
Whom therefore We ignorantiy worship,
Him declare I unto you,' The latter Rrt IS
made to read, ITO an unknown God.
What, therefore, We worship In ignorance,
thai declare unto vou."
In the trai of Paul before Agrippa. 1e-
corded in Acts, XVI. some rather lm-
portant changes are made in verses 2i 10 80,
inclusive, and The impression that Agrippa
was almost persuaded TO become Chris
tian by Pauls elOquence is dispelled. Tue
verses in The present version are as follows:
And n he thus spake for himself Festus
said, with loud voice: Paul. ihou art be-
side tbyseIf; much learning doth max thee
mad. But he said, am not mad, most no.
bic Festus, but speak for b the
WORDS or TRUTH
and soberness. For the King knOweth OF
these things, before whom also | speak
freely: for | am peisuadcd that none OF
these things are hidden from him; for this
thing was moi done IN corner. King Agrip-
IA. belieyesl thou he prophets. know that
thou belieyest. Then Agrippa said unto
Paul, Almost thou persuadest me 10 be a
Christian. And Paul said, would 10 God.
that not only thou, bul also all that hear me
this dav. were botD almost and altogether
such as | i'm. except these bonds"
In the revised version tbi, scene. is de.
scribed thus: "And as he thus made his
defence. Fes,us saith with Il loud voice,
Paul, thou arr mad; thy much learning
doth turn thee 10 madness. But Paul
SAITH. am moi mad, most excellent FeSius:
but speak forth words Of truth and sober
ness. For the King knOwtth OF these
things, unto whom also / speak freely; for
| am persuaded that none of these things is
hidden from him; for this hath not been
done 10 corner. King Aerippa, beievest
tnou the prophets? | know that thou be-
Levest. And Agrippa said unto Paul. with
but little persuasion thou wOuld>t fain make
me ChrisliIn. And Paul said, would to
God that whether with little or with much,
not thou only, but also all that hear me this
day, might BECOME such as am, except
these bouds."
The above examples OF the text OF the
revised New Testament, which have been
given to the public in advance Of the meet
ing Of the C0nvoc Ition OF Canterbury, give
fair idea Of the character and scope OF the
ten years work which has been done by the
two committees in England and America.
But little doubt is expressed by any men,
Der OF the committee that the Convection
will approve and adopt tie new version.
Whether other Churches than the Church
OF England will acrept j: is question TO be
decided in the future.