In this analysis we will compare the New World Translation
(NWT) (1984 edition) to the King James Bible (KJ).
The NWT was made by the Jehovah's Witnesses. They purposely
changed the translation to match their doctrine vs. making their
doctrine match God's word. In this analysis we will see the results.
K J V S. N W T
Gen. 1:2 KJ: "... And the SPIRIT OF GOD MOVED upon the
face of the waters."
NWT: "... and God's active force was moving to
and fro over the surface of the waters."
COMMENT: It was God in the form of a PERSON, a HE,
(i.e. God's HOLY SPIRIT), that was involved
in creation and NOT an impersonal 'force'.
The reason God's Holy Spirit was translated
God's 'active force' in the NWT is because
Jehovah's Witnesses DENY that God's Holy
Spirit is ALIVE. Some problems with that
belief are: 1) God's Holy Spirit MOVED
upon the face of the waters (here in Gen.
1:2), 2) The Holy Spirit can be GRIEVED
(Eph. 4:30), 3) He has a WILL (1Co. 12:11),
4) He KNOWS (1Co. 2:11), 5) He can be
BLASPHEMED (Mark 3:29), 6) He can be OBEYED
(Acts 13:2), 7) He can LEAD (Gal. 5:18 and
Rom. 8:14), 8) He SEALS BELIEVERS (Eph.
1:13), 9) He INTERCEDES for believers
(Rom. 8:26), 10) He GIVES GIFTS (1Co.
12:8-10) and 11) He TALKS (Rev. 14:13 and
Rev. 22:17).
Gen. 1:5,8,13 KJ: 5 "... And the evening and the morning were
19,23,31 THE FIRST DAY." 8 "... And the evening and
the morning were THE SECOND DAY." 13 Etc.
19 Etc. 23 Etc. 31 Etc.
NWT: 5 "... And there came to be evening and there
came to be morning, A FIRST DAY. 8 "... And
there came to be evening and there came to
be morning, A SECOND DAY." 13 Etc. 19 Etc.
23 Etc. 31 Etc.
COMMENT: On day 3 God made the GRASS and the TREES.
Then, on day 4 God made the SUN. Could the
grass and trees have gone '1 million years'
WITHOUT SUNLIGHT between day 3 and day 4?
Of course NOT! So, just like the King James
Bible says: It was THE first day and THE
second day etc, NOT A first day or A second
day. There were NO "GAPS" between the 6
literal, and SEQUENTIAL, days of creation.
The NWT robs God of his GLORY in CREATION.
Gen. 1:21 KJ: "And God created great WHALES, ..."
NWT: "And God proceeded to create the great sea
monsters ..."
COMMENT: God creates 'sea monsters'?
Gen. 2:13 KJ: "... land of ETHIOPIA."
NWT: "... land of Cush."
Comment: I know where Ethiopia is, but where is Cush?
Is the NWT's 'Cush' a "simpler and more
understandable word", than the King James'
"ETHIOPIA"?
Gen. 3:4-5 KJ: "And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye
shall not surely die: For God doth know
that in the day ye eat thereof, then your
eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be
as gods, knowing good and evil."
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NWT: "At this the serpent said to the woman: 'You
positively will not die. For God knows that
in the very day of your eating from it
your eyes are bound to be opened and you
are bound to be like God, knowing good
------
and bad.'"
COMMENT: This is MAJOR blasphemy! God (with a big G)
is not evil! Think about the difference.
Gen. 6:8 KJ: "But Noah found GRACE in the eyes of the
Lord."
NWT: "But Noah found favor in the eyes of
Jehovah."
COMMENT: God's GRACE was extended in the Old
Testament, too.
Oh, BTW, an amateur archeologist has found
the remains of Noah's ark. I've seen their
DVD and I believe it is real.
Their web site is:
http://www.wyattmuseum.com/noahsark.htm
There are people today that are looking for
the ark on Mount Ararat. But, check your King
James Bible. In Genesis 8:4 it says "the ark
rested in the seventh month, on the
seventeenth day of the month, upon the
MOUNTAINS (PLURAL) of Ararat". The amateur
archeologist found the remains of Noah's ark
12 miles from Mt. Ararat within the MOUNTAINS
of Ararat. The length of the discovered ark
is 1 inch off, that's right, 1 inch off, from
300 cubits (Gen. 6:15).
Gen. 11:1 KJ: "And the whole earth was of one language,
and of ONE SPEECH."
NWT: "... one language and of one set of words."
Gen. 24:47 KJ: "... and I put the EARRING UPON HER FACE,
..."
NWT: "... I put the nose ring on her nostril ..."
COMMENT: The NWT put WHAT on her nostril?
Deut. 32:22 KJ: "For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and
shall burn unto the lowest HELL, ..."
NWT: "For a fire has been ignited in my anger
And it will burn down to Sheol, ..."
COMMENT: HELL IS GONE in this verse in the NWT.
Joshua 12:23 KJ: "... the king of the NATIONS of Gilgal, ..."
NWT: "... the king of Goiim in Gilgal ..."
COMMENT: Is the NWT's 'Goiim' a "simpler and more
understandable word" than the King James'
"NATIONS"?
2Sam. 16:4 KJ: "... And Ziba said, I humbly BESEECH thee
[that] I may find GRACE in thy sight, my
lord, O king."
NWT: "... Ziba said: 'I do bow down. Let me
find favor in your eyes, my lord the
king.'"
2Sam. 21:19 KJ: "... Elhanan ... slew [THE BROTHER OF]
Goliath ..."
NWT: "... Elhanan ... got to strike down Goliath
..."
COMMENT: WHAT? 'Elhanan struck down Goliath'?
Sunday school CHILDREN know that DAVID SLEW
Goliath! The NWT translation 'scholars'
really blew this one. Oh, BTW, for a good
book on the quality of the King James
translators please see: "The Men Behind
The KJV" by: Gustavus S. Paine
ISBN: 0-8010-7008-2 published by Baker
Book House.
Scholar for scholar the translators of the
KJ Bible were far greater men of God than
any today. John Bois could read the Bible,
in Hebrew, at age 5. Lancelot Andrews was
fluent in 20 languages. John Chedderton knew
Greek, Hebrew and Latin as well as you and
I know English (and better) etc. etc.
1Kings 10:28 KJ: "... and LINEN yarn: the king's merchants
received the LINEN yarn at a price."
NWT: "... the king's merchants would themselves
take the HORSE DROVE for a price."
COMMENT: Horses? The NWT is not on the right topic.
1Kings 14:24 KJ: "And there were also SODOMITES in the land:
..."
NWT: "And even the male temple prostitute proved
to be in the land. ..."
COMMENT: "SODOMITES" are watered down to just
'prostitute(s)'. Sodomy is an ABOMINATION
(Lev. 18:22), but the NWT has overlooked
sodomy.
Oh, BTW, an amateur archeologist has found
the remains of Sodom and Gomorrah. I've seen
their DVD and I believe it is real.
Their web site is:
http://www.wyattmuseum.com/cities-of-the-plain.htm
1Kings 15:12 KJ: "And he took away the SODOMITES out of the
land, ..."
NWT: "Accordingly he had the male temple
prostitutes pass out of the land ..."
COMMENT: Again, the NWT changes "SODOMITES" to
just 'prostitutes'. Sodomy is GONE, in
the NWT, here in 1Kings 15:12, AND in
1Kings 14:24, AND in 1Kings 22:46 AND
in 2Kings 23:7.
1Kings 20:38 KJ: " ... with ASHES upon his FACE."
NWT: " ... with a bandage over his eyes."
COMMENT: In English, "ASHES" and 'bandage' are two
different words entirely, so are "FACE"
and 'eyes'.
Ezra 8:36 KJ: "And they delivered the king's commissions
unto the king's LIEUTENANTS, ..."
NWT: "Then we gave the laws of the king to the
satraps of the king ..."
COMMENT: Is the NWT's 'satraps' a "clearer and more
understandable word" than the King James'
"LIEUTENANTS"?
Psalm 9:17 KJ: "The wicked shall be turned into HELL, ..."
NWT: "Wicked people will turn back to Sheol, ..."
COMMENT: The NWT has DELETED hell. Is this an attempt
to sell more NWTs?
Psalm 109:6 KJ: "Set thou a wicked man over him: and let
SATAN stand at his right hand."
NWT: "Appoint over him someone wicked, And may
a resister himself keep standing at his
right hand."
COMMENT: SATAN has been REMOVED from this verse in
the NWT.
Prov. 23:14 KJ: "Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt
DELIVER HIS SOUL FROM HELL."
NWT: "... you may deliver his very soul from
Sheol ..."
COMMENT: The NWT has DELETED HELL (again).
Eccl. 5:20 KJ: "... God ANSWERETH [HIM] in the joy of his
heart."
NWT: "... God is preoccupying [him] with the
rejoicing of his heart."
COMMENT: The NWT translators blew this one.
Isaiah 11:3 KJ: "And shall make him of quick understanding
..."
NWT: Omitted.
COMMENT: The verse is speaking of JESUS and says that
he shall be "of quick understanding". The
NWT omits this.
Isaiah 14:12 KJ: "How art thou fallen from heaven, O LUCIFER,
son of the morning! ..."
NWT: "O how you have fallen from heaven, you
shining one, son of the dawn! ..."
COMMENT: WHO fell from heaven? The NWT doesn't say.
But, the King James tells us: It's LUCIFER.
Lucifer is GONE in this verse in the NWT.
Isaiah 32:2 KJ: "And A MAN shall be as AN hiding place from
the wind, ..."
NWT: "And each one must prove to be like a hiding
place from the wind ..."
COMMENT: The "MAN" here can be no one but CHRIST.
Just another case of setting the Lord Jesus
aside, and giving us a substitute. Think how
serious all these corruptions are, and how
they destroy the word of God by substitution.
Also, the NWT should read AN hiding place,
(like the KJ) not A hiding place. The NWT
contains bad grammar.
Isaiah 53:10 KJ: "... when thou shalt make HIS SOUL AN
OFFERING FOR SIN, ..."
NWT: "... If you will set his soul as a GUILT
OFFERING, ..."
Daniel 3:25 KJ: "... and the form of the fourth is like
THE SON OF GOD."
NWT: "... and the appearance of the fourth one
is resembling a son of the gods."
COMMENT: 'A son of the gods'? It was JESUS CHRIST,
THE SON OF GOD, who was in the fiery furnace
with Shadrach, Messach, and Abednego. It was
Jesus Christ who protected them and it is
Jesus Christ who SAVES US from the fiery
furnace (i.e. from hell).
Daniel 7:10 KJ: "... THE JUDGMENT WAS SET, and the books
were opened."
NWT: "... The Court took its seat, and there
were books that were opened."
COMMENT: The JUDGMENT OF GOD has been removed.
Hosea 11:12 KJ: "... but Judah YET RULETH WITH GOD, AND IS
FAITHFUL WITH THE SAINTS."
NWT: "... But Judah is yet roaming with God,
..."
COMMENT: The NWT has watered down "RULING" with
God to just 'roaming'.
Micah 5:2 KJ: "... Bethlehem ... out of thee shall he come
forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in
Israel; whose GOINGS FORTH [have been] from
of old, FROM EVERLASTING."
NWT: "... whose ORIGIN is from early times, ..."
COMMENT: This refers to the Lord Jesus Christ and
the NWT (from the Jehovah's Witnesses) makes
him a CREATED BEING having an ORIGIN, thus
making JESUS A SINNER.
Zech. 9:9 KJ: "... behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he
[is] just, and having SALVATION; ..."
NWT: "... Your king himself comes to you. He is
righteous, yes, SAVED; humble, ..."
COMMENT: Jesus is 'SAVED' but he is NOT SAVIOR?
Notice once again: The JWs' NWT OMITS
Jesus as SAVIOR.
Zech. 11:17 KJ: "Woe to the IDOL shepherd that leaveth the
flock! ..."
NWT: "Woe to my valueless shepherd, who is
leaving the flock! ..."
COMMENT: The NWT scholars missed this one.
Zech. 12:10 KJ: "... and they shall look UPON ME whom they
have pierced, ..."
NWT: "... and they will certainly look to the
One whom they pierced ..."
COMMENT: The Jehovah's Witnesses CHANGE "ME" (Jesus)
whom they pierced to a vague 'One' whom they
pierced. They do that because the JWs
DENY that JESUS IS GOD IN THE FLESH, and as
such, they DENY he is our SAVIOR.
Zech. 13:6 KJ: "And [one] shall say unto him, What [are]
these wounds IN THINE HANDS? Then he shall
answer, [Those] with which I was wounded
[in] the house of my FRIENDS."
NWT: "And one must say to him, 'What are these
wounds [on your person] between your hands?'
And he will have to say, 'Those with which
I was struck in the house of my INTENSE
LOVERS.'"
COMMENT: This is a verse prophesying JESUS CHRIST.
Jesus was wounded IN HIS HANDS not 'between'
his hands. (He was also wounded on his
back). Lastly, he was in the house of his
"FRIENDS", NOT 'LOVERS'. The NWT has
PERVERTED this verse.
Matt. 1:19 KJ: "Then Joseph ... not willing to make her
(Mary) a publick example, was minded TO PUT
HER AWAY privily."
NWT: "... Joseph ... intended to DIVORCE HER
secretly."
COMMENT: Think on this. What a DIFFERENCE! The
meaning is far-reaching and a lot is
involved.
Matt. 1:25 KJ: "And knew her not till she had brought
forth her FIRSTBORN son: ..."
NWT: "But he had no intercourse with her until
she gave birth to a son; ..."
COMMENT: Jesus was the FIRSTBORN.
Matt. 2:4 KJ: "... he (King Herod) DEMANDED of them where
Christ should be born."