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 Scholarship and 
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THE TWO BIBLES 
 
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 Scholarship and Inspiration Compared 
 
 BY 
 
 EDWARD T. COUCH 
 
 BOYNE CITY, CHARLEVOIX CO., MICH, 
 
 APRIL, 1907 
 
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BANCROFT 
 iJBRARY 
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 Dear Reader, this work is not got up to find fault with the com- 
 . mon Bible, or Authorized Version, but with the hope that by read- 
 ing it you may have more faith in "the book of books" than ever, 
 and that you may read it more understandingly. 
 
 Passages from the King James, or Authorized Version, are given 
 the first place in the comparison. Quotations from the Inspired 
 Translation are given the second place in the comparison, and the 
 punctuation is given just as it is in each of the Bibles. 
 
 In the reign of King James of England it took forty-seven schol- 
 ars seven years to translate the common Bible. They had some 
 former translations to refer to and many manuscripts, and plenty of 
 wealth at their command. 
 
 The Inspired Translation of the Bible is a translation, or correct- 
 tion of the Common Bible, by Joseph Smith, by revelation from God. 
 He began the translation in June 1830, and finished it in July 1833. 
 He was then twenty-eight years old. 
 
 The fact that Mr. Smith was a man of but limited education, at 
 the time he made this tianslation, is well known. It is also well 
 known that he was very limited in means, as far as this world's 
 goods are concerned, and he was harassed by mobs almost continu- 
 ously. So it is plain to be seen that he was only a very small part of 
 the three years actually engaged in the work of translating. 
 
 HISTORY OF THE BIBLE. 
 
 It is to be hoped that it will be found interesting and profitable 
 reading, to give a few thoughts concerning the Bible and its history, 
 in this preface. 
 
 The Bible has all been written by prophets of God, or some of 
 His apostles all inspired men. It should be understood by every 
 
4 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 one that much of the Bible is historical. In this case, the inspired 
 writer uses his own words to express the information he wished to 
 convey. Sometimes historical parts of the scriptures contain pro- 
 phetic words. 
 
 When a prophet of God says, "Thus saith the Lord," the words 
 following are the same as God spoke to him, if correctly translated. 
 This is one kind of prophecy. 
 
 There is another kind of prophecy. It might appropriately be 
 called prophetic vision. This latter kind is used in the book of Rev- 
 elation and the book of Daniel, and to a small extent by some of the 
 other prophets. In these cases, the Lord shows by prophetic vision, 
 future events, and the prophet, or apostle, as the case may be, uses 
 his own words to express the information of what the Lord wished 
 to convey. 
 
 There are many people at the present time who believe that the 
 Bible is perfect in its translation, but the translators themselves do 
 not make such a claim. The following words are quoted from the 
 latter part of the preface to .the Revised Edition of the New Testa- 
 ment, which was put in print a little over twenty-five years ago, and 
 therefore they should be considered high authority on this point. 
 
 "We know full well that defects must have their place in a work 
 so long and arduous as this which has now come to an end. Blem- 
 ishes and imperfections there are in the noble Translation which we 
 have been called upon to revise: blemishes and imperfections will 
 assuredly be found in our own revision. A.11 endeavors to translate 
 the Holy -Scriptures into another tongue must fall short of their aim 
 when the obligation is imposed of producing a version that shall be 
 alike literal and idiomatic, faithful to each thought of the original, 
 and yet, in the expression of it, harmonious and free. While we 
 dare to hope, that in places not a few in the New Testament, the in- 
 troduction of slight changes has cast a new light upon much that 
 was difficult and obscure, we cannot forget how often we have failed 
 in expressing some finer shade in the original, how often idiom has 
 stood in the way of a perfect rendering, and how often the attempt 
 to preserve a familiar cadence has only added another perplexity to 
 those which already beset us." 
 
 "Thus, in the review of the work which we have been permitted 
 to complete, our closing words must be words of mingled, thanksgiv- 
 ing, humility and prayer. Of thanksgiving, for the many blessings 
 
THE TWO BIBLES 5 
 
 vouchsafed to us throughout the unbroken progress of our corporate 
 labors; of humility, for our failings and imperfection in the fulfill- 
 ment of our task and of prayer to Almighty God, that the gospel of 
 our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ may be more clearly and more 
 freshly shown forth to all who shall be readers of this book: 
 
 ''Jerusalem Chambers, Westminster Abby, nth November, 
 1880." 
 
 From these two quotations from the preface to the Revised Edi- 
 tion of the New Testament it can be seen that the translators say, 
 ''blemishes and imperfections there are in the noble Translation, 
 [the common Bible,] which we have been called upon to revise; blem- 
 ishes and imperfections will assuredly be found in our own revision" 
 the Revised Version. 
 
 There are also some people at the present time who believe that 
 the translators had the original copies of the Bible writers to trans- 
 late from. But the facts and evidences in the case do not warrant 
 us in believing this to be true. For evidence on this point we will 
 quote from a work called, 
 
 THE OLD DOCUMENTS AND THE NEW BIBLE. 
 
 BY 
 
 J. PATTERSON SMYTHE, L, L. B , B.D. 
 
 Published at New York by James Potts & Co., at London by Sam- 
 uel Baxter & Sons, 1890. 
 
 Mr Smythe is a man of the highest authority on this question; he 
 says: "Never did any writing come down through the ages as pure as 
 we have reason to believe did our Hebrew Bible; but that it has 
 come to us word for word as it left the hands of the inspired writers 
 long ago, the evidence will by no means allow us to believe.'' P. 
 
 22. 
 
 u But what is the value of the textal critic of these venerable doc- 
 uments? How many thousand years do they go back? Have we 
 amongst them the autograph of any inspised writer? Have we man- 
 uscripts of at least the time of our Lord? How far do they enable 
 us to fix with certainty the exact original of the Hebrew Old Testa- 
 ment? To the reader who knows something of the New Testament, 
 with their documents reaching up near the days of the apostles, and 
 the many variations nevertheless existing in the text, an acquaint- 
 ance with these strange old manuscripts can scarcely fail to cause 
 
6 1HK TWO BIBLES 
 
 surprise. Not one of them we shall see immediately, is written in 
 the ancient writings. * * * The oldest Hebrew manuscripts in 
 existence is of date little earlier than William the Conqueror. * * 
 Let us realize what this means. * * * That of the early Old 
 Testament books, we have not a single copy 1,000 years old." P. 
 3i 3 1 - 
 
 u That the whole Old Testament together was at any period abso- 
 lutely word for word as it left the. hands of the writers, no one who 
 understands its history will venture to say." P. 67. 
 
 From the foregoing evidence it can be seen that the translators 
 had no access to the original manuscripts of the Old Testament. 
 No doubt they were lost or worn out. 
 
 These quotations from Mr. Smythe's work are quoted from the 
 preface of "The Three Bibles," by Elder R. Etzenhouser. Some of 
 the texts in the comparison in this work are received from that book, 
 which is acknowledged with thanks. 
 
 Let us now introduce to you evidence which goes to show that it 
 is not likely that the translators had the original writings of the New 
 Testament writers. There is a work called 
 
 "COMPANION TO THE REVISED VERSION OF THE NEW 
 TESTAMENT." 
 
 BY 
 
 ALEXANDER ROBERTS, D. D. 
 Copyrighted 1881 by I. K. Funk & Co., and O. M. Dunham. 
 
 Mr. Roberts, D. D., is good authority on a question of this kind. 
 He says, u The number of various readings in the New Testament 
 has been- differently estimated at different times. Nor could this have 
 been otherwise. Every new manuscript which is discovered increases 
 the amount, and every more accurate examination of already known 
 manuscripts tends to the same result. Hence, while the varieties of 
 reading in the New Testament were reckoned at about 30,000 in the 
 last century, they are generally referred to as amounting to no less 
 than 150,000 at the present time.'' P. i. 
 
 Of manuscripts and their dates, Mr. Roberts says, "There are, in 
 our possession as will immediately be shown, manuscripts of the 
 New Testament dating from the fourth and fifth centuries." P. 16. 
 
 He says again, "Besides some very precious fragments, there are 
 
 
THb TWO BIBI.toS 7 
 
 only five copies of the New Testament at all complete which can he 
 referred to a higher antiquity. These are to he dated, as we shall sir, 
 hetween the fourth and sixth centuries." P. 17. 
 
 Mr. Roberts designates these as "A, or the Alexandrian MS.", "B, 
 or the Vatican MS.'\ U C, or the Kphraem MS.", U D, or the MS . f 
 Beza," U N, or the Sinaitic MS." 
 
 OP'B, or Vatican MS.", he says, ''Unfortunately it now wants 
 the Epistle to the Hebrews from chapter 9:14, all the Pu.storal Epist- 
 les, and the book of Revelation." 
 
 Of "C, or the Ephraem MS., so far as it has survived it is a very 
 valuable copy of the New Testament. But gaps frequently ccc'ur in 
 it, and two whole epistles, second Thesalonians and second John, 
 have been altogether lost." P. 18 23. 
 
 Of U N, or Sinaitic MS.", Mr. Roberts says, "And though it con- 
 tains many obvious errors, it vields assistance of a kind most preci- 
 ous towards the settlement of the true text of the New Testament." 
 
 p. 25. 
 
 From all this it can be seen that of the vast number of New Testa- 
 ment manuscripts now extant, the great majority of them date from 
 the fourth and fifth centuries. Only five copies of the New Testa- 
 ment, and these not complete, which can be referred to a greater an- 
 tiquity, and of these the learned D. D. does not make any claim that 
 they were original writings of the apostles. The evidences in the 
 case are that they were only copies of the original writings. 
 
 Let us quote some more from the work of Alexander Roberts, I). 
 D., already referred to. Mr. Roberts proceeds to give the facts of 
 the history and character of the Greek text on winch the Authorized 
 Version was founded, or as it is commonly called, the King James 
 Bible : 
 
 "When an English version of the New Testament is put into our 
 hands as furnishing a transcript in our own language of God's rev- 
 elation of himself through Jesus Christ, it is of the most vital im- 
 portance to be assured of the trustworthiness of the text on which 
 that version has been based. Without this, everything else must be 
 comparatively worthless. * * * The first and gravest question 
 to be asked regarding it has respect to the faithfulness with which 
 the text on which it was based represented the true and original word 
 of God. * * * The illustrious Erasmus comes, into view, a man 
 
8 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 to whom modern thought is, in so many ways, under such deep and 
 lasting obligations. That great scholar was in England in 1515, and 
 April lyth of that year he received a request from Froben, an emin- 
 ent printer at Basle, to prepare for publication an edition of the 
 Greek New Testament. Though encumbered by other literary la- 
 bors, Erasmus set about this work with characteristic diligence, and 
 completed it within the too short period of a few months, by Feb- 
 ruary, 1516. The work was immediately published, and thus the 
 original text of the New Testament was, for the first time, given to 
 the world. * * * The first edition of Erasmus was reprinted, 
 with corrections amounting to about two hundred, by Aldus, at Ven- 
 ice, in 1518. A second edition, with more than three hundred im- 
 provements, was issued by Erasmus himself in 1519. This was fol- 
 lowed by a third edition in 1522. * * * He published his tourth 
 edition in ^527. The fourth edition of Erasmus is thus the most 
 important, and became the basis of all subsequent texts, until what 
 is known as the 'Received Text' was formed. * * * The true 
 successor of Erasmus in this department was Robert Stephens, the 
 famous Parisian printer. He issued two editions in 1546 and 1549, 
 having availed himself in these of some manuscripts in the Royal 
 Library, and of the Complutensian text. But his great edition was 
 the third, issued in 1550. This edition is remarkable as containing 
 the first collection of various readings, amounting, it has been reck- 
 oned, to 2,194. But though these had been collected from a con- 
 siderable number of manuscripts, no critical use was made of them. 
 The text of Erasmus was closely followed, and readings found in it 
 were even clung to when opposed to the authority of all manuscripts. 
 The fourth edition of Stephens was published at Geneva in 1551. 
 In this edition the New Testament is, for the first time, divided into 
 verses, an invention of Stephens. * * * Beza, the reformer, next 
 appears as an editor of the Greek New Testament. He published 
 five editions, the first in 1565, the second in 1576, the third in 1582, 
 the fourth in 1589, and the fifth in 1598. These editions varied 
 somewhat among themselves, but were based throughout upon the 
 text of Stephens." 
 
 "And now we have reached the interesting and important point of 
 this sketch, as the history of the printed text of the New Testament 
 just given has led us very near the date at which the Authorized 
 English Version began to be made. It was commenced about 1604, 
 when the above named Greek texts were, in one form or another, 
 generally circulated Which of them, we ask with eagerness, formed 
 
THE TWO BIBLES 9 
 
 the original from which our common English translation was deriv- 
 ed? To this question the answer is, Beza's edition of 1589 was the 
 one usually followed. It had been based on Stephen's edition of 
 1551, and that again had been derived from the fourth edition of 
 Erasmus, published in 1527. Such is the parentage of the Authoriz- 
 ed Version Beza, Stephens, Erasmus. What manuscript authority, 
 let me ask, is thus represented? Beginning with Erasmus, we find 
 that his resources were meagre indeed, and that even the materials 
 which he had were not fully utalized. It has already been noticed 
 how hastily his first edition was prepared; indeed, he himself said of 
 it that it was rather tumbled into the world, than edited. The man- 
 uscripts which he had in his possession are still preserved, one having 
 been recovered some years ago after long having been lost. Some of 
 them bear in themselves the corrections which he made, and show 
 too obvious marks of having been used as 'copy 1 by the printer. They 
 consisted of the following: In the gospels he principally used a 
 Cursive manuscript of the fifteenth or sixteenth century. This may 
 still be seen at Basle, and is admitted by all to be of a very inferior 
 character. He also possessed another Cursive manuscript of the 
 twelfth eentury, or earlier and occasionally referred to it. * 
 In the Acts and Epistles he chiefly followed a Cursive manuscript of 
 the thirteenth or fourteenth century, with occasional reference to an- 
 other of the fifteenth century. * * * For the Apocalypse he had 
 only one mutilated manuscript. He had thus no documentary ma- 
 terials for publishing a complete edition of the Greek Testament. 
 The consequences would have been that some verses must have been 
 left wanting had not Erasmus taken the Vulgate and conjecturally 
 retranslated the Latin into Greek. Hence has arisen the remarkable 
 fact that in the text from which our Authorized Version was formed, 
 and in the ordinary uncritical editions of the Greek current at the 
 present day, there were and are, words in the professed original for 
 which no Divine authority can be pleaded, but which are entirely 
 due to the learning and imagination of Erasmus. Thus, 
 
 then, stood the text of the Greek New Testament when the revisers 
 of the Bishop's Bible set themselves to form from it our present Auth- 
 orized English Version. Not one of the four most ancient manu- 
 scripts was then known to be in existence. * In these cir- 
 cumstances can it be wondered at THAT VAST MULTITUDES OF 
 
 CHANGES WILL BE FOUND IN THE REVISED ENGLISH VERSION, OW- 
 
 ing to an amended text? The wonder really is that they are so few, 
 or at least, THAT THEY ARE, IN GENERAL, OF .SUCH SMALL IMPORT- 
 ANCE." P. 34-44. 
 
10 THE TWO BIBLHS 
 
 From this long quotation it can be seen that Mr. Roberts, D. D., 
 in speaking of the New Testament, says, "such is the paientage of 
 the Authorized Version Beza, Stephens, Erasmus," and that Eras- 
 mus used the "Cursive manuscript of the thirteenth, or fourteenth 
 century," so it is evident he did not have the apostles' original writ- 
 ings. 
 
 An important point to be learned from the latter part of this long 
 quotation is "that vast multitudes of changes will be found in the 
 Revised English version," but Mr. Roberts admits, "that they are, in 
 general, of such small importance." 
 
 This learned divine, in his "Companion to the Revised Version 
 of the New Testament," on pages 154 and 155, gives the time of the 
 production of the King James Version as from 1604 to 1611, seven 
 years. The number of distinguished scholars employed in the work 
 is forty- seven. He says they received no compensation, except indi- 
 rectly by way of preferments, and the necessary expenses were most- 
 ly paid by the publisher, Robert Barker. Their names are now for- 
 gotten, but their work lives on and will never die." 
 
 THE REVISED VERSION. 
 
 The following is quoted from the preface to the Revised Version 
 of the New Testament: 
 
 "The present Revision had its origin in action taken by the con- 
 vocation of the province of Canterbury in February, 1870, and it has 
 been conducted throughout on the plan laid down in the resolutions 
 of both houses of the province, and more particularly, in accordance 
 with principles and rules drawn up by a special committee of convo- 
 cation in the following May. Two companies, the one for the Re- 
 vision of the Authorized Version of the Old Testament, and the oth- 
 er for the revision of the same Version of the New Testament, were 
 formed in the manner specified in the resolutions, and the work was 
 commenced on the twenty-second day of June, 1870. Shortly after- 
 wards, steps were taken, under a resolution passed by both houses 
 of the convocation, for inviting the co-operation of American schol- 
 ars; and eventually two committees were formed in America, for the 
 purpose of acting with the two English companies, on the basis of 
 the principles and rules drawn up by the committee of convocation." 
 
 -p. 15. 
 
THE TWO BIBLES 11 
 
 From this it can be seen that English and American divines were 
 engaged in getting up the Revised Version of the Bible. 
 
 Mr. Roberts in his "Companion to the Revised Version of the 
 New Testament," tells us on page 165: "The whole number of Eng- 
 lish revisers in 1880 amounted to fifty-two; twenty-seven in the Old 
 Testament company, and twenty-five in the New Testament com- 
 pany." 
 
 The American committee "consisting of about thirty members, 
 ~was formed in 1871, and entered upon active work in October, 1872." 
 
 From these two quotations it can be seen that there were fifty-two 
 English revisers, and thirty American ones, eighty-two in all, engag- 
 ed in the revision of the Bible. 
 
 The following two paragraphs are taken from the preface of the 
 Revised edition of the Old Testament: 
 
 "The revision of the Authorized Version was undertaken in con- 
 sequence of a resolution passed by both houses of the convocation of 
 the province of Canterbury, as has been fully explained in the pre- 
 face to the Revised Version of the New Testament, which was first 
 published in May, 1881." 
 
 "It could not but be expected that in the course of fourteen years, 
 many changes would take place in the members of the company. 
 Of the original number who first put their hands to the work on the 
 30th of June, 1870, only fifteen now remain. Ten of the company 
 have been removed by death, and two resigned; the places of these 
 were filled from time to time, by others, but since October, 1875, no 
 new members have been added. The revision was completed in 
 eighty-five sessions, ending on the 2Oth of June, 1884; and it occu- 
 pied 792 days. The greater part of the sessions were for ten days 
 each, and each day the company generally sat for six hours. The 
 labor therefore has been great, but it has been given ungrudgingly; 
 and now with a feeling of deep thankfulness to Almighty God, and 
 earnest hope that their endeavors may with his blessing tend to a 
 clearer knowledge of the Old Testament scriptures, the revisers bring 
 their long task to a close. 
 
 "Jerusalem Chambers, Westminster Abbey, loth July, 1884." 
 
 The sum of all this evidence is this: Eighty-two English' and 
 American scholars were engaged fourteen years in making the Re- 
 vised Version of the whole Bible. They began in June, 1870, and 
 
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 finished in June, 1884; and the Revised Version of the New Testa- 
 ment was first published in May, 1881. 
 
 I have compared more texts from the Revised Version of the 
 Bible, with the common Bible, than there are of texts from the James 
 Translation in this work, expecting to find its imperfections correct- 
 ed by theJate Revised version. You may imagine how surprised I 
 was, for in all that amount of comparing of the two Bibles, I found 
 only two or three texts of the inconsistencies corrected, and not one! 
 no not one! of the contradictions of the Bible are corrected. 
 
 The late translators of the Bible have changed many words where 
 it did not make any difference one way or the other, but where a real 
 inconsistency, or a contradiction occurs, they have, as a rule, chang- 
 ed nothing. You know the James translation, in giving the account 
 of the crucifixion of Jesus, tells that two thieves were also put to 
 death at the same time. The account also tells us that the unbe- 
 lieving people who were there, mocked and reviled the Saviour. St. 
 Matthew, in speaking of this, says, "the THIEVES also, which were 
 crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth." Matt. 27:44. 
 
 Mark 15:32 says, "and THEY that were crucified with him reviled 
 him." 
 
 Luke 23:39-41 says, "and ONE of the malefactors which were 
 hanged tailed on him, * * but the other answering rebuked him, 
 saying, * * this man hath done nothing amiss," 
 
 Now it does not require a great amount of skill to be able to see 
 that Matthew and Mark teach that both the thieves reviled the Sav- 
 iour, while Luke tells us that only one of the malefactors which 
 were hanged railed on him. The circumstances in each of the three 
 gospels are all alike, but the difference is in the number of the thieves 
 who reviled. If Matthew and Mark are right in regard to the num- 
 ber of thieves, then Luke is wrong. If Luke is right, then Matthew 
 and Mark are wrong. Now you would naturally expect that the 
 learned divines who got up the Revised Version of the New Testa- 
 ment would have corrected this, but they did not. 
 
 Here is the account of the crucifixion of the Saviour quoted from 
 the Revised Version of the New Testament: "And the ROBBERS also 
 that were crucified with him cast upon him the same reproach." 
 Matt. 27:44, R. V, 
 
 "And THEY, that were crucified with him reproached him." Mark 
 
THE TWO BIBLES 13 
 
 15:32, R. V. 
 
 "And ONE of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, 
 but the other answered and rebuking him said, * * this 
 man hath done nothing amiss." Luke 23: 39-42, R. V. 
 
 You will notice that St. Matthew and St. Mark in this Bible both 
 teach that the two men put to death when Jesus was, reviled him, 
 and that St. Luke says only one of them did so. So the main point 
 
 of error was not corrected by the late translators. 
 
 9 
 
 Where the cbmmon Bible says "the thieves cast the same in his 
 teeth," the Revised Version says (( the robbers," &c. Now, you know, 
 this is a matter of little importance whether you call them thieves 
 or robbers. Well, dear reader, this is a fair sample of the work done 
 by the late translators. They changed many words where it did 
 not make any difference in the meaning, but where a real inconsist- 
 ency, or contradiction, occurs, as a rule they changed none. The 
 translators have done just as that eminent scholar, Alexander Rob- 
 erts in his "Companion to the Revised Version of the New Testa- 
 ment," says they have done, as already noticed, "that vast multi- 
 tudes of changes will be found in the Revised English Version," but 
 he says, "that they are, in general, of such small importance." 
 
 Well, we must give the late translators credit for what they have 
 done. They did correct these texts of the common Version, and here 
 they are: 
 
 JAMES TRANSLATION. REVISED VERSION. 
 
 i Corinthians 4: 
 
 4 For I know nothing by my- 4 For I know nothing against 
 self; yet I am not hereby justified; myself; yet I am not hereby just- 
 but he that judgeth me is the ified; but he that judgeth me is 
 Lord. the Lord. 
 
 i Corinthians 10: 
 
 24 Let no man seek his own, 24 Let no man seek his own, 
 but every man anothers' wealth, but each his neighbor's good. 
 
 Titus 2: 
 
 ii For the grace of God that n For the grace of God hath 
 
 bringeth salvation hath appeared appeared, bringing salvation to 
 
 to all men, all men. 
 
 Besides these, there are a few texts in the Revised Version which 
 
14 THfiTWO BIBLES 
 
 are not corrected, but are somewhat improved in consistency. Then 
 there are some texts in this Bible which the translators have made 
 worse. Here is one of them: 
 
 "Now if we put the horses' bridles into their mouths, that they 
 may obey ns, we turn about their whole body also." James 3:3, Re- 
 vised Version. 
 
 The James Translation in this place reads, "Behold, we put bits 
 in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about 
 their whole body." JameS 3:3. It is plain to be sqen that the com- 
 mon Bible gives the correct rendering of this text. 
 
 Here is another place where the James Translation is more cor- 
 rect than the Revised Version; "And I heard another out of the altar 
 say, even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judg- 
 ments." Rev. 16:7. 
 
 "And I HEARD THE ALTAR saying, yea, O Lord God, the Al- 
 mighty, true and righteous are thy judgments." Rev. 16:7, Revised 
 Version. 
 
 These are fair samples of the Revised Version of the Bible. 
 Wherever there is a real inconsistency, or a contradiction in the com- 
 mon Bible, you will find the same in this Bible, with but very rare 
 exception; so there is nothing to be gained by giving quotations 
 from the Revised Version, in the comparison in this work, for both 
 Bibles read so much alike. So this work will be a comparison be- 
 tween the James Translation and the Inspired Version. 
 
 THE INSPIRED TRANSLATION. 
 
 The Inspired Translation is a revision, or translation, of the more 
 erroneous parts of the common Bible, by Joseph Smith, the prophet, 
 by revelation from God. He did the work of translating in three 
 years, besides doing a great amount of other ministerial labor during 
 the same period of time. After his untimely death, in June, 1844, 
 by the hands of a lawless mob, the manuscript was kept by his 
 widow, and in the year 1867 ' li was published by the Reorganized 
 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 
 
 In the main, the Inspired Translation and the James Translation 
 read almost word for word. This should be evidence to everyone 
 who is skeptical of the divine origin of the common Bible, that this 
 
THE TWO BIBLES IS 
 
 great book is of God, from the fact that the Bible translated by rev- 
 elation from God endorses so well as it does the common version of 
 the Scriptures. 
 
 There are some texts in the James Translation! which are not cor- 
 rectly translated. They are only few when compared with the vast 
 number of words in the Bible, yet to count them it makes quite a 
 number. They are corrected by the Inspired Translation. A good 
 
 many, but not all of them, are introduced in this work. 
 
 
 
 It is to be hoped that everyone into whose hands this book may 
 come will read the preface as well as the rest of it, as there is much 
 useful information to be gained by doing so. That this work may 
 be interesting and profitable reading to everyone, is the sincere wish 
 of 
 
 THE AUTHOR. 
 
THE TWO BIBLEcS 
 
 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 Compared by Texts from Genesis to 
 
 Revelation 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Genesis 3: 
 
 8 And they heard the voice of 
 the Lord God walking in the 
 garden in the cool of the day. 
 
 Genesis 6: 
 
 6 And it repented the Lord 
 that he had made man on the 
 earth, and it grieved him at his 
 heart, 
 
 7 For it repenteth me that I 
 have made them 
 
 Genesis 9: 
 
 16 And the bow shall be in the 
 cloud; and I will look upon it, 
 that I may remember the ever- 
 lasting covenant between God 
 and every living creature of all 
 flesh that is upon the earth. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 13 And they heard the voice of 
 the Lord God, AS THEY were 
 walking in the garden, in the 
 cool of the day. 
 
 Genesis 8: 
 
 13 And it repented NOAH and 
 his heart 'Was pained that the 
 Lord made man on the earth, and 
 it grieved him at his heart. 
 
 15 For it repenteth NOAH that 
 I have created them, 
 
 24 And the bow shall be in the 
 cloud, and I will ESTABLISH my 
 covenant unto thee, which I have 
 made between me and thee, and 
 every living creature of all flesh 
 that shall be upon the earth. 
 
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 J, TRANSLATION. 
 
 Genesis 14: 
 
 14 And when Abram heard 
 that HIS BROTHER was taken cap- 
 tive, he armed his trained serv- 
 ants, born in his own house, 
 three hundred and eighteen, and 
 pursued them unto Dan. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 13 And when Abram heard 
 that LOT HIS BROTHER'S SON was 
 taken captive, he armed his 
 trained men, AND they that were 
 born in his own house, three hun- 
 dred and eighteen, and pursued 
 unto Dan. 
 
 Now if you will read Gen. 14:12, James translation, you will find 
 it says: u And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son." So it was Lot, 
 his brother's son, was taken captive, and not "his brother," as the 
 James translation erroneously says in this text. 
 
 Another point to be learned from the Inspired translation here is 
 this: it says, "he armed his trained men AND they that were born in 
 his own house, three hundred and eighteen." So it is plain to be 
 seen from this, that only a part of those three hundred and eighteen 
 were born in his own house. If those men were all born in Abram's 
 house, as the James translation says, then many, many hundreds of 
 persons would necessarily be born there, in order to have three hun- 
 dred and eighteen capable of bearing arms: 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Genesis 18: 
 
 20 And the Lord said, Because 
 the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah 
 is great, and because their sin is 
 very grievous, 
 
 21 I will go down now, and 
 see whether they have done alto- 
 gether according to the cry of it, 
 which is come unto me; and if 
 not, I will know. 
 
 Genesis 19: 
 
 i And there came two angels 
 to Sodom at even; and Lot satin 
 the gate of Sodom; and Lot see- 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 19 And the angel of the Lord 
 said unto Abraham, the Lord said 
 unto us, Because the cry of Sodom 
 and Gomorrah is great, and be- 
 cause their sin is very grievous, I 
 will destroy them. 
 
 20 And I will send you, and 
 YE SHALL GO DOWN now, and see 
 that their iniquities are rewarded 
 unto them. 
 
 i And it came to pass that there 
 came three angels to Sodom in 
 the evening; and Lot sat in the 
 
THE TWO BIBLEcS 
 
 19 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 ing them rose up to meet them; 
 and he bowed himself with his 
 face towards the ground. 
 
 Genesis 19: 
 
 8 Behold now, I have two 
 daughters which have not known 
 man; let me, I pray you, bring 
 them out unto you, and do ye to 
 them as is good in your eyes; 
 only unto these men do nothing; 
 for therefore came they under the 
 shadow of my roof. 
 
 Genesis 28: 
 
 22 And this stone, which I have 
 set for a pillar, shall be God's 
 house; and of all that thou shall 
 give me I will surely give the 
 tenth unto thee. 
 
 Genesis 39: 
 
 22 And the keeper of the prison 
 committed to Joseph's hand ail 
 the prisoners that were in the 
 prison; and whatsoever they did 
 there, he was the doer of it. 
 
 Exodus 7: 
 
 1 And the Lord said unto Mos- 
 es, See, I have made thee a god 
 to Pharaoh, and Aaron thy broth- 
 er shall be thy prophet. 
 
 2 Thou shalt speak all that I 
 command thee; and Aaron thy 
 brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, 
 that he send the children of Israel 
 out of his land. 
 
 Exodus 12: 
 
 33 And the Egyptians were 
 
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 DOOR OF HIS HOUSE in the city of 
 Sodom. 
 
 13 And Lot said, Behold now, 
 I have two daughters which have 
 not known man; let me, I pray 
 you, plead with my brethren that 
 I may NOT bring them out unto 
 you, and ye shall NOT do unto 
 them as seemeth good in your 
 eyes. 
 
 22 And THE PLACE of this 
 stone which I have set up for a 
 pillar, shall be THE PLACE of 
 God's house; and of all that thou 
 shalt give me I will surely give 
 the tenth unto thee. 
 
 22 And the keeper of the pris- 
 on committed to Joseph's hand 
 all the prisoners that were in the 
 prison; and whatsoever they did 
 there, he was the OVERSEER of it. 
 
 1 And the Lord said unto Mos- 
 es, See, I have made thee a PRO- 
 PHET to Pharoah; and Aaron thy 
 brother shall be thy spokesman. 
 
 2 Thou shalt speak UNTO THY 
 BROTHER all that I command 
 thee; and Aaron thy brother shall 
 speak unto Pharoah, that he send 
 the children of Israel out of his 
 land. 
 
 33 And the Egyptians were 
 
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 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 urgent upon the people, that they 
 might send them out of the land 
 in haste; for they said, we be all 
 dead men. 
 
 Exodus 14: 
 
 20 And it came between the 
 camp of the Egyptians and the 
 camp of Israel; and it was a cloud 
 and darkness to them, but it gave 
 light by night to these; so that 
 the one came not near the other 
 all the night. 
 
 Exodus 20: 
 
 23 Ye shall not make- with 
 me gods of silver, neither shall 
 ye make unto you gods of gold. 
 
 Exodus 21: 
 
 20 And if a man smite his 
 servant, or his maid, with a rod, 
 and he die under his hand; he 
 shall be surely punished. 
 
 21 Notwithstanding, if he 
 continue a day or two, he shall 
 not be punished; for he is his 
 money. 
 
 Exodus 22. 
 
 18 Thou shalt not suffer a 
 a witch to live. 
 
 Exodus 23: 
 
 3 Neither shalt thou counten- 
 ance a poor man in his cause. 
 
 Exodus 32: 
 
 35 And the Lord plagued the 
 people, because they made the 
 calf, which Aaron made. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 urgent upon the people, that they 
 might send them out of the land 
 in haste; for they said. We have 
 found our first born all dead, there- 
 fore get ye out of the land lest we 
 
 die also. 
 
 
 
 20 And it came between the 
 camp of the Egyptians and the 
 camp of Israel; and it was a cloud 
 and darkness to the Egyptians, 
 but it gave light by night to the 
 Israelites, so that the one came 
 not near the other all the night. 
 
 23 Ye shall not make UNTO 
 YOU gods of silver, neither shall 
 ye make unto you gods of gold. 
 
 20 And if a man smite his ser- 
 vant, or his maid, with a rod, and 
 he die under his hand; he shall 
 be put to death. 
 
 21 Notwithstanding, if he con- 
 tinue a day or two, AND RECOVER 
 he shall not be put to death, for 
 he is his SERVANT. 
 
 18 Thou shalt 
 murderer to live. 
 
 not suffer a 
 
 3 Neither shalt thou counten- 
 ance a WICKED man in his cause . 
 
 35 And the Lord plagued the 
 people, because they WORSHIPED 
 the calf, which Aaron made. 
 
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 21 
 
 The following three texts are correct in the James Translation. 
 They read alike in both Bibles. They are introduced to show that 
 Pharaoh hardened his own heart. 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Exodus 8: 
 
 15 But when Pharaoh saw that 
 there was no respite, he harden- 
 ed his heart, and hearkened not 
 unto them; as the Lord had said. 
 
 Exodus 8: 
 
 32 And Pharaoh hardened his 
 heart at this time also, neither 
 would he let the people go. 
 
 i Samuel 6: 
 
 6 Wherefore then do ye harden 
 your hearts, as the Egyptians and 
 Pharaoh hardened their hearts? 
 when he had wrought wonder- 
 fully among them, did they not 
 let the people go and they depart- 
 ed? 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 15 But when Pharaoh saw that 
 there was respite, he hardened 
 his heart and hearkened not un- 
 to them; as the lyord had said. 
 
 32 And Pharaoh hardened his 
 heart at this time also, neither 
 would he let the people go. 
 
 6 Wherefore then do ye harden 
 your hearts, as the Egyptians and 
 Pharaoh hardened their hearts? 
 when he had wrought wonder- 
 fully among them, did they not 
 let the people go and they depart- 
 ed? 
 
 These texts show conclusively that Pharaoh hardened his own 
 heart. The following eight texts from the James Translation are 
 somewhat contradictory to the above, because they teach that God 
 hardened Pharaoh's heart. But the Inspired Translation is in har- 
 mony all through, that Pharaoh hardened his own heart. 
 
 Why if God hardened Pharaoh's heart, as the James Translation 
 says, he who would not be responsible for what he did. It would 
 take away his agency, which God has given to every man. But God 
 brought his judgments upon Pharaoh, which he could not do in 
 justice, had not Pharaoh hardened his own heart. 
 
 Exodus 7: 
 
 3 And I will harden Pharaohs' 
 heart, and mutiply my signs and 
 my wonders in the land of Egypt. 
 
 3 And Pharaoh will harden his 
 heart, as I said unto thee; and 
 thou shalt multiply my signs and 
 wonders, in the land of Egypt. 
 
 4 But Pharaoh SHALL not 4 But Pharaoh WILL not heark- 
 
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 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 hearken unto you, that I may lay 
 my hand upon Egypt, and bring 
 forth mine armies, and my people 
 the children of Israel, out of the 
 land of Egypt by great judg- 
 ments. 
 
 Exodus 7: 
 
 13 And he hardened Pharaohs' 
 heart, that he hearkened not unto 
 them; as the Lord had said. 
 
 Exodus 9: 
 
 12 And the Lord hardened the 
 heart of Pharaoh, and he heark- 
 ened not unto them; as the Lord 
 had spoken unto Moses. 
 
 Exodus 10: 
 
 i And the Lord said unto 
 Moses, go in unto Pharaoh; for 
 I have hardened his heart, and 
 the hearts of his servants, that I 
 might show these my signs before 
 him 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 unto you, therefore I will lay my 
 hand upon Egypt, and bring furth 
 mine armies, my people the chil- 
 dren of Israel, out of the land of 
 Egypt by great judgments. 
 
 13 And Pharaoh hardened hia 
 heart, that he hearkened not unto 
 them; as the Lord had said. 
 
 12 And Pharoah hardened his 
 heart, and he hearkened not unto 
 them as the Lord had spoken un- 
 to Moses. 
 
 T And the Lord said unto 
 Moses, go in onto Pharaoh, for he 
 hath hardened his heart and the 
 hearts of his servants, therefore 
 I will show these my signs be- 
 fore him. 
 
 The following four texts from the J. Translation are correct. 
 They read alike in both Bibles. They are quoted to show the char- 
 acter God gives of himself. That He is not a beine that will do 
 something and then repent of it, that he is an all wise being, the same 
 yesterday, today, and forever. 
 
 Numbers 23: 
 
 19 God is not a man that he 
 should lie, neither the son of man 
 that he should repent; hath he 
 said, and shall he not do it? or 
 hath he spoken, and shall he not 
 make it good? 
 
 19 God is not a man that he 
 should lie, neither the son ot man 
 that he should repent: hath he 
 said, and shall he not do it? or 
 hath he spoken, and shall he not 
 make it good? 
 
 i Samuel 15: 
 29 And also 
 
 the Strength of 29 And also the Strength of 
 
THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 23 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Israel will not lie nor repent: for 
 he is not a man that he should 
 repent. 
 
 Malachi 3: 
 
 6 For I am the Lord, I change 
 not; therefore ye sons of Jacob 
 are not consumed. 
 
 James i: 
 
 17 Every good gift and every 
 perfect gift is from above, and 
 cometh down from the Father 
 of lights, with whom is no var- 
 iableness, neither shadow of 
 turning,' 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 Israel will not lie nor repent; for 
 he is not a man that he should 
 repent. 
 
 6 For I am the Lord, I change 
 not: therefore ye sons of Jacob 
 are not consumed. 
 
 17 Every good and perfect gift 
 is from above, and cometh down 
 from the Father of lights, with 
 whom is no variableness, neither 
 shadow of turning. 
 
 These four texts show plainly that God does not do something 
 and then repent of it. "In Him there is no variableness, neither 
 shadow of turning." 
 
 The following ten texts from the James Translation are somewhat 
 contradictory to the above four, because they teach that God repents. 
 But the Inspired Translation is in harmony with them, for it shows 
 that it is man that is required to do the repenting. 
 
 Exodus 32: 
 
 12 Wherefore should the 
 Egyptians speak, and say, for 
 mischief did he bring them out, 
 to slay them in the mountains, 
 and to consume them from the 
 face of the earth? Turn from 
 thy fierce wrath, and repent of 
 this evil against thy people. 
 
 Exodus 32: 
 
 14 And the Lord repented of 
 the evil which he thought to do 
 unto his people. 
 
 12 Wherefore should the 
 Egyptians speak, and say, For 
 mischief did he bring them out, 
 to slay them in the mountains, 
 and to consume them from the 
 face of the earth? THY PEOPLE 
 WILL REPENT of this evil; there- 
 fore come thou not out against 
 them. 
 
 14 And the Lord said uuto 
 Moses, If they will repent of the 
 evil which they have done, I will 
 spare them, and turn away my 
 fierce wrath. 
 
THE TWO BIBLhb 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 1 Samuel 15: 
 
 ii It repenteth me that I have 
 set up Saul to be king. 
 
 2 Samuel: 
 
 1 6 And when the angel stretch- 
 ed out his hand upon Jerusalem 
 to destroy it, the Lord repented 
 him of the evil, and said to the 
 angel that destroyed the people, 
 it is enough: stay now thine 
 hand. 
 
 Psalms 90: 
 
 13 Return, O Lord, how long? 
 and let it repent thee concerning 
 thy servants. 
 
 Psalms 135: 
 
 14 For the Lord will judge 
 his people, and he will repent 
 himself concerning his servants. 
 
 Amos 7: 
 
 2 Then I said O Lord God, 
 forgive, I beseech thee: by whom 
 shall Jacob arise? for he is small. 
 
 3 The Lord repented for this. 
 
 Amos. 7: 
 
 6 The Lord repented for this: 
 This also shall not be, saith the 
 Lord God. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 ill have set up Saul to be 
 king, and he repenteth not that 
 he hath sinned. 
 
 16 And when the angel 
 stretched out his hand upon Jer- 
 usalem to destroy it, the Lord 
 said unto him, Stay now thine 
 hand; for THE PEOPLE REPENTED, 
 and the Lord stayed the hand of 
 the angel. 
 
 13 Return us, O Lord. How 
 long wilt thou hide thy face from 
 thy servants? and let THEM RE- 
 PENT of all their hard speeches 
 they have spoken concerning 
 thee, 
 
 14 For the Lord will judge his 
 people, and he will not repent 
 himself concerning his servants. 
 
 2 Then 1 said, O Lord God, 
 forgive, I beseech thee; by whom 
 shall Jacob arise? 
 
 3 And the Lord said, concern- 
 ing Jacob, Jacob shall repent for 
 this. 
 
 6 And the Lord said, concern- 
 ing Jacob, Jacob shall repent of 
 his wickedness: therefore I will 
 not utterly destroy him, saith the 
 Lord. 
 
 Jonah 3: 
 9 Who 
 
 can tell if God will 9 Who can tell, if we will re- 
 
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 25 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 turn and repent, and turn away 
 from his fierce anger, that we 
 perish not? 
 
 10 And God saw their works, 
 that they turned from their evil 
 way; and God repented of the 
 evil that he had said he would do 
 unto them, and he did it not. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 pent, and turn unto God, but he 
 will turn away from us his fierce 
 anger that we perish not? 
 
 10 And God saw their works 
 that they turned from their evil 
 way and repented; and God turn- 
 ed away.the evil that he had said 
 he would bring upon them, 
 
 Exodus 34: 
 
 14 For them shalt worship no 
 other god, for the Lord, whose 
 name is Jealous, is a* jealous God. 
 
 Leviticus 22: 
 
 9 They shall therefore keep 
 mine ordinance, lest they bear 
 sin for it, and die therefore, if 
 they profane it: I the Lord do 
 sanctify them. 
 
 Deuteronomy 14: 
 
 2i Ye shall not eat of anything 
 that dieth of itself: thou shalt 
 give it unto the stranger that is 
 in thy gates, that he may eat it; 
 or thou mayest sell it unto an ali- 
 en, for thou art a holy people 
 unto the Lord thy God. 
 
 i Samuel 16: 
 
 14 But the Spirit of the Lord 
 departed from Saul, and an evil 
 spirit from the Lord troubled 
 him. 
 
 15 And Saul's servants said 
 unto him, Behold now, an evil 
 spirit from God troubleth thee. 
 
 14 For thou shalt worship no 
 other God; for the Lord, whose 
 name is Jehovah, is a jealous God. 
 
 9 They shall therefore keep 
 mine ordinance, lest they bear 
 sin for it, and die, therefore, if 
 they profane NOT mine ordinance, 
 I the Lord will sanctify them. 
 
 21 Ye shall not eat of anything 
 that dieth of itself; thou shalt NOT 
 give it unto the stranger that is 
 in thy gates, that he may eat it; 
 or thou mayest NOT sell it unto 
 an alien; for thou art a holy peo- 
 ple unto the Lord thy God. 
 
 14 But the Spirit of the Lord 
 departed from Saul, and an evil 
 spirit which was NOT of the Lord 
 troubled him. 
 
 15 And Saul's servants said 
 unto him, Behold now, an evil 
 spirit which is NOT of God troubl- 
 eth thee. 
 
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 THti TWO BIBLES 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 16 Let our Lord now command 
 thy servants, which are before 
 thee, to seek out a man, who is 
 a cunning player on a harp: and 
 it shall come to pass, when the 
 evil spirit from God is upon thee, 
 that he shall play with his hand, 
 and thou shalt be well. 
 
 i Samuel 18: 
 
 10 And it came to pass on the 
 morrow, that the evil spirit from 
 God came upon Saul, and he 
 prophesied in the midst of the 
 house: and David played with his 
 hand, as at other times: and there 
 was a javlin in Saul's hand. 
 
 i Samuel 19: 
 
 9 And the evil spirit from the 
 Lord was upon Saul, as he sat iii 
 his house with his javlin in his 
 hand: and David played with his 
 hand. 
 
 1 Samuel 28: 
 
 11 Then said the woman, 
 Whom shall I bring up unto 
 thee? And he said, Bring me up 
 Samuel. 
 
 2 Kings 8: 
 
 10 And Elisha said unto him, 
 Go, say unto him, Thou mayest 
 certainly recover; howbeit the 
 Lord hath showed me that he 
 shall surely die. 
 
 2 Kings 19: 
 
 35 And it came to pass that 
 night, that the angel ot the Lord 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 16 Let our lord now command 
 thy servants, which are before 
 thee, to seek out a man, who is a 
 cunning player on a harp; and it 
 shall come to pass on the mor- 
 row, that the evil spirit, which is 
 NOT of God, is upon thee, that he 
 shall play with his hand, and thou 
 shalt be well. 
 
 10 And it came to pass on the 
 morrow, that the evil spirit 
 which was NOT of God came upon 
 Saul, and he prophesied in the 
 midst of the house; and David 
 played with his hand, as at other 
 times, and there was a javlin in 
 Saul's hand. 
 
 9 And the evil spirit which 
 was NOT of the Lord was upon 
 Saul, as he sat in his house with 
 his javlin in his hand; and David 
 played with his hand. 
 
 1 1 Then said the woman, The 
 word of whom shall I bring up 
 unto the? And he said, Bring 
 me up the word of Samuel. 
 
 10 And Elisha said unto him, 
 THOU wilt go, and say unto him, 
 Thou mayest certainly recover; 
 howbeit, the Lord hath showed 
 me that he shall surely die. 
 
 35 And it came to pass that 
 night, that the angel of the Lord 
 
THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 27 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 went out, and smote in the camp 
 of the Assyrians an hundred four- 
 score and five thousand: and when 
 they arose early in the morning, 
 behold they were all dead corps- 
 es. 
 
 i Chronicles 21: 
 
 15 And God sent an angel un- 
 to Jerusalem to destroy it: and as 
 he was destroying, the Lord be- 
 held, and he repented him of the 
 evil, and said to the angel that 
 destroyed, It is enough, stay now 
 thine hand. And the angel of 
 the Lord stood by the threshing- 
 floor of Oman the Jebusite. 
 
 Psalms 14: 
 
 i The fool hath said in his 
 heart, There is no God. They 
 are corrupt, they have done 
 abominable works, there is none 
 that doeth good. 
 
 2 The Lord looked down from 
 heaven upon the children of men, 
 to see if there were any that did 
 understand, and seek God. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 went out, and smote in the camp 
 of the Assyrians a hundred four- 
 score and five thousand: and when 
 THEY WHO WERE LEFT arose ear- 
 ly in the morning, behold, they 
 were all dead corpses. 
 
 15 And God sent an angel un- 
 to Jerusalem to destroy it. And 
 the angel stretched forth his hand 
 unto Jerusalem to destroy it; and 
 God said to the angel, Stay now 
 thine hand, it is enough; for as he 
 was destroying, the Lord beheld 
 ISRAEL THAT HE REPENTED him 
 of the evil; therefore the Lord 
 stayed the angel that destroyed, 
 as he stood by the threshing-floor 
 of Oman, the Jebusite. 
 
 1 The fool hath said in his 
 heart, There is no man that hath 
 seen God. Because he showeth 
 himself not unto us, therefore 
 there is no God. Behold, they 
 are corrupt: they have done abom- 
 inable works, and none of THEM 
 doeth good. 
 
 2 For the Lord looked down 
 from heaven upon the children of 
 men, and by his voice said unto 
 his servants, Seek ye among the 
 children of men, to see if there 
 are any who do understand God. 
 And he opened his month unto 
 the Lord, and said, Behold all 
 those who say they are thine. 
 
 3 They are all gone aside, they 3 The Lord answered, and said, 
 
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 IHfc TWO BIBLES 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 are all together become filthy; 
 there is none that doeth good, no, 
 not one. 
 
 4 Have all the workers of in- 
 iquity no knowledge? who eat up 
 uiy people as they eat bread, and 
 call not upon the Lord. 
 
 5 There were they in great 
 fear: for God is in the generation 
 of the righteous. 
 
 6 Ye have shamed the counsel 
 of the poor, because the Lord is 
 his refuge. 
 
 7 O that the salvation of Israel 
 were come out of Zion! when the 
 Lord bringeth back the captivity 
 of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, 
 and Israel shall be glad. 
 
 Psalms 15: 
 
 4 In whose eyes a vile person 
 is contemned, but he honoreth 
 them that fear the Lord. He that 
 sweareth to his own hurt, and 
 changeth not. 
 
 Psalms 22: 
 
 6 But I am a worm, and no 
 man, a reproach of men, and des- 
 pised of the people. 
 
 Psalms 24: 
 
 7 Lift up 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 They are together become filthy, 
 thou canst behold none of THEM 
 that are doing good, no, not one. 
 
 4 All they have for their teach- 
 ers are workers of iniquity, and 
 there is no knowledge in them. 
 They are they who eat up my 
 people. They eat bread and call 
 not upon the Lord. 
 
 5 They are in great fear, for 
 God dwells in the generation of 
 the righteous. He is the counsel 
 of the poor, because they are 
 ashamed of the wicked, and flee 
 unto the Lord for their refuge. 
 
 6 They are ashamed of the 
 counsel of the poor because the 
 Lord is his refuge. 
 
 7 O that Zion were established 
 out of heaven, the salvation of 
 Israel. O Lord when wilt thou 
 establish Zion? When the Lord 
 bringeth back the captivity of his 
 people, Jacob shall rejoice, Israel 
 shall be glad. 
 
 4 In whose eyes a vile person 
 is contemned: but he knoweth 
 them that fear the Lord; sweareth 
 not falsely to hurt any man, and 
 change not. 
 
 6 But I, a worm, and I.OVED 
 of no man, a reproach of men, and 
 despised of the people. 
 
 your heads, O ye 7 Lift up your heads, O YE 
 
THh TWO BIBLES 
 
 29 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 gates: and be ye lifted up, ye ev- 
 erlasting doors: and the King of 
 glory shall come in. 
 
 8 Who is this King of glory? 
 The Lord strong and mighty, the 
 Lord mighty in battle. 
 
 9 Lift up your heads, O ye 
 gates, even lift them up, ye ever- 
 lasting doors, and the King of 
 glory shall come in. 
 
 10 Who is this King of glory. 
 The Lord of hosts, hejis the King 
 of glory. Selah. 
 
 Psalms 30: 
 
 5 For his anger endureth but 
 a moment: in his favor is life: 
 weeping may endure for a night, 
 but joy cometh in the morning. 
 
 Psalms 30: 
 
 9 What profit is there in my 
 blood, when I go down to the pit? 
 Shall the dust praise thee? Shall 
 it declare thy truth? 
 
 Psalms 30: 
 
 12 To the end that my glory 
 may sing praise to thee, and not 
 be silent. O Lord my God, I will 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 GENERATIONS OF JACOB; and be 
 ye lifted up; and the Lord strong 
 and mighty; the Lord mighty in 
 battle, who is the King of glory, 
 shall establish you forever. 
 
 8 And he will roll away the 
 heavens: and will come down to 
 redeem his people; to make you 
 an everlasting name: to establish 
 you upon the everlasting rock. 
 
 9 Lift up your heads O ye GEN- 
 ERATIONS OF JACOB; lift up your 
 heads, ye everlasting generations, 
 and the Lord of hosts, the King 
 of kings: 
 
 10 Even the King of glory 
 shall come unto you, and shall re- 
 deem his people, and shall estab- 
 lish them in righteousness. Se- 
 lah. 
 
 5 For his anger kindleth 
 against the wicked; they repent, 
 and in a moment it is turned 
 away, and they are in his favor, 
 and he giveth them life: therefore 
 weeping may endure for a night, 
 but joy cometh in the morning. 
 
 9 When I go down to the pit, 
 my blood shall return to the 
 dust. I will praise thee; my soul 
 shall declare thy truth; For what 
 profit am I, if I do it not? 
 
 12 To the end that MY SOUL 
 may give glory to thy name, and 
 sing praises to thee, and not be 
 
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 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 give thanks unto thee for ever. 
 
 Psalms 32: 
 
 3 When I kept silence, my 
 bones waxed old through my 
 ROARING all the day long. 
 
 Psalms 35: 
 
 12 They rewarded me evil for 
 good to the spoiling of my soul. 
 
 Psalms 36: 
 
 i The transgression of the 
 wicked saith within my heart, 
 that there is no fear of God be- 
 fore his eyes. 
 
 Psalms 37: 
 
 38 But the transgressors shall 
 be destroyed together; the end of 
 the wicked shall be cut off. 
 
 Psalms 39: 
 
 9 I was dumb, I opened not 
 my mouth; because thou didst it. 
 
 Psalms 41: 
 
 3 The L,ord will strengthen 
 him upon the bed of languishing: 
 thou wilt make all his bed in his 
 sickness. 
 
 Psalms 56: 
 
 3 What time I 
 will trust in thee. 
 
 am afraid, I 
 
 Psalms 102: 
 
 18 This shall be written for 
 the generation to come: and the 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 silent. O Lord my God, I will 
 give thanks unto thee for ever. 
 
 3 When I kept silence, my 
 spirit failed within me; when I 
 opened my mouth, my bones 
 waxed old through my SPEAKING 
 all the day long. 
 
 12 They rewarded me evil for 
 good, FOR THE PURPOSE of spoil- 
 ing my soul. 
 
 i The wicked, who live in 
 transgression, saith in THEIR 
 hearts, There is no condemna- 
 tion; for there is no fear of God 
 before their eyes. 
 
 38 But the transgressors shall 
 be destroyed together; the end of 
 the wicked shall come, and THEY 
 shall be cut off. 
 
 9 I was dumb, I opened not 
 my mouth; because thou didst 
 chasten me. 
 
 3 The L,ord will strengthen 
 him upon the bed of languishing; 
 thou wilt make all his PAINS TO 
 CEASE, when he is laid in his bed 
 of sickness. 
 
 3 What! am I afraid! I will 
 trust in thee. 
 
 18 This shall be written for 
 the generation to come: and the 
 
THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 31 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 people which shall be created 
 shall praise the Lord. 
 
 Psalms 119: 
 
 109 My soul is continually in 
 my hand; yet do I not forget thy 
 law. 
 
 Psalms 119: 
 
 126 It is time for thee, Lord, to 
 work: for they have made void 
 thy law. 
 
 Psalms 138: 
 
 8 The Lord will perfect that 
 which concerneth me: thy mercy, 
 O Lord, endureth forever: forsake 
 not the works of thine own hands. 
 
 Psalms 141: 
 
 5 Let the righteous smite me; 
 it shall be a kindness; and let 
 h im reprove me; it shall be an 
 excellent oil, which shall not 
 break my head, for yet my prayer 
 also shall be in their calamities. 
 
 Isaiah 2: 
 
 9 And the mean man boweth 
 down, and the great man hum- 
 bleth himself: therefore forgive 
 them not. 
 
 Isaiah 5: 
 
 9 In mine ears, saith the Lord 
 of hosts, Of a truth many houses 
 shall be desolate, even great and 
 fair, without inhabitant. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 people which shall be GATHERED 
 shall praise thee. 
 
 109 My soul is continually in 
 thy hand: and I do not forget thy 
 law. 
 
 126 And the time, O Lord, FOR 
 ME to work; for they have made 
 void thy law. 
 
 8 The Lord \\ill perfect me in 
 knowledge, concerning his king- 
 dom. I will praise thee, O Lord, 
 for ever; for thou art merciful, 
 and will not forsake the works of 
 thine own hand?. 
 
 5 When the righteous smite 
 me with THE WORD OF THE LORD 
 it is a kindness; and when they 
 reprove me, it shall be an excel- 
 lent oil, and shall not destroy my 
 faith; for yet my prayer also shall 
 be for them. I delight NOT in 
 their calamities. 
 
 9 And the mean man boweth 
 NOT down, and the great man 
 humbleth himself NOT; therefore 
 forgive them not. 
 
 9 In mine ears, saith the Lord 
 of hosts, Of a truth many houses 
 shall be desolate, and great and 
 fair cities without inhabitant. 
 
32 
 
 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Isaiah 6: 
 
 9 And he said, Go, and tell 
 this people, Hear ye, indeed, but 
 understand not; and see ye in- 
 deed, but perceive not. 
 
 Isaiah 7: 
 
 1 8 And it shall come to pass 
 in that day, that the Lord shall 
 hiss for the fly that is in the utter- 
 most part of the RIVERS of Egypt, 
 and for the bee that is in the land 
 of Assyria. 
 
 Isaiah 37: 
 
 36 Then the angel of the Lord 
 went forth, and smote in the camp 
 of the Assyrians a hundred and 
 four-score and five thousand: and 
 when they arose early in the morn- 
 ing, behold they were all dead 
 corpses. 
 
 Isaiah 42: 
 
 1 8 Hear ye deaf: and look, ye 
 blind, that ye may see. 
 
 19 Who is blind, but my serv- 
 ant? or deaf, as my messenger 
 that I sent? who is blind as he 
 that is perfect, and blind as the 
 Lord's servant? 
 
 20 Seeing many things, but 
 thoti observeth not; opening the 
 ears, but he heareth not. 
 
 Isaiah 52: 
 
 15 So shall he sprinkle many 
 nations; the kings shall shut their 
 mouths at him: for that which 
 hath not been told them shall 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 9 And he said, Go, and tell this 
 people, Hear ye indeed, but THEY 
 understand not; and see ye in- 
 deed, but THEY perceive not. 
 
 1 8 And it shall come to pass in 
 that day, that the Lord shall hiss 
 for the fly that is in the uttermost 
 PART of Egypt, and for the bee 
 that is in the land of Assyria. 
 
 36 Then the angel of the Lord 
 went forth, and smote in the 
 camp of the Assyrians a hundred 
 and four-score and five thousand, 
 and when THEY WHO WERE LEFT 
 arose, early in the morning, be- 
 hold they were all dead corpses. 
 
 1 8 Hear, ye deaf, and look, ye 
 blind, that ye may see. 
 
 19 For I will send my SERV- 
 ANT unto you who are blind: yea, 
 a messenger to open the eyes of 
 the blind, and unstop the ears of 
 the deaf: 
 
 20 And they shall be made 
 perfect notwithstanding their 
 blindness, if they heaiken unto 
 the messenger, the Lord's servant. 
 
 15 So shall he GATHER many 
 nations; the kings shall shut 
 their mouths at him: for that 
 which had not been told them 
 
THfc TWO BIBLES 
 
 33 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 they see; and that which they had 
 not heard shall they consider. 
 
 Isaiah 63: 
 
 17 O Lord, why hast thou 
 made us to err from thy ways, 
 and hardened our heart from thy 
 fear? Return for thy servants' 
 sake, the tribes of thine inherit- 
 ance. 
 
 Isaiah 65: 
 
 i I am sought of them that 
 asked not for me; I am found of 
 them that sought me not: I said, 
 Behold me, behold me, unto a na- 
 tion that was not called by thy 
 name. 
 
 Jeremiah 18: 
 
 8 If that nation, against whom 
 I have pronounced, turn from 
 their evil, I will repent of the 
 evil that I thought to do unto 
 them. 
 
 9 And at what instant I shall 
 speak concerning a nation and 
 concerning a kingdom, to build 
 and to plant it; 
 
 10 If it do evil in my sight, 
 that it obey not my voice, then I 
 will repent of the good, where- 
 with I said I would benefit them. 
 
 Jeremiah 26: 
 
 3 If so be they will hearken, 
 and turn every man from his evil 
 way, that I may repent me of the 
 evil, which I purpose to do unto 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 shall they see; . and that which 
 they had not heard shall they 
 consider. 
 
 170 L,ord, why hast thou SUF- 
 FERED us to err from thy ways; 
 to harden our heart from thy 
 fear? Return for thy servants' 
 sake, the tribes of thine inherit- 
 ance. 
 
 i I am FOUND of them that 
 seek after me, I give unto all them 
 that ask of me; I am NOT found 
 of them that sought me not, or 
 enquire not after me. 
 
 8 If that nation, against whom 
 I have pronounced, turn from 
 their evil, I will WITHHOLD the 
 evil that I thought to do unto 
 them. 
 
 9 And at what instant I shall 
 speak concerning a nation, and 
 concerning a kingdom, to build 
 and to plant it; 
 
 10 If it do evil in my sight, 
 that it obey not my voice, then I 
 will WITHHOLD the good, where- 
 with I said I would benefit them. 
 
 3 If so be they will hearken, 
 and turn every man from his evil 
 way, and repent, 1 will turn away 
 the evil which I purpose to do 
 
34 
 
 1'HB TWO BIBLES 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 them because of the evil of their 
 doings. 
 
 Ezekiel 14: 
 
 9 And if the prophet be de- 
 ceived when he hath spoken a 
 thing, I the Lord have deceived 
 that prophet, and I will stretch 
 out my hand upon him, and will 
 destroy him from the midst of my 
 people Israel. 
 
 Ezekiel 20: 
 
 30 Wherefore say unto the 
 house of Israel, Thus saith the 
 Lord God; are ye polluted after 
 the manner of your fathers? and 
 commit ye whoredom after their 
 abomination. 
 
 Ezekiel 48: 
 
 35 It was round about eighteen 
 thousand measures: and the name 
 of the city from that day shall be, 
 The Lord is there. 
 
 Joel 2: 
 
 13 And rend your heart, and 
 not your garments, and turn unto 
 the Lord your God: for he is 
 gracious and merciful, slow to 
 anger, and of great kindness, and 
 repenteth him of the evil. 
 
 14 Who knoweth if he will re- 
 turn and repent, and leave a bless- 
 ing behind him; even a meat of- 
 fering and a drink offering unto 
 the Lord your God. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 unto them because of the evil of 
 their doings. 
 
 9 And if the prophet be de- 
 ceived when he hath spoken a 
 thing, I the Lord have NOT de- 
 ceived that prophet; therefore I 
 will stretch out my hand upon 
 him, and will destroy him from 
 the midst of my people Israel. 
 
 30 Wherefore say unto the 
 house of Israel: Thus saith the 
 Lord God; YE ARE polluted after 
 the .manner of your fathers, and 
 ye commit whoredom after their 
 abomination. 
 
 35 It was round about eighteen 
 thousand measures; and the name 
 of the city from that day shall be 
 called, Holy; for the Lord shall be 
 there. 
 
 13 And rend your hearts, and 
 not your garments, AND REPENT, 
 and turn unto the Lord your 
 God; for he is gracious and mer- 
 ciful, slow to anger, and of great 
 kindness, and he will turn away 
 the evil from you. 
 
 14 Therefore REPENT, and who 
 knoweth but he will return and 
 leave a blessing behind him; that 
 you may offer a meat offering, 
 and a drink offering unto the 
 Lord your God. 
 
THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 35 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Amos 3: 
 
 6 Shall a trumpet be blown in 
 the city, and the people not be 
 afraid? shall there be evil in a 
 city, and the Lord hath not done 
 it? 
 
 Amos 4: 
 
 3 And ye shall go out at the 
 breaches, every cowjat that which 
 is before her; and ye shall cast 
 them into the palace, saith the 
 Lord. 
 
 Zechariah 4: 
 
 10 For who hath despised the 
 day of small things? for they 
 shall rejoice, and shall see the 
 plummet in the hand of Zerub- 
 babel with those seven; they are 
 the eyes of the Lord, which run 
 to and fro through the whole 
 earth. 
 
 Zechariah 4: 
 
 14 Then said he, These are the 
 two anointed ones, that stand by 
 the Lord of the whole earth. 
 
 Zechariah 8: 
 
 7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
 Beheld, I will save my people 
 from the east country, and from 
 the west country; 
 
 Zechariah 8: 
 
 13 And it shall come to pass, 
 that as ye were a curse among 
 the heathen, O house of Judah, 
 and house of Israel; so will I 
 save you, and ye shall be a bless- 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 6 Shall a trumpet be blown in 
 the city, and the people not be 
 afraid? shall there be evil in a 
 city, and the Lord hath not 
 KNOWN it? 
 
 3 And ye shall go out at the 
 breaches, everyone before his 
 enemy; and ye shall be CAST OUT 
 of your palaces, saith the Lord. 
 
 10 For who hath despised the 
 day of small things? for they 
 shall rejoice, and shall see the 
 plummet in the hand of Zerub- 
 babel with those seven; they are 
 the .SERVANTS of the Lord, which 
 run to and fro through the whole 
 eatth. 
 
 14 Then said he, These are 
 the two anointed ones, that stand 
 BEFORE the Lord of the whole 
 earth. 
 
 7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 
 Behold, I will GATHER my peo- 
 ple from the east country, and 
 from the west country. 
 
 13 And it shall come to pass, 
 that as ye were a curse among 
 the heathen, O house of Judah, 
 and house of Israel; so will I 
 GATHER yon; and ye shall be a 
 
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 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 jng; fear not, but let your hands blessing; fear not, but let your 
 be strong. hands be strong. 
 
 Matthew 4: 
 
 i Then was Jesus led up of the 
 Spirit into the wilderness to be 
 tempted of the devil. 
 
 2 And when he had fasted 
 forty days and forty nights, he 
 was afterwards a hungered. 
 
 3 And when the tempter came 
 to him, he said, If thou be the Son 
 of God, command that these 
 stones be made bread. 
 
 4 But he answered and said, 
 It is written, Man shall not live 
 by bread alone, but by every 
 word that proceedeth from the 
 mouth of God. 
 
 5 Then the DEVIL taketh him 
 up unto the holy city, and set- 
 teth him on a pinnacle of the 
 temple. 
 
 6 And saith unto him, If thou 
 be the Son of God, cast thyself 
 down: for it is written, He shall 
 give his angels charge concern- 
 ing thee: and in their hands they 
 shall bear thee up, lest at any 
 time thou dash thy foot against a 
 stone. 
 
 7 Jesus said unto him, It is 
 written again, Thou shalt not 
 tempt the Lord thy God. 
 
 1 Then was Jesus led up of the 
 Spirit, into the wilderness, TO BE 
 WITH GOD. 
 
 2 And when he had fasted 
 forty days, and forty nights, and 
 had communed with God, he was 
 afterwards an hungered, and was 
 left to be tempted of the devil. 
 
 3 And when the tempter came 
 to him, he said, If thou be the 
 Son of God, command that these 
 stones be made bread. 
 
 4 But Jesus answered and said, 
 It is written, Man shall not live 
 by bread alone, but by every word 
 that proceedeth from the mouth 
 of God. 
 
 5 Then was Jesus taken up 
 into the holy city, and THE SPIR- 
 IT setteth him on a "pinnacle of 
 the temple. 
 
 6 Then the devil came unto 
 him and said, If thou be the Son 
 of God, cast thyself down, for it 
 is written, He shall give his ang- 
 els charge concerning thee, and 
 in their hands they shall bear 
 thee up, lest at any time thou 
 dash thy foot against a stone. 
 
 7 Jesus said unto him, It is 
 written again, Thou shalt not 
 tempt the Lord thy God. 
 
THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 8 Again, THE DEVIL taketh 
 him up into an exceeding high 
 mountain, and showeth him all 
 the kingdoms of the world, and 
 the glory of them: 
 
 9 And saith unto him, All 
 these things will I give thee, if 
 thou wilt fall down and worship 
 me: 
 
 Matthew 5: 
 
 29 And if thy right eye offend 
 thee, pluck it out, and cast it 
 from thee: for it is profitable for 
 thee that one of -thy members 
 should perish, and not that thy 
 whole body should be cast into 
 hell. 
 
 30 And if thy right hand of- 
 fend thee, cut it off, and cast it 
 from thee: for it is profitable for 
 thee that one of thy members 
 should perish, and not that thy 
 whole body should be cast into 
 hell. 
 
 Matthew 6: 
 
 13 And lead us not into temp- 
 tation, but deliver us from evil; 
 For thine is the kingdom, and 
 the power, and the glory, forever, 
 Amen. 
 
 Mathew 7: 
 
 i Judge not, that ye be not 
 judged. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 8 And again, Jesus was in THE 
 SPIRIT and IT TAKETH HIM Up 
 into an exceeding high moun- 
 lain, and showeth him all the 
 kingdoms of the world and the 
 glory of them. 
 
 9 And the devil came unto 
 him again, and said, All these 
 things will I give thee, if thou 
 wilt fall down and worship me. 
 
 32 Therefore, if thy right eye 
 offend thee, pluck it out and cast 
 it from thee: for- it is profitable 
 for thee that one of thy members 
 should perish, and not that thy 
 whole body should be cast into 
 hell. 
 
 33 Or if thy right hand offend 
 thee, cut it off and cast it from 
 thee; for it is profitable for thee 
 that one of thy members should 
 perish, and not that thy whole 
 body should be cast into hell. 
 
 34 Now this I speak, a PAR- 
 ABLE concerning your sins; 
 wherefore, cast them from you. 
 
 14 And suffer us not to be led 
 into temptation, but deliver us 
 from evil. 
 
 15 For thine is the kingdom, 
 and the power, and the glory, for- 
 ever, Amen. 
 
 i Now these are the words 
 which Jesus taught his disciples 
 
38 
 
 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 2 For with what judgment ye 
 judge, ye shall be judged: and 
 with what measure ye mete, it 
 shall be measured to you again. 
 
 Matthew 7: 
 
 23 And then will I profess un- 
 to them, I never knew you, de- 
 part from me, ye that work 
 iniquity. 
 
 Matthew 8: 
 
 11 And I say unto you, That 
 many shall come from the east 
 and west, and shall sit down with 
 Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in 
 the kingdom of heaven: 
 
 12 But the children of the 
 kingdom shall be cast out into 
 outer darkness: there shall be 
 weeping and gnashing of teeth. 
 
 Matthew 10: 
 
 1 6 Behold, I send you forth as 
 sheep in the midst of wolves: be 
 ye therefore wise as serpents, and 
 as harmless as doves. 
 
 Matthew 13: 
 
 12 For whosoever hath, to him 
 shall be given, and he shall have 
 more abundance: but whosoever 
 hath not, from him shall betaken 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 that they should say unto the 
 people. 
 
 2 Judge not UNRIGHTEOUSLY, 
 that ye be not judged: but judge 
 righteous judgment. 
 
 3 For with what judgment ye 
 shall judge, ye shall be judged: 
 and with what measure ye mete, 
 it shall be measured to you a- 
 gain. 
 
 33 And then will I say, YE 
 NEVER KNEW ME, depart from me 
 ye that work iniquity. 
 
 11 And I say unto you, that 
 many shall come from the east, 
 and from the west, and shall sit 
 down with Abraham, Isaac, and 
 Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 
 
 12 But the children of the 
 WICKED ONE shall be cast out in- 
 to outer darkness: there shall be 
 weeping and gnashing of teeth. 
 
 14 Behold, I sent you forth as 
 sheep in the midst of wolves: be 
 ye therefore wise SERVANTS, and 
 as harmless as doves. 
 
 10 For whosoever receiveth, 
 to him shall be given, and he 
 shall have more abundance: 
 
THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 39 
 
 J. TRANSLATION, 
 
 away even that he hath. 
 
 Matthew 18: 
 
 19 And again I say unto you, 
 That if two of you shall agree 
 on earth as touching any one 
 thing that they shall ask, it 
 shall be done for them of my 
 Father which is in heaven. 
 
 Matthew 23: 
 
 1 Then spake Jesus to the 
 multitude, and to his disciples. 
 
 2 Saying, The Scribes and 
 the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 
 
 3 All therefore whatsoever 
 they bid you observe, that ob- 
 serve and do, but do ye not after 
 their works: for they .say, and do 
 not. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 ii But whosoever continueth 
 not to receive, from^him shall^be 
 taken. away even that he hath. 
 
 19 Again, I say unto you, that 
 if two of you shall agree on earth 
 as touching anything that they 
 shall ask, that.they MAY NOT ASK 
 AMISS, it shall be done for them 
 of my Father who is in heaven. 
 
 T Then spake Jesus to the 
 multitude, and to his disciples, 
 saying, The Scribes and Phari- 
 sees sit in Moses' .seat. 
 
 2 All, therefore, whatsoever 
 they bid you observe, they will 
 make you observe and do:;j for 
 they are ministers of the law, and 
 they make themselves your judg- 
 es. But do ye not after their 
 works; for they say, and do not. 
 
 Matthew 23: 
 
 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 
 thou that killeth the prophets, 
 and stoneth them which are sent 
 unto thee, how often would I have 
 gathered thy childen together, 
 even as a hen gathereth her 
 chickens under her wings, and ye 
 would not. 
 
 Matthew 24: 
 
 i And Jesus went out and de- 
 parted from the temple: and his 
 disciples came to him to show 
 him the buildings of the temple. 
 
 37 O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! 
 
 You who WILL KILL .THE PRO- 
 PHETS, and wiLLjstone.them that 
 are sent'tunto) f you; *how often 
 would I have gathered !your" chil- 
 dren together, as a^hen'gathereth 
 her-j chickens under her wings, 
 and t ye would not. 
 
 i And Jesus went out and de- 
 parted I from*: the temple, and this 
 disciples came to him for TO HEAR 
 HIM. 
 
40 
 
 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Matthew 24: 
 
 22 And except those days 
 should be shortened, there should 
 NO FLESH be saved: but for the 
 elect's sake those days shall be 
 shortened. 
 
 Matthew 24: 
 
 27 For as the lightning com- 
 eth out of the east, and shineth 
 even unto the west; so shall also 
 the coming of the Son of man be. 
 
 Matthew 25: 
 
 12. But he answered and said, 
 Verily I say unto you, I know 
 you not. 
 
 Matthew 26: 
 
 26 And as they were eating, 
 Jesus took bread, and blessed it, 
 and break it, and gave it to the 
 disciples, and said, Take eat; this 
 is my body. 
 
 27 And he took the cup, and 
 gave thanks, and g#ve it to 
 them, saying, Drink ye all of it. 
 
 Matthew 27: 
 
 24 When Pilate saw that he 
 could prevail nothing, but rather 
 that a tumult was made, he took 
 water, and washed his hands be- 
 fore the multitude, saying, I am 
 innocent of the blood of this just 
 person: see ye to it. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 19 All things which have be- 
 fallen them, are only the begin- 
 ning of the sorrows which shall 
 come upon them, and except 
 those days should be shortened, 
 their should none of THEIR FLESH 
 be saved. 
 
 27 -For as the LIGHT OF THE 
 MORNING cometh out of the east, 
 and shineth even unto the west; 
 and covereth the whole earth; so 
 shall also the coming of the Son 
 of man be. 
 
 ii But he answered and said, 
 Verily I say unto you, You know 
 me not. 
 
 22. And as they were eating, 
 Jesus took bread and break it, 
 and blessed it, and gave it to his 
 disciples, and said, Take eat; 
 this is IN REMEMBRANCE of my 
 body which J give a ransom for 
 you. 
 
 23 And he took the cup, and 
 gave thanks,. and gave it to them, 
 saying, Drink ye all of it. 
 
 26 When Pilate saw that he 
 could prevail nothing, but rather 
 a tumult was made, he took water, 
 and washed his hands before the 
 multitude, saying, I am innocent 
 of the blood of this just person: 
 
 SEE THAT YE DO NOTHING UNTO 
 HIM. 
 
THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 41 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Matthew 27: 
 
 33 And when they were come 
 unto a place called Golgotha, that 
 is to say, a place of a skull. 
 
 Mark i: 
 
 5 And there went out unto 
 him all the land of Judea, and 
 they of Jerusalem, and they were 
 ALL baptized of him in the river 
 of Jordan, confessing their sins. 
 
 Mark 4: 
 
 24 And he said unto them, 
 Take heed what ye hear. With 
 what measure ye mete, it shall be 
 measured to you; and unto you 
 that hear shall more be given. 
 
 25 For he that hath, to him 
 shall be given; and he that hath 
 not, from him shall be taken 
 even that which he hath. 
 
 Mark 9: 
 
 23 Jesus said unto him, If 
 thou canst believe, all things are 
 possible to him that believeth. 
 
 Mark 10: 
 
 27 And Jesus looking upon 
 them saith, With men it is im- 
 possible, but not with God: for 
 with God all things are possible. 
 
 Mark 10: 
 31 But 
 
 shall 
 
 many 
 be last: and 
 
 that are first 
 the last first. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 35 And when they were come 
 unto a place called Golgotha, 
 (that is to say, a place of a bur- 
 ial.) 
 
 4 And there went out unto 
 him all the land of Judea, and 
 they of Jerusalem, and MANY 
 were baptized of him in the river 
 of Jordan, confessing their sins. 
 
 20 And he said unto them, 
 Take heed what you hear: for 
 with what measure ye mete, it 
 shall be measured to you: and 
 unto you that CONTINUETH TO 
 RECEIVE, shall more be given, 
 for he that receiveth to him shall 
 be given; but he that continueth 
 not to receive, from him shall be 
 taken even that which he hath. 
 
 20 Jesus said unto him, If 
 thou wilt believe all things 
 which I shall say unto you, this 
 is possible to him that believeth. 
 
 26 And Jesus, looking upon 
 them, said, With men that TRUST 
 IN RICHES, it is impossible; but 
 not impossible with men who 
 trust in God and leave all for my 
 sake, for with such all THESE 
 things are possible, 
 
 30 But there are many who 
 make themselves first, that shall 
 be last, and the last first. 
 
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 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Mark 13: 
 
 3 And as he sat upon the 
 mount of Olives OVER AGAINST 
 THE TEMPLE, Peter and James 
 and John and Andrew asked him 
 privately. 
 
 Mark 14: 
 
 22 And as they did eat, Jesus 
 took bread, and blessed, and break 
 it, and gave to them, and said, 
 Take eat: this is my body. 
 
 23 And he took the cup, and 
 when he had given thanks, he 
 gave it to them: and they all 
 drank of it. 
 
 24 And he said unto them, 
 This is my blood of the new tes- 
 tament, which is shed for many. 
 
 Mark 15: 
 
 22 And they brrng him unto 
 the place Golgotha, which is, be- 
 ing interpreted, The place of a 
 skull. 
 
 Luke 2: 
 
 i And it came to pass in those 
 days, that there went out a decree 
 from Caesar Augustus, that all 
 the world should be taxed. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 7 And as he sat upon the 
 mount of Olives, the disciples 
 came unto him privately, saying. 
 
 20 And as they did eat, Jesus 
 took bread, and blessed it, and 
 break, and gave to them, and 
 said, Take it, and eat. 
 
 21 Behold, this is for you to 
 do in REMEMBRANCE of my body; 
 for as oft as ye do this ye will 
 remember this hour I was with 
 you. 
 
 22 And he took the cup, and 
 when he had given thanks, he 
 gave it to them; and they all 
 drank of it. 
 
 23 And he said unto them, 
 This is in REMEMBRANCE of my 
 blood which is shed for many, 
 and the new testament which I 
 give unto you; for of me, ye 
 shall bear record unto all the 
 world. 
 
 25 And they bring him unto 
 the place called Golgotha, which 
 is (being interpreted), the place 
 of a burial. 
 
 i And it came to pass in 
 those days, that theie went out a 
 decree from Caesar Augustus, that 
 all HIS EMPIRE should be taxed. 
 
THE TWO BIBLES 43 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. INSPIRED. 
 
 L/uke 2: 
 
 34 Simeon blessed them, and 34 And Simeon blessed them, 
 said unto Mary his mother, Be- and said nnto Mary, Behold, this 
 hold, this child is set for the fall child is set for the fall and rising 
 and rising again of many in Isra- again of many in Israel, and for 
 el, and for a sign which shall be a sign which shall be spoken 
 spoken against; against. 
 
 35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce 35 Yea, a spear shall pierce 
 through thine own soul also,) THROUGH HIM to the wounding 
 that the thoughts of many hearts of thine own soul also; that the 
 may be revealed. thoughts of many hearts may be 
 
 revealed. 
 
 The fulfillment of this remarkable prophecy of Simeon took place 
 at the crucifixion of the Saviour. u But one of the soldiers with a 
 spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water." 
 St. John 19:34. 
 
 From this it is plain to be seen that the Inspired Tran. gives the 
 true rendering of this text in the comparison. k( A spear shall pierce 
 through him to the wounding of thine [Mary's] own soul also." 
 
 Perhaps you would like to know how this text reads in the Re- 
 vised Version of the Bible, a work which we have shown in the pre- 
 face, by high authority, that eighty-four eminent scholars labored on 
 for fourteen years to translate. Well, here is how it reads in that 
 Bible. Remember this is Simeon's address to Mary, the mother of 
 Jesus. "Yea a sword shall pierce through thine own soul; that the 
 thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed." Revised Version, 
 Luke 2: 35 
 
 No doubt you will feel like exclaiming, why didn't the late trans- 
 lators correct this error of the James Translation, when this prophecy 
 of Simeon and the fulfillment of it; was all recorded in the New 
 Testament right there before their eyes! 
 
 Yes! that is what we are all wondering at; why didn't they? But 
 they didn't; let the cause be what it may. And more than this; 
 they have corrected only two or three of the less important texts of 
 the inconsistencies of the whole Bible, several of which are not in- 
 troduced in this work. 
 
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 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Luke 4: 
 
 15 And he taught in their syn- 
 agogues, being glorified of all. 
 
 Luke 8: 
 
 18 Take heed therefore how ye 
 hear: for whosoever hath, to him 
 shall be given; and whosoever 
 hath not; from him shall be taken 
 even that which he seemeth to 
 have. 
 
 Luke 9: 
 
 1 8 And it came to pass, as he 
 was alone praying, his disciples 
 were with him: and he asked 
 them saying, Whom say the peo- 
 ple that I am? 
 
 Luke 9: 
 
 24 For whosoever will save his 
 life shall lose it: but whosoever 
 will lose his life for my sake, the 
 same shall save it. 
 
 Luke 10: 
 
 21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced 
 in spirit, and said, I thank thee, 
 O Father, Lord of heaven and 
 earth, that thou hast hid thess 
 things from the wise and prudent, 
 and hast revealed them unto 
 babes: even so, Father; for so it 
 seemed good in thy sight. 
 
 Luke i [ : 
 
 4 And forgive us our sins; for 
 we also forgive every one that is 
 indebted to us. And lead us not 
 into temptation; but deliver us 
 from evil. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 14 And he taught in their syn- 
 agogues, being glorified of all 
 WHO BELIEVED ON HIS NAME. 
 
 18 Take heed therefore how 
 ye hear, for whosoever RECEIV- 
 ETH, to him shall be given; and 
 whosoever receiveth not, from 
 him shall be taken even that 
 which he seemeth to have. 
 
 1 8 And it came to pass, as he 
 
 went ALONE WITH HIS DISCIPLES 
 
 to pray, he asked them, saying, 
 Who say the people that I am? 
 
 24 For whosoever will save his 
 life, must be willing to lose it for 
 my sake; and whosoever will be 
 willing to lose his life for my 
 sake, the same shall save it. 
 
 22 In that hour Jesus rejoiced 
 in spirit, and said, I thank thee, 
 O Father, Lord of heaven and 
 earth, that thou hast hid these 
 things from them WHO THINK 
 
 THEY ARE WISE AND PRUDENT, 
 
 and hast revealed them unto 
 babes; even so, Father; for so it 
 seemed good in thy sight, 
 
 4 And forgive us our sins; for 
 we also forgive every one that is 
 indebted to us. And LET us NOT 
 BE LED into temptation; but de- 
 liver us from evil; 
 
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 45 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Luke 12: 
 
 28 If then God so clothe the 
 grass, which is today in the field, 
 and tomorrow is cast into the 
 oven; how much more will he 
 clothe you, O ye of little faith? 
 
 Luke 13: 
 
 17 And when he had said 
 these things, all his adversaries 
 were ashamed: and all the people 
 rejoiced for all the glorious 
 things that were done by him. 
 
 Luke 13: 
 
 27 But he shall say, I tell you, 
 I know ye not whence ye are; 
 depart from me, all ye workers 
 of iniquity. 
 
 Luke 17: 
 
 21 Neither shall they say, Lo 
 here! or, Lo there! for, behold, 
 the kingdom of God is within 
 you. 
 
 Luke 18: 
 
 43 And immediately he re- 
 ceived his sight, and followed 
 him, glorifying God: and all the 
 people, when they saw it, gave 
 praise unto God. 
 
 Luke 19: 
 
 26 For I say unto you, That 
 unto everyone which hath shall 
 be given; and from him that hath 
 NOT, even that he hath shall be 
 taken away from him. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 30 If then God so clothe the 
 grass, which is today in the field, 
 and tomorrow is past into the 
 oven; how much more will he 
 PROVIDE for you, IF ye are not of 
 little faith? 
 
 17 And when he had said 
 these things, all his adversaries 
 were ashamed; and all HIS DIS- 
 CIPLES rejoiced for all the glori- 
 ous things which were done by 
 him. 
 
 27 But he shall say, I tell you, 
 YE know not from whence ye are; 
 depart from me, all workers of in- 
 iquity, 
 
 21 Neither shall they say, Lo, 
 here! or, Lo, there! For, behold, 
 the kingdom of God has AL- 
 READY COME UNTO YOU. 
 
 43 And immediately he receiv- 
 ed his sight, and followed him, 
 glorifying God. And ALL THE 
 DISCIPLES, when they saw this, 
 gave praise unto God. 
 
 25 For I say unto you, That 
 unto every one who occupieth, 
 shall be given; and from him who 
 occupieth not, even that he hath 
 RECEIVED shall be taken away 
 from him. 
 
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 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Luke 22: 
 
 31 And the Lord said, Simon, 
 Simon, Satan hath desired to have 
 you, that he * may sift you as 
 wheat. 
 
 John i: 
 
 i In the beginning was the 
 Word, and the Word was with 
 God, and the Word was God. 
 
 2 The same was in the begin- 
 ning with God. 
 
 3 All things were made by 
 him; and without him was not 
 anything made that was made. 
 
 4 In him was life; and the life 
 was the light of men. 
 
 5 And the light shineth in 
 darkness; and the darkness com- 
 prehended it not. 
 
 John i: 
 
 31 And I knew him not: but 
 that he should be made manifest 
 to Israel, therefore am I come 
 baptizing with water. 
 
 32 And John bear record, say- 
 ing, I SAW the Spirit descending 
 from heaven like a dove, and it 
 abode upon him. 
 
 33 And I KNEW HIM NOT: but 
 he that sent me to baptize with 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 31 And the Lord said, Simon, 
 Simon, behold Satan hath desired 
 you, that he may sift THE CHIL- 
 DREN OF THE KINGDOM as wheat. 
 
 1 In the beginning was the 
 gospel preached through the Son. 
 And THE GOSPEL WAS THE 
 WORD, and the word was with the 
 Son, and the Son was with God, 
 and the Son was of God. 
 
 2 The same was in the begin- 
 ning with God. 
 
 3 All things were made by 
 him, and without him was not 
 anything made which was made. 
 
 4 In him was the gospel, and 
 the gospel was the life, and the 
 life was the light of men. 
 
 5 And the light shineth in THE 
 WORLD, and THE WORLD perceiv- 
 eth it not. 
 
 30 And I knew him, and that 
 he should be made manifest to 
 Israel; therefore am I come bap- 
 tizing with water. 
 
 31 And John bear record, say- 
 ing; When he was baptized of 
 me, I saw the Spirit descending 
 from heaven like a dove, and it 
 abode upon him. 
 
 32 And I KNEW HIM; for he 
 who sent me to baptize with 
 
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 47 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 water, the same said unto me, 
 Upon whom thou shalt see the 
 Spirit descending, and remaining 
 on him, the same is he which bap- 
 tizeth with the Holy Ghost. 
 
 John 3: 
 
 33 And what he hath seen and 
 heard, that he testified! ; and no 
 man receiveth his testimony. 
 
 John 6: 
 
 65 And he said, Therefore I 
 said unto you, that no man can 
 come unto me, except it were 
 given unto him of my Father. 
 
 John 7: 
 
 3 His brethren therefore said 
 unto him, Depart hence, and go 
 into Judea, that thy disciples al- 
 so may see the works that thou 
 doest. 
 
 John 7: 
 
 24 Judge not according to ap- 
 pearance, but judge righteous 
 judgment. 
 
 John 8. 
 
 43 Why do ye not understand 
 my speech? even because ye can- 
 not HEAR my word. 
 
 John 10: 
 
 7 Then said Jesus unto them 
 again, Verily, verily, I say unto 
 you, I am the door of the sheep. 
 
 8 All that ever came before me 
 are thieves and robbers: but the 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 water, the same said unto me; 
 Upon whom thou shalt see the 
 Spirit descending and remaining 
 on him, the same is he who bap- 
 tizeth with the Holy Ghost. 
 
 32 And what he hath seen and 
 heard, that he testifieth; and but 
 few men receive his testimony. 
 
 65 And he said, Therefore I 
 said unto you, that no man can 
 come unto me, except he doeth 
 the will of my Father who hath 
 sent me. 
 
 3 His brethren therefore said 
 unto him, Depart hence, and go 
 into Judea, that thy disciples 
 THERE also may see the works 
 that thou doest, 
 
 24 Judge not according to your 
 TRADITIONS, but judge righteous 
 judgment. 
 
 43 Why do ye not understand 
 my speech? even because ye can- 
 not BEAR my word. 
 
 7 Then said Jesus unto them 
 again, Verily, verily, I say unto 
 you, I am the door of the sheep- 
 fold. 
 
 8 All that came before me 
 WHO TESTIFIED NOT OF. ME are 
 
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 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 sheep did not hear them. 
 
 John 1 4: 
 
 3 And if I go and prepare a 
 place for you, I will come again, 
 and receive you unto myself; that 
 where I am, there ye may be al- 
 so. 
 
 John 16: 
 
 10 Of righteousness, because I 
 go unto my Father, and ye see 
 me no more; 
 
 John 19: 
 
 17 And he bearing his cross 
 went forth into a place called 
 the place of a skull, which is call- 
 ed in the Hebrew Golgotha. 
 
 Acts 5: 
 
 13 And of the rest durst no 
 man join himself to them; but 
 the people magnified them. 
 
 Acts 7: 
 
 59 And they stoned Stephen, 
 calling upon God, and saying, 
 Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 
 
 Acts 13: 
 
 48 And when the Gentiles 
 heard this, they were glad, and 
 glorified the word of the Lord; 
 and as many as were ordained to 
 eternal life believed. 
 
 Acts 17: 
 
 27 That they should seek the 
 Lord, if haply they might feel 
 after him, and find him, though 
 he be not far from every one of 
 us: 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 thieves and robber*; but the sheep 
 di'i not hear them. 
 
 3 And WHEN I GO, I will pre- 
 pare a place for you, and come 
 again, and receive you unto 1113 
 self; that where I am, ye may be 
 also. 
 
 10 Of righteousness, because I 
 go unto my Father, and THEY 
 see me no more: 
 
 17 And he bearing his cross 
 went forth into a place called the 
 place of a BURIAL; which is call- 
 ed in the Hebrew Golgotha. 
 
 13 And of the RULERS durst 
 no man join himself to them: but 
 the people magnified them. 
 
 59 And they stoned Stephen; 
 and HE, calling upon God, said, 
 Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 
 
 48 And when the Gentiles 
 heard this, they were glad, and 
 glorified the word of the Lord; 
 and as many as believed were or- 
 dained unto eternal life. 
 
 27 That they should seek the 
 Lord, IF THEY ARE WILLING TO 
 FIND HIM, for he is not far from 
 every one of us: 
 
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 49 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Romans 2: 
 
 16 In the day when God shall 
 judge the secrets of men by Jesus 
 Christ according- to my gospel. 
 
 Romans 4: 
 
 -5 But to him that worketh not, 
 but believeth on him that justi- 
 fieth the ungodly, his faith is 
 counted for righteousness. 
 
 Romans 5: 
 
 13 For until the law sin was 
 in the world: but sin is not im- 
 puted where there is no law. 
 
 Romans 6: 
 
 7 For he that is dead is freed 
 from sin. 
 
 Romans 6: 
 
 17 But God be thanked, that 
 ye were the servants of sin, but 
 ye have obeyed from the heart 
 that form of doctrine which was 
 delivered you. 
 
 Romans 7: 
 
 14 For we know that the law 
 is spiritual; but I am carnal, sold 
 under sin. 
 
 15 For that whicli I do, I al- 
 low not: for what I would, that 
 do I not; but what I hate, that 
 do I. 
 
 16 If then I do that which I 
 would not, I consent unto the law 
 that it is good. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 16 In the day when God shall 
 judge the secrets of men by Jesus 
 Christ according to THE gospel. 
 
 5 But to him that seeketh NOT 
 to be justified by the law of works, 
 but believeth on him who justifi- 
 eth NOT the ungodly, his faith is 
 counted for righteousness. 
 
 13 For, before the law sin was 
 in the world; yet sin is not im- 
 puted to those who have no law. 
 
 7 For he that is DEAD TO SIN 
 is freed from sin. 
 
 17 But God be thanked, that 
 ye are NOT the servants of sin, for 
 ye have obeyed from the heart 
 that form of doctrine which was 
 delivered you. 
 
 14 For we know that the com- 
 mandment is spiritual; but when 
 I was under the law, I was yet 
 carnal, sold under sin. 
 
 15 But now I am spiritual; for 
 that which 1 am commanded to 
 do, I do; and that which I am 
 commanded not to allow, I allow 
 not. 
 
 1 6 For what I know is not 
 right, I would not do; for that 
 which is sin I hate. 
 
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 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Romans 13: 
 
 i Let every soul be subject un- 
 to the higher powers. For there 
 is no power but of God: the pow- 
 ers that be are ordained of God. 
 
 Romans 16: 
 
 16 Salute one another with a 
 holy kiss. The churches of 
 Christ salute you. 
 
 Romans 16: 
 
 25 Now to him that is of pow- 
 er to stablish you according to 
 MY gospel, and the preaching of 
 Jesus Christ, according to the 
 reveration of the mystery, which 
 was kept secret since the world 
 began. 
 
 I Corinthians i: 
 
 12 Now this 1 say, that every 
 one of you saith, I am of Paul; 
 and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; 
 and I of Christ. 
 
 i Corinthians 3: 
 
 15 If any man's work shall be 
 burned, he shall suffer loss: but 
 he himself shall be saved; yet so 
 as by fire. 
 
 i Corinthians 4: 
 
 4 For I know nothing by my- 
 self; yet I am not hereby justifi- 
 ed: but he that jndgeth me is the 
 Lord. 
 
 i Corinthians 6: 
 
 12 All things are lawful for 
 me, but all things are not exped- 
 ient: all things are lawful for me, 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 i Let every soul be subject un- 
 to the higher powers. For there 
 is no power IN THE CHURCH but 
 of God: the powers that be are 
 ordained of Uod. 
 
 16 Salute one another with a 
 holy salutation. The churches 
 of Christ salute you. 
 
 25 Now to him that is of pow- 
 er to stablish you according to 
 THE gospel, and the preaching of 
 Jesus Christ, according to the 
 revelation of the mystery, which 
 was kept secret since the world 
 began. 
 
 12 Now this I say, that MANY 
 of you saith, I am of Paul; and I 
 of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and 
 I of Christ. 
 
 15 If any man's work shall be 
 burned, he shall suffer loss; but 
 he himself MAY be saved; yet so 
 as by fire. 
 
 4 For though I know nothing 
 AGAINST myself; yet I am not 
 hereby justified; but he who judg- 
 eth me is the Lord. 
 
 12 All these things are NOT 
 lawful unto me, and all these 
 things are not expedient. All 
 
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 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 hut I will not be brought under 
 the power of any. 
 
 i Corinthians 6: 
 
 18 Flee fornication. Every sin 
 that a man doeth is without the 
 body; but he that committeth 
 fornication sinneth against his 
 own body. 
 
 i Corinthians 7: 
 
 29 But this I say, brethren, the 
 time is short: it remaineth, that 
 both they that have wives be as 
 though they had none. 
 
 i Corinthians 10: 
 
 ii Now all these things hap- 
 pened unto them for ensamples: 
 and they are written for our ad- 
 monition, upon whom the ends of 
 the world are come. . 
 
 i Corinthians 10: 
 
 23 All things are lawful for 
 me, but all things are not exped- 
 ient: all things are lawful forme, 
 but all things edify not. 
 
 24 Let no man seek his own, 
 but every man another's wealth. 
 
 i Corinthians 12: 
 
 31 But covet earnestly the best 
 gifts: and yet show I unto you a 
 more excellent way. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 things are NOT lawful for me, 
 therefore I will not be brought 
 under the power of any. 
 
 18 Flee foinication. Every 
 sin that a man committeth is 
 against THE BODY OF CHRIST, and 
 he who committeth fornication 
 sinneth against his own body. 
 
 29 But I speak unto you who 
 are called unto the ministry. For 
 this I say, brethren, the time that 
 remaineth is but short, that ye 
 shall be sent forth unto the min- 
 istry. Even they who have wives, 
 shall be as though they had none; 
 for ye are called and chosen to do 
 the Lord's work. 
 
 ii Now all these things hap- 
 pened unto them for ensamples; 
 and they are written for our ad- 
 monition also, and for an admon 
 ition for those upon whom the 
 ends of the world SHALL come. 
 
 23 All things are NOT lawful 
 for me, for all things are not ex- 
 pedient; all things are NOT law- 
 ful, for all things edify not. 
 
 24 Let no man seek his own, 
 but every man another's good. 
 
 31 I say unto you, nay; for I 
 have shown unto you a more ex- 
 cellent way, therefore covet earn- 
 estly the best gifts. 
 
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 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 i Corinthians i4: 
 
 34 Let your women keep sil- 
 ence in the churches: for it is not 
 permitted unto them to speak; 
 but they are commanded to be 
 under obedience, as also saith the 
 law. 
 
 35 And if they learn anything, 
 let them ask their husbands at 
 home: for it is a shame for wo- 
 men to speak in the church. 
 
 i Corinthians 15: 
 
 31 I protest by your rejoicing 
 which I have in Jesus Christ our 
 Lord, I die daily. 
 
 1 Corinthians 16: 
 
 20 All the brethren greet you. 
 Greet ye one another with a holy 
 kiss.. 
 
 2 Corinthians 3: 
 
 1 6 Nevertheless, when it shall 
 turn to the Lord, the veil shall be 
 taken away. 
 
 2 Corinthians 13: 
 
 12 Greet one another with a 
 holy kiss. 
 
 Galatians i: 
 
 10 For do I now persuade men, 
 or God? or do I seek to please 
 men? for if I yet pleased men, I 
 should not be the servant of 
 Christ. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 34 Let your women keep sil- 
 ence in the churches; for it is 
 not permitted unto them to RULE; 
 but they are commanded to be 
 under obedience, as also saith the 
 law. 
 
 35 And if they learn anything, 
 let them ask their husbands at 
 home; for it is a shame for wo- 
 men to RULE in church. 
 
 31 I protest unto you the resur- 
 rection of the dead; and this is 
 my rejoicing which I have in 
 Jesus Christ our Lord daily, 
 though I die. 
 
 20 All the brethren greet you. 
 Greet ye one another with a holy 
 salutation. 
 
 16 Nevertheless, when THEIR 
 HEART shall turn to the Lord, the 
 veil shall be taken away. 
 
 12 Greet one another with a 
 holy salutation. 
 
 10 For do I now PLEASE men, 
 or God? or do I seek to please 
 men? for if I yet pleased men, I 
 should not be the servant of 
 Christ. 
 
 Galatians i: 
 
 24 And they glorified God in 24 And they glorified God on 
 me. account of me. 
 
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 53 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Galatians 3: 
 
 19 Wherefore then serveth the 
 law? It was added because of 
 transgressions, till the seed should 
 come to whom the promise was 
 made; and it was ordained by 
 angels in the hand of a mediator. 
 
 Galatians 4: 
 
 12 Brethren, I beseech you, be 
 as I am; for I am as ye are: ye 
 have not injured me at all. 
 
 Kphesians 4: 
 
 10 He that descended is the 
 same also that ascended up far 
 above all heavens, that he might 
 fill all things. 
 
 Ephesians 4: 
 
 23 And be renewed in the 
 spirit of your mind. 
 
 Ephesians 4: 
 
 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: 
 let not the sun go down upon 
 your wrath. 
 
 Philippians i: 
 
 21 For me to live is Christ, 
 and to die is gain. 
 
 Philippians 3: 
 
 11 If by any means I might at- 
 tain unto the resurrection of the 
 dead. 
 
 Philippians 4: 
 
 6 Be careful for nothing; but 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 19 Wherefore then, the law 
 was added because of transgres- 
 sions, till the seed should come to 
 whom the promise was made in 
 the -law given to Moses, who was 
 ordained by the hand of angels to 
 be a mediator of this first coven- 
 ant, (the law.) 
 
 12 Brethren, I beseech you to 
 be perfect as I am perfect; for I 
 am persuaded as ye have a know- 
 ledge of me, ye have not injured 
 me at all by your sayings. 
 
 10 He who descended, is the 
 same also who ascended UP INTO 
 HEAVEN, to glorify him who 
 reigneth over all heavens, that he 
 might fill all things. 
 
 23 And be renewed in the 
 mind OF THE SPIRIT. 
 
 26 Can ye be angry and sin 
 not? let not the sun go down up- 
 on your wrath; 
 
 22 For me to live is to do the 
 will of Christ; and to die is my 
 gain. 
 
 ii If by any means I might at- 
 tain unto the resurrection of the 
 JUST. 
 
 6 Be AFFLICTED for nothing; 
 
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 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 in everything by prayer and sup- 
 plication with thanksgiving let 
 your requests be made known un- 
 to God. 
 
 i Thessalonians 5: 
 
 26 Greet all- the brethren with 
 a holy kiss. 
 
 i Timothy 5: 
 
 10 Well reported of for good 
 works; if she have brought up 
 children, if she have lodged 
 strangers, if she have washed the 
 saints' feet, if she have relieved 
 the afflicted, if she have diligent- 
 ly followed every good work. 
 
 1 Timothy 6: 
 
 16 Who only hath immortal- 
 ity dwelling in the light which 
 no man can approach unto; 
 whom no man hath seen, nor can 
 see: to whom be honor and pow- 
 er everlasting. Amen. 
 
 2 Timothy 2: 
 
 8 Remember that Jesus Christ 
 of the seed of David was raised 
 from the dead, according to my 
 gospel: 
 
 2 Timothy 3: 
 
 16 All scripture is given by 
 inspiration of God, and is profit- 
 able for doctrine, for reproof, for 
 correction, for instruction in 
 righteousness: 
 
 2 Timothy 4: 
 
 i I charge thee therefore be- 
 fore God, and the Lord Jesus 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 but in everything by prayer and 
 supplication with thanksgiving 
 let your requests be made known 
 unto God. 
 
 26 Greet all the brethren with 
 a holy salutation. 
 
 10 Well reported of for good 
 works; if she have brought up 
 children, if she have lodged 
 strangers, if she have washed the 
 saints' CLOTHES, if she have re- 
 lieved the afflicted, if she have 
 diligently followed every good 
 work. 
 
 1 6 Whom no man hath seen, 
 nor can see, unto whom no man 
 can approach, ONLY he who hath 
 the light and the hope of immor- 
 tality dwelling in him. 
 
 8 Remember that Jesus Christ 
 of the seed of David was raised 
 from the dead, according to THE 
 gospel; 
 
 16 And all scripture given by 
 inspiration of God, is profitable 
 for doctrine, for reproof, for cor- 
 rection, for instruction in right- 
 eousness; 
 
 i I charge THOSE therefore be- 
 fore God, and the Lord Jesus 
 
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 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Christ, who shall judge the quick 
 and the dead at his appearing 
 and his kingdom; 
 
 2 Preach the word; be instant 
 in season, out of season; reprove, 
 rebuke, exhort with all longsuf- 
 fering and doctrine. 
 
 2 Timothy 4: 
 
 22 The Lord Jesus Christ be 
 with thy spirit. Grace be with 
 you. Amen. 
 
 Titus 2: 
 
 ii For the grace of God that 
 bringeth salvation hath appeared 
 to all men, 
 
 Hebrews i: 
 
 6 And again, when he bring- 
 eth in the first begotten into the 
 world, he saith, And let all the 
 angels of God worship him. 
 
 7 And of the angels he saith, 
 Who maketh his angels spirits, 
 and his ministers a flame of fire. 
 
 Hebrews 6: 
 
 i Therefore leaving the princ- 
 iples of the doctrine of Christ, let 
 us go on unto perfection; not 
 laying again the foundation of 
 repentance from dead works, and 
 of faith toward God, 
 
 Hebrews 7: 
 
 i For this Melchisedec, 
 
 3 Without father, without 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 Christ, who shall judge the quick 
 and the dead at his appearing and 
 in his kingdom; 
 
 2 Preach the word; be instant 
 in season, WHO ARE OUT OF SEA- 
 SON; reprove, rebuke, exhort with 
 all longsuffering and doctrine. 
 
 22 The Lord Jesus Christ be 
 with you, and grace be with you 
 all. Amen. 
 
 1 1 For the grace of God WHICH 
 
 BRINGETH SALVATION TO ALL 
 
 MEN, hath appeared, 
 
 6 And again when he bringeth 
 in the first begotten into the 
 world, he saith, And let all the 
 angels of God worship him, who 
 maketh his ministers AS a flame 
 of fire. 
 
 7 And of the angels he saith, 
 Angels are ministering spirits. 
 
 r Therefore NOT leaving the 
 principles ot the doctrine of 
 Christ, let us go on unto perfec- 
 tion; not laying again the foun- 
 dation of repentance from dead 
 works and of faith towards God 
 
 3 For this Melchisedec was or- 
 dained a priest after THE ORDER 
 of the Son of God, WHICH ORDER 
 
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 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 mother, without descent, having 
 neither beginning of days nor end 
 of life; but made like unto the 
 Son of God; abideth a priest con- 
 tinually. 
 
 Hebrews 8: 
 
 4 For if he were on earth, he 
 should not be a priest, seeing that 
 there are priests that offer gifts 
 according to the law: 
 
 Hebrews 9: 
 
 26 For then must he often have 
 suffered since the foundation of 
 the world: but now once in the 
 end of the world hath he appear- 
 ed to put away sin by the sacri- 
 fice of himself. 
 
 Hebrews 10: 
 
 13 From henceforth expecting 
 till his enemies be made his foot- 
 stool, 
 
 Hebrews n: 
 
 i Now faith is the substance 
 of things hoped for, the evidence 
 of things not seen. 
 
 Hebrews 12: 
 
 12 Wherefore lift tip the hands 
 which hang down, and the feeble 
 knees; 
 
 Hebrews 13: 
 5 Let your 
 
 conversation be 
 
 without covetousness; and be con- 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 was without father, without 
 mother, without descent, having 
 neither beginning of days, nor 
 end of life. And all those who 
 are ordained unto this priesthood 
 are made like unto the Son of 
 God, abiding a priest continu- 
 ally. 
 
 4 Therefore while he was on 
 the earth, he offered for a sacri- 
 fice his own life for the sins of 
 the people. Now every priest 
 under the law, must needs offer 
 gifts, or sacrifices, according to 
 the law; 
 
 26 For then must he often 
 have suffered since the founda- 
 tion of the world, but now once 
 in THE MERIDIAN of time hath 
 he appeared to put away sin by 
 the sacrifice of himself. 
 
 13 From henceforth TO REIGN 
 until his enemies be made his 
 footstool. 
 
 i Now faith is the ASSURANCE 
 of things hoped for, the evidence 
 of things not seen. 
 
 12 Wherefore lift up the hands 
 which hang down, and 
 STRENGTHEN the feeble knees; 
 
 5 Let your CONSECRATIONS 
 be without covetousness; and be 
 
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 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 tent with such things as ye have: 
 for he saith, I will never leave 
 thee, nor forsake thee. 
 
 James i: 
 
 2 My brethren, count it all joy 
 when ye fall into divers tempta- 
 tions; 
 
 James i: 
 
 27 Pure religion and undefiled 
 before God and the Father is this, 
 To visit the fatherless and wid- 
 ows in their affliction, and keep 
 himself unspotted from the world. 
 
 James 2: 
 
 i My brethren, have not the 
 faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
 the Lord of glory, with respect 
 of persons. 
 
 James 3: 
 
 i My brethren, be not many 
 masters, knowing that we shall 
 receive the greater condemna- 
 tion. 
 
 i Peter i: 
 
 9 Receiving the end of 'your 
 faith, even the salvation of your 
 souls. 
 
 i Peter 3: 
 
 18 For Christ also hath suffer- 
 ed for sins, the just for the un- 
 just, that he might bring us unto 
 God, being put to death in the 
 flesh, but quickened by the Spir- 
 it: 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 content with GIVING such things 
 as ye have; for he hath said, I 
 will never leave thee, nor forsake 
 thee. 
 
 2 My brethren, count it all 
 joy when ye fall into many afflic- 
 tions; 
 
 27 Pure religion and undefiled 
 before God and the Father is 
 this, To visit the fatherless and 
 widows in their affliction, and 
 keep himself unspotted from THE 
 VICES of the world. 
 
 i My brethren, YE CANNOT 
 have the faith of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, the Lord of glory, and 
 yet have respect of persons. 
 
 i My brethren, STRIVE NOT 
 FOR THE MASTERY, knowing 
 that in so doing we shall receive 
 the greater condemnation. 
 
 9 Receiving the 
 your faith, even the 
 your souls. 
 
 OBJECT of 
 salvation of 
 
 1 8 For Christ also once suffer- 
 ed for sins, the just for the. un- 
 just, being put to death- in the 
 flesh, but quickened by the Spir- 
 it, that he might bring us to 
 God. 
 
 19 By which also he went and 19 For which cause also, he 
 
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 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 preached unto the spirits in pris- 
 
 on; 
 
 20 Which sometime were dis- 
 obedient, when once the longsuf- 
 fering of God waited in the days 
 of Noah, while the ark was a 
 preparing, wherein few, that is, 
 eight souls were saved by water. 
 
 i Peter 4: 
 
 1 Forasmuch then as Christ 
 hath suffered for us in the flesh, 
 arm yourselves likewise with the 
 same tnind: for he that hath suf- 
 fered in the flesh HATH ceased 
 from sin; 
 
 2 That he no longer should 
 live the rest of his time in the 
 flesh to the lusts of men, but to 
 the will of God. 
 
 2 Peter i: 
 
 20 Knowing this first, that no 
 prophecy of the scripture is of 
 any private interpretation. 
 
 i John 2: 
 
 i My little children, these 
 things write I unto you, that ye 
 sin not. And if any man sin, 
 we have an advocate with the 
 Father, Jesus Christ the righte- 
 ous. 
 
 i John 3: 
 
 6 Whosever abideth in him 
 sinneth not: whose ver sinneth 
 hath not seen him, neither known 
 him. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 went and preached to the spirits 
 in prison; 
 
 20 SOME OF WHOM were diso- 
 bedient in the days of Noah, 
 while the ark was preparing, 
 wherein few, that is eight souls 
 were saved by water. 
 
 i Forasmuch then as Christ 
 hath suffered for us in the flesh, 
 arm yourselves likewise with the 
 same mind, 
 
 2 For you who have suffered 
 in the flesh SHOULD cease from 
 sin, that you no longer the rest 
 of your time in the flesh, should 
 live to the lusts of men, but to 
 the will of God. 
 
 2O Knowing this first, that no 
 prophecy of the scripture is given 
 of any PRIVATE WILL of man. 
 
 i My little children, these 
 things write I unto you, that ye 
 sin not. But if any man sin 
 AND -REPENT, we have an advo- 
 cate with the Father, Jesus Christ 
 the righteous. 
 
 6 Whosoever abideth in him 
 sinneth not: whosoever CONTIN- 
 UETH in sin hath not seen him, 
 neither known him. 
 
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 59 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 7 lyittle children, let no man 
 deceive you: he that doeth right- 
 eousness is righteous, even as he 
 is righteous. 
 
 8 He that committeth sin is of 
 the devil; for the devil sinneth 
 from the beginning. For this 
 purpose the Son of God was 
 manifested, that he might destroy 
 the works of the devil. 
 
 9 Whosoever is born of God 
 doth not commit sin; for his seed 
 remaineth in him: aud he cannot 
 sin, because he is born of God. 
 
 i John 3: 
 
 1 8 My little children, let us 
 not love in word, neither in 
 tongue, but in deed and truth. 
 
 i John 5: 
 
 18 We know that whosover is 
 born of God sinneth not; but he 
 that is begotten of God keepeth 
 himself, that wicked one toucheth 
 him not. 
 
 Revelation i: 
 
 i The revelation of Jesus 
 Christ, which God gave unto him, 
 to show unto his servants things 
 which must shortly come to pass; 
 and he sent and signified it by 
 his angel unto his servant John. 
 
 Revelation i: 
 
 12 And I turned to see the 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 7 Little children, let no man 
 deceive you: he that doeth right- 
 eousness is righteous, even as he 
 is righteous. 
 
 8 He that CONTINUETH in 
 sin is of the devil; for the devil 
 sinneth from the beginning. 
 For this purpose the Son of God 
 was manifested, that he might 
 destroy the works of the devil. 
 
 9 Whosoever is born of God 
 doth not continue in sin; for the 
 Spirit of God remaineth in him, 
 and he cannot continue in sin, 
 because he is born of God, hav- 
 ing received that Holy Spirit of 
 promise. 
 
 18 My little children, let us 
 not love in word, neither in 
 tongue only; but in deed and 
 truth. 
 
 18 We know that whosoever 
 is born of God CONTINUETH not 
 in sin; but he who is begotten of 
 
 God AND KEEPETH HIMSELF, 
 that wicked one overcometh him 
 not. 
 
 i The revelation John, a serv- 
 ant of God, which was given 
 unto him of Jesus Christ, to show 
 unto his servants things which 
 must shortly come to pass, that 
 he sent and signified by his angle 
 unto his servant John. 
 
 14 And I turned to see FROM 
 
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 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 voice that spake with me. And 
 being turned, I saw seven golden 
 candlesticks; 
 
 Revelation 2: 
 
 26 And he that overcometh, 
 and keepeth my works unto the 
 end, to him will I give power 
 over the nations: 
 
 27 And he shall rule them 
 with a rod of iron; as the vessels 
 of a potter shall they be broken 
 to shivers: even as I received of 
 my Father. 
 
 Revelation 3: 
 
 i And unto the angel of the 
 church in Sardis write; These 
 things saith he that hath the 
 seven Spirits of God, and the 
 seven stars, I know thy works, 
 that thou hast a name that thou 
 livest, and art dead. 
 
 Revelation 4: 
 
 5 And out of the throne pro- 
 ceeded lightnings and thunder- 
 ings and voices: and there were 
 seven lamps of fire burning be- 
 fore the throne, which are the 
 seven Spirits of God. 
 
 6 And before the throne there 
 was a sea of glass like unto 
 crystal: and in the midst of the 
 throne, and round about the 
 throne, were four beasts full of 
 eyes before and behind. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 WHENCE the voice came that 
 spoke to me: and being turned, 
 I saw seven golden candlesticks; 
 
 26 And to him who overcom- 
 eth, and keepeth MY COMMAND- 
 MENTS unto the end, will I give 
 power over many kingdoms; 
 
 27 And he shall rule them 
 with THE WORD OF GOD; and 
 they shall be in his hands as the 
 vessels of clay in the hands of a 
 potter; and he shall govern them 
 by faith, with equity and justice, 
 even as I received of my Father. 
 
 i And unto the servant of the 
 church in Sardis write; These 
 things saith he who hath the 
 seven stars, which are the SEVEN 
 SERVANTS of God; I know thy 
 works, that thou hast a name 
 that thou livest, and art NOT dead. 
 
 5 And out of the throne 
 proceeded lightnings and tliun- 
 derings and voices; and there 
 were seven lamps of fire burning 
 before the throne, which are the 
 seven SERVANTS of God. 
 
 6 And before the throne there 
 was a sea of glass like unto 
 crystal; and in the midst of the 
 throne weie the four and twenty 
 elders; and round about the 
 throne were four beasts full of 
 eyes before and behind. 
 
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 61 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Revelation 9; 
 
 14 Saying to the sixth angel 
 which had the trumpet. Loose 
 the four angels which are bound 
 in the great river Euphrates. 
 
 Revelation 16: 
 
 7 And I heard another out of 
 the altar say. Even so, Lord 
 God Almighty, true and right- 
 eous are thy judgments. 
 
 Revelation 19: 
 
 15 And out of his mouth goeth 
 a sharp sword, that with it he 
 should smite the nations; and he 
 shall rule them with a rod of iron: 
 and he shall tread the winepress 
 of the fierceness and wrath of Al- 
 miglity God. 
 
 Revelation 19: 
 
 21 And the remnant were 
 slain with the sword of him that 
 sat upon the horse, which sword 
 proceedeth out of his mouth; and 
 all the fowls were filled with 
 their flesh. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 14 Loose the four angels 
 which are bound in the bottom- 
 less pit. 
 
 7 And I heard another angel 
 
 WHO CAME OUT FROM THE ALTAR 
 
 saying, Even so, Lord God Al- 
 mighty, true and righteous are 
 thy judgments. 
 
 15 And out of his mouth 
 proceedeth THE WORD OF G OD, 
 and with it he will smite the 
 nations; and he will rule them 
 
 with THE WORD OF HIS MOUTH, 
 
 and treadeth the wine-press in 
 the fierceness and wrath of Al- 
 mighty God. 
 
 21 And the remnant were 
 slain with the WORD of him that 
 sat upon the horse, which word 
 proceedeth out of his mouth; 
 and all the fowls were filled with 
 their flesh. 
 
 Let us now call your attention to some contradictions that are 
 recorded in the James Translation of the Bible. 
 
 THE WITNESS OF JESUS. 
 
 John 5:31. If I bear witness 
 of myself, rny witness is NOT 
 true. 
 
 32 Therefore if I bear witness 
 of .myself, yet my witness is true. 
 
 John 8: 14. Jesus answered 14 Jesus answered and said 
 and said unto them. Though I unto them, Though I bear re- 
 
 
62 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. INSPIRED. 
 
 bear record of myself, yet my cord of myself, yet my record is 
 record is true. true. 
 
 These quotations show a coiatradiction in the common Version, 
 while the Inspired Translation reads alike in both places, the witness 
 of Jesus, or record, "is true." 
 
 JESUS BAPTIZED. 
 
 John 3: 22. After these things 23 After these things came 
 
 came JESUS and his disciples in- Jesus and his disciples into the 
 
 to the land of Judea; and there land of Judea; and there he 
 
 HE tarried and BAPTIZED. tarried and baptized. 
 
 John 4:1. When therefore the i When therefore the Phari- 
 
 Lord knew the Pharisees had sees had heard that Jesus made 
 
 heard that Jesus made and and baptized more disciples than 
 
 baptized more disciples than John. 
 John. 
 
 2 (Though JESUS HIMSELF 2 They sought more dilligent- 
 BAPTIZED NOT, but his disciples.) ly some means that they might 
 
 put him to death; for they receiv- 
 ed John as a prophet, but they 
 believed not on Jesus, 
 
 3 Now the Lord knew this, 
 though he himself bapized NOT 
 SO MANY as his disciples. , 
 
 You will notice that these texts from the J. Translation conflict 
 with each other, while the other Bible is in harmony. It admits 
 that Jesus baptized, but u not so many as his disciples." 
 
 THE THIEVES. 
 
 Matthew 27: 38-44. --THE 47 One of the thieves also, 
 
 THIEVES also, which were which were crucified with him, 
 
 crucified with him, cast the same cast the same in his teeth, 
 in his teeth. 
 
 Mark 15: 32. And THEY that 37 And one of them who was 
 
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 63 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 were crucified with him reviled 
 him. 
 
 Luke 23:39. And ONE of the 
 malefactors which were hanged 
 railed on him, saying, If thou be 
 Christ, save thyself and us. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 crucified with him, reviled him 
 also. 
 
 39 And one of the malefactors 
 who was crucified with him, 
 railed on him, saying, If thou be 
 the Christ, save thyself and us. 
 
 By this you can see that both Matthew and Mark state that the 
 two thieves reviled Jesus, while Luke says only one of them did so. 
 
 The I. Translation in each quotation says only one of them revil- 
 ed the Saviour. 
 
 THE CONVERSION OF SAUL. 
 
 Acts 9:4-7. And he fell to 
 the earth, and heard a voice say- 
 ing unto him, Saul, Saul, why 
 persecutest thou me? * * * 
 And the men which journeyed 
 with him STOOD SPEECHLESS, 
 HEARING A VOICE, but seeing no 
 man. 
 
 Acts 22:7-9. And I fell unto 
 the ground, and heard a voice 
 saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why 
 persecutest thou me? * * * And 
 they that were with me saw in- 
 deed the light, and were afraid; 
 
 but THEY HEARD NOT THE VOICE 
 
 of him that spake to me. 
 
 Acts 26: 14. And when WE 
 WERE ALL FALLEN TO THE 
 
 EARTH, I heard a voice speaking 
 unto me, and saying in the He- 
 brew tongue, Saul, Saul, why per- 
 secutest thou me? 
 
 4-7 And he fell to the earth, 
 and heard a voice saying unto 
 him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest 
 thou me? * * * And they who 
 were journeying with him saw 
 indeed the light, and were afraid; 
 but they heard not the voice of 
 him that spake to me. 
 
 7-9 And I fell unto the ground, 
 and heard a voice saying unto 
 me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest 
 thou me? * * * they that were 
 with me saw indeed the light, 
 and were afraid; but they heard 
 not the voice of him that spake to 
 me. 
 
 14 And when we were all fail- 
 en to the earth, I heard a -voice 
 speaking unto me, and saying in 
 the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, 
 why persecutest thou me? 
 
 It can easily be seen by the first of these three texts that the men 
 
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 who journeyed with Saul, "stood speechless," while the last text says, 
 "We were all fallen to the earth." 
 
 Again; the first of these three texts says, the men who accompanied 
 Saul, "heard a voice," while the second text says, u They heard not 
 the voice." 
 
 The Inspired Translation agrees all through that the men "heard 
 not the voice," and that they as well as Saul, "were all fallen to the 
 earth." 
 
 MEN SAW GOD. 
 
 The three next texts from the James Translation read alike in 
 both Bibles. They are introduced to show that the Bible teaches 
 that men have seen God. 
 
 Just notice how the two last texts contradict the first three, by 
 saying, "No man hath seen God." 
 
 J. TRANSLATION. 
 
 Genesis 32: 30. And Jacob 
 called the name of the place Peni- 
 al, for I have seen God face to 
 face and my lite is preserved. 
 
 Exodus 24:9. Then went up 
 Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and 
 Abihu, and seventy of the elders 
 of Israel; 
 
 10 And they saw the God of 
 Israel; 
 
 Exodus 33:11. And th^ Lord 
 spake unto Moses face to face, as 
 a man speaketh unto his friend. 
 
 John 1:18. No man hath seen 
 God at any time, the only begot- 
 ten Son, which is in the bosom 
 of the Father, he hath declared 
 him. 
 
 INSPIRED. 
 
 30 And Jacob called the name 
 of the place Penial, for I have 
 seen God face to face, and my life 
 is preserved. 
 
 9 Then went up Moses, and 
 Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and 
 seventy of the elders of Israel; 
 
 10 And they saw the God of 
 Israel; 
 
 11 And the Lord spake unto 
 Moses face to face, as a man 
 speaketh unto his friend; 
 
 19 And no man hath seen God 
 at any time, except he hath borne 
 record of the Son; for except it be 
 through him no man can be sav- 
 ed. 
 
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 J. TRANSLATION. INSPIRED. 
 
 1 John 4:12. No man hath 12 No man hath seen God at 
 seen God at any time. any time, EXCEPT THEM WHO BE- 
 
 UEVE. 
 
 Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, whom both Bibles say, 
 "saw God" were some of "them who believe." So the I. Transla- 
 tion is in harmony all though these quotations, while the common 
 Bible is not. 
 
 THE AGE OF AHAZIAH. 
 
 2 Kings 8:26. Two AND 26 Two and twenty years old 
 TWENTY years old was Ahaziah was Ahaziah when he began to 
 when he began to reign; and he reign; and he reigned one year in 
 reigned one year in Jerusalem. Jerusalem. And his mother's 
 And his mother's name was Ath- name was Athaliah, the daughter 
 eliah, the daughter of Omri king of Omri king of Israel. 
 
 of Israel. 
 
 2 Chronicles 22:2 FORTY AND 2 Two and twenty years old 
 TWO years old was Ahaziah when was Ahaziah when he began to 
 he began to reign, and he reigned reign, and he reigned one year 
 one year in Jerusalem. And his in Jerusalem. His mother's 
 mother's name also was Athaliah, name also was Athaliah the 
 the daughter of Omri. daughter of Omri. 
 
 '. 
 
 Now if you will read 2 Chron. 21:5 and twentieth verses you will 
 see that Jehoram, the father of Ahaziah, was only forty years old 
 when he died. So it is impossible for Ahaziah to have been u forty 
 and two years old when he began to reign;" because, if he was, he 
 would be two years older than his own father. 
 
 You may well ask, why didn't the translators who got up the 
 Revised Edition of the Bible correct this error about Ahaziah's age, 
 like the Inspired Translation did? Yes, that is what we are all 
 wondering about, why didn't they? Well they didn't, let the cause 
 be \vhat it may. And more than this, not one of the contradictions 
 of the common Bible did they correct. And of the great number of 
 the inconsistencies I have compared expecting to find them corrected 
 by the Revised Edition, I found only two or three minor ones cor- 
 rected by that version of the Bible. 
 
66 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 CONCLUSION. 
 
 Although it is mentioned in the preface, it will be well to again 
 say, that the James Translation and the Inspired read almost word 
 for word with each other, except in such passages as are introduced 
 in this work. Now from the fact that the Bible translated by revela- 
 tion from God endorses so well as it does the common Bible, it should 
 be good, evidence to every one who is skeptical of the divine author- 
 ity of the Jauies Translation, that in the main it is correct and reli- 
 able scripture. 
 
 Now, dear reader, it is to be hoped you have read this book from 
 the beginning, and that you are able to see the superiority of the In- 
 spired Translation. Now the question naturally arises, how did Jos- 
 eph Smith succeed in making a translation of the Bible which is so 
 much more correct than the common version, when the learned 
 divines made such a hopeless failure of i.t? There is no use of saying 
 lie did not do it; because no other man, either alive or dead, ever 
 claimed to be the author of the Inspired Translation, but Mr, Smith. 
 And you cannot get out of it by saying there is no such a Bible, for 
 there is. It is published by The Saints' Herald Publishing Co.. 
 Lamoni, Iowa. The only correct way to account for how Joseph 
 made this translation is to admit he did it just as he claimed he did 
 by revelation from God. 
 
 The work that Joseph Smith has done in translating the Bible, is, 
 after all, only an introduction to the evidences which we can easily 
 show you from your own Bible, that he was a real prophet of God, 
 but space will not permit to dwell but little upon such evidences. 
 
 When we tell the people the founder of this latter day dispensa- 
 tion was a prophet ot God, and that he wrote the commandments of 
 God, and they are scripture, just like the prophets of God in olden 
 times wrote scripture, they very often say, u The book of Revelation 
 was written to complete the cannon of scripture," and then they 
 quote, u lf any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto 
 him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall 
 take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall 
 
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 take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, 
 and from the things which are written in this book." Rev. 22:18-19, 
 
 No doubt the men who quote these words really believe they pro- 
 hibit the Lord from speaking through a prophet, and causing him to 
 write scripture after the book of Revelation was written. This is a 
 mistake. Turn to Deut. 4:2, which says, "Ye shall not add unto the 
 word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from 
 it." Now you can see these words teach the same thing as those 
 quoted from Revelation. Now Moses wrote these words, and yet 
 God has had many prophets who wrote scripture since Moses' time. 
 
 These texts prohibit men unauthorized men from adding to 
 the word of the Lord, or taking aught from it; but God has the right, 
 and He does fiom time to time, raise up a prophet who writes his 
 commandments, and they are scripture. But you will notice each 
 prophet writes his own book. 
 
 Now turn to Deut. 12:32, where Moses said, "What thing soever 
 I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor 
 diminish from it." Now you know there were many prophets in Is- 
 rael since Moses lived. 
 
 This same point is taught in Prov. 30:6 : "Add thou not unto his 
 words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar." And God 
 had several prophets who wrote scripture since these words were 
 first written. Now if you were one of those who thought the words 
 of Rev. 22:18-19 prevented there being any more prophets of God 
 who would write scripture, it is to be hoped you will give it up. 
 
 You believe that there was what is called the Patriarchal dispens- 
 ation, and that God revealed His will to those ancient worthies. 
 
 You believe there was a Mosaic dispensation, and that the Lord 
 revealed his will to Moses and several prophets after him. 
 
 You also believe that there was what is called the Apostolic dis- 
 pensation, which was introduced by the Saviour, and continued after 
 Him by the apostles. 
 
 Now you are able to see that the Lord gave revelation to men in 
 these different dispensations, and that He could not give a dispen- 
 sation of the gospel without revealing His will to the leader of the 
 different dispensations. 
 
 Well, the great modern prophet was the first man in these latter 
 
68 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 days to announce that God had, by him, introduced a new dispen- 
 sation of the gospel, called. "The dispensation of the fulness of 
 times." But the most of the people of his day, said there was not 
 to be any more dispensations. Then Joseph called their attention 
 to the fact that St. Paul, as well as he, said there was. Here are the 
 words of Paul: "Having made known unto us the mystery of his 
 will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in 
 himself: That in THE DISPENSATION OF THE FULNESS OF TIMES he 
 might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in 
 heaven, and which are on earth; even in him." Eph. 1:9-10. 
 
 Now from the fact that St. Paul said there was to be a dispensa- 
 tion of the fulness of times, at which time God will "gather together 
 in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are 
 on earth," it is plain to be seen that this is to be a latter day dispen- 
 sation, and because the latter day prophet was the first one to point 
 this out, it shows he was right, while others, before this, knew nothing 
 about it. 
 
 Now can you tell of any proper reason why God would not be 
 just as likely to give revelation from heaven in this, "the dispensa- 
 tion of the fulness of times," as He did in all former dispensations? 
 Especially should this be the case, since there were so many hun- 
 dred years since apostolic .days, in which there was no prophet of 
 God, and therefore no revelation given. 
 
 The great modern prophet built up the church according to the 
 apostolic pattern, and taught the laws of God in harmony with the 
 apostles of the New Testament; while all previous church builders 
 in the past four hundred years have failed to do this. 
 
 Now since Joseph Smith was a REAL PROPHET OF GOD, you 
 would naturally expect that the men of his day, that called them- 
 selves MINISTERS OF GOD would hail with delight a prophet of God. 
 But did they do this? No! they did the very opposite, with rare ex- 
 ceptions. They opposed him and the great work God had called 
 him to do. Now we will not charge all those men with wilfully 
 opposing him; many of them thought they were doing right in do- 
 ing so. 
 
 You know the Saviour said to the apostles, "The time cometh, 
 that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service," 
 John 16:2. No doubt there were several cases of this kind in apos- 
 tolic days. The case of Saul persecuting the church was one fulfill- 
 
THE TWO BIBLES 69 
 
 ment of the Saviour's words in this text. And the men who called 
 themselves ministers of God and opposed the prophet Joseph, was 
 another case of the fulfillment of the words of Jesus in this same 
 text. 
 
 It has always been the case throughout the world's history for the 
 majority of the people to call prophets of God, false prophets; and to 
 accept false prophets for true ones, and these latter days are no 
 exception to this rule. There is a saying, that history repeats itself, 
 and it has been true in the case of the way the people opposed 
 Joseph, a real prophet of God, and thought he was a false prophet, 
 and many of them thought they did God service by persecuting 
 him. Yes, some of those that opposed Joseph, but not all of them, 
 thought he was an imposter to even claim to be a prophet of God, 
 because they believed the days of prophets were gone by forever, and 
 they persecuted him on this account. 
 
 Some of the enemies of the great prophet would accuse him of 
 some crime. He was brought before the courts of the country and 
 honorably acquitted. Then another enemy of his would falsely 
 accuse him of something else. He would be again tried, and again 
 it was found they had no grounds for their accusation. This kind 
 of work has been carried on to quite an extent, untill no less than 
 thirty-eight times he has been tried by the law of the country, and 
 every time honorably acquitted. Then every little while some per- 
 son would get up a lawless mob and drive him out of that part of 
 the country, and he would have to flee to save his life. And this is 
 the way the people used him when he was translating the Bible. So 
 you can see he could only get a day or two at a time to work at the 
 translating before he would be disturbed by his enemies enemies to 
 him without any proper cause. 
 
 The most of people think that almost any person can tell a true 
 prophet, or a true teacher of religion, as the case many be, from a 
 false one. This is just where they make their mistake. It is about 
 as difficult to tell them apart as it is to tell genuine money from 
 counterfeit. You know there are a good many hundred different de- 
 nominations of what is called Christian people at the present time. 
 Now these contradict each other on several important points. It is 
 evident each denomination would naturally expect a man to teach to 
 suit each of these different organizations, or they would say he was a 
 false prophet, or false teacher, as the case' may be. For instance: 
 there are many who honestly believe that it is unnecessary to be 
 
70 THE TWO BIBLES 
 
 baptized to be saved. So to suit them, a man would have to preach 
 that way, or they would call him false prophet; while others honestly 
 believe baptism is necessary to salvation, so this latter class would 
 call false what the first called true. 
 
 Again: there are many people who believe sprinkling is baptism, 
 while others believe nothing but immersion is baptism. So the first 
 party of these would expect a man to preach sprinkling was baptism, 
 or they would call him a false prophet, or a false preacher; while the 
 latter party would call him false prophet if he did so. 
 
 Again: there are many who believe the first day of the week is 
 the true Sabbath day for Christian people; while others believe the 
 seventh day is the proper time. So in this case, what the first party 
 called true, the latter would call false. 
 
 Then again: there are many people who honestly believe there 
 should not be any more prophets of God in these latter days. While 
 others honestly believe there should be prophets of God now as well 
 as in olden times. So the first class of these would call false what 
 the latter class would call true. And so it is all the world over. 
 
 It was the Saviour that spoke these words: "Beware of false 
 prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they 
 are ravening wolves. YE shall know them by their fruits." Matt. 
 7:15-16. Well what are the fruits of a minister of God, or a prophet 
 of God, as the case may be? It is the doctrine he teaches, and 
 Godly actions connected with it.. And who are the "ye" that know 
 the true from false prophets? It certainly does not mean the major- 
 ity of the people, for they gave their consent to put Jesus to death, 
 and His apostles after Him, "Ye," means the true followers of Jesus 
 Christ. They know what the teachings of a true prophet are, and 
 are therefore able to tell true from false. 
 
 Do not get the idea in your mind that the people are more 
 enlightened now than they used to be, that they could tell a true 
 prophet from a false one better than they did in apostolic days, for 
 such is not the case. The majority of the people of this country 
 gave their consent to persecute a prophet of God, and permitted him 
 to be killed by a lawless mob'in June, 1844. 
 
 The best way to tell true prophets from false ones is by revelation 
 from God. Go before the Lord with an honest heart and ask Him, 
 was Joseph Smith a true prophet? And if you ask in faith you.will 
 
THE TWO BIBLES 71 
 
 receive the answer YES. God has answered many in the affirmative 
 to this question, in these days. 
 
 The next best way to know if he was a true prophet is to compare 
 his teachings with the scriptures. True prophets always teach in 
 harmony with the scriptures. 
 
 Now, in conclusion, this is my testimony to every one. The 
 founder of this latter day dispensation was a real prophet of God. 
 The Lord has given revelation from heaven by him, as in days of old. 
 For this reason we understand the Bible much better than our sectar- 
 ian friends, for we. have heard from God quite recently, while they 
 have not heard from Him since apostolic days about 1800 years ago. 
 
 As the New Testament helps to explain the Old Testament, so 
 does the latter day revelations from God help to explain both parts 
 of the Bible. So, dear friends who are outside of a knowledge of 
 this latter day gospel, which is a reproduction of the apostolic; learn 
 of L. D. Saints. Repent and -be baptized by the true ministry 
 God has sent to administer in the gospel in these latter days. Then 
 do as the Apostle Paul recommends: "Grow in grace, and in a know- 
 ledge of the Lord Jesus Christ," by learning the commandments of 
 God and obeying them. Live faithful to the end, and you will be 
 saved in the celestial glory of God's kingdom, 
 
 EDWARD T. COUCH.