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and Supervised the Task-ParalIel
CompaFisons Exhibiting ghe DIFF
ferenees Between the New and Old
Versions.
In February. 1870 a resolution was unani-
mously adopted by both houses Of convocation
of Canterbury to appoint joint committee to
report upon the desirability of revision of
the authorized yerson of the Old and New Tes-
taments, whether by marginal notes or other
wise, in all those passages where plain, clear
errcrs, whether in Hebrew or Greek text, or
iginally adopted by translators or in transla-
tion made from the same shall, on due investi-
CATION, be found to exist. On May z, the
Committee reported that revision of the
authorized version was very desirable ; that
one should be conducted so as to include mar
ginal renderings, and such emendations as may
be found necessary to insert the original
Translation of the Bible is con-
templated, or any alteration of language
except where, in the Judgment OF the most
competent scholars such change Is necessary;
that in such necessary changes the existing
style shall be closely followed; that the con-
vention should nominate a body of its own
members to undertake the work OF revision
who shall be at liberty to invite correspondence
with any person eminent for scholarship, ir-
respective of nationality and religion" The
committee on the Old Testament consisted OF
the Bishops of st. Davids, Landoff, Ely, Lin
coin, Bath and Wells, Archdeacon Rose, Can
ON Selwyn, and Drs. Jebb and Mckay They
were assisted by DR.. w. L. Alexander, Prof.
Chenery, Canon Cook, ProfS Davidson, Fair
burn, Leathes, McGill, Perowne Drs. b. Davis,
rison, and W. A Wright. The Ameri-
Green. Princeton; Day, New Haven; Dewitt,
New Brunswick N. j.; Hare, Philadelphia;
Packard, Fairfax, Stowe, Strong, Madison;
Lewis Schenestaoe and Van Deyck, Beyrout.
The English committee on the New Testament
consisted of the Bishops of Winchester Glou-
cester and salisbury, the Deans of Canterbury
Drs. Angus, Sadie, Lightfoos, Newth, Robert
Scott, Vaughan. Profs. Milligan, Moulton,
Newth, Canons Kennedy and Westcott the
Rev. MessrS. Hort and Humphrey. and Prof.
Roberts. The American members of the COM
mlttee on the revision of the New Testament
were ex-President Woolsey, New Haven; Pro-
feSsors Abbott, Cambridge; Short, New York;
Hackett, Rochester; Hodge, Princeton; Ken
drick, Rochester; Riddle, Hartford; Smith,
Boston; Drs Crookes. Lee and
| The English committee on the New Testa-
ment met regularly in the Jerusalem cham
| bers under the presidency of the Bishop of
| Gloucester and Bristol, meeting forty days
! each year The committee on the OLD Testa-
| ment met five times each year The revision
/ of the New Testament was mpleted in the
! Jerusalem chamber November II, 1880. The
American committee was under the presi-
| dency of DR.. Schaff. Prof. Day, of Yale Col
/ lege, being Corresponding Secretary and Prof
| Short, OF Columbia College, Treasurer, The
| New York The work is expected to be pub
| lished about May II. Since the close Of the
1ab0rS of the committees the most profound
secrecy has been observed in everything re.
| lating to the revision save the date of publi.
! cation. None except those directly connected
/ with the work of publication have
been permitted to know the smallest
| particular; even the size, type and
| Volume have been kept pro-
found secret. An eminent writer says the re-
! vised version will not materially impair the
/ its stand by the side OF the old. cherished
/ vsrsion. In time, if found worthy, it will
/ take its place just as the authorized version
| itself took the place of its predecessors whose
! language it redeemed for the most part and
| gradually displaced the G neva version, once
so popu ar in both England and Scotland. Its
| solid framework and majestic language. vener-
able even in the time of James l., and still
archaic only in its stately grace and flow
which have almost vanished from modern
Anguish, will still be retained; changes will
IN, made except where change is necessary In
tIAs paramount interests OF truth and accuracy
Tia New Testament will become a still more
faith full transcript of the Greek text than
befon', but it will, nevertheless, retain
No En- glishman who loves the English
language will ever hesitate to regard it
as hoIy. Atn Matthew alone over two hundred
ttaltc word Incorrectly employed are changed.
The names q, the same persons are reduced to
one name as il Booz, Boaz; Urisa Urias; Fze-
kiel. Ezeiiah; Isaiah, Isaias; Hosea. Osea:
SGF
Elijah, Elias: Mosh. Moe: Fagar, Agar; Korsh,
Cor; Hezekish, EzeDA s. iJenosopnat, JOS phat;
Rehoboam, Robosam Joshua, Jesus In some
five thousand instances % the s Ne% serH o
Lord God, )" King etc. "a naoe In the man
ger'' has been change to ''the babe," etc.
Buy the truth" is cha nged to buy truth;
house of prayer" is "a house of prayer" "Go.
be merciful to me sinner is God be- merci-
full to ms the sinner" art thou a master in
Israeli! IS art thou the teacher of IS
now different meanings are altered The
principal ones thus changed are affect ),
Gal iv' y; affections, Gal ". ga; ''after'"
Matt. xvii, 4; "anywise apprehended" Phil
lii, IA: APPROVE. y Rom. H., is; assay" Acts
ix s;de6oe G httfendance" dfa 1;i .b:.o Tim iv, ls;
/; believers; - |. Tim. iv., 12 bewray.';
brethren - Matt xviii, 81 by" I. Cor w. w.
IL Cor vii M;t. II carriages" Acts XII Isl
Iii, Isl; clean cleanse" Matt. viii viii.
>bn c3@iGFt xi9 1s .eo@msSS e3mdorsr" scomfo5tes.
sco.- Nmon." Acts K: "a, COMMUNICATE !;
Gal vi. 6; communicating" con II1l Matt ~ s.;
GOnsGrt trafxise Agss xE Pstss PetS9stapty e; z Ae
versation,'' l. l"eter +. Is; convince" John
be-" Matt. Vi. i9; 'oovedt." !; Cor, xii. 8;
'cumbered," Luke K, 30; 'damnation, l.
The following collation. of texts gives the
leading pas sages in the Bible that have been !
changed, the ew version being on the left of
the column, and the common version on the
right. The changes are designated in the new
text by small capitals.
GENESIS w., 2.
II thou dost well If thou doest we'll
shalt thou not HAVE 8 b a t thou not be
THE ExCELLENCY (oR accepted? and if thou
THE BIRTH-RIGHT PRE- ldoest not well, sin
RoGATIvE?J and if thou eth at the door, and
dost not well. 81 unto thee snail be his
OFFER NC cRoUcHETH desire, and thou shalt
AT THE DOOR; THE DE rule over him.
SIRE OF THY BROTHER
SHALL BE SUBJECT UNTO
THEE, and thou shalt
rule over him.
GENESIS ", 15
And the Lord said And the Lord said
unto him, Therefore, unto him, Therefore
whosoever slay whosoever slaveth
Cain. vengeance shall Cain, vengeance shall
be taken on him seven be taken on him seven
fold. AND THE LORD fold. And the Lord
GAVE SIGN, AN A SUR set mark upon Cain
ANcE To CAIN THAT est any finding him
THOSE FINDING HIM should kill him
WOULD KILL HIM.
EXODUS XVI. is.
And when the chill And when the chill.
dren of Israel saw II, dren of Israel saw it. |
they said one to an they said one to an. |
other: WHAT IS 1T other, It IS mama: for |
for they wisT not what they wist not what il |
it was And Moses lcas And Moses said |
said unto them: This unto them, This is the |
is the bread which the bread which the Lo d |
Lord hath given you hath given you to eat.
to eat.
II. SAMUEL XII, 81.
And he brought forth And he brought
the people that tgere forth the people that
tnereln, ana put them rcere therein, and put
TO THE SAWS. and THE them under saws, and
harrows, and TO THE under harrows Of iron,
axes. and made them and under axes of
WORK IN the b ick-kiIn iron and made them
and thus did he unto ali pass through the bricy-
the cities of the chill kiln; and thus did he
dren Of Ammon. Solunto ali the cities of
David and all the peo- the children of Am
pie returned unto Jeru- mon. So David and
salem. all the people return
ed unite Jerusalem.
/. KINGS XI., 9.
THOU, THEREFORE Now therefore hold |
HOLD him NOT GUILT b m not guiltless; for
LESS, NEITHER BRING thou art a wise man.
HIS HoAR HEAD TO THE and knowest what thou
GRAVE WITH BLOOD. oughtest to do unto
him ; but his hoar
b ad bring thou down
to the grave with
blood.
PSALMS l., 1.
Blessed is the man Blessed is the man
that walketh not in that walketh not In the
the counsel of the un- counsel of the ungod-
godly, nor standeth in ly, nor standeth in the
the way of sinners, way of sinners, nor