The Cecil Whig., 1881-05-28

cided that instead of Eve have, the true
reading is let us have At chap. :: &
reading was introduced by HeZa into
his third edition, which WAS mere con-
lecture Of his own, and is supported by
not 4 single manuscript or version. 1t
stands, however in the common English
Bible, which translates it. 'M1t betHg
dead wherein We were held, instead of
the true text as rendered III the revised
version, "hariHg died 10 hat wherein we
were holden.' At chap. l6: } we should
certainly read the first fruits of Asia.
instead of the first fruits of Achaia,
the mistaken reading having probably
arisen from the tranScriber having | Cor.
1G: ) in his mind.
Tie First EpisHe 10 tia Cori"thi"ns.
The most interesting changes i'll this
epistle are those which have been made
in the eleventh chapter, which contains
an account Of the institution of the Lord $
Supper. At verse "a the words Take,
eat, = have been omitted as having scarce
ly shadow of authority. They were
doubtless iuterpolated from Matt. 26: %.
In the same verse the word ''broken > is
also left out: it was probably Il supple
plement introduced by the copyists. In
verse ''this cup becomes the cup i'll
the revised version: the common text was
due to desire for uniformity in the two
clauses. In verse 30 the word translated
unworthily' has been omitted as GER
tainly spurious: it was brought in from
verse -. where it is certainly genuine.
Tie Second Epist1e to tile Cortnthinns.
There are no very noticeable alterations
made in this epistle owing to Il change of
text. Perhaps the most interesting is at
chap 12: 10. where quite different turn
is given to the passage in the revised YER
sion. in consequence of one word being
altered in the original. The apostle
knew we'll enough that his elaborate vim
dication of himself might be misunder-
stood by the Corinthians as if he were
anxious to gain their favorable Judgment
on his conduct. and to meet this mistake
he says: Ye think all this time that we
are cxcusing ourselves unto you. In the
sight Of God speak we in Christ. But
all things, beloved, are for your edify-
ing
Tile Epistles to tie GtIation* Ephtsi0nS.
| FhiUt6ptans. and ColtosstaRS. \. Gal. 4:
Il new turn is given to the passage by
the pronoun being changed i'll the origi-
nal. st. Paul, instead of there speaking
OF my temptation,' says that which
was temptation to you il my flesh yc
despised not nor elected, surely far
| more in accordance with the context.
At Eph. ): 80 we get rid i'll the revised
version of the strange declaration, . of
his flesh, and of his bones. and read
simply. in accordance with the true text
''wc are members of his body. ut Phil.
| IL. Il. the TWO verses must. by over
whelming authority, be transposcd, and
read as in the revised version.
Tie Epistlc$ to tie 7Hcss"loniaps a.,d
| tie Pastoral Epistl6s. Few changes worth
| notice have been made in the EpistleS to
| the ThcsSalonians on account of a change
Of text, it may he noted. however, that
| the usual designation of our Saviour i'll
| these EpiStIes is ''our Lord Jesus, and
not "our Lord Jesus Christ The full
| title occurs at | Thess. |: |: ,: rs: ,
Thess. y, &C., but the shorter form
seems characteristic Of these epiStleS.
On the other hand, Christ Jesus, and
not "Jesus Christ, appears as the favo-
rite appellation for our Lord in the pas
toral epistles.
The Epi~fs to tie UebrttrS. At Heb. 4:
/ overwhelming critical evidences COM
| pels us to accept the somewhat strange
rendering of the revised version. Many
critics of high name have been tempted
to abide by the apparently far simpler
and more satisfactory reading which is
represented in the authorized version;
but faithfulneSs to The laws Of evidence
and grammar will not permit of such Il
course. At chap. 10: 81 the personal ref
erence to the writer of the epiStlc is eX-
changed for the general reference to
''them that were in bonds, and this
change has an important bearing on the
very difficult question of authorship. At
II: 13 the Greek words rendered ''and
were persuaded Of them have no right
whatever to a place in the text.
THE CthoIic EpiM1cS. In the Epistle
of James the remarkable change is found
in the revised version at chap. /: - is
due to the change of single letter in the
| Greek In the First Epistlc of Peter. at
chap. ,: u, the confusion of the pro
nouns found in the authorized version.
which reads, "Christ also suffered for
US, leaving rs an example that &c should
follow His steps" is. by Il change of
text, escaped in the revised version. The
| insertions of the words land we are. :"
in l John ): |, rests ON the most decisive
| manuscript and Patristic authority. In
John verse 8 the confusion of pronouns
found in the authorized version is by Il
change Of text corrected in the revised
version. In ) John verse II the glaring
incongruity of addressing in the plural
Gaius, to whom the epistle is addressed,
| is removed by the adoption of the cor
rect reading, Thou knowcst.' In the
Epistle Of Jude verse /, through a mis-
take of one Greek word for another. there
is read in the authorized version. "saRc-
Hfed by God the Father instead of
"Jelored in God the Father"
The 1pooalyp$C. The text Of the Book
of Revelation on which the authorized
version rests was of the most unsatisf;lc-
tory character. Accordingly, numerous
corrections of the original have led to
change in the revised version. One of
the most important of these alterations
is found at chap. 11:S. The authorized
version refers ut the close of this verse
to 1.-The beast that was, and is not. and
tion: but by substitution of the true text
we attain to the more ineligible state
mcnt which the reader will here find in
Tie revised version. Some interesting
changes have also been made in the CON
Guiding chapter of the book. Thus, in
the third clause of the lth verse. very
puZzling reading of the common text
which, by the way, ought not to be rem