In this analysis we will compare the New Century Version
(NCV) ( 1991 edition ) to the King James Bible (KJ).
K J V S. N C V
Gen. 1:21 KJ: "And God created great WHALES, ..."
NCV: "So God created the large sea animals ..."
Gen. 2:7 KJ: "... and man became a living SOUL."
NCV: "... and the man became a living person."
Comment: A MAJOR difference between man and beast is
that man is the ONLY creature with a "SOUL".
Gen. 2:13 KJ: "... land of ETHIOPIA."
NCV: "... land of Cush."
Comment: I know where Ethiopia is, but where is Cush?
Question: Is the NCV's 'Cush' a "simpler,
more easily 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." ------
NCV: "But the snake said to the woman, 'You will
not die. God knows that if you eat the fruit
from that tree, you will learn about good and
evil and you will be like God!'"
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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."
NCV: "But Noah pleased the Lord."
COMMENT: God's GRACE was extended in the Old
Testament, too. Note: The King James Bible
gives GOD the GLORY for God's GRACE. The
NCV exalts man.
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:
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 discovered ark is 1 inch off,
that's right, 1 inch off, from 300 cubits
(Gen. 6:15) in length.
Gen. 22:8 KJ: "And Abraham said, My son, God will PROVIDE
HIMSELF a lamb for a burnt offering: ..."
NCV: "Abraham answered, 'God will give us the lamb
for the sacrifice, my son."
Comment: It is true, as the NCV says, that God did
give them a lamb for the sacrifice. However,
that is only part of the story! The NCV
totally misses the DEEPER, and MORE AMAZING
prophetic truth: GOD WAS the lamb! The King
James wording is perfect: "God will PROVIDE
HIMSELF" (in the form of his only begotten
son JESUS CHRIST) as the sacrifice for the
WORLD's SIN.
Gen. 24:47 KJ: "... and I put the EARRING UPON HER FACE,
..."
NCV: "... Then I put the ring in her nose ..."
COMMENT: The NCV put WHAT in her nose?
Deut. 32:22 KJ: "For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and
shall burn unto the lowest HELL, ..."
NCV: "My anger has started a fire that burns down
to the place of the dead. ..."
COMMENT: HELL IS GONE in this verse in the NCV.
Joshua 12:23 KJ: "... the king of the NATIONS of Gilgal, ..."
NCV: "... Goyim in Gilgal, ..."
COMMENT: Is the NCV's 'Goyim' a "simpler and more
easily understandable word" than the
King James' "NATIONS"?
Judges 7:20 KJ: "... The sword OF the Lord, and OF Gideon."
NCV: "... 'A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!'"
COMMENT: Big difference in those two meanings.
2Sam. 16:4 KJ: "... And Ziba said, I humbly BESEECH THEE
[that] I may FIND GRACE in thy sight, my
lord, O king."
NCV: "... Ziba said, 'I bow to you. I hope I will
always be able to please you.'"
2Sam. 21:19 KJ: "... Elhanan ... slew [THE BROTHER OF]
Goliath ..."
NCV: "... Elhanan ... killed Goliath ..."
COMMENT: WHAT? 'Elhanan killed Goliath'? Sunday
school CHILDREN know that DAVID SLEW GOLIATH!
The NCV 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."
NCV: "He imported horses from Egypt ..."
COMMENT: The NCV isn't even on the right topic.
1Kings 14:24 KJ: "And there were also SODOMITES in the land:
..."
NCV: "There were even male prostitutes in the
land. ..."
COMMENT: SODOMITES and prostitutes are NOT the same.
Sodomy is an ABOMINATION (Lev. 18:22).
Notice: The NCV has watered down wickedness.
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:
1Kings 15:12 KJ: "And he took away the SODOMITES out of the
land, ..."
NCV: "He forced the male prostitutes ... to leave
the country. ..."
COMMENT: Again, the NCV changes SODOMITES to
PROSTITUTES. Sodomy is gone in the NCV, here
in 1Kings 15:12, AND in 1Kings 14:24, AND in
1Kings 22:46 AND in 2Kings 23:7. The NCV
OMITS GOD'S WARNING about sodomy.
1Kings 19:12 KJ: "... A STILL SMALL VOICE."
NCV: "... there was a quiet, gentle sound."
COMMENT: How can one hear a 'quiet sound'?
1Kings 20:38 KJ: "... with ASHES upon his FACE."
NCV: "... wrapped his face in a cloth ..."
COMMENT: In English, "ASHES" and a 'cloth' are
different words entirely.
Psalm 2:12 KJ: "KISS THE SON, lest he be angry, ..."
NCV: "Show that you are loyal to his son, or you
will be destroyed ..."
Psalm 9:17 KJ: "The wicked shall be turned INTO HELL, ..."
NCV: "Wicked people will go to the grave, ..."
COMMENT: The NCV has DELETED HELL in this verse. Is
this an attempt to sell more NCVs?
Psalm 12:6-7 KJ: "The WORDS OF THE LORD [are] pure words: ...
THOU SHALT PRESERVE THEM ..."
NCV: "... Lord, you will keep us safe; ..."
COMMENT: This scripture is about GOD PRESERVING HIS
WORDS, not protecting people! The NCV blew
this one.
Psalm 48:10 KJ: " ... thy right hand is full of
RIGHTEOUSNESS."
NCV: "... Your right hand is full of goodness."
COMMENT: There's a difference between 'goodness' and
"RIGHTEOUSNESS".
Psalm 72:8 KJ: "He SHALL have dominion also FROM SEA TO
SEA, ..."
NCV: "Let his kingdom go from sea to sea, ..."
COMMENT: This verse is speaking of Christ as king and
he "SHALL" have dominion (i.e. CERTAINTY) is
watered down to only 'let' his kingdom go
from sea to sea.
Psalm 72:11 KJ: "Yea, all kings SHALL fall down before him:
..."
NCV: "Let all kings bow down to him ..."
COMMENT: 'Letting' (a passive verb) all kings 'bow
down to him' verses ALL KINGS SHALL
(certainty) FALL DOWN BEFORE HIM are two
different thoughts entirely.
Psalm 109:6 KJ: "Set thou a wicked man over him: and let
SATAN stand at his right hand."
NCV: "... Have an evil person work against him,
and let an accuser stand against him."
COMMENT: Satan has been REMOVED from this verse in
the NCV.
Prov. 23:14 KJ: "Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt
DELIVER HIS SOUL FROM HELL."
NCV: "If you spank them, you shall save them from
death."
COMMENT: What is the NCV talking about? If you spank
children THEY WILL STILL DIE! ALL PEOPLE
EVENTUALLY DIE. The King James is right: Beat
him with the rod, and you shall DELIVER HIS
SOUL FROM HELL.
Eccl. 5:20 KJ: "... God ANSWERETH [HIM] in the joy of his
heart."
NCV: "... God keeps them busy with what they love
to do."
COMMENT: The NCV translators missed this one.
Isaiah 11:3 KJ: "And shall make him of quick understanding
..."
NCV: Omitted
COMMENT: The verse is speaking of JESUS and says that
he shall be "of quick understanding". The
NCV omits this.
Isaiah 14:12 KJ: "How art thou fallen from heaven, O LUCIFER,
son of the morning! ..."
NCV: "King of Babylon, morning star, you have
fallen from heaven, ..."
COMMENT: WHO is fallen from heaven? Only the King
James tell us: It's LUCIFER. LUCIFER IS GONE
in this verse in the NCV.
Isaiah 32:2 KJ: "And A MAN shall be as an hiding place from
the wind, ..."
NCV: "Then each ruler will be like a shelter 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.
Isaiah 53:10 KJ: "... when thou shalt make his soul an
offering FOR SIN, ..."
NCV: "... made his life a penalty offering, ..."
comment: The NCV substitutes 'penalty' for "SIN" thus
watering down SIN.
Isaiah 66:5 KJ: "... he shall appear to your joy, ...."
NCV: Omitted
COMMENT: This verse is talking about Jesus and says
that: "he shall appear to your joy". The NCV
OMITS this beautiful scripture.
Jer. 31:22 KJ: "... the Lord hath created a new thing in
the earth, A WOMAN SHALL COMPASS A MAN."
NCV: "... The Lord has make something new happen
in the land: A woman will go seeking a man."
COMMENT: The early church fathers are almost unanimous
in interpreting this to refer to the virgin
Mary compassing Christ in her womb. Nothing
like this before, that a child should be
conceived without an earthly father. The NCV
completely destroys this truth.
Daniel 3:25 KJ: "... and the form of the fourth is like THE
SON OF GOD."
NCV: "... The fourth man looks like a son of the
gods."
COMMENT: 'A son of (plural) 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."
NCV: "... Court was ready to begin, and the books
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."
NCV: "... And Judah turns against God, ..."
COMMENT: What is this but perversion?
Hosea 13:9 KJ: "O Israel, THOU HAST DESTROYED THYSELF; but
in me [is] thine help."
NCV: "Israel, I WILL DESTROY YOU. Who will be your
helper then?"
COMMENT: Here is a splendid example of how 'new
version' text is often made to say exactly
the OPPOSITE of what was given by
inspiration of Almighty God.
Zech. 11:17 KJ: "Woe to the IDOL shepherd that leaveth the
flock! ..."
NCV: "How terrible it will be for the useless
shepherd ..."
COMMENT: The scholars missed this one.
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."
NCV: "But someone will ask, 'What are the DEEP
CUTS on your body?' And EACH will answer,
'I was hurt at my friend's house.'"
COMMENT: This is a verse PROPHESYING JESUS CHRIST.
Jesus was wounded IN HIS HANDS. He ALONE
did this FOR US. So, as the King James says,
"HE SHALL ANSWER" not 'each will answer'.
Matt. 1:19 KJ: "Then Joseph ... not willing to make her
(Mary) a publick example, was minded TO PUT
HER AWAY privily."
NCV: "... Joseph ... planned to DIVORCE HER
secretly."
COMMENT: Think on this one. 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: ..."
NCV: "but he did not have sexual relations with
her until she gave birth to the son. ..."
COMMENT: Jesus was her FIRSTBORN son.
Matt. 2:4 KJ: "... he (King Herod) DEMANDED of them where
Christ should be born."
NCV: "Herod ... asked them where the Christ would
be born."
COMMENT: King Herod, FURIOUS over the arrival of
Jesus, (and wanting to DO AWAY with him) did
not 'ask' where Christ would be born, he
"DEMANDED" to know!
Matt. 5:22 KJ: "But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry
with his brother WITHOUT A CAUSE shall be in
danger of the judgment: ..."
NCV: "But I tell you, if you are angry with a
brother or sister, you will be judged. ..."
COMMENT: WHAT? The NCV says you CAN'T be angry with
your brother or sister?!!! Brothers and
sisters: The Apostle Paul was angry and
withstood the Apostle Peter to his face
(Gal. 2:11). Jesus was angry with the Church
at Pergamos because of the erroneous doctrine
of the Nicolaitanes (Rev 2:15). The Bible
says to BE ANGRY but sin not (Eph. 4:26).
And it says not to let the sun go down on
YOUR ANGER (Eph. 4:26). The King James is
CORRECT: Whosoever is angry with his brother
WITHOUT A CAUSE is in danger of the judgment.
There is a HUGE DIFFERENCE between those two
verses.
Matt. 5:44 KJ: "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, BLESS
THEM THAT CURSE YOU, DO GOOD TO THEM THAT
HATE YOU, and pray for them which
DESPITEFULLY USE YOU, and persecute you;"
NCV: "But I say to you, love your enemies. Pray
for those who hurt you."
COMMENT: The NCV leaves out everything in capital
letters.
Matt. 6:13 KJ: "... For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever. Amen."
NCV: Omitted
COMMENT: The NCV omits all this.
Matt. 6:27 KJ: "Which of you ... can ADD ONE CUBIT unto his
stature?"
NCV: "You cannot add any time to your life ..."
COMMENT: This verse is about HEIGHT (i.e. CUBITS) not
time!
Matt. 8:19 KJ: "And a certain scribe came, and said unto
him, MASTER, I will follow thee ..."
NCV: "Then a teacher of the law came to Jesus and
said, 'Teacher, I will follow you ...'"
COMMENT: Jesus as "MASTER" is watered down to just
'teacher'.
Matt. 9:13 KJ: "... for I am not come to call the righteous,
but sinners TO REPENTANCE."
NCV: "... I did not come to invite good people but
to invite sinners."
COMMENT: A few points: 1) There is ONE GOOD, and that
is GOD (Mark 10:18). So, there are NO 'GOOD
PEOPLE'! 2) Invite sinners to WHAT? Notice:
The NCV leaves the reader hanging. 3) Only
the King James is COMPLETE in its
translation: Jesus came to call sinners "TO
REPENTANCE". 4) Those last two words in the
KJ ARE CRUCIAL. HELL will get all sinners
who DON'T repent. JESUS will get sinners
who DO repent!
Matt. 11:23 KJ: "And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto
heaven, shalt be brought down to HELL: ..."
NCV: "And you, Capernaum ... will be thrown down
to the depths. ..."
COMMENT: Hell is GONE in this verse in the NCV.
Matt. 12:6 KJ: "... That in this place is [ONE] GREATER than
the temple."
NCV: "... that there is something here that is
greater than the Temple."
Matt. 12:40 KJ: "For as Jonas was three days and three nights
in the WHALE'S belly; ..."
NCV: "Jonah was in the stomach of the big fish for
three days and three nights. ..."
COMMENT: The Lord Jesus Christ knew the difference
between a "WHALE" and a 'fish'.
Matt. 12:42 KJ: "... behold, A GREATER THAN SOLOMON [is]
here."
NCV: "... that someone greater than Solomon is
here."
Matt. 16:3 KJ: "... O [YE] HYPOCRITES, ye can discern the
face of the sky; but can ye not [discern]
the signs of the times?"
NCV: "... You see these signs in the sky and know
what they mean. In the same way, you see the
things that I am doing now, but you don't
know their meaning."
COMMENT: "O [YE] HYPOCRITES" is omitted.
Matt. 16:18 KJ: "... upon this rock I will build my church;
and the GATES OF HELL shall not prevail
against it."
NCV: "... On this rock I will build my church,
and the power of death will not be able to
defeat it."
COMMENT: HELL IS GONE in this verse in the NCV.
Matt. 17:21 KJ: "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by
prayer and fasting."
NCV: Omitted
COMMENT: To cast out certain devils requires PRAYER
and FASTING. The NCV ignores this.
Matt. 18:11 KJ: "For the Son of man is come to save that
which was lost."
NCV: Omitted
Comment: Jesus' ENTIRE PURPOSE for coming to earth,
is OMITTED in the NCV.
Matt. 19:9 KJ: "And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put