King James vs. N.I.V.

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There has been a great deal of conversation concerning the King James and New World Translation, but now, let’s discuss the two best selling Bibles on the market today, the K.J.B. and the N.I.V. The K.J.B. uses the Received Text, and the N.I.V. uses the A. and B. produced by Westcott and Hort. In the following, you will see that verses have been changed or left out from the N.I.V., as in the N.W.T., -- N.A.S.V ., -- N.W.T., -- C.E.V., -- T.N.I.V., -- Jerusalem Bible, Living Bible, and others.

We will pretend two men who never studied the Bible purchase one at a bookstore. One buys a King James, the other purchases an N.I.V. We will compare 11 verses side by side.
1. K.J.V. 1 John 5:7, "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." This verse supports the doctrine of the Trinity.
N.I.V. Opps, the whole verse has been removed.

2. K.J.V. Colossians 1:14, is speaking of Jesus, "In whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins."
N.I.V., Opps, again, the verse has been removed, but the # 14 remains.

3. K.J.V. Acts 8:37, Philip came to a eunuch, who had great authority. The eunuch was reading the book of Isaiah, but unable to understand it. Philip then began to explain what was written. When finished,

Acts 8:36, both men see water, and the eunuch asked, "See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? Verse 37, "Philip said, if thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he (the eunuch) answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."

N.I.V. Opps, Philip's reply has been removed. Why is this important? The Eunuch’s question and Philip’s response complete the thoughts and heart of both men concerning salvation. But when Philip’s reply is removed, what do we have, nothing but an unanswered question.

5. An O.T. prophecy in Mark 15:28 is quoted from Isaiah 53:12.

K.J.V. Mark 15:28. "And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, and he was numbered with the transgressors."
N.I.V. Again, the verse has been removed, even the # 28.

6. Isaiah 66:24, is quoted in both Mark 9:44-46, "For the worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched."
N.I.V. has removed the verse from both verses 44 and 46.

7. K.J.V. John 5:3, "In these lay a great multitude of impotent (sick) folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water."
N.I.V., has removed "Waiting for the moving of the water."

K.J.B. John 5:4, “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.”
N.I.V., removed the whole verse.

8. K.J.B. John 1:14, “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
The N.I.V. changed both 14 and 18 to, “only begotten to “One and Only.” One and only what? We are all sons of God, even demons are called sons of God. So how can they call Jesus the "one and only?"

9. K.J.V. John 3:16, Jesus said, "For God (the Father) so loved the world, that he gave his only Begotten Son (Jesus)."

N.I.V. changed it to read, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son.” Unlike the above in John 1:14, this time, instead of upper case One and Only, the N.I.V. went to lower case, “one and only.” Why? I don’t have a clue, but it shows their inconsistency.

10. K.J.V. 1 John 4:9, "God (the Father) sent his only begotten Son (Jesus) into the world, that we might live through Him."

N.I.V. 1 John 4:9, "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son."

11. K.J.V. Matthew 17:21, The disciples could not cure a lunatic who was demon possessed. The disciples came to Jesus asking Him why. Jesus explains,

Matthew 17:21. "This kind (demon) goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."

The N.I.V. left Jesus' answer out.
I'll post more differences later.