Hebrews 12:2
KJV
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
NIV
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
In the KJV, Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith, which is expounded as the gospel message itself: by enduring the cross in love and joy for us, Jesus is the author of our faith (for our life in Christ begins at the cross); by being seated at the right hand of God, he is the finisher (for in him we are victorious over death and alive for evermore, and can rise no higher than the very presence of God). By omitting the italicized word “our,” modern versions such as the NIV alter this sense entirely.
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