In This Analysis We Will Compare the Revised Standard Version
In this analysis we will compare the Revised Standard Version
(RSV) ( 1952 edition ) to the King James Bible (KJ).
K J V S. R S V
Gen. 1:2 KJ: "... And the Spirit of God MOVED upon the
face of the waters."
RSV: "... and the Spirit of God was moving over
the face of the waters."
COMMENT: The RSV CHANGES verb tense.
Gen. 1:21 KJ: "And God created great WHALES, ..."
RSV: "So God created the great sea monsters ..."
COMMENT: God creates sea monsters?
Gen. 2:7 KJ: "... and man became a living SOUL."
RSV: "... and man became a living being."
Comment: A MAJOR difference between man and beast is
that man is the ONLY creature with a "SOUL".
Gen. 2:13 KJ: "... land of ETHIOPIA."
RSV: "... land of Cush."
Comment: I know where Ethiopia is, but where is Cush?
Question: Is the RSV's 'Cush' a "simpler,
and more easily understood word" than the
King James' "ETHIOPIA"?
Gen. 3:4-5 KJ: "And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye
shall not surely die: For God doth know that
in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes
shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods,
knowing good and evil." ------
RSV: "But the serpent said to the woman, 'You will
not die. For God knows that when you eat of
it your eyes will be opened, and you will be
like God, knowing good and evil.'"
------
COMMENT: This is MAJOR blasphemy! God (with a big G)
is not evil! Think about the difference.
Gen. 6:8 KJ: "But Noah found GRACE in the eyes of the
Lord."
RSV: "But Noah found favor in the eyes of the
Lord."
COMMENT: God's GRACE was extended in the Old
Testament, too.
Oh, BTW, an amateur archeologist has found
the remains of Noah's ark. I've seen their
DVD and I believe it is real.
Their web site is:
There are people today that are looking for
the ark on Mount Ararat. But, check your King
James Bible. In Genesis 8:4 it says "the ark
rested in the seventh month, on the
seventeenth day of the month, upon the
MOUNTAINS (PLURAL) of Ararat". The amateur
archeologist found the remains of Noah's ark
12 miles from Mt. Ararat within the MOUNTAINS
of Ararat. The discovered ark is 1 inch off,
that's right, 1 inch off, from 300 cubits
(Gen. 6:15) in length.
Gen. 11:1 KJ: "And the whole earth was of one language, and
of ONE SPEECH."
RSV: "... one language and few words."
Gen. 12:3 KJ: "... and IN THEE shall all families of the
earth be blessed."
RSV: "... families ... shall bless themselves."
Gen. 24:47 KJ: "... and I put the EARRING UPON HER FACE,
..."
RSV: "... So I put the ring on her nose, ..."
COMMENT: The RSV put WHAT on her nose?
Gen. 49:10 KJ: "The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, ...
until SHILOH come; and unto him [shall] the
gathering of the people [be]."
RSV: "... until he comes to whom it belongs; ..."
COMMENT: "SHILOH" refers to Christ as Peace Maker. The
RSV robs him of his Messianic rule.
Lev. 3:13 KJ: "... and the sons of Aaron shall SPRINKLE the
blood thereof upon the altar ..."
RSV: "... and the sons of Aaron shall throw its
blood against the altar round about."
Joshua 12:23 KJ: "... the king of the NATIONS of Gilgal, ..."
RSV: "... the king of Goiim in Galilee, ..."
COMMENT: Is the RSV's 'Goiim' a "clearer, more easily
understood word" than the King James'
"NATIONS"?
Judges 7:20 KJ: "... The sword OF the Lord, and OF Gideon."
RSV: "... A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!"
COMMENT: Notice "OF" was changed to "FOR". Big
difference in those two meanings.
Judges 19:2 KJ: "And his concubine PLAYED THE WHORE against
him, ..."
RSV: "And his concubine became angry with him,
..."
COMMENT: Is being angry the same as PLAYING THE
WHORE?
2Sam. 16:4 KJ: "... And Ziba said, I humbly BESEECH thee
[that] I may find GRACE in thy sight, my
lord, O king."
RSV: "... Ziba said, 'I do obeisance; let me
ever find favor in your sight, my lord
the king.'"
2Sam. 21:19 KJ: "... Elhanan ... slew [THE BROTHER OF]
Goliath ..."
RSV: "... Elhanan ... slew Goliath ..."
COMMENT: Elhanan slew Goliath? WHAT? Sunday school
CHILDREN know DAVID slew Goliath! The RSV
translation 'scholars' blew this one! For
a good book on the quality of the King James
translators see: "The Men Behind The KJV"
by: Gustavus S. Paine ISBN: 0-8010-7008-2
published by Baker Book House.
Scholar for scholar the translators of the
KJ Bible were far greater men of God than
any today. John Bois could read the Bible,
in Hebrew, at age 5. Lancelot Andrews was
fluent in 20 languages. John Chedderton knew
Greek, Hebrew and Latin as well as you and
I know English (and better) etc.
1Kings 14:24 KJ: "And there were also SODOMITES in the land:
..."
RSV: "... there were also male cult prostitutes
in the land. ..."
COMMENT: Sodomites and prostitutes are NOT the same.
Sodomy is an ABOMINATION (Lev 18:22). The
RSV has removed sodomites.
Oh, BTW, an amateur archeologist has found
the remains of Sodom and Gomorrah. I've seen
their DVD and I believe it is real.
Their web site is:
1Kings 15:12 KJ: "And he took away the SODOMITES out of the
land, ..."
RSV: "He put away the male cult prostitutes out
of the land, ..."
COMMENT: Again, the RSV changes SODOMITES to
PROSTITUTES. Sodomy and this WARNING
against it are GONE in the RSV, here in
1Kings 15:12, AND in 1Kings 14:24, AND
in 1Kings 22:46 AND in 2Kings 23:7.
1Kings 20:38 KJ: "... with ASHES upon his FACE."
RSV: "... with a bandage over his eyes."
COMMENT: In English, "ASHES" and 'bandage' are two
different words entirely, so are "FACE"
and 'eyes'.
Ezra 8:36 KJ: "And they delivered the king's commissions
unto the king's LIEUTENANTS, ..."
RSV: "They also delivered the king's commissions
to the king's satraps ..."
COMMENT: Is the RSV's 'satraps' a "clearer, more
easily understood word" than the King James'
"LIEUTENANTS"?
Psalm 2:12 KJ: "Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, ..."
RSV: "kiss his feet, lest he be angry, ..."
Psalm 9:17 KJ: "The wicked shall be turned INTO HELL, ..."
RSV: "The wicked shall depart to Sheol, ..."
COMMENT: Why has the RSV DELETED hell? Is this an
attempt to sell more RSVs?
Psalm 48:10 KJ: "... thy right hand is full of
RIGHTEOUSNESS."
RSV: "... Thy right hand is filled with victory;"
COMMENT: There's a lot of difference between
"RIGHTEOUSNESS" and 'victory'.
Psalm 72:8 KJ: "He SHALL have dominion also FROM SEA TO
SEA, ..."
RSV: "May he have dominion ..."
COMMENT: This verse is speaking of Christ as king and
he "SHALL" have dominion is watered down to
'may' he have dominion.
Psalm 72:11 KJ: "Yea, all kings SHALL fall down before him:
..."
RSV: "May all kings fall down before him, ..."
COMMENT: All kings "SHALL" fall down is watered down
to 'may' fall down. Here the Messianic rule
of Christ is destroyed.
Psalm 109:6 KJ: "Set thou a wicked man over him: and let
SATAN stand at his right hand."
RSV: "Appoint a wicked man against him; let an
accuser bring him to trial."
COMMENT: Satan has been REMOVED. Also, how is "STAND
AT HIS RIGHT HAND" the same as 'bring him to
trial'?
Eccl. 5:20 KJ: "... God ANSWERETH [HIM] in the joy of his
heart."
RSV: "... God keeps him occupied with joy in his
heart."
COMMENT: The RSV translators blew this one.
Isaiah 7:14 KJ: "... Behold, a VIRGIN shall conceive, ..."
RSV: "... Behold, a young woman shall conceive
..."
COMMENT: 'Young woman'? WHAT? If Mary is just a
'young woman' AND she is pregnant, this is
NOT a miracle. ONLY Mary being a VIRGIN is
a miracle. ALSO: Mary being a young woman,
NOT MARRIED, and PREGNANT? What does this
say about Mary? Think about it. A LOT is
involved here. The RSV is BLASPHEMOUS.
Isaiah 11:3 KJ: "And shall make him of quick understanding
..."
RSV: Omitted
COMMENT: The verse is speaking of Jesus and says he
will be "of quick understanding". The RSV
omits this scripture.
Isaiah 32:2 KJ: "And A MAN shall be as an hiding place from
the wind, ..."
RSV: "Each will be like a hiding place from the
wind, ..."
COMMENT: The "MAN" here can be no one but Christ.
Just another case of setting aside the Lord
Jesus, and giving us a substitute. Think
how serious these corruptions are, and how
they destroy the word of God.
Jer. 48:12 KJ: "Therefore, ... saith the Lord, ... I will
send unto him WANDERERS, ..."
RSV: "Therefore, ... says the Lord, ... I shall
send to him tilters ..."
COMMENT: Is the RSV's 'tilters' a "simpler and more
easily understood word", than the King
James' WANDERERS?
Daniel 3:25 KJ: "... and the form of the fourth is like THE
SON OF GOD."
RSV: "... and the appearance of the fourth is
like a son of the gods."
COMMENT: 'A son of the (plural) gods'? It was Jesus
Christ, THE SON OF GOD (Big G), who was in
the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Messach,
and Abednego. It was Jesus Christ who
protected them and it is Jesus Christ who
saves us from the fiery furnace (i.e.
from hell).
Hosea 11:12 KJ: "... but Judah yet RULETH WITH GOD, and is
faithful with the saints."
RSV: "... but Judah is still known by God, and
is faithful to the Holy One."
COMMENT: The RSV has watered down "RULING" with God
and made it only 'known' to God.
Hosea 13:9 KJ: "O Israel, THOU HAST DESTROYED THYSELF; but
in me [is] thine help."
RSV: "I WILL DESTROY YOU, O Israel; who can help
you?"
COMMENT: Here is a splendid example of how new version
'scripture' is often made to say exactly the
OPPOSITE of what was given by inspiration of
Almighty God.
Micah 5:2 KJ: "... Bethlehem ... out of thee shall he come
forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in
Israel; whose GOINGS FORTH [have been] from
of old, from everlasting."
RSV: "... whose ORIGIN is from of old, ..."
COMMENT: This refers to the Lord Jesus and the RSV
makes him a CREATED BEING having an ORIGIN.
How can a child of God stand before an
audience and read from such a book?
Zech. 9:9 KJ: "... behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he
[is] just, and having SALVATION; ..."
RSV: "... Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant
and victorious ..."
COMMENT: Reference to Christ's SALVATION is removed.
Zech. 11:17 KJ: "Woe to the IDOL shepherd that leaveth the
flock! ..."
RSV: "Who to my worthless shepherd, who deserts
the flock! ..."
COMMENT: The scholars missed this one.
Matt. 1:19 KJ: "Then Joseph ... not willing to make her
(Mary) a publick example, was minded to put
her away privily."
RSV: "... Joseph, ... resolved to divorce her
quietly."
COMMENT: Think on this. What a difference. The
meaning is FAR-REACHING and a lot is
involved.
Matt. 2:4 KJ: "... he (King Herod) DEMANDED of them where
Christ should be born."
RSV: "... he inquired of them where the Christ
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. 5:22 KJ: "But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry
with his brother WITHOUT A CAUSE shall be in
danger of the judgment: ..."
RSV: "But I say to you that every one who is
angry with his brother shall be liable to
judgment; ..."
COMMENT: What? The RSV says you can't be angry with
your brother?!!! The Apostle Paul was ANGRY
and withstood the Apostle Peter to his face
(Gal. 2:11). Jesus was ANGRY with the
Church at Pergamos because of the erroneous
doctrine of the Nicolaitanes (Rev 2:15). The
Bible says to BE ANGRY but sin not (Eph.
4:26) and it says not to let the sun go down
on YOUR ANGER (Eph. 4:26). The King James
is CORRECT: Whosoever is angry with his
brother WITHOUT A CAUSE is in danger of the
judgment. There is a HUGE difference between
those two verses.
Matt. 6:13 KJ: "... For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever. Amen."
RSV: Omitted
Matt. 7:14 KJ: "Because strait [is] the gate, and NARROW
[is] the WAY, ..."
RSV: "For the gate is narrow and the way is
hard, ..."
COMMENT: 'Way is hard'? No! "NARROW is the WAY".
Matt. 8:19 KJ: "And a certain scribe came, and said unto
him, MASTER, I will follow thee ..."
RSV: "And a scribe came up and said to him,
'Teacher, I will follow you ...'"
COMMENT: Jesus AS MASTER is watered down to
just a 'teacher'.
Matt. 9:13 KJ: "... for I am not come to call the
righteous, but sinners TO REPENTANCE."
RSV: "... For I came not to call the righteous,
but sinners."
COMMENT: Those last two words in the KJ ARE CRUCIAL.
HELL will get all of the sinners who DON'T
repent. JESUS will get all the sinners who
DO repent! There is a BIG difference in
those two outcomes. And there is a BIG
difference in those two verses.
Matt. 11:23 KJ: "And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto
heaven, shalt be brought down to HELL: ..."
RSV: "And you, Capernaum, will ... be brought
down to Hades. ..."
COMMENT: Hell is GONE in this verse in the RSV.
Matt. 12:6 KJ: "... That in this place is [ONE] GREATER
than the temple."
RSV: "I tell you, something greater than the
temple is here."
Matt. 12:32 KJ: "... but whosoever speaketh against the Holy
Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither
in THIS WORLD, neither in THE [WORLD] TO
COME."
RSV: "... but whoever speaks against the Holy
Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this
age or in the age to come."
Matt. 12:42 KJ: "... behold, A GREATER THAN SOLOMON [is]
here."
RSV: "... and behold, something greater than
Solomon is here."
Matt. 13:39 KJ: "... the harvest is the END OF THE WORLD;
..."
RSV: "... the harvest is the close of the age,
..."
COMMENT: The harvest comes at the END OF THE WORLD.
Matt. 16:18 KJ: "... upon this rock I will build my church;
and the gates OF HELL shall not prevail
against it."
RSV: "... and on this rock I will build my
church, and the powers of death shall not
prevail against it."
COMMENT: Hell is GONE (again) in this verse in
the RSV.
Matt. 17:21 KJ: "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by
PRAYER and FASTING."
RSV: Omitted
COMMENT: To cast out certain devils requires PRAYER
and FASTING. The RSV ignores this.
Matt. 18:11 KJ: "For the Son of man is come to save that
which was lost."
RSV: Omitted
Comment: Jesus' ENTIRE PURPOSE for coming to earth,
is omitted in the RSV.
Matt. 19:9 KJ: "And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put
away his wife, except [it be] for
fornication, and shall marry another,
committeth adultery: AND WHOSO MARRIETH HER
WHICH IS PUT AWAY DOTH COMMIT ADULTERY."
RSV: "And I say to you: whoever divorces his
wife, except for unchastity, and marries
another, commits adultery."
COMMENT: An IMPORTANT verse about marriage, yet the
RSV deletes about one third of it.
Matt. 19:17 KJ: "... WHY CALLEST THOU ME GOOD? ..."
RSV: "... Why do you ask me about what is good?
..."
Matt. 20:20 KJ: "Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's
children with her sons, WORSHIPPING [him],
..."
RSV: "Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came
up to him, with her sons, and kneeling
before him ..."
COMMENT: 'Kneeling' is not even close to "WORSHIP".
Matt. 23:8 KJ: "But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your
MASTER, [even] Christ; ..."
RSV: "But you are not to be called rabbi, for you
have one teacher, and you are all brethren."
COMMENT: "MASTER" is watered down to just 'teacher',
and on top of that the RSV doesn't even
NAME the teacher as Jesus.
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."
RSV: Omitted
COMMENT: Jesus condemns hypocrisy, yet this warning
is not in the RSV.
Matt. 24:3 KJ: "... Tell us, ... of the END OF THE WORLD
..."
RSV: "... Tell us, ... of the close of the age
..."
COMMENT: Jesus isn't being asked about a "new time
period", or a "new dispensation"; he is
being asked about the WORLD COMING TO AN
END. There is a difference.
Matt. 25:13 KJ: "... ye know neither the day nor the hour
WHEREIN THE SON OF MAN COMETH."
RSV: "... for you know neither the day nor the
hour."
COMMENT: Who is it that is coming again? That's
right: JESUS! But, you wouldn't know it from
the RSV.
Matt. 27:4 KJ: "... I have sinned in that I have betrayed
THE INNOCENT BLOOD. ..."
RSV: "... I have sinned in betraying innocent
blood. ..."
COMMENT: Many people are innocent of certain crimes.
But, ONLY JESUS CHRIST was "THE" INNOCENT
BLOOD. Think about it.
Mark 1:2 KJ: "As it is written IN THE PROPHETS, BEHOLD,
I SEND MY MESSENGER BEFORE THY FACE, WHICH
SHALL PREPARE THY WAY BEFORE THEE."
RSV: "As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,
..."
COMMENT: Contrary to what the RSV says, the
scripture quoted in Mark 1:2 DID NOT come
from 'Isaiah'. The scripture is from Malachi
3:1. Check it out. So, just like the King
James says: "As it is written IN THE
PROPHETS, ..." (because Malachi was a
prophet).
Mark 3:5 KJ: "... his hand was restored WHOLE AS THE
OTHER."
RSV: "... and his hand was restored."
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."
RSV: "And if any place will not receive you and
they refuse to hear you, when you leave,
shake off the dust that is on your feet for
a testimony against them."
COMMENT: An important WARNING from Jesus, but the RSV