“THE ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION (ESV) DEGRADES JESUS CHRIST, THE GODHEAD AND PROMOTES RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE”

 

 ESV DEGRADES JESUS CHRIST 

 

 Not Creator      

John- 1: 3,10 (ESV)
3 All things were made THROUGH him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made THROUGH him, yet the world did not know him.

 


John 1:3, 10 (KJB)
3 All things were made BY him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made BY him, and the world knew him not.

 

 No blood     

Colossians- 1:14 (ESV)
14 in whom we have redemption, OMIT the forgiveness of sins.

 


Colossians 1:14 (KJB)
14
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

 

 Jesus not the lamb   

Gen- 22:8 (ESV)
8 Abraham said, “God will PROVIDE FOR HIMSELF the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together.


Genesis 22:8 (KJB)
8 And Abraham said, My son, God will PROVIDE HIMSELF a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

 

 No Worship         

Matt- 20:20 (ESV)
20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and KNEELING before him she asked him for something.


Matthew 20:20 (KJB)

20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, WORSHIPPING him, and desiring a certain thing of him.

 

 No Equality with God 

Phil- 2:6 (ESV)
6 who, though he was in the form of God, DID NOT COUNT EQUALITY WITH GOD A THING TO BE GRASPED,

 


Philippians 2:6 (KJB)
6 Who, being in the form of God, THOUGHT IT NOT ROBBERY TO BE EQUAL WITH GOD:

 Slaves are not servants 

John- 8:35 (ESV)

The slave does not remain in the house for ever; the son remains for ever


John 8:35 (KJB)
35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.

 

 

 ESV PROMOTES RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE 

 

 Sects are not heresies   

Acts- 24:14 (ESV)
14 But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,

 


Acts 24:14 (KJB)
14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

 

 Pagans are religious 

Acts- 17:22 (ESV)
22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious.

 


Acts 17:22 (KJB)
22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

 

 Incorrect name 

Leviticus- 25:44 (ESV)
44 As for your male and female slaves whom you may have: you may buy male and female slaves from among the nations that are around you.

 


Leviticus 25:44 (KJB)
44 Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

 

 Not bewitched 

Acts- 8:9 (ESV)
9 But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great.

 


Acts 8:9 (KJB)
9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

 

 Unbelievers are religious 

Acts- 25:19 (ESV)
19 Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive.

 


Acts 25:19 (KJB)
19 But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

 

 Forgot about imaginations 

2 Corinthians- 10:5 (ESV)
5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

 


2 Corinthians 10:5 (KJB)
5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

 

 Easier to get rid of the divisive 

Titus- 3:10 (ESV)
10 As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him,

 


Titus 3:10 (KJB)
10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

 

 

 ESV DEGRADES GOD AND THE GODHEAD 

 

 Godhead   

Acts- 17:29 (ESV)

Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man


Acts 17:29 (KJB)
29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

 

Harley Hitchcock

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