Posted on 02/28/2013 5:35:15 PM PST by daniel1212
by Matt Slick
The Queen James Bible, also known as the Gay Bible, is a new assault on biblical orthodoxy and sexual purity. This is to be expected in a world of moral relativism. In it, the 1769 King James Bible has been reproduced with only a very few select verses altered - the ones that relate to homosexuality. Those verses are listed below and analyzed. I hope you will see that the Queen James Bible is a perversion of the original text and is the result of obvious prejudices against the original Hebrew and Greek texts in order to make homosexual practices appear acceptable.
The interlinear citations are taken from two sources. An interlinear is a listing of the original languages that is reproduced from the most ancient and best manuscripts, with English translations under it. This way, the reader can see for himself what the original says.
Hebrew Interlinear Quotations are from van der Merwe, Christo. The Lexham Hebrew-English Interlinear Bible. Logos Bible Software, 2004.
Greek Interlinear Quotations are from the Aland, B., Aland, K., Black, M., Martini, C. M., Metzger, B. M., & Wikgren, A. (1993, c1979). The Greek New Testament (4th ed.) (410). Federal Republic of Germany: United Bible Societies.
"Most English Bible translations that actively condemn homosexuality have based themselves on the King James Version and have erroneously adapted its words to support their own agenda. We wanted to return to the clean source and start there."1
I'm glad they acknowledge that most translations condemn homosexuality. But, the annonymous editors of the QJV changed the translations, reinterpreted them, and made them say the opposite of what the original languages state. It says on page one of the QJV: "The Queen James Bible is based on The King James Bible, edited to prevent homophobic misinterpretation." Edit they did; translate they did not.
Are they really going to maintain that basically all translators have gotten it wrong throughout the centuries and that they, the annonymous editors2, got it right? It is easy to make assertions while you hid behind anonymity. What are they afraid of if their edits are the right ones?
Let's take a look at the verses that deal with homosexuality but comparing the KJV and the QJV and providing the original text for your examination.
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"And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? Bring them out unto us, that we may know them." (KJV) |
"And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? Bring them out unto us, that we may rape and humiliate them." (QJV) |
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"Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination." (KJV) |
"Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind in the temple of Molech: it is an abomination." (QJV)
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"If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." (KJV) |
"If a man also lie with mankind in the temple of Molech, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." (QJV)
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"For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections or even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature."5 (KJV) |
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"And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. |
"Men with men working that which is pagan and unseemly. For this cause God gave the idolators up unto vile affections, receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet." (QJV)
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"Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, (KJV) |
"Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor morally weak, nor promiscuous, (QJV)
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"Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God." (KJV) |
"Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God." (QJV) (No Change) |
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"For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; (KJV) |
"For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves,
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"Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire." (KJV) |
"Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after nonhuman flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire." (QJV)
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1. http://queenjamesbible.com/gay-bible/
2. I emailed them on 12/25/2012, via the contact link on the qeenjamesbible.com website asking for a list of their editors.
3. Strong, J. (1996). The exhaustive concordance of the Bible : Showing every word of the text of the common English version of the canonical books, and every occurence of each word in regular order. (electronic ed.) (H3045). Ontario: Woodside Bible Fellowship.
4. .ibid.
5. The printed book form of this verse is identical to the text above. The website, queenjamesbible.com, has the word "their" added to it so it reads, "...into that which is against their nature."
6. http://queenjamesbible.com/gay-bible/
7. Zodhiates, Spiros. The Complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament. electronic ed. Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 2000.
8. Swanson, James. Dictionary of Biblical Languages With Semantic Domains: Greek (New Testament). electronic ed. Oak Harbor: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 1997.
9. .ibid.
10. Louw, Johannes P., and Eugene Albert Nida. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains. electronic ed. of the 2nd edition. New York: United Bible Societies, 1996.
11. Balz, Horst Robert, and Gerhard Schneider. Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1990-.
12. http://queenjamesbible.com/gay-bible/
This effort extends to Bible passages, and thus the anonymous editors who produced the "Queen James Bible" changes 8 texts which condemn homosexual relations, rendering them otherwise than their intent, like as a transgendered operation changes gender to match disordered desire.
While the QJV does not engage in the usually sodomite sophistry of making David and Jonathan, Ruth and Naomi, Daniel and Ashpenaz, the Centurion and his servant, and even the Lord and John into homosexual lovers, I suspect that could be planned for a later revision.
In case you doubt they do these things, and for an extensive referenced examination (thank God) of prohomosexual polemics, see Homosexual relations and the Bible
For documentation of the Homosexual, agenda, see here
The Lord Himself specified that it was male and female that God sexually joined together, uniquely sanctioning this by marriage, relegating all other sexual relations as fornication.
Note that the largest contributor to the boy scouts, UPS and Intel, have been intimidated into dropping support for the Boy Scouts, and with the military and 19 states sanctioning homosexual unions, persecution will increase, and thus believers must continue to seek to overcome evil with good, not becoming like homosexual activists in their hate, but refusing to compromise with it, while calling all to salvation thru repentance toward God and faith in the risen Lord Jesus to save by His sinless shed blood. Thanks be to God.
Ping.
2 Timothy 4:3 (1611) King James Bible
“For the time wil come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but after their owne lusts shall they heape to themselues teachers, hauing itching eares”
New American Standard Bible (©1995)
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires”
I never see the sodomites try to re-write the Queeran (they can use that as the name for it, if they'd like), or any other religion. I never see attempts to attack the koran (yes, lower-case) by researching "banned" writings from it, like they attempt to do with the Bible. I never see attempts to discredit, via "scholarly research" or archaeological work, what is written in the muslim book.
I wonder why that is. Jesus said we would be hated for our belief in him and God. Hatred has been directed toward those who believe in the one, true God since forever. It is how Satan works.
Genesis 4:1 (QJV) “And Adam knew Steve as his wife...”
I thought this might be about King James being a homosexual.
Kenites.
Excuse me, I think my supper just made a U-turn and is coming back up. The Christian Cross in the form of gay rainbows is beyond sickening.
Can there be any doubt we are in the last days? I think not.
Would you please quit posting articles in the Activism sidebar?
Yeah. And, what's even worse is these dirtbags using the Lord's stolen rainbow to color the stolen cross.
Homosexuality is an evil mental illness.
Put it next to Mohammed’s rewritten Biblical text. Both are frauds perpetrated by men.
Sorry. I thought the homosexual agenda was an activism chapter.
Dude you need to be paid for material this high quality.
I understand!
Like demons, they know where the authority is. Ever hear anyone curse using the name of Buddha?
I agree.
Further, Gen. 19:5 shows the aggressive, Godless nature, of homosexuals then - and now.
Original King James version was 1611 during King James’ reign. The 1769 revision is known as the Oxford edition. The QJV is a ridiculous concept.
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