[kosta50]

The Hebrew word 'ahab corresponds to the Greek word agape. That does not mean "friend." All English language Bibles use "friend" because all English Bibles are based on flawed Textus Receptus, which borrowed it from the Latin Vulgate, which Jerome incorrectly translated. In case you wondered, Vulgate is one of the most unreliable versions of the Bible known, even through the Council of Trent declared it perfect.

For example, one of the reasons the English speaking Bibles mention the "Persons" of the Trinity, giving an impression of polytheism, is Vulgate! Jerome used (for reason that completely escape any reason) the Latin word persona (meaning a MASK) for the Greek word hypostasis (which never means a "mask" in Greek).

From the persona in Latin (which probably had a lot to do with the Modalist heresy) it was later corrupted further in English to a person (which has nothing to do with a persona, or with the hypostasis!), but is complete nonsense. The Greeks don't think of a "person" when they see the word hypostasis.

As for our "friend" of God, The reason why Jewish and Greek translations of the said passages do not use the word "friend" in them is because there is no word "friend" in them! Just because some Christian scholars appended the meaning "friend" in order to harmonize the two testaments doesn't mean it's correct.

It's an artificial alteration and adulteration of the scriptures to fit the doctrine, and Protestants as well as other Christians are guilty of it. There is plenty of evidence for that troughout the New Testament especially.

[count-your-change]

English translations of the Tanach produced by the Jewish Publication Society and Machan Mamre translate “’ahab” as “friend” in 2 Chron. 20:7 and Isa. 41:8.

Neither are based upon the TR or the Vulgate.

[OLD REGGIE]

It's an artificial alteration and adulteration of the scriptures to fit the doctrine, and Protestants as well as other Christians are guilty of it. There is plenty of evidence for that troughout the New Testament especially.

Oh! I see! You felt free to attack the Protestant versions while ignoring that they are identical to the Catholic versions? No prejudice there??????

Once again I ask if you consider the Tanach, which omits the Apocrypha, the Gold Version.