Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-02-11

s'Why callest thou me good? There is
none good but one; that is Goa: But If
thou wilt enter into life, keep the COM
mandments.'' In the new version the
verse is as follows: ''Why asketh 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, vii. 1851, For
What shall it profit a man if he shall gain
the whole world and lose his own soul!-a
Or what shall man give IN exchange
for his soul?" is rendered: For what doth
it profit man to gain the whole world
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 h This is My Son, My chosen"
In speaking of Capernaum; Christ said,
as recorded in Luke, is, 16, of the &C.
cepted version: 'sAnd thou, Capernaum,
which ait exalted to Heaven, shall be
thrust down 70 hell He that heareth you
speaking to his disciples) heare5h Me,
and he tiat despiseth you despiseth Me,
and hA nat despiseth Me, despiseth Him
that SENT Me-" The committees have
CHANGED THIS PASSAGE
very materially 1t reads: ''And thou,
Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto
Heaven thou shalt be brought down unto
fades. He that heareth you heareth Me,
and be that rejecteth you rejecteth Me,
and ne that rejecteth Me reJecteth Him
that sent Me.''
Luke. xvi, 8, 9, have also been material
ly changed. In the present version they
read: And the Lord commended the un-
just steward because he had done wisely;
for the children in this world are IN their
generation wiser than the children of light.
And say unto you, make to yourselves
friends of the mammon of unrighteous-
ness, that when ye 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 l say unto you, make to your
sslves friends by means of the mammOn of
unrighteousness, that when it shall fail,
they may receive you into the eternal tab
ernacles' In the
PARABLE OF LAZARUS
and the rich man, , as told in Luke, the word
''hell'' is changed to Hades, so that the
verse reads: ''And in Hades he lifted. up
his eyes, being in tOrmentS. F" Without
having the entire revision to examine, it is
impossible to say whether the word shell"
is expunged in every instance wheSe it oc-
ours, and the members of the o0mmittee
in this city refuse to give any information
on the subject, but here are two, cases in
which it is stricken out, and the presump-
tion appears to be that the old hell of our
fathers has been abolished by the Commit
tee on Revision.
The story of the
POOL OF RarH EsDA,
as told in John, w., is materially changed
by taking from it that portion which re-
lates to the miraculous powers of the water
of the pool. In verse 3-ssIn these lay a
great multitude of impotent folk, of blind,
halt, withered, waiting for the moving Of
the water"-the Last seven words are
stricken out; and verse 4-"For an angel
went down at certain season into the
pool and troubled the water; whosoeyer
tien first after the troubling If the water
/ stepped in was made whole of whatsoever
disease he had''-is omitted altogether.
Acts, XII, Al, '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
1
said, if thou believest 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 express
sion, 'sLet us not fight against God," in
| Acts, xiii. 9. In Acts, xvii, %, "For
as passed by and beheld your devotions
| found an altar with this inscriptions: To
| the unknown God. Whom therefore ye
ignorantly worship, Him declare I unto
you," the latter part is made to read, ''To
worship in ignorance, that declare l unto
you"
I In the trial of Paul before Agrippa, re-
corded in Acts, XVI, some rather impor-
tant changes are made in verses "a to 80,
inclusive, and the impression that Agrippa
was almost persuaded to become a Chris
tian by Paul's eloquence is dispelled. The
verses in the present version are as follows:
"And as he thus spake for himself Festus
said, with loud voice: Paul, thou art be-
side myself; 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 am persuaded that none of
these things are hidden from him; for this
thing was not done in corner. King
Agrippa, belieyest thou the prophets2 I
know that thou believest. Then Agrippa
said unto Paul, almost thou persuadest
me to be Christian. And Paul said, I
would to God that not only thou, but also
all that hear me this day, were both almost
and altogether such as I, except these
bonds"
In the revised version this scene is de-
scribed thus: ''ADd as he thus made his
defense, Festus saith with loud voice
| Paul, thou art mad; thy much learning
doth turn thee to madness. But Paul
saith, am not mad, most excellent Fes-
tus; but speak forth words of truth and
scberness. For the King knoweth 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 in corner. King Agrippa, believest
thou the prophets? know that thou be-
lievest. And Agrippa said unto Paul,
with but little persuasion thou wouldst
fain make me a Christian. 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 bonds"
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 Convocation 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 member of the committee that the
| Convocation will approve and adopt the
| new version. Whether other Churches
than the Church of England will accept it
| is a question to be decided in the future.
A meeting of the Philosophical Institute