, 1881-02-06

| sunshine Is what is needed, and Nature
| which appears to recognize the justice o1
the law of compensation, will probably sup
| ply 1t III full standardization Of the lack
Of it during the winter months.
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TIE REVISION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
The forthcoming publication Of the revised
edition OF the New Testament is awaited
with much curiosity and interest by a large
element Of all Christian denominations, and
possibly with feeling Of apprehension by
many who dread any change III the old
Bible, which has been their companion from
youth up. The work Of revision was conf
u4eliced ten years ago, and is the result Of
the deliberations of two Comuittees,-one Of
fifty Of the best English scholars, and the
othhr Of thirty OF our own. Where there
has been any disagreement the English yer-
sion has been used, but the American is
given i'll tho appendix, SO that the reader eau
have the choice of either.
The changes which have been made per-
tain rather to form Of expression than to the
substance of statement. All the funda-
mental doctrines of Christianity remain as
they were. Very little Of the text is altered
in meaning from that Of the King James
version. The principal changes are the rccti-
flcatlon Of genders to suit our modern forms
of expression, the substitution Of the definit
for the indetinit article and uice ve7sa, and Of
the present for the past tense of verbs where
the sense evidently requires it. In SOME
cnscs entire verses have been omitted, but
this is mainly where they involve repetitions
and parts Of verses that do not appear In the
older manuscripts, as In tile Lords Prayer,
for Instance, where the entire doxology is
omitted, tho prayer reading in the new
version rs follows: "Our Father which art
III Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy
Kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in
Heaven, so on earth. Give US this day our
daily bread, and forgive US our debts as we
also have forgiven our debtors. And lead
us not into temptation but deliver us from
the evil onc." From Il very long list Of the
changes, compiled by the New York Times,
we select the following as the most striking:
Matthew. IT., 1-"Take heed that re do not
your aims before mel" lis made to read, 'Tako
heed TINT mt ye DO not your Righteousness before
men. which te looked upon as u much broader
command. and more IN accordance with tho
whole spirit Of Christ's teachings. IN Matthew,
AlA. La lQo lENL IS EunnRCu.
bur no new doctrine is put forth. and no old one
assaulted. Ia the King James version tho verse
reads: why caIlest thou me good; There is
wilt enter into life, keep the commandments"
In tho new version tho verse is US follows:
- Why askcst thou mo concerntn.: that which is
wouldst enter into life, Keep the command
n,euts." The question in Mark. will, u, u,
:, For what shall II profit man if he shall xain
shall man give In exchange for his EQuli' is
For what doth it profit man to entn |
the whole world and forfeit bus !iisz For what
cloud, aay,ng. This is ~ beloved Son; near
Ny chosen. Luke xvi, 8. ., have also been |
ohan9ed: IN the present version they
steward because be bud done wisely; tor tne
children Of this world are in their generation
wiser than the children Of light. And sa7 unto
Of unrighteousness, TINT when ye f,lll they may
:eccive, you into everlasting habitauons:" In
.he revision these two verses read rs follows:
because he had done wisely For the sous OF
his world nrc for their own generation, wiser
han the sons Of the light: And l say unto you,
non Of unrghteousness, that when It shall fall, |
hey may receive you into the eternal tab
.rnnclcs.'
The story OF the Pool Of Bethesda. rs told in
Int portion which relates to the miraculous !
'owcrs Of the water Of the pool. In verse 3
ok sIS q bnd hat' t Writing Il fop the
moving Of the water the last seven words are
trickcn out, and verso r" For an angel went
roub1ed tho water: whosoever then first after
he troubling Of the water stepped. in was made
;flose Of "huterer disease he bud, is omitted
together.
Acts xi.. H. land the Lord added to the
lade to read. And % the i's Lord aded to them day
IT.. 37, And Philip said, II thou belovest With
Ii thine heart thou mayest. and he answered
nd said, believe that Jesus Christ is the Son OF
NTH, is expun9cd, as ts a!so The expression.
Let lis not light aeaiust Cod in Acts, xiii. Q.
n Acts. Xviii, - - For US passed BY aud beheld
,rtpt1on: To the unknown God. Whom there
JIG ye isnoranrly worship. Him declare unto
o." the l1ttsr past is u,oo nude to read, "To an
,nornnce, that declare unto you"
A curious change in the text, and one
llich may meet with considerable opposi-
on, especially from the rigIdly orthodox, is
le substitution Of the Greek Hadcs for He'll.
lie reason for tho change has not yet been
ated, but whatever 1t nlay be the new term
.ems rs incongruous as the other was
arsll. 1t certainly does not convey any idea
the modern orthodox He'll, for the Greek
AIDES was in no sense correspondent with
It was place Of Imprisonment rather
ian of punishment, for the only punish
ent which the Greeks conceived Of was ap-
led to the unfortunate ghosts who wan
cred in Letlle. The Greek Uadcs was
nd OF shades, but there is no reason to sup
$50 that the shades we're undergoing tort !
e, as they would IT they had been in l
g English or German orthodox He'll. {
le general effect Of the substitution seems
be to expunge the modern idea Of Hell
ON the Bible; and we doubt whether this
III be reiished by the orthodox or even ac-
pied kindly by those who are accustomed