Inspired Version You might ask, well aren’t all Bibles Inspired? The Holy Scriptures are a compilation of various sacred texts. Joseph was directed to begin translation of the Bible in June 1830. (RLDS Church History Vol 1 P 159) Joseph completed the New Testament on February 2, 1833 and the Old Testament on July 2, 1833. (RLDS Church History Vol 1 P 278, 303) Why was the Inspired Version necessary? 165 And the angel of the Lord said unto me, Thou hast beheld that the book proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew; and when it proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew it contained the plainness of the gospel of the Lord, of whom the twelve apostles bear record; and they bear record according to the truth which is in the Lamb of God: 166 Wherefore, these things go forth from the Jews in purity unto the Gentiles, according to the truth which is in God: 167 And after they go forth by the hand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, from the Jews unto the Gentiles, thou seest the foundation of a great and abominable church, which is most abominable above all other churches; 168 For behold, they have taken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and most precious; 169 And also many covenants of the Lord have they taken away; 170 And all this have they done that they might pervert the right ways of the Lord; that they might blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men: 171 Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church that there are many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God; 172 And after these plain and precious things were taken away, it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles: 173 And after it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles, yea, even across the many waters which thou hast seen, with the Gentiles which have gone forth out of captivity; 174 Thou seest because of the many plain and precious things which have been taken out of the book, which were plain unto the understanding of the children of men, according to the plainness which is in the Lamb of God; 175 Because of these things which are taken away out of the gospel of the Lamb, an exceeding great many do stumble, yea, insomuch that Satan hath great power over them; I Nephi 3:165-175 There are various other Bibles available which contain some truth, but fail to be free of translation or man-made errors. The Book of Mormon shows that the Bible has missing parts due to wicked men. Section 22:24 “And now, Moses, my son, I will speak unto you concerning this earth upon which you stand; and you shall write the things which I shall speak. And in a day when the children of men shall esteem my words as naught, and take many of them from the book which you shall write, behold I will raise up another like unto you, and they shall be had again among the children of men, among even as many as shall believe.” What do the scholars say? “The King James Version had grave defects. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the development of Biblical studies and the discovery of many manuscripts more ancient than those upon which the King James Version was based, made it manifest that these defects are so many and so serious as to call for a revision of the English translation.” (Revised Standard Version) “St. Jerome, in his commentary upon the 40th chapter of Ezekiel, says: ‘When we translate the Hebrew words into Latin, we are sometimes guided by conjecture. . . . When Origen observed that there was less in the Greek than in the Hebrew, he did supply it from the version of Theodotion, and put an asterisk or star to it, to signify that this was to illustrate what was obscure. St. Jerome makes frequent mention of the additions, corrections, and subtractions made in the versions of the Septuagint, by Origen. . . By the carelessness of the transcribers, and sometimes of those who set them at work, the asterisks being either misunderstood, or entirely left out in some places, the additions of Theodotion were confounded with the version of the Septuagint, which perhaps moved St. Jerome to say that Origen had corrupted and confounded the version of the Septuagent.” Dupin, Complete History of the Canon and Writers of the Books of the Old and New Testament This same process of additions to make the translation ‘make sense’ is quite self-evident in the King James Version. If you notice in some copies the italicized words, these are words which have been added by the scholars. Some of these words are quite important to the meaning, thus scholars have added in their own interpretation into the translation. av1611.org/jmelton/italics.html How is the Inspired Version different? The Inspired Version contains all of the same books of the Bible except The Songs of Solomon. The manuscript of the Inspired Version states that “The Songs of Solomon are not inspired writings.” There are many things that the Inspired Version clarifies, adds greater light and answers questions that have plagued scholars for centuries. One such definitive answer is that Moses recorded the Book of Genesis. While some scholars have surmised or assumed that Moses did in fact record Genesis, the following Scripture shows it conclusively: And it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, I reveal unto you concerning this heaven and this earth; write the words which I speak. I am the Beginning and the End; the Almighty God. By mine Only Begotten I created these things. Genesis 1:1-2 Another marvelous clarification is regarding Zion. The Bibles of other churches contain a very limited hint at the idea of Zion. Genesis 5:24 speaks of Enoch being translated. Throughout Psalms David speaks of Zion. Paul points us toward a clearer understanding of Zion in Hebrews 12:22. The Inspired Version expands our understanding of the history and hope of Zion in Genesis 6,7 and 9. The Everlasting Covenant is mentioned within the Bibles of other churches. In Genesis 9:16 it references only that God would not destroy the earth by water again, the rainbow signifying such, but the Inspired Version goes into great and marvelous depths of light. In the Inspired Version, not only does God covenant that He would not destroy the earth by water again but He reveals the entire Covenant regarding Enoch and Zion. There are a variety of other corrections in the Inspired Version that assists us in our understanding. One of the most telling is from Revelation 1:6, “And unto Him who loved us, be glory; who washed us from our sins in His own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God, His Father.” The King James Versions states “ . . . unto God and His Father” lending to the idea that there is a father of God. This destroys the option of a plurality of gods. Another piece of Scripture that makes more sense in the Inspired Version is the Lord’s prayer, “And suffer us not to be led into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Matthew 6:14 The King James Version read, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Why would God lead us into temptation? James says that God doesn’t tempt anyone. There has been a great question in the Christian world as to how the sons of God came down and took wives. Were they angels? Did they leave heaven to find wives? This makes no sense. The Inspire Version gives us greater understanding that the sons of God were not angels, but were in fact Noah’s righteous sons. Again, the Inspired Version answers questions and clears up the doubts of scholars. In Hebrews we read, “Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto Him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; Though he were a son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered.” Hebrews 5:7,8. The Inspired Version manuscript reveals that these two verses allude to Melchizedek, and not to Christ. This makes sense since Jesus didn’t fear, nor would He have needed to learn obedience since He was perfect. As will be shown below, each of the other Bible translations contain man’s interpretations and thoughts. The various most common English translations used today are as follows:
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