Expert: Rev. Frank Ricketts - 8/23/2007

Question
WHY DOES THE NIV VERSION DOES NOT HAVE THESE VERSES... AM I READING THE WRONG BIBLE?


I ONLY FOUND KJV WITH THESE VERSES...
MATTHEW 18:11: KJV. "For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.".


ACTS 8:37: "And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."

Matthew 17:21, 18:11, 23:14, Mark 7:16, 9:44, 9:46, 11:26, 15:28, Luke 17:36, 23:17, John 5:4, Acts 8:37, 15:34, 24:7, 28:28, Romans 16:24 and 1 John 5:7!  

Answer
Four hundred years ago, King James I of England authorized a translation of the Bible. He carefully selected men who were spiritually dedicated to translate it. Not only were the translators spiritually dedicated, but they were the greatest scholars of the English language at that time and arguably the most expert committee on the English language ever assembled in history. This Bible, now known as the King James Version or KJV, is the best translation available, even today. The KJV Bible is complete, accurate, and just right for all who are serious about studying God's Word.
The New International Version (NIV) is a translation made by more than one hundred scholars working from the best available Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts. It was conceived in 1965 when, after several years of study by committees from the Christian Reformed Church and the National Association of Evangelicals, a trans-denominational and international group of scholars met at Palos Heights, Illinois, and agreed on the need for a new translation in contemporary English. Their conclusion was endorsed by a large number of church leaders who met in Chicago in 1966. Responsibility for the version was delegated to a self-governing body of fifteen Biblical scholars, the Committee on Bible Translation, and in 1967, the New York Bible Society (now International Bible Society) generously undertook the financial sponsorship of the project.
It seems that the NIV is a translation that modern man wants to change in man’s way of thinking. Man always wants change something that he doesn’t understand spiritually.

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