So? The ancient manuscripts haven’t changed.Congratulations! That's the entire point! The original should not vary! Yet (the point you keep dismissing here) is that *MAN* has meddled with the bible over the various translations and versions ever since that original version.
Now, I can't read Aramaic and I will presume you can't either? So which *Man* edited version/translation do you trust? Personally, I like the NIV for readability, but I can't say with 100% certainty the translation/version is the truest, most accurate out there. It may be; I just have no way of telling for sure.
I would think that variations in words leading to significantly different meanings would be consistent in the core sections like the Gospel and the 10 Commandments (a rather short, brief section in comparison). Yet we see that huge discrepancy just in Exodus 20:13 alone. Kill and Murder are two drastically different things, yet there it is.
Is it meaningful to "Shop Around" for the Bible version which best lets us off the hook for potentially violating that commandment, or is there a guaranteed, trusted, benchmark, truest version in English that accurately lays down the law (so to speak)? And is it considered the truest version because some guy (whether Joel Osteen, Billy Graham, John Wesley or Martin Luther) says so?
Unless you are a historian, fluent in Aramaic, you are left relying on another "Man" to tell you. And you are betting they are correct. I struggle with that at times. Best of luck to you!
I was watching a rerun of Hee Haw on RFDTV and Minnie Pearl asked Grandpa Jones if he believed that every word of the Bible was true. He said yes, absolutely. She asked how he could be so sure. He said he knows the author. She said so do I.