Highly Disturbing
The alteration introduces a blasphemous or offensive notion that does not exist in the KJV. 36 verses
- Genesis 3:16KJV Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.NET To the woman he said, “I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband but he will dominate you.”
- Genesis 4:1KJV And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.NET Now the man had marital relations with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. Then she said, “I have created a man just as the LORD did!”
- Genesis 47:21KJV And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.NIV and Joseph reduced the people to servitude, from one end of Egypt to the other.
- Numbers 5:21KJV Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly…NIV here the priest is to put the woman under this curse—“may the LORD cause you to become a curse among your people when he makes your womb miscarry and your abdomen swell.
- Deuteronomy 22:28KJV If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;NIV If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered,
- Judges 5:30KJV Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the…NASB ‘Are they not finding, are they not dividing the spoils? A concubine, two concubines for every warrior; To Sisera a spoil of dyed cloth, A spoil of dyed cloth embroidered, Dyed cloth of double embroidery on the neck of…
- 1 Samuel 6:19KJV And he smote the men of Beth–shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many…NIV But God struck down some of the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, putting seventy of them to death because they looked into the ark of the LORD. The people mourned because of the heavy blow the LORD had dealt them.
- Proverbs 8:22KJV The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.NIV “The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old;
- Proverbs 11:30KJV The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.ESV The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.
- Ecclesiastes 2:8KJV I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.NIV I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired male and female singers, and a harem as well—the delights of a man’s heart.
- Isaiah 14:12KJV How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!NIV How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
- Isaiah 30:26KJV Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the…NASB And the light of the full moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, on the day the LORD binds up the fracture of His people and heals…
- Isaiah 53:10KJV Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his…NIV Yet it was the LORD’S will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.
- Micah 5:2KJV But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet 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.NIV “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”
- Malachi 2:16KJV For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.NIV “The man who hates and divorces his wife,” says the LORD, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,” says the LORD Almighty. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful.
- Matthew 15:16KJV And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?AMP And He said, “Are you still so dull [and unable to put things together]?
- Mark 1:41KJV And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.NIV Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!”
- Luke 2:22KJV And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;NIV When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
- Luke 2:33KJV And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.NIV The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him.
- John 1:1KJV In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.NWT In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god.
- John 7:8KJV Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.NIV You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.
- Acts 17:29KJV Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.NIV “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.
- Romans 1:4KJV And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:NIV and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Galatians 4:1KJV Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;NIV What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate.
- Galatians 5:4KJV Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.NIV You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
- Galatians 5:12KJV I would they were even cut off which trouble you.NIV As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
- Philippians 2:7KJV But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:NASB but emptied Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant and being born in the likeness of men.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16KJV Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.AMP forbidding us from speaking to the Gentiles (non-Jews) so that they may be saved. So, as always, they fill up [to the brim] the measure of their sins [allotted to them by God]. But [God’s] wrath has come upon them at…
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19KJV For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?NASB For who is our hope, or joy or crown of pride, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming? Or is it not indeed you?
- 1 Timothy 6:1KJV Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.NASB All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and our doctrine will not be spoken against.
- James 1:1KJV James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.NASB James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings.
- James 4:5KJV Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?NIV Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us?
- 2 Peter 1:1KJV Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:NASB Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
- 1 John 1:7KJV But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.NIV But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus , his Son, purifies us from all sin.
- Jude 1:1KJV Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:NIV Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:
- Revelation 22:3KJV And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:NASB There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him;