BIBLE TRANSLATION PIT FALLS - part 3

Verses deliberately omitted in the NIV

(with their context to highlight their importance):  

On exorcising demons:
Matthew 17:21 KJV 
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.       

On Jesus reason for coming:
Matthew 18:11 KJV
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.     

On the (negative) spirit of religion:
Matthew 23:14 KJV 
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.    

On purification through knowledge:
Mark 7:16 KJV
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.  

Consequence of sin; specific repetitive emphasis on torment in Hell
Mark 9:44, 46 KJV
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.       

Condition for an effective prayer life (without which, prayer is seriously hindered)
Mark 11:26 KJV
But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.     

Indication of specific fulfilment of scripture regarding the cross
Mark 15:28 KJV 
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.    

On the end time rapture:
Luke 17:36 KJV
Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.    

The manner in which healing was done: through an angel
John 5:4 KJV
For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.    

Condition for salvation (without which salvation, in this instance, is not possible)
Acts 8:37 KJV
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.     

Persistence of an evangelist
Acts 15:34 KJV
Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.     

Reference to known historical figure (similar to mentioning Ponticus Pilate)
Acts 15:34 KJV
Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.  

Real effect that Paul's teaching had on the Jews
Acts 28:29 KJV
And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.     

Standard greeting
Romans 16:24 KJV
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.     
     

Verses altered or incomplete in the NIV

1 John 5:6-8 KJV 
[6] This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. [7] For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. [8] And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.   

1 John 5:6-8 NIV 
[6] This is the one who came by water and blood---Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. [7] For there are three that testify: [8] the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

Deliberate omission of reference to the spirit man within the believer:

Acts 18:5 KJV
And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.   

Acts 18:5 NIV
When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.   

Acts 18:25 KJV
This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.   

Other problems

     NIV is based on 2 sources. Researchers have stated that these sources are older. (a)must because they are older it does not mean they are right; (b) the apostle Paul mentioned already in his day people were defrauding scripture. KJV is based on 49 sources.  The modern Bible translations are more and more ecumenical, all inclusive and liberal, so as to offend less people.  NIV does not mention "Hell" in the Old Testament at all, unlike the KJV which mentions it dozens of times.
    

What about the New King James Version?

    The NKJV is infinitely better than the NIV but it does pose some problems worthy of note as well. He NKJV does more than change the old English into modern. It departs from the original KJV in some areas:

Omits "Lord" 66 times.
Omits "God" 51 times.
Omits "Heaven" 50 times.
Omits "repent" 44 times
Omits "blood" 22 times
Omits "Hell" 21 times.
Completely omits: “Jehovah”, “Damnation”, “Devils”.

A note on the publisher

Zondervan publishes the NIV. They are owned by Harper Collins, who is a secular (non-Christian) company. The best possible result here is that profit is leading the motivation for over 100 different Bible publications, some of them downright heretical.   Jesus said "beware of the scribes" (Luke

20:46) What are scribes? People that write. Publishers.

Conveniently, the NIV changes this to "beware of the teachers if the Law", but that is not what the original versions (and even the Amplified) are saying.

Luke 20:46 KJV
Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts.  

Luke 20:46 NIV [46] “Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

Conclusion

  Exclusion is very dangerous. As we read the Bible we see how one passage or one book reinforces others all over Scripture. Likewise if we start excluding this passage and that passage very soon it will lead to the exclusion of the whole book and truth of God.   All Bibles translations have flaws here and there. To be a diligent student of God's word implies reading different passages from different translations while sticking to a more unadulterated translation, namely the KJV, as your main source. My purpose here is simply to caution you NOT to make the NIV your main source as you'll be, at best missing out on a whole world of wealth and wisdom from the Word!  
Blessings.    

 

Andy De Campos

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