In this analysis we will compare the New Testament of the
New American Bible (NAB) ( 1970 edition ) to the King James Bible
(KJ).
K J V S. N A B N.T. ( 1970 )
Matt. 1:19 KJ: "Then Joseph ... not willing to make her
(Mary) a publick example, was minded TO PUT
HER AWAY privily."
NAB: "Joseph ... decided to DIVORCE HER quietly."
COMMENT: Think on this. What a DIFFERENCE! The
meaning is far-reaching and a lot is
involved.
Matt. 1:25 KJ: "And knew her not till she had brought forth
her FIRSTBORN son: ..."
NAB: "He has no relations with her at any time
before she bore a son, whom he named Jesus."
Matt. 2:4 KJ: "... he (King Herod) DEMANDED of them where
Christ should be born."
NAB: "... he inquired of them where the Messiah
was to be born."
COMMENT: King Herod, furious over the arrival of
Jesus, (and wanting to DO AWAY with him) did
not 'inquire' where Christ should be born,
he DEMANDED to know!
Matt. 5:44 KJ: "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, BLESS
THEM THAT CURSE YOU, DO GOOD TO THEM THAT
HATE YOU, and pray for them which
DESPITEFULLY USE YOU, and persecute you;"
NAB: "My command to you is: love your enemies,
pray for your persecutors."
COMMENT: The NAB leaves out everything in capital
letters.
Matt. 6:13 KJ: "... For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever. Amen."
NAB: Omitted
COMMENT: The NAB omits all this.
Matt. 6:27 KJ: "Which of you ... can ADD ONE CUBIT unto his
STATURE?"
NAB: "Which of you by worrying can add a moment
to his life-span? ..."
COMMENT: The verse is about HEIGHT (i.e. CUBITS) not
time!
Matt. 9:13 KJ: "... for I am not come to call the
righteous, but sinners TO REPENTANCE."
NAB: "... I have come to call, not the self-
righteous, but sinners."
COMMENT: Notice: The last part of the verse in the
NAB leaves the reader hanging. That is
because scripture is MISSING. Those last
two words in the King James ARE CRUCIAL.
Hell will get all of the sinners who DON'T
repent. JESUS will get all the sinners who
DO repent!
Matt. 11:23 KJ: "And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto
heaven, shalt be brought down to HELL: ..."
NAB: "As for you, Capernaum, ... you shall go
down to the realm of death!"
COMMENT: Hell is GONE in this verse in the NAB.
Matt. 12:6 KJ: "... That in this place is [ONE] GREATER
than the temple."
NAB: "... there is something greater than the
temple here."
Matt. 16:3 KJ: "... O [YE] HYPOCRITES, ye can discern the
face of the sky; but can ye not [discern]
the signs of the times?"
NAB: "... If you know how to interpret the look
of the sky, can you not read the signs of
the times?"
Matt. 16:18 KJ: "... upon this rock I will build my church;
and the GATES OF HELL shall not prevail
against it."
NAB: "... on this rock I will build my church,
and the jaws of death shall not prevail
against it."
COMMENT: Hell is gone, AGAIN, in the NAB.
Matt. 18:11 KJ: "For the Son of man is come to save that
which was lost."
NAB: Omitted
Comment: Jesus' ENTIRE PURPOSE for coming to earth,
is OMITTED in the NAB.
Matt. 19:17 KJ: "... WHY CALLEST THOU ME GOOD? ..."
NAB: "... Why do you question me about what is
good? ..."
Matt. 20:7 KJ: "... Because no man hath hired us. He saith
unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; AND
WHATSOEVER IS RIGHT, [THAT] SHALL YE
RECEIVE."
NAB: "... No one has hired us, they told him. He
said, 'You go to the vineyard too.'"
COMMENT: The NAB omits about 1/2 the verse! And this
omission makes it HARDER to understand the
explanation, which follows, in verse 13.
Matt. 20:16 KJ: "So the last shall be first, and the first
last: FOR MANY BE CALLED, BUT FEW CHOSEN."
NAB: "Thus the last shall be first and the first
shall be last."
COMMENT: The NAB omits: "FOR MANY BE CALLED, BUT FEW
CHOSEN."
Matt. 20:20 KJ: "Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's
children with her sons, WORSHIPPING [him],
..."
NAB: "The mother of Zebedee's sons came ... to do
him homage ..."
COMMENT: She came and WORSHIPPED HIM, as stated in
the King James Bible, not a watered down
'homage'.
Matt. 21:32 KJ: "For John came unto you IN THE WAY OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS, and ye believed him not: but
the publicans and the harlots BELIEVED HIM:
..."
NAB: "When John came preaching a way of holiness,
you put no faith in him; but the tax
collectors and the prostitutes did believe
in him. ..."
COMMENT: John CAME IN THE WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS not
'preaching a way of holiness'. Also, the tax
collectors and the prostitutes BELIEVED HIM
(as correctly stated in the KJ) NOT believed
'in him'. We believe IN JESUS but we BELIEVE
JOHN. Think about the differences.
Matt. 23:14 KJ: "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses,
and for a PRETENCE make long prayer:
therefore ye shall receive the greater
DAMNATION."
NAB: Omitted
COMMENT: Jesus condemns hypocrisy, yet this warning
is not included in the NAB.
Matt. 23:33 KJ: "[Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers,
how can ye escape the DAMNATION OF HELL?"
NAB: "Vipers' nest! Brood of serpents! How can
you escape condemnation to Gehenna?"
COMMENT: HELL has been DELETED. Dear reader: Be
sure that you, and those around you, are
SAVED.
Matt. 25:13 KJ: "... ye know neither the day nor the hour
WHEREIN THE SON OF MAN COMETH."
NAB: "... you know not the day or the hour."
COMMENT: Who is it that is coming again? That's
right: JESUS! But, you wouldn't know it from
the NAB.
Matt. 27:4 KJ: "... I have sinned in that I have betrayed
THE INNOCENT BLOOD. ..."
NAB: "... I did wrong to deliver up an innocent
man! ..."
COMMENT: There are lots of men that are innocent of
certain crimes. But, ONLY JESUS CHRIST was
"THE" INNOCENT BLOOD. Think about it.
Matt. 27:35 KJ: "And they crucified him, and parted his
garments, casting lots: THAT IT MIGHT BE
FULFILLED WHICH WAS SPOKEN BY THE PROPHET,
THEY PARTED MY GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND UPON
MY VESTURE DID THEY CAST LOTS."
NAB: "When they had crucified him, they divided
his clothes among them by casting lots;"
COMMENT: The NAB omits the text documenting this
FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECY.
Mark 1:15 KJ: "... the KINGDOM of God is at hand: REPENT
ye, and believe the gospel."
NAB: "... The reign of God is at hand! Reform
your lives, and believe in the gospel!"
Mark 3:5 KJ: "... his hand was restored WHOLE AS THE
OTHER."
NAB: "... and his hand was perfectly restored."
Mark 3:29 KJ: "But he that shall blaspheme against the
Holy Ghost ... is in danger of ETERNAL
DAMNATION:"
NAB: "but whoever blasphemes against the Holy
Spirit ... carries the guilt of his sin
without end."
COMMENT: This verse is an IMPORTANT WARNING but the
NAB waters it down.
Mark 6:11 KJ: "And whosoever shall not receive you, nor
hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off
the dust under your feet for a testimony
against them. VERILY I SAY UNTO YOU, IT
SHALL BE MORE TOLERABLE FOR SODOM AND
GOMORRHA IN THE DAY OF JUDGMENT, THAN FOR
THAT CITY."
NAB: "If any place will not receive you or hear
you, shake its dust from your feet in
testimony against them as you leave."
COMMENT: An important WARNING from Jesus, but the NAB
leaves out about half of it.
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Mark 7:16 KJ: "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear."
NAB: "Let everyone heed what he hears."
COMMENT: The two verses are NOT the same. Think about
it.
Mark 9:24 KJ: "... Lord, I believe; help thou mine
unbelief."
NAB: "... I do believe! Help my lack of trust!"
Mark 9:43 KJ: "... it is better for thee to enter into
life maimed, than having two hands to go
into HELL, ..."
NAB: "... Better for you to enter life maimed
than to keep both and enter Gehenna ..."
COMMENT: The NAB has changed "HELL" to 'Gehenna'.
Mark 9:44,46 KJ: "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is
not quenched."
NAB: This verse, in both Mark 9:44 and Mark 9:46
is omitted.
Mark 9:45 KJ: "... it is better for thee to enter halt
into life, than having two feet to be cast
into HELL, ..."
NAB: "... Better for you to enter life crippled
than to be thrown into Gehenna ..."
COMMENT: The NAB has changed "HELL" to 'Gehenna',
again.
Mark 9:47 KJ: "... it is better for thee to enter into the
kingdom of God with one eye, than having two
eyes to be cast into HELL FIRE:"
NAB: "... Better for you to enter the kingdom of
God with one eye, than to be thrown with
both eyes into Gehenna, ..."
COMMENT: Third time: The NAB has changed "HELL FIRE"
(which is SEVERE) to just 'Gehenna'.
Mark 10:21 KJ: "... and come, TAKE UP THE CROSS, and follow
me."
NAB: "... After that, come and follow me."
COMMENT: The Christian TAKES UP THE CROSS (and dies
to their will) daily, but the NAB has
DELETED this.
Mark 10:24 KJ: "... Children, how hard is it FOR THEM THAT
TRUST IN RICHES to enter into the kingdom of
God!"
NAB: "... My sons, how hard it is to enter the
kingdom of God!"
COMMENT: The problem, as correctly stated in the King
James Bible, is: TRUSTING IN RICHES.
Mark 11:10 KJ: "Blessed [be] the kingdom of our father
David, THAT COMETH IN THE NAME OF THE LORD:
HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST."
NAB: "Blessed is the reign of our father David to
come! ..."
Mark 11:26 KJ: "But if ye do not forgive, neither will your
Father which is in heaven forgive your
trespasses."
NAB: Omitted
COMMENT: A HUGE warning, yet Mark 11:26 is omitted
in the NAB.
Mark 12:40 KJ: "... and for a pretence make long prayers:
these shall receive GREATER DAMNATION."
NAB: "... and recite long prayers for appearance'
sake; it is they who will receive the
severest sentence."
COMMENT: Here is A HUGE WARNING about hypocrisy; but
the NAB waters down "DAMNATION" to only
'sentence'.
Mark 13:14 KJ: "But when ye shall see the abomination of
desolation, SPOKEN OF BY DANIEL THE PROPHET,
..."
NAB: "When you see the abominable and destructive
presence standing where it should not ..."
COMMENT: This scripture points out the FULFILLMENT OF
A PROPHECY, but the NAB omits that section
of the text.
Mark 13:33 KJ: "Take ye heed, watch AND PRAY: ..."
NAB: "Be constantly on the watch! Stay awake!
..."
COMMENT: What does the NAB have against PRAYING?
Mark 14:22 KJ: "... Take, EAT: this is my body."
NAB: "... 'Take this', he said, 'this is my
body.'"
Mark 15:28 KJ: "And the scripture was fulfilled, which
saith, And HE WAS NUMBERED WITH THE
TRANSGRESSORS."
NAB: Omitted
Mark 16:6 KJ: "... Be not AFFRIGHTED: ..."
NAB: "... You need not be amazed! ..."
COMMENT: Being 'amazed' and being "AFFRIGHTED" are
very different.
Mark 16:9-20 KJ: (All verses of Mark 16:9-20 are included)
NAB: The NAB gives these verses but calls it "the
longer ending", as if these verses are
optional.
COMMENT: In John Burgeon's book, "The Last Twelve
Verses of the Gospel of Mark", he has written
over 400 pages proving conclusively that this
section was in the original manuscripts.
Burgeon's book remains unanswered and is
unanswerable.
Mark 16:15 KJ: "... Go ye into all the world, and PREACH
THE GOSPEL ..."
NAB: "... Go into the whole world and proclaim
the good news to all creation."
COMMENT: There are a lot of items in the news that
are generic 'good news', but Jesus said
SPECIFICALLY to preach THE GOSPEL.
Luke 2:22 KJ: "And when the days of HER PURIFICATION ...
were accomplished, ..."
NAB: "When the day came to purify THEM ..."
COMMENT: WHAT? 'Purify them'? The NAB MAKES JESUS A
SINNER (by requiring purification FOR HIM).
The King James is correct: The purification
was FOR MARY, and for her ONLY.
Luke 2:33 KJ: "And JOSEPH and his mother marvelled at those
things which were spoken of him."
NAB: "The child's father and mother were
marvelling at what was being said about him."
COMMENT: What? GOD WAS THE FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS
CHRIST -NOT Joseph!
Luke 2:43 KJ: "... the child Jesus tarried behind in
Jerusalem; and JOSEPH AND HIS MOTHER knew
not [of it]."
NAB: "... the child Jesus remained behind unknown
to his parents."
COMMENT: 'HIS PARENTS'? The NAB makes JOSEPH the
FATHER of the Lord Jesus Christ! Joseph was
NOT Jesus' father; GOD WAS.
Luke 2:49 KJ: "... I must be about my Father's BUSINESS
..."
NAB: "... I had to be in my Father's house ..."
COMMENT: Come on! Don't the "scholars" know the
difference between "BUSINESS" and a 'house'?
Luke 4:4 KJ: "... man shall not live by bread alone, BUT
BY EVERY WORD OF GOD."
NAB: "... Not on bread alone shall man live."
COMMENT: Other than bread, what else does man need?
The NAB doesn't say. Only the King James
tells us: We need EVERY WORD OF GOD!
Luke 4:8 KJ: "And Jesus answered and said unto him, GET
THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN: for it is written,
Thou shalt WORSHIP the Lord thy God, and him
only shalt thou SERVE."
NAB: "... Jesus said to him, ... 'You shall do
homage to the Lord your God; him only shall
you adore.'"
COMMENT: The NAB omits "Get thee behind me, Satan.
Also, WORSHIP is watered down to 'homage'.
And SERVING God is changed to 'adore' (i.e.
passive vs. ACTIVE). Three errors in just
one verse.
Luke 4:18 KJ: "The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because
he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to
the poor; HE HATH SENT ME TO HEAL THE
BROKENHEARTED, to preach deliverance to the
captives, and recovering of sight to the
blind, to set at liberty them that are
bruised,"
NAB: Luke 4:18 omits entirely, "he hath sent me
to heal the brokenhearted,".
Luke 9:55-56 KJ: "But he turned, and rebuked them, AND SAID,
YE KNOW NOT WHAT MANNER OF SPIRIT YE ARE OF.
FOR THE SON OF MAN IS NOT COME TO DESTROY
MEN'S LIVES, BUT TO SAVE [THEM]. And they
went to another village."
NAB: "He turned toward them only to reprimand
them. Then they set off for another town."
COMMENT: This casts doubt on the veracity, the
authenticity of this passage.
Luke 11:2 KJ: "And he said unto them, When ye pray, say,
OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN, Hallowed be
thy name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE
DONE, AS IN HEAVEN, SO IN EARTH."
NAB: "He said to them, 'When you pray, say:
Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom
come.'"
Luke 11:29 KJ: "... but the sign of Jonas THE PROPHET."
NAB: "... except the sign of Jonah."
Luke 16:23 KJ: "And in HELL he lift up his eyes, ..."
NAB: "From the abode of the dead ... he raised
his eyes ..."
COMMENT: Hell is DELETED in this verse in the NAB.
Luke 17:36 KJ: "Two [men] shall be in the field; the one
shall be taken, and the other left."
NAB: Omitted
Luke 23:17 KJ: "(For of necessity he must release one unto
them at the feast.)"
NAB: Luke 23:17 is omitted.
COMMENT: Again, this casts doubt on a passage in God's
word.
Luke 23:23 KJ: "... And the voices of them AND OF THE CHIEF
PRIESTS prevailed."
NAB: "... and their shouts increased in violence."
Luke 23:42 KJ: "And he said unto Jesus, LORD, remember me
when thou comest into thy KINGDOM."
NAB: "He then said, 'Jesus, remember me when you
enter upon your reign.'"
COMMENT: There is no explanation for leaving out
"LORD" nor is there any reason to change
"KINGDOM" to 'reign'.
Luke 23:44-45 KJ: "... And the sun was DARKENED, ..."
NAB: "... darkness came over the whole land ...
with an eclipse of the sun."
COMMENT: WHAT? The crucifixion of Jesus occurred at
the time of a FULL MOON. Therefore, an
eclipse of the sun was IMPOSSIBLE.
Luke 24:46 KJ: "... and thus it BEHOVED Christ to suffer,
..."
NAB: "... that the Messiah must suffer ..."
COMMENT: The NAB misses a HUGE POINT: It BEHOVED
Christ to suffer. He did it WILLINGLY."
Luke 24:47 KJ: "And that REPENTANCE and remission of sins
should be preached in his name ..."
NAB: "In his name, penance for the remission of
sins is to be preached ..."
COMMENT: The NAB mis-translates "REPENTANCE" as
'penance'! And this error has been a HUGE
money making item for the Catholic 'church'.
They don't dare translate it correctly, now!
John 1:3 KJ: "All things were made BY him; ..."
NAB: "Through him all things came into being,
..."
COMMENT: "BY" and 'through' are totally different.
Think about it.
John 1:10 KJ: "He was in the world, and the world was made
BY him, ..."
NAB: "... and through him the world was made,
..."
COMMENT: "BY" and 'through' are not the same.
John 1:14 KJ: "... (and we beheld his glory, the glory as
of THE ONLY BEGOTTEN of the Father,) ..."
NAB: "... and we have seen his glory: the glory
of an only Son coming from the Father, ..."
COMMENT: 'Only Son'? God has MORE THAN ONE SON. Every
male that is saved is a SON of God! The King
James is right: Jesus was THE ONLY BEGOTTEN
of the Father.
John 1:42 KJ: "And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus
beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son
of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, WHICH
IS BY INTERPRETATION, A STONE."
NAB: "He brought him to Jesus, who looked at him
and said, 'You are Simon, son of John; your
name shall be Cephas' (which is rendered
Peter)."
COMMENT: The NAB omits: WHICH IS BY INTERPRETATION,
A STONE. This omission is DISASTROUS. Jesus
calls Peter "A STONE" to differentiate Peter