There are many versions of The Bible. Have some versions been changed to eliminate contradictions? Have some versions been changed to 'correct problems' ?
Is the Quran right when it says, "They distort words from their [proper] usages ...?" (Quran 5:13, Sahih), or when it says, "those who write the "scripture" with their own hands, then say, "This is from Allah" ..." (Quran 2:79, Sahih)
Here's an example from The Bible:
- Here's a verse from the book of Kings. When you compare the King James Version (KJV) with the New International Version (NIV), they're both the same. Both say Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began to reign:
- (2 Kings 8:26, KJV): "Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign ..."
- (2 Kings 8:26, NIV): "Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king ..."
- In fact, all Bible versions say that Ahaziah was 22 yrs when he began to reign. Here's the full list of all Bible versions for this verse: https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/2%20Kings%208:26
- A similar verse appears in the book of Chronicles. When you compare the KJV with the NIV, they're different. The KJV says that Ahaziah was 42 years old when he began to reign, whereas the NIV says he was 22 years old:
- (2 Chronicles 22:2, KJV): "Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign ..." This contradicts the book of Kings.
- (2 Chronicles 22:2, NIV): "Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year." [fn1] This aligns with the book of Kings.
- When you compare all the different versions of The Bible, some versions say he was 42, while others say he was 22. This is very confusing. Here's the full list of all Bible versions for this verse: https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/2%20Chronicles%2022:2
This is one example, but there are other examples as well. Have some versions of The Bible been intentionally changed to eliminate contradictions?
These changes don't in any way take away from the central message of The Bible, which is to love God with all your heart and to love your friend as yourself.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Footnotes:
These changes don't in any way take away from the central message of The Bible, which is to love God with all your heart and to love your friend as yourself.
In everything we do, we should seek to benefit others instead of ourselves.
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Footnotes:
- NIV includes a footnote that reads, "2 Chronicles 22:2 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 8:26); Hebrew forty-two"
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