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When modern bibles add words/phrases—for which there is no equivalent in the KJV or its underlying Hebrew/Greek. 70 verses
- Genesis 4:8KJV And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.CSB Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
- Leviticus 17:7KJV And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.NIV They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the goat idols to whom they prostitute themselves. This is to be a lasting ordinance for them and for the generations to come.’
- Leviticus 19:5KJV And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.NIV “’When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the LORD, sacrifice it in such a way that it will be accepted on your behalf.
- Leviticus 22:19KJV Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.NIV you must present a male without defect from the cattle, sheep or goats in order that it may be accepted on your behalf.
- Leviticus 22:29KJV And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will.NASB When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the LORD, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.
- Deuteronomy 14:13KJV And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,NKJV the red kite, the falcon, and the kite after their kinds;
- Deuteronomy 14:15KJV And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,NET the ostrich, the owl, the seagull, the falcon after its species,
- Deuteronomy 14:16KJV The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,NET the little owl, the long-eared owl, the white owl,
- Deuteronomy 32:43KJV Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.ESV “Rejoice with him, O heavens; bow down to him, all gods, for he avenges the blood of his children and takes vengeance on his adversaries. He repays those who hate him and cleanses his people’s land.”
- 1 Samuel 5:9KJV And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their…NET But after it had been moved the LORD attacked that city as well, causing a great deal of panic. He struck all the people of that city with sores.
- 1 Samuel 13:1KJV Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,NIV Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty- two years.
- 1 Samuel 14:41KJV Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.NIV Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel, “Why have you not answered your servant today? If the fault is in me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the men of Israel are at fault, respond with Thummim.”…
- 1 Samuel 31:13KJV And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.NIV Then they took their bones and buried them under a tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.
- 1 Kings 22:38KJV And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.NASB They washed out the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood (it was there that the prostitutes bathed themselves) in accordance with the word of the LORD which He had spoken.
- Psalm 45:8KJV All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.NET All your garments are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. From the luxurious palaces comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy.
- Psalm 45:13KJV The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.NKJV The royal daughter is all glorious within the palace; Her clothing is woven with gold.
- Psalm 139:23KJV Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:NASB Search me, God, and know my heart; Put me to the test and know my anxious thoughts;
- Psalm 145:13KJV Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.NASB Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD is faithful in His words, And holy in all His works.
- Proverbs 31:24KJV She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.NKJV She makes linen garments and sells them, And supplies sashes for the merchants.
- Ecclesiastes 12:5KJV Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home,…NASB Furthermore, people are afraid of a high place and of terrors on the road; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and the caper berry is ineffective. For man goes to his eternal home while the…
- Isaiah 10:27KJV And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.NIV In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat.
- Isaiah 21:5KJV Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.NIV They set the tables, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink! Get up, you officers, oil the shields!
- Jeremiah 12:9KJV Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.CSB Is my inheritance like a hyena to me? Are birds of prey circling her? Go, gather all the wild animals; bring them to devour her.
- Joel 2:6KJV Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.NKJV Before them the people writhe in pain; All faces are drained of color.
- Zephaniah 1:9KJV In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.NASB “And on that day I will punish all who leap on the temple threshold, Who fill the house of their lord with violence and deceit.
- Matthew 3:11KJV I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:NASB “As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
- Matthew 6:1KJV Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.NIV “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
- Matthew 24:36KJV But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.NASB “But about that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
- Matthew 27:16KJV And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.NIV At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas.
- Matthew 27:42KJV He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.LSB “He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
- Mark 3:16KJV And Simon he surnamed Peter;NET He appointed twelve: To Simon he gave the name Peter;
- Mark 7:19KJV Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?NIV For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)
- Mark 11:19KJV And when even was come, he went out of the city.NET When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.
- Mark 16:8KJV And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.NLT The women fled from the tomb, trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing to anyone because they were too frightened. ———- [ The most ancient manuscripts of Mark conclude with verse 16:8. Later manuscripts add one…
- Luke 1:28KJV And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.NASB And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you .”
- Luke 3:33KJV Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,ESV the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
- John 10:30KJV I and my Father are one.NASB I and the Father are one.”
- John 14:14KJV If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.NIV You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
- John 14:15KJV If ye love me, keep my commandments.NASB “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
- John 14:16KJV And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;NIV And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—
- John 14:18KJV I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.NIV I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
- John 14:26KJV But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.NIV But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
- John 15:26KJV But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:NIV “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.
- John 16:7KJV Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.NIV But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
- Acts 1:13KJV And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and…NIV When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and…
- Acts 4:30KJV By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.NIV Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
- Acts 5:42KJV And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.AMP And every single day, in the temple [area] and in homes, they did not stop teaching and telling the good news of Jesus as the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).
- Acts 16:7KJV After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.NASB and after they came to Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them;
- Acts 27:14KJV But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.AMP But soon afterward a violent wind, called Euraquilo [a northeaster, a tempestuous windstorm like a typhoon], came rushing down from the island;
- Romans 5:17KJV For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)NET For if, by the transgression of the one man, death reigned through the one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ!
- Romans 15:16KJV That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.NASB to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 1:27KJV But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;NKJV But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;
- 1 Corinthians 6:9KJV Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,NIV Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men
- 2 Corinthians 4:14KJV Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.NIV because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself.
- Ephesians 6:12KJV For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.NASB For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
- Philippians 4:5KJV Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.NKJV Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
- Colossians 1:14KJV In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:NIV in whom we have redemption , the forgiveness of sins.
- 1 Timothy 6:10KJV For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.NASB For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
- Hebrews 3:1KJV Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;NIV Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest.
- James 2:1KJV My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.NIV My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.
- James 4:12KJV There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?AMP There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy [the one God who has the absolute power of life and death]; but who are you to [hypocritically or self-righteously] pass judgment on your…
- 3 John 1:9KJV I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.AMP I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to put himself first, does not accept what we say and refuses to recognize my authority.
- Jude 1:25KJV To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.NASB to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority before all time and now and forever. Amen.
- Revelation 1:8KJV I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.NASB “I am the Alpha and the Omega, ” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
- Revelation 7:14KJV And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.NKJV And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
- Revelation 8:7KJV The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.NASB The first sounded, and there was hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
- Revelation 13:16KJV And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:NIV It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,
- Revelation 14:1KJV And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.AMP Then I looked, and this is what I saw: the Lamb stood [firmly established] on Mount Zion, and with Him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had His name and His Father’s name inscribed on their foreheads [signifying…
- Revelation 18:20KJV Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.NASB Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her.”
- Revelation 20:14KJV And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.NIV Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.