Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-06-01
used to describe it in the Greek is
'Gehenna, aud not 'Hades.'

used to describe it in the Greek is
'Gehenna, aud not 'Hades.'
HIS SATANIC MAJESTY.
The word devil. which appears in
the authorized version very frequently,
places. Two very different Greek
words were each translated devil by
the men who made the King James
version One of these clearly meant
the Prince of Darkness. This was the
word used in Matthew, iv: L; Then
was Jesus led up by the spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted by the devil ;
Then there is the other word, rhe liter
al translation of which is demon
which is so often used in connection
with those miserable persons who are
described literally as 'demonized,' or in
the free translation of the authorized
version, as possessed of devils The
rendering of the two distinct words by
the same term obiterates to the Eng
glish reader very clear distinction
which is made in the original. The
The men possessed Of DEVILS or de-
monized,' were not regardes, even by
the Jews of the days of Jesus, as in
huenced by the Prince Of Darkness.
They were the victims of a disease,
some of them being epilept;c, others in
sane and others still deaf and dumb.
The revisers have not deemed it ad-
visable to substitute the word demon
for devil when the latter occurs in
this connection, but, while retaining
the old translation, they have indicated
on the margin every instance in which
the word for demon has been translat-
ed devil The devil, therefore, has
not been abolished in the revision of
the New Testament He occupies
position with the hell of the old version.
He has simply been confined to his
proper sphere.
LITERARY CHANGES.
No attempt has been made to mod
ernize the style of the authorized ver-
sion. Archbishop Trench has justly
observed that it is good that the
phraseology of Scripture should not be
exactly that of our common life !; should
be removed from the vulgarties and
even the familiarities of this, just as
there is sense of fitness which die
tates that the architecture of church
should be different from that of house.
The revisers have, therefore, proceeded
on the principle that every archaism
which still continues generally intelli-
nrihla choul1 ha lafr nptonnhad Hanap
such form as hath, 'whiles,'
thoroughly 'holpen,, etc, have been
retained, and the relative which has
been allowed to stand, as in old Eng
lsh, when the antecedent is person.
On the other hand, the revisers have
assumed that an archaism which has
become obsolete, or has wholly or
mostly changed its meaning, tends to
impair the sense and should be replac-
ed by word generally Ineligible.
Let now means to permit, but in
Romans l., 13, III. Thessalonians H.,
I, it means directly the opposite-to
hinder Room, meaning to us apart
ment,' is used in Luke xiv, 10, for a
seat. So of archaic phrases. The re-
vision has BE not anxious for the NOR
row. instead of Take no thought
thus giving the idea which was repre-
sented bv take thought at the date OF
the authorized version, but which it has
lost
AS regards the names of coins,
weights and measures to which our
language furnishes us no exactly cor
responding woads, the revision has,
for the most part, left them unchanged.
1t would provoke ridicule to render
them by sirict equivalent, as thirty
one dollars and quarter would not
purchase bread sufficient; while, though
the pence so common in the authoriz-
ed version are awkward and mislead-
ing, it is not easy to find anything bet
ter.
These instances noted above give
most of the interesting changes. For
the others our readers are referred to
the book itself, which can be, had to-day.
WORK OF THE AMERICANS.
OF the changes in the text suggest
ed bv the American Committee, 904
were adopted by the English Company,
and such as were rejected are printed
in an appendix to the new version, and
are to be so printed in every edition
during term of fourteen years from
the date of publication, unless the
American churches shall sooner pro-
nounce deliberate opinion upon the
revised version, with the view OF its
being taken for public use.' While the
two committees have acted in sense
independently, never having met to-
gether during the ten years of their la
Dor, the American Committee has
been treated in the most friendly spir-
it, and its suggestions have been very
generally approved and adopted.
The New York Tribune in COM
menting on tho work says: English
Christians now know the utmost that
Biblical science demands No suspic-
ion need in future haunt them that the
scriptural truths which they love are
insecure. More than this, every loyal
Christian heart should surely rejoice
to have access in as pure form as pos
sible to the message sent us by our
Father in Heaven. That is the great
positive work which has been aimed
at by the New Testament Company,
and the fulfllment of which is present
ed in the revised version. English
readers of the Scriptures have now the
opportunity Of making themselves ac-
quainted with the New Testament in o
form more nearly representing the
primitive text than they ever had be-
fore
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