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The translations of several passages in the [[Bible]] are disputed. This has led to some [[doctrine|doctrinal]] disagreement throughout [[Christian]] history, with scholars and others citing different [[translation]]s of the same passage to support slightly different views. A few critics of [[Christianity]] cite rare uncertainties in translation to challenge the entire religion; this viewpoint ignores the overwhelming agreement in translation and the role of [[faith]], [[prayer]] and divine inspiration in religious discourse.

[[Islam]] dictates that the [[Koran]] be read only in its original [[Arabic]], thereby avoiding any issues of translation. Translations of the Koran do exist, but they are called "interpretations", and not used for study, worship or devotional purposes.

== "With Child," or merely "Pregnant" ==

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|Ecclesiastes 11:5 ([[King James Version]])||"As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is '''with child''': even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all."

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|Ecclesiastes 11:5 ([[Holman Christian Standard Bible]])||"Just as you don't know the path of the wind, or how bones [develop] in the womb of a '''pregnant''' woman, so you don't know the work of God who makes everything."

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|Luke 1:3 ([[New American Standard Bible|NASB]])||"it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus;"<ref>http://www.biblestudytools.net/ParallelBible/bible.cgi?word=past&section=8&language_one=en&version_one=esv&language_two=en&version_two=nas&new=1&oq=past</ref>

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== Disappearing Hell ==

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|[[Revised Standard Version|NRSV]]||And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades. For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

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|[[New International Version|NIV]]||And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths. If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

|[[Holman Christian Standard Bible|Holman]]||And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.

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== Downplaying the Deity of Jesus ==

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|New English Bible||In the beginning of creation, when God made heaven and earth, the earth was without form and void, with darkness over the face of the abyss, and a mighty wind that swept over the surface of the waters.

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|[[Revised Standard Version|NRSV]]||For dogs are all around me; a company of evildoers encircles me. My hands and feet have shriveled.

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|[[Jewish Publication Society of America|JPS]]||For dogs have encompassed me; a company of evil-doers have inclosed me; ''like a lion, they are'' at my hands and my feet.

|NAB||When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me.

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|NIV||When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.

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|Amp<ref>Amplified Bible</ref>||John 7:53 to 8:11 is absent from most of the older manuscripts, and those that have it sometimes place it elsewhere. The story may well be authentic. Indeed, Christ's response of compassion and mercy is so much in keeping with His character that we accept it as authentic, and feel that to omit it would be most unfortunate.

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|Holman||Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

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|NRSV||And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one.

== Protestant or Catholic ==

One passage however, Luke 1:28 in which Gabriel greets Mary, is translated differently by Catholics and Protestants. The phrase "Hail, full of grace," from which the first line of the Catholic [[Hail Mary]] prayer is derived, is likely to appear in Catholic Bibles; Protestant Bibles, such as the NIV, KJV, and ASV, use the phrase "highly favored" instead of "full of grace."

There are differences with respect to the Old Testament.

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|NIV||Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.

===Meaning===

== Prodigal Son ==

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|[[NIV]]||... and there '''squandered his wealth''' in '''wild living'''.

|Holman||Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding;<ref>http://www.biblestudytools.net/ParallelBible/bible.cgi?word=Proverbs+3%3A5+-+6&section=0&language_one=en&version_one=kjv&language_two=en&version_two=csb&new=1&oq=&NavBook=pr&NavGo=3&NavCurrentChapter=3</ref>

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.<ref>http://www.biblestudytools.net/ParallelBible/bible.cgi?word=Proverbs+3%3A5+-+6&section=0&language_one=en&version_one=niv&language_two=en&version_two=nrs&new=1&oq=&NavBook=pr&NavGo=3&NavCurrentChapter=3</ref>

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Most translations of Mark 14:26 refer to Jesus and His Apostles ending the [[Last Supper]] in this manner: "When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives." (NIV) The term "hymn" is used in nearly every modern translation except two,<ref>The [[New Jerusalem Bible]] and the [[HCSB]] are the only major modern translations that use the term "psalms" rather than "hymn".</ref> which refer to signing "psalms". The footnote in the [[Holman Christian Standard Bible]] is enlightening: "Pss 113-118 were sung during and after the Passover meal."

== See also ==

* [[Bible translations]]

* [[Bible Retranslation Project]]

* [http://www.biblestudytools.net/ParallelBible/ Compare translations]

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