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To: metmom; I-ambush

Did anyone ever give you examples of the *many and varied* interpretations of Scripture that Protestants are supposed to have?


The following website includes a list of 50 different English versions of the Bible.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+3%3A13-17&version=NIV

I do not know if all are interpretations from the faiths that came out of the Reformation, or if some are versions from denominations that were formed after the Reformation, but I would say they are many and varied.


181 posted on 01/25/2015 3:42:01 AM PST by rwa265
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To: rwa265

Have you read them side by side and compared passages to see if they say the same thing or not?

So, if they use a different word order and say the same thing, do you consider that a *different* interpretation?

So, for Ephesians 2:8 here....

Exactly what difference is there in saying *from* or *of* yourselves? How does that change what is said?

Or is saying *gift of God* as opposed to *gift from God* supposed to make any difference in the meaning?

Is that supposed to be an example of *many and varied interpretations*?

New International Version
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—

New Living Translation
God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.

English Standard Version
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

New American Standard Bible
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

King James Bible
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—

International Standard Version
For by such grace you have been saved through faith. This does not come from you; it is the gift of God

NET Bible
For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For it is by his grace that we have been saved through faith, and this faith was not from you, but it is the gift of God,

GOD’S WORD® Translation
God saved you through faith as an act of kindness. You had nothing to do with it. Being saved is a gift from God.

Jubilee Bible 2000
For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God,

King James 2000 Bible
For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

American King James Version
For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

American Standard Version
for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Douay-Rheims Bible
For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, for it is the gift of God;

Darby Bible Translation
For ye are saved by grace, through faith; and this not of yourselves; it is God’s gift:

English Revised Version
for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Webster’s Bible Translation
For by grace are ye saved, through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Weymouth New Testament
For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves. It is God’s gift, and is not on the ground of merit—

World English Bible
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

Young’s Literal Translation
for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you — of God the gift,


256 posted on 01/25/2015 5:50:15 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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