We will see that this counterfeit version also has total agreement with
the Jehovah’s Witness Bible and the Roman Catholic Bible. Below is a 50
verse comparison to show that this bible is as corrupt as the other modern
versions. (Eccl 1:9 KJV) The thing that
hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is
that which shall be done: and there is no new thing
under the sun.
KJV - King James Version
CEB - Common English Bible
NAB - New American Bible - Roman Catholic
NWT - New World Translation - Jehovah’s Witnesses
Matthew 8:29
KJV: And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with
thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us
before the time?
CEB: They cried out, “What are you going to do with us, Son of God?
Have you come to torture us before the time of judgment?”
NWT: And, look! they screamed, saying: "What have we to do with you,
Son of God? Did you come here to torment us before the appointed time?"
NAB: With a sudden shriek they cried: "Why
meddle with us, Son of God? Have you come to torture us before the appointed
time?"
Matthew 17:21
KJV: Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by
prayer and fasting.
CEB: Omitted
NWT: Omitted
NAB: [This kind does not leave but by prayer
and fasting.] (Placed in Brackets)
Matthew 18:11
KJV: For the Son of man is come to save
that which was lost.
CEB: Omitted
NWT: Omitted
NAB: Omitted
Matthew 19:9
KJV: 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.
CEB: I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual
unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
NWT: I say to you that whoever divorces his
wife, except on the ground of fornication, and marries another commits
adultery."
NAB: I now to say to you, whoever divorces his
wife (lewd conduct is a separate case) and marries another commits adultery,
and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery."
Matthew 27:35
KJV: And they crucified him, and parted his
garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did
they cast lots.
CEB: After they crucified him, they divided up
his clothes among them by drawing lots.
NWT: When they had impaled him they
distributed his outer garments by casting lots.
NAB: When they had crucified him, they divided
his clothes among them casting lots.
Mark 6:11
KJV: 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.
CEB: If a place doesn’t welcome you or listen
to you, as you leave, shake the dust off your feet as a witness against
them.”
NWT: And wherever a place will not receive you
nor hear you, on going out from there shake off the dirt that is beneath
your feet for a witness to them"
NAB: If any place will not receive you or hear
you, shake its dust from your feet in testimony against them as you leave.
Mark 9:44, 46
KJV: 44 Where their worm dieth not, and the
fire is not quenched. 46
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
CEB: Omitted
NWT: Omitted
NAB: Omitted
Mark 11:26
KJV: But if ye do not forgive, neither will
your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
CEB: Omitted
NWT: Omitted
NAB: Omitted
Mark 15:28
KJV: And the scripture was fulfilled, which
saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
CEB: Omitted
NWT: Omitted
NAB: Omitted
Luke 2:33
KJV: And Joseph and his mother
marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
CEB: His father and mother were amazed by what
was said about him.
NWT: And its father and mother continued
wondering at the things being spoken about it.
NAB: The child's father and mother were
marveling at what was being said about him.
Luke 4:4
KJV: And Jesus answered him, saying, It is
written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of
God.
CEB: Jesus replied, “It’s written, People
won’t live only by bread.”
NWT: But Jesus replied to him: "It is written,
'Man must not live by bread alone.'"
NAB: Jesus answered him, "Scripture has it,
'Not on bread alone shall man live.'"
Luke 9:55
KJV: But he turned, and rebuked them, and
said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
CEB: But Jesus turned and spoke sternly to
them,
NWT: But he turned and reproved them
NAB: He turned toward them only to
reprimand them.
Luke 9:56
KJV: For the Son of man is not come to
destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
CEB: and they went on to another village.
NWT: So they went to a different village.
NAB: Then they set off for another town.
Luke 17:36
KJV: Two men shall be in the field; the one
shall be taken, and the other left.
CEB: Omitted
NWT: Omitted
NAB: Omitted
Luke 23:17
KJV: (For of necessity he must release one
unto them at the feast.)
CEB: Omitted
NWT: Omitted
NAB: Omitted
Luke 23:38
KJV: And a superscription also was written
over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING
OF THE JEWS.
CEB: Above his head was a notice of the formal
charge against him. It read “This is the king of the Jews.”
NWT: There was also an inscription over him:
"This is the king of the Jews."
NAB: There was an inscription over his head:
"THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."
John 3:15
KJV: That whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have eternal life.
CEB: so that everyone who believes in him will
have eternal life.
NWT: that everyone believing in him may have
everlasting life.
NAB: that all who believe may have eternal
life in him.
John 5:3
KJV: In these lay a great multitude of
impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the
water.
CEB: And a crowd of people who were sick,
blind, lame, and paralyzed sat there.
NWT: In these a multitude of the sick, blind,
lame and those with withered members, was lying down.
NAB: were crowded with sick people lying there
blind, lame or disabled [waiting for the movement of the water.]
John 5:4
KJV: For an angel went down at a certain
season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the
troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he
had.
CEB: Omitted
NWT: Omitted
NAB: Omitted
John 6:47
KJV: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that
believeth on me hath everlasting life.
CEB: I tell you the truth, he who believes has
everlasting life.
NWT: Most truly I say to YOU, He that believes
has everlasting life.
NAB: Let me firmly assure you, he who believes
has eternal life.
John 16:16
KJV: A little while, and ye shall not see me:
and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the
Father.
CEB: Soon you won’t be able to see me; soon
after that, you will see me.”
NWT: In a little while you will behold me no
longer, and again, in a little while you will see me."
NAB: Within a short time you will lose sight
of me, but soon after that you shall see me again."
Acts 2:30
KJV: Therefore being a prophet, and knowing
that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins,
according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
CEB: Because he was a prophet, he knew that
God promised him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne.
NWT: Therefore, because he was a prophet and
knew that God had sworn to him with an oath that he would seat one from the
fruitage of his loins upon his throne.
NAB: He was a prophet and knew that God had
sworn to him that one of his descendants would sit upon his throne.
Acts 7:37
KJV: This is that Moses, which said unto the
children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of
your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
CEB: This is the Moses who told the
Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your own
people.’
NWT: "This is the Moses that said to the sons
of Israel, 'God will raise up for you from among YOUR brothers a prophet
like me.'
NAB: This Moses is the one who said to the
Israelites, 'God will raise up for you from among your kinsmen a prophet
like me.'
Acts 8:37
KJV: And Philip said, If thou believest
with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that
Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
CEB: Omitted
NWT: Omitted
NAB: Omitted
- Takes half of verse 36 as verse 37
Acts 24:7
KJV: But the chief captain Lysias came upon
us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
CEB: Omitted
NWT: Omitted
NAB: Omitted
Romans 1:16
KJV: For I am not ashamed of the gospel of
Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that
believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
CEB: I’m not ashamed of the gospel: it is
God’s own power for salvation to all who have faith in God, to the Jew first
and also to the Greek.
NWT: For I am not ashamed of the good news; it
is, in fact, God's power for salvation to everyone having faith, to the Jew
first and also to the Greek.
NAB: I am not ashamed of the gospel. It is the
power of God leading everyone who believes in it to salvation, the Jew
first, then the Greek.
Romans 8:1
KJV: There is therefore now no condemnation to
them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after
the Spirit.
CEB: So now there isn’t any condemnation for
those who are in Christ Jesus.
NWT: Therefore those in union with Christ
Jesus have no condemnation.
NAB: There is no condemnation now for those
who are in Christ Jesus
Romans 11:6
KJV: And if by grace, then is it no more of
works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is
it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
CEB: But if it is by grace, it isn’t by what’s
done anymore. If it were, God’s grace wouldn’t be grace.
NWT: Now if it is by undeserved kindness, it
is no longer due to works; otherwise, the undeserved kindness no longer
proves to be undeserved kindness.
NAB: But if the choice is by grace, it is not
because of their works-otherwise grace would not be grace
Romans 16:24
KJV: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with you all. Amen.
CEB: Omitted
NWT: Omitted
NAB: Omitted - They take part of verse 23 for
verse 24
1 Corinthians 6:20
KJV: For ye are bought with a price: therefore
glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
CEB: You have been bought and paid for, so
honor God with your body.
NWT: for you were bought with a price. By all
means, glorify God in the body of YOU people.
NAB: You have been purchased, and at a price.
So glorify God in your body.
1 Corinthians 7:39
KJV: The wife is bound by the law as
long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to
be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
CEB: A woman is obligated to stay in her
marriage as long as her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is
free to marry whomever she wants, only it should be a believer in the Lord.
NWT: A wife is bound during all the time her
husband is alive. But if her husband should fall asleep [in death], she is
free to be married to whom she wants, only in [the] Lord.
NAB: A wife is bound to her husband as long as
he lives. If her husband dies she is free to marry, but on one condition,
that it be in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:47
KJV: The first man is of the earth, earthy:
the second man is the Lord from heaven.
CEB: The first human was from the earth made
from dust; the second human is from heaven.
NWT: The first man is out of the earth and
made of dust; the second man is out of heaven.
NAB: The first man was of earth, formed from
dust, the second is from heaven.
Galatians 3:1
KJV: O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched
you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus
Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
CEB: You irrational Galatians! Who put a spell
on you? Jesus Christ was put on display as crucified before your eyes!
NWT: O senseless Galatians, who is it that
brought you under evil influence, you before whose eyes Jesus Christ was
openly portrayed impaled?
NAB: You senseless Galatians! Who has cast a
spell over you-you before whose eyes Jesus Christ was displayed to view upon
his cross?
Galatians 3:17
KJV: And this I say, that the covenant, that
was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four
hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the
promise of none effect.
CEB: I’m saying this: the Law, which came four
hundred and thirty years later, doesn’t invalidate the agreement that was
previously validated by God so that it cancels the promise.
NWT: Further, I say this: As to the covenant
previously validated by God, the law that has come into being four hundred
and thirty years later does not invalidate it, so as to abolish the promise.
NAB: My point is this: a covenant formally
ratified by God is not set aside as invalid by any law that came into being
four hundred and thirty years later, nor is its promise nullified.
Ephesians 3:9
KJV: And to make all men see what is the
fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been
hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
CEB: God sent me to reveal the secret plan
that had been hidden since the beginning of time by God, who created
everything.
NWT: and should make men see how the sacred
secret is administered which has from the indefinite past been hidden in
God, who created all things.
NAB: and to enlighten all men on the
mysterious design which for ages was hidden in God, the Creator of all.
Ephesians 3:14
KJV: For this cause I bow my knees unto the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
CEB: This is why I kneel before the Father.
NWT: On account of this I bend my knees to the
Father,
NAB: This is why I kneel before the Father
Ephesians 5:30
KJV: For we are members of his body, of his
flesh, and of his bones.
CEB: because we are parts of his body.
NWT: because we are members of his body.
NAB: for we are members of his body.
Colossians1:14
KJV: In whom we have redemption through his
blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
CEB: He set us free through the Son and
forgave our sins.
NWT: by means of whom we have our release by
ransom, the forgiveness of our sins.
NAB: Through him we have redemption, the
forgiveness of our sins.
1 Thessalonians 1:1
KJV: Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto
the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord
Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the
Lord Jesus Christ.
CEB: From Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy. To the
Thessalonians’ church that is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace and peace to all of you.
NWT: Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the
congregation of the Thessalonians in union with God the father and [the]
Lord Jesus Christ: May YOU have undeserved kindness and peace.
NAB: Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the
church of the Thessalonians who belong to God the Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ. Grace and peace be yours.
1 Timothy 2:7
KJV: Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and
an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of
the Gentiles in faith and verity.
CEB: I was appointed to be a preacher and
apostle of this testimony—I’m telling the truth and I’m not lying! I’m a
teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
NWT: For the purpose of this witness I was
appointed a preacher and an apostle-I am telling the truth, I am not lying-a
teacher of nations in the matter of faith and truth.
NAB: I have been made its herald and apostle
(believe me, I am not lying but speak the truth), the teacher of the nations
in the true faith
1 Timothy 3:16
KJV: And without controversy great is the
mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the
Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the
world, received up into glory.
CEB: Without question, the mystery of
godliness is great: he was revealed as a human, declared righteous by the
Spirit, seen by angels, preached to throughout the nations, believed in
around the world, and taken up in glory.
NWT: Indeed, the sacred secret of this godly
devotion is admittedly great: 'He was made manifest in flesh, was declared
righteous in spirit, appeared to angels, was preached about among the
nations, was believed upon in [the] world, was received up in glory.
NAB: Wonderful, indeed, is the mystery of our
faith, as we say in professing it: "He was manifested in the flesh,
vindicated in the Spirit; Seen by the angels; preached among the Gentiles,
Believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory."
Hebrews 7:21
KJV: (For those priests were made without an
oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and
will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of
Melchisedec:)
CEB: but this priest was affirmed with an oath
by the one who said, The Lord has made an oath and will not change
his mind: You are a priest forever.
NWT: (for there are indeed men that have
become priests without a sworn oath, but there is one with an oath sworn by
the One who said respecting him: "Jehovah has sworn (and he will feel no
regret), 'You are a priest forever,' ")
NAB: unlike Jesus to whom God said: "The Lord
has sworn, and he will not repent: 'You are a priest forever, according to
the order of Melchizedek. ' "
1 Peter 1:22
KJV: Seeing ye have purified your souls in
obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the
brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
CEB: As you set yourselves apart by your
obedience to the truth so that you might have genuine affection for your
fellow believers, love each other deeply and earnestly.
NWT: Now that YOU have purified YOUR souls by
[YOUR] obedience to the truth with unhypocritical brotherly love as the
result, love one another intensely from the heart.
NAB: By obedience to the truth you have
purified yourselves for a genuine love of your brothers; therefore, love one
another constantly from the heart.
1 John 5:7-8
KJV: For there are three that bear record
in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are
one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and
the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
CEB: {7} The three are testifying— {8} the
Spirit, the water, and the blood—and the three are united in agreement.
NWT: {7} For there are three witness bearers,
{8} the spirit and the water and the blood, and the three are in agreement.
NAB: {7} Thus there are three that testify:
{8} the Spirit, and the water and the blood-and these three are of one
accord.
1 John 5:13
KJV: These things have I written unto you that
believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal
life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
CEB: I write these things to you who believe
in the name of God’s Son so that you can know that you have eternal life.
NWT: I write you these things that you may
know that you have life everlasting, you who put your faith in the name of
the Son of God
NAB: I have written this to you to make you
realize that you possess eternal life-you who believe in the name of the Son
of God.
Revelation 1:8
KJV: I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning
and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to
come, the Almighty.
CEB: “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the
Lord God, “the one who is and was and is coming, the Almighty.”
NWT: "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says
Jehovah God, "the One who is and who was and who is coming, the Almighty."
NAB: The Lord God says, "I am the Alpha and
the Omega, the One who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty!"
Revelation 1:11
KJV: Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the
first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it
unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna,
and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto
Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
CEB: It said, “Write down on a scroll whatever
you see, and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum,
Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
NWT: saying: "What you see write in a scroll
and send it to the seven congregations, in Ephesus and in Smyrna and in
Pergamum and in Thyatira and in Sardis and in Philadelphia and in Laodicea.
NAB: which said, "Write on a scroll what you
now see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum,
Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."
Revelation 5:14
KJV: And the four beasts said, Amen. And the
four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever
and ever.
CEB: Then the four living creatures said,
“Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshipped.
NWT: And the four living creatures went
saying: "Amen!" and the older persons fell down and worshiped.
NAB: The four living creatures answered,
"Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped.
Revelation 20:12
KJV: And I saw the dead, small and great,
stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was
opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those
things which were written in the books, according to their works.
CEB: I saw the dead, the great and the small,
standing before the throne, and scrolls were opened. Another scroll was
opened too; this is the Scroll of Life. And the dead were judged on the
basis of what was written in the scrolls about what they had done.
NWT: And I saw the dead, the great and the
small, standing before the throne, and scrolls were opened. But another
scroll was opened; it is the scroll of life. And the dead were judged out of
those things written in the scrolls according to their deeds.
NAB: I saw the dead, the great and the lowly,
standing before the throne. Lastly among the scrolls, the book of the living
was opened. The dead were judged according to their conduct as recorded on
the scrolls.
Revelation 21:24
KJV: And the nations of them which are
saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring
their glory and honour into it.
CEB: The nations will walk by its light, and
the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.
NWT: And the nations will walk by means of its
light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.
NAB: The four living creatures answered,
"Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped.
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