The beginning of the ESV was May
1997 with a meeting headed by James Dobson. Dobson was deeply troubled with the
gender-inclusive issues within the NIV and TNIV. The results of the meeting was the "proposed" creation of a new version without the new-age, homosexual, gender-incusive agenda. Surprisingly, the “troubled” group
united around the liberal and apostate Revised Standard Version (RSV) of the Bible. Thus the dubious birth of the ESV
was conceived. In September 1998, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School professor
Wayne Grudem and Crossway President Lane Dennis received the blessing of the
ecumenical National Council of Churches to build the ESV upon their 1971
revision of the Revised Standard Version. And thus the ESV came to life. . .
World Magazine documents the secretive conception of
the ESV:
“The version [ESV] had its roots in discussions that took
place before the May 1997 meeting called by James Dobson at Focus on the Family
headquarters to resolve the inclusive NIV issue. . . The group discussed
the merits of the Revised Standard Version, first published in 1952 by the
National Council of Churches and recently replaced by the New Revised Standard
Version, a regendered update. Some months later, Trinity Evangelical Divinity
School professor Wayne Grudem and Crossway President Lane Dennis entered into
negotiations with the National Council of Churches to use the 1971 revision of the
Revised Standard Version as the basis for a new translation.”
(David Bayly, “Decline of the NIV?”, World Magazine,
5 June 1999)
Wikipedia states concerning the motive for the
ESV:
“Work on this translation began with
discontent (largely amongst Evangelical Christians) over the
perceived looseness of style and content of recently published English Bible translations, as
well as the apparent trend toward gender-neutral
language in translations such as the Today's New International Version and the New Revised Standard Version, among others.”
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Standard_Version)
The primary premise for the ESV was to combat the gender-neutral
changes infiltrating many other popular versions. The term “gender-neutral”
refers to removing the masculine references such as “he, him, man, father,
brother, brethren” and replace them with gender-neutral words such as “they,
people, person, human” etc. These changes occur to support the homosexual-equal-rights-unisexual-new-age
agenda and totally ignore the masculine gender within the Greek text (of any
manuscript). (See our detailed review of the TNIV at www.av1611.org/kjv/tniv_intro.html)
And how did the ESV perform in combating the gender-neutral
language?
Dr. Mark L. Strauss, author of Distorting Scripture?: The
Challenge of Bible Translation & Gender Accuracy, writes concerning the
“gender-neutral language” of the ESV:
“The recently published English Standard Version
(ESV; Crossway Bibles, 2001) is a revision of the Revised Standard Version
(RSV, 1952). One of the major areas of revision in the ESV is the
introduction of gender-inclusive language (sometimes called gender-neutral
language). In hundreds of cases the ESV introduces terms like ‘one’ or ‘person’
or ‘others’ for the RSV’s masculine generic terms ‘man’ and ‘men.’ . . .
In this way, the ESV is very much like the recently
published Today’s New International Version (TNIV), which revises
the New International Version (NIV) in a similar manner. . .”
(Strauss, Mark L. Strauss. The Gender-Neutral Language of
the English Standard Version (ESV))
Remember, the primary reason Dobson and crew devised the ESV
was to counter the introduction of gender-neutral language in the new versions.
And yet, the ESV did the same thing!
Dr. Strauss relates the “odd and ironic” infiltration of gender-neutral
changes in the ESV because the ESV publishers and promoters were “some of the
strongest attacks against the gender language of the TNIV”. Remember, that
was the supposed “purpose” of the ESV – to counter the gender-neutral
agenda. . .
“What is odd and ironic is that the some of the strongest
attacks against the gender language of the TNIV are coming from those who
produced similar gender changes in the ESV. One has to wonder therefore whether
these attacks are motivated as much from ideological and marketing concerns
related to the ESV as from a concern for fidelity in translation.”
(Strauss, Mark L. Strauss. The Gender-Neutral Language of
the English Standard Version (ESV))
Can you spell “H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E”?
And this is no small change. For instance, the word “man,
men” is “neutered” in the ESV 968 times. The masculine pronoun, “he, him, his”
is neutered 1832 times! And the new-age, evolutionist, neuter buzz-word “human”
is employed 63 times.
How can key Christian leaders assemble, conceive and design a
counter-attack against the “gender-neutral” Bible version invasion and yet when
the plan is actually implemented the exact opposite occurs? Did they deceive
themselves? What happened to their original convictions? It’s almost as if
someone else took over and changed their course of action? Who could have done
such a subtle and sinister deed? [Hint” He tempted Eve (and damned mankind)
with the simple, subtle question “Yea, hath God said?” (Genesis 3:1)] While
some may scoff at that allegation, there is no doubt in this author’s mind that
the subtle serpent of Genesis 3 was at work. What other explanation can rationalize
such a total change of course?
The following are a few examples (from the thousands) of
gender-neutral changes flooding the ESV. Notice, replacing “man” with the
generic term “person, human, peoples, one” etc. significantly deflects the
direct application of the verse.
Mathew 5:13
KJB
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be
cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
ESV
"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost
its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for
anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
Mathew 19:23-24
KJB
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That
a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go
through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom
of God.
ESV
And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly, I say to you,
only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the
eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."
Romans 3:4
KJB
God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a
liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest
overcome when thou art judged.
ESV
By no means! Let God be true though every one were a
liar, as it is written, "That you may be justified in your words, and
prevail when you are judged."
Romans 3:28
KJB
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by
faith without the deeds of the law.
ESV
For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from
works of the law.
Romans 5:7
KJB
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet
peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
ESV
For one will scarcely die for a righteous person--though
perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die--
Romans 10:10
KJB
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness;
and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
ESV
For with the heart one believes and is justified, and
with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
1 Corinthians 2:11
KJB
For what man knoweth the things of a man, save
the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no
man, but the Spirit of God.
ESV
For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit
of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the
thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
Notice in the following verses that “man” is replaced with
“human, human being”. Now honestly, is there anybody that really
believes “human” is easier to read or clearer than “man”? Does any “human” on
the planet really believe that “man” is archaic or outdated and that a new
Bible version is required to replace “man” with “human”? Apparently, Dobson,
Crossway, and the ESV “boys” do. . .
1 Corinthians 2:13-14
KJB
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's
wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual
things with spiritual.
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the
Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them,
because they are spiritually discerned.
ESV
And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom
but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are
spiritual.
The natural person does not accept the things of the
Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them
because they are spiritually discerned.
1 Corinthians 4:3
KJB
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged
of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
ESV
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged
by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
Act 17:25 (notice “worship” is dulled to “served”)
KJB
Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he
needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
ESV
nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed
anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
Romans 2:9
KJB
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that
doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
ESV
There will be tribulation and distress for every human
being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek,
Romans 3:5
KJB
But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God,
what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as
a man)
ESV
But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness
of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I
speak in a human way.)
Romans 6:19
KJB
I speak after the manner of men because of the
infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to
uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members
servants to righteousness unto holiness.
ESV
I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural
limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity
and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as
slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
1 Corinthians 2:13
KJB
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's
wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual
things with spiritual.
ESV
And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom
but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are
spiritual.
1 Corinthians 3:3
KJB
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you
envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
ESV
for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy
and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human
way?
1 Corinthians 9:8
KJB
Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the
same also?
ESV
Do I say these things on human authority? Does not
the Law say the same?
Galatians 3:15
KJB
Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it
be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man
disannulleth, or addeth thereto.
ESV
To give a human example, brothers: even with a
man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been
ratified.
Ephesians 4:14
KJB
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and
fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men,
and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
ESV
so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by
the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning,
by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
Philippians 2:8
KJB
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled
himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
ESV
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by
becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Colossians 2:8
KJB
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and
vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the
world, and not after Christ.
ESV
See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy
and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the
elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
James 3:8
KJB
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an
unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
ESV
but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a
restless evil, full of deadly poison.
1 Peter 2:13
KJB
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the
Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
ESV
Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution,
whether it be to the emperor as supreme,
1 Peter 4:2
KJB
That he no longer should live the rest of his time in
the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
ESV
so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no
longer for human passions but for the will of God.
And this is a very, very small sampling of the lunacy and
hypocrisy of the homosexual, new-age “gender-neutral” agenda saturating the
ESV.
THE WARNING. . .
The Lord has some strong warnings against adding and subtracting
from the Word of God.
Deuteronomy 4:2 reads: "YE SHALL NOT ADD unto
the word which I command you, NEITHER SHALL YE DIMINISH ought from it .
. ."
Proverbs 30:6, reads, "ADD THOU NOT unto his
words . . ."
And just in case you missed it, GOD'S LAST WARNING is
Revelation 22:18,19, ". . . If any man SHALL ADD unto these
things. . . And if any man shall TAKE AWAY FROM THE WORDS of the book of
this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life. . ."
And Jesus Christ, in Luke 8:12, gives a clear aim of Satan, ". . . then
cometh the devil, and TAKETH AWAY the word . . ."
THE ESV “TAKETH AWAY” 17 COMPLETE VERSES
As we go through this material, get your ESV Bible and please
check me out. Don’t believe a word I’m writing. (see Romans 3:4) Please check
me out. See the evidence for yourself. Note: Most of these examples of
perversions are found in the vast majority of all the new versions. The reason
they all carry these corruptions is that they are all built upon the corrupt
Westcott and Hort Greek text. And the W&H text carries these thousands of
distortions and deletions. Remember they’re not simply updating the King James
“English” text, but they are build upon a drastically different corrupt Greek
text, produced by two “admitted” heretics.
The ESV completely removes the following 17 verses:
Matthew 12:47
Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren
stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
Matthew 17:21
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
Matthew 18:11
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
Matthew 23:14
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall
receive the greater damnation.
Mark 7:16
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 9:44
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mark 9:46
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Mark 11:26
But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is
in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Mark 15:28
28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was
numbered with the transgressors.
Luke 17:36
Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and
the other left.
Luke 22:44
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his
sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Luke 23:17
(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the
feast.)
John 5:4
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.
Acts 8:37
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.
Acts 15:34
Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.
Acts 24:7 (note half of Acts 24:6 and 24:8 is also removed)
7 But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great
violence took him away out of our hands,
Acts 28:29
And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had
great reasoning among themselves.
Romans 16:24
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
After Mark 16:8 the ESV states, "Some
of the earliest manuscripts do not include 16:9-20.” Zap-There goes another 12
verses. And by the way, that is absolutely untrue! The book, The Last Twelve
Verses of the Gospel of Mark, by Dean Burgon contains over 400 pages of
documented evidence for Mark 16:9-20, that has never been refuted, nor ever
will!
After John 7:52, the NIV, reads,
"The earliest manuscripts do not include John 7:53-8:11" Zap-There goes another
12 verses!
THE ESV “TAKETH AWAY” OVER 33,000 WORDS IN JUST THE NEW
TESTAMENT!
A word comparison with the New Testament of the KJB and the
ESV reveals the ESV removes over a staggering 33,000 words! And that is nothing
to sneeze at. That equals removing the complete books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah,
Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Malachi, Philippians, Colossians, 1
Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, James, 1
Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John and Jude - combined!
That’s a huge part of your Bible that someone decided you
didn’t need!
And that’s just the words ripped from the New Testament!
So much for the Lord’s stern warning against adding and
taking away from His Words.
In case you think the ESV simply removes insignificant
archaic words. The ESV removes “key” words and phases from hundreds of verses. The
following are some examples of the words “taketh away” in the ESV. The words
marked in red are removed in the ESV.
Mathew 19:9
KJB
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.
ESV
And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for
sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery."
Mark 9:49
KJB
For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
ESV
For everyone will be salted with fire.
Luke 9:55-56
KJB
But he turned, and rebuked them, and
said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
For the Son of man is not come to
destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another
village.
ESV
But he turned and rebuked them.
And they went on to another village.
Luke 22:64
KJB
And when they had blindfolded him,
they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it
that smote thee?
ESV
They also blindfolded him and kept asking him,
"Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?"
John 3:13
KJB
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down
from heaven, even the Son of man which is in
heaven.
ESV
No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from
heaven, the Son of Man.
John 8:59
KJB
Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid
himself, and went out of the temple, going through the
midst of them, and so passed by.
ESV
So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid
himself and went out of the temple.
Acts 9:5
KJB
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am
Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
And he trembling and astonished
said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him,
Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
ESV
And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said,
"I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you
are to do."
Acts 18:21
KJB
But bade them farewell, saying, I
must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he
sailed from Ephesus.
ESV
But on taking leave of them he said, "I will return to
you if God wills," and he set sail from Ephesus.
Romans 8:1
KJB
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in
Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after
the Spirit.
ESV
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in
Christ Jesus.
Romans 13:9
KJB
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not
kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false
witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other
commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love
thy neighbour as thyself.
ESV
For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You
shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other
commandment, are summed up in this word: "You shall love your neighbor as
yourself."
1 Corinthians 10:28
KJB
But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and
for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and
the fulness thereof:
ESV
But if someone says to you, "This has been offered in
sacrifice," then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you,
and for the sake of conscience--
Galatians 3:1
KJB
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?
ESV
O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before
your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified.
Ephesians 3:14
KJB
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
ESV
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,
Titus 1:4
KJB
To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace,
mercy, and peace, from God the Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
ESV
To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace
from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Hebrews 2:7
KJB
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst
him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the
works of thy hands:
ESV
You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you
have crowned him with glory and honor,
1 John 5:7
KJB
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are
one.
And there are three that bear
witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these
three agree in one.
ESV
For there are three that testify:
the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three
agree.
THE ESV & THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
Among the more troubling changes in the new versions is the
strategic attack on the Lord Jesus Christ. Some times the attack is small and
subtle, such as removing “Lord” or “Christ,” or swipes at the virgin birth or
the blood atonement. Other times, the attack is a nuclear assault, such as
stripping “God” from 1 Timothy 3:16. But make no mistake – the attack is real.
And most people reading just the ESV (or the other versions) never realize this
sinister attack on the Lord Jesus Christ.
There’s something very special about the name of “Jesus”.
The Bible says in Acts 4:12, “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under
heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Philippians 2:10 says about the name of Jesus, “That at the name of Jesus every knee should
bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;”
(Philippians 2:10)
And the ESV removes the precious name of “Jesus” 18 times!
And believe it or not – it removes “Jesus Christ” 51 times!
And that’s not all. . . The ESV removes the word “Christ” 39
times. The “Lord” 66 times. And “God” 38 times.
In Matthew 5:22, the ESV removes “without a cause” hence
making Jesus Christ (who got angry in Mark 3:5 and other places) danger of the
judgment.
Matthew 5:22
KJB
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother
without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall
say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever
shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
ESV
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother
will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the
council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.
That wonderful, familiar song says, “What can wash away my
sins, nothing but the blood of Jesus.” Not according to the ESV. . .
The only place in the Bible that references “washing” my
sins in the blood of Jesus Christ is Revelation 1:5. And the ESV replaces
“wash” with “freed”. Why doesn’t the ESV and the new versions change the song
to “What can free my sins”? Because they wouldn’t dare change the words of the song
for respect of the author of the song – and yet they’ll change the words of God
without blinking an eye!
Revelation 1:5
KJB
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the
first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him
that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
ESV
and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of
the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed
us from our sins by his blood
Colossians 1:14 takes another surgical swipe at the precious
blood of Jesus Christ by removing the words – “through his blood.” The ESV deliberately rips out the words “through his
blood.” Salvation is ONLY “through his
blood.” Hebrews
9:22, reads, ".
. . without shedding of BLOOD is no remission." That old song says,
"What can wash away my sins, NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD OF JESUS!" But
not according to the English SUBStandard Version. . .
Colossians 1:14
KJB
In whom we have redemption through
his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
ESV
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
1 Peter 4:1 removes the simple two words “for us” thus
surgically amputating what Jesus Christ did “for us.”
KJB
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with
the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
ESV
Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves
with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased
from sin,
Hebrews 1:3 takes another subtle swipe at the blood
atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ by removing the key words “by himself,”
hence negating His personal sacrificial death. At the same time, the ESV
muddles the incarnation of the Lord Jesus by changing “Who being the brightness
of his glory, and the express image of his person” to the vague “He is the
radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature.”
KJB
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the
express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his
power, when he had by himself purged our
sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
ESV
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the
exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his
power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the
Majesty on high,
In Luke 13:32, the ESV robs Jesus Christ of His “perfection”
and instead only allows Him to “finish my course.”
Luke 13:32
KJB
And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I
cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day
I shall be perfected.
ESV
And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I
cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish
my course.
The ESV in Philippians 2:6-7 drops an atomic bomb on the
deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. One of the clearest verses in the Bible
proclaiming that Jesus Christ was God in the flesh and the ESV totally changes
the verse to deliberately deny the deity of Jesus Christ. The ESV changes the
clear, definitive statement “thought it not robbery to be equal with God” to
the exact opposite “did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped”!
KJB
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to
be equal with God:
But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form
of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
ESV
who, though he was in the form of God, did not count
equality with God a thing to be grasped,
but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant,
being born in the likeness of men.
If Philippians 2 was an atomic assault on the deity and
incarnation of Jesus Christ, the ESV attacks 1 Timothy 3:16 with a devastating
nuclear attack. 1 Timothy 3:16 is easily the clearest declaration in the
scriptures that Jesus Christ was God in the flesh, and the ESV creates a
grammatical gobbled-gook to deny the deity of Jesus Christ!
1 Timothy 3:16
KJB
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.
ESV
Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He
was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels,
proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
The ESV reads, “HE was manifested in the flesh”. So What?
Everyone was “manifested in the flesh”! “He” is a pronoun that refers to a noun
or antecedent. There is no antecedent in the context! The statement does not
make grammatical sense. The ESV distorts I Timothy 3:16 into utter nonsense
while denying the deity of Jesus Christ!
1 John 4:3 provides us a tell-tale sign to identify the
spirit of the antichrist. Of course, the antichrist surely wishes this verse
could be diluted to dull the reader’s discernment. And of course, the ESV
grants his demonic wish by removing the key words “is come in the flesh”.
1 John 4:3
KJB
And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is
come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist,
whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the
world.
ESV
and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from
God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now
is in the world already.
Like all good Bible PerVersions the ESV perverts John 3:16
by removing the critical “begotten” and thus changing John 3:16 into a lie. Adam is called the “son of God” in Luke 3:38, there are “sons
of God” in Job 1:6 and Christians are called “sons of God” in Philippians 2:15,
I John 3:2- but Jesus Christ was the “only BEGOTTEN Son” By removing the
critical word “begotten” -- the ESV perverts John 3:16 into a lie. The ESV also
removes “begotten” in John 1:14, 1:18, 3:18 and 1 John 4:9,
John 3:16
KJB
For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life.
ESV
"For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should
not perish but have eternal life.
NO LUCIFER IN THE ESV
Isaiah 14:14 reveals Satan's grandest desire, "I will
be like the most High." And with a little subtle perversion - the ESV in
Isaiah 14:12 grants Satan's wish.
In Isaiah 14:12, the King James Bible clearly identifies “Lucifer”.
But the ESV refers to “Lucifer” as one of the titles of the Lord Jesus Christ –
“Day Star” in 1 Peter 1:19 and the Morning star of Revelation 22:16.
Isaiah 14:12
KJB
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of
the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the
nations!
ESV
"How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son
of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low!
1 Peter 1:19
KJB
We have also a more sure word of
prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth
in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your
hearts:
Revelation 22:16
KJB
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these
things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the
bright and morning star.
The ESV makes Lucifer the “Day Star” in Isaiah 14, and the
Hebrew word for star (kokab) is not in Isaiah 14:12. Why did they do it? Hint.
Read Genesis 3:1
THE QUENCHING OF HELL
The Bible says in Matt 25:41 that hell “prepared for the
devil and his angels.” Now surely the Devil’s going to tone down the flames of
hell. And he does, the ESV removes hell 40 times.
Get this “devil and devils” is removed a whopping 83 times
in the ESV!
THE LORD’S PRAYER OR. . . THE DEVIL’S PRAYER?
As we previously witnessed the ESV surgically blurs the roles
of the Lord Jesus and Satan. Another classic (and sad) case is the popular
“Lord’s Prayer”. Notice the ESV removes the critical words that identify God
the Father. Note: The words in read are removed from the ESV.
KJB (Luke 11:2-4)
2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one
that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
ESV (Luke 11:2-4)
2 And he said to them, "When you pray, say:
"Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread,
4 and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone
who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation."
The “Father” of the ESV is not “in heaven” and does not
“deliver us from evil.” The ESV changes The Lord's Prayer in Luke 2 into the
Devil's Prayer.
THE VIRGIN BIRTH
One of the loudest protests against the 1952 RSV was the
attack on the virgin birth in Isaiah 7:14 by changing “virgin” to “young woman”.
Isaiah 7:14 KJB
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a
virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14 RSV
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, a
young woman shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name
Immanuel.
By the way, how does “a young woman shall conceive” be a
“sign”? Duh… Young woman conceive all the time. But for a “virgin” to conceive
– now that’s a “sign” from the Lord.
Following the RSV’s attack on the virgin birth of Isaiah
7;14, an onslaught of Christian leaders came rushing out of the woodshed vehemently
attacking the apostate RSV in 1952, even publicly burning copies of the RSV. And
yet the ESV (and nearly every other new version) attack the virgin birth of the
Lord Jesus Christ in Luke 2:33 by changing “Joseph” to “his father”.
Luke 2:33
KJB
And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things
which were spoken of him.
ESV
And his father and his mother marveled at what was
said about him.
Note: Some new version defenders have sought to justify the
“his father” of Luke 2:33 in the ESV with the KJB in Luke 2:48, “And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus
dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.” But
here’s the important difference. In Luke 2:48 the Bible is quoting Mary
recognizing the parental role of Joseph, but in Luke 2:33, the Holy Spirit is narrating the facts concerning the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ.
THE ATTACK ON THE WORD OF
GOD. . .
Obviously, with the ESV
“corrupting” the words of God like a madman possessed from hell (literally),
you’d certainly expect the ESV to cover their tracks by changing “corrupt the
word of God” in 2 Corinthians 2:17. (And you’re right – they did . . .) Not to
be disappointed, hell’s hit man from the ESV conveniently takes care of 2
Corinthians 2:17 by quietly changing “corrupt the word of God” to “peddlers of
God's word.”
2 Corinthians 2:17
KJB
For we are not as many, which corrupt
the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God
speak we in Christ.
ESV
For we are not, like so many, peddlers
of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the
sight of God we speak in Christ.
2 Timothy 2:15 contains the only command in the scriptures to “study” the word of God. Of course, the ESV crew
has got to get rid of that “study”. After all, if you actually “study” your
Bible you might just find out what the ESV and the Dobson-Crossway crowd is doing
to the Word of God. And they just can’t allow that. Got to get rid of that “study.”
So presto-magic - “study” no mo. . . Just “do you best.” Oh by the way, you no
longer rightly “divide” the word of truth, you just “rightly handle”. The ESV surgically
removes the only command to “study” your Bible, and rips out the only
instructions on how to study it - “rightly dividing”.
2 Timothy 2:15
KJB
Study to shew thyself
approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth.
ESV
Do your best to present
yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly
handling the word of truth.
In Luke 4, the devil tempts the
Lord Jesus Christ. And the Lord battles the devil with “the sword of the
Spirit, which is the word of God” (Eph 6:17) but wait – hold the phone – it’s not
in the ESV! Believe it or not (please check it out) while the Lord is battling
the temptations of the devil, the ESV disarms the Lord by removing His sword!
The ESV removes “but by every word of God.” Wow! Any doubt whose the mastermind
pulling the strings on these new versions. . .
Luke 4:4
KJB
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man
shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of
God.
ESV
And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not
live by bread alone.'"
To make matters even worse (and
to display the total Bible stupidity of the ESV crew) the Lord Jesus is quoting
Deuteronomy 8:3. The ESV obviously doesn’t even know what Deuteronomy 8:3 says.
Deuteronomy 8:3
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed
thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that
he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word
that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
And Christian leaders are
promoting and praising this anti-Christ mess? You read the accolades (and
there’s a lot more on the ESV web site)? I suspect most of those so-called
Christian leaders are not daily “reading” and “searching” their Bible (any
version), they just carry it around and “use it” only when absolutely
necessary. How else can you explain them praising such a wicked and open
attack on the Word of God?
ESV AND SALVATION
Paul warns the Christian in 2 Corinthians 11:3 of Satan’s
attempt to corrupt your minds “from the simplicity that is in Christ.”
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve
through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity
that is in Christ.
And the ESV successfully carries out the serpent’s beguiling
desire by corrupting “the simplicity that is in Christ.” The ESV’s corruption
and confusion of the simplicity of Christ injects the deadly venom from the
subtle serpent of Genesis 3:1, “Yea, hath God said. . .?”
Remember Hort despises the blood atonement of Jesus Christ
labeling it “an almost universal heresy.” He also adds the “doctrine of
substitution, (how that Jesus took our place (substitution) on the cross) is “an
immoral and material counterfeit”:
Oct. 15th - Hort: "I entirely agree - correcting one
word - with what you there say on the Atonement, having for many years believed
that "the absolute union of the Christian (or rather, of man) with Christ
Himself" is the spiritual truth of which the popular doctrine of
substitution is an immoral and material counterfeit...Certainly nothing can
be more unscriptural than the modern limiting of Christ's bearing our sins and
sufferings to His death; but indeed that is only one aspect of an almost
universal heresy." (Life, Vol.I, p.430).
Carrying forth Hort’s malicious attack on Christ’s “substitutionary
atonement,” the ESV surgically dismantles our “complete salvation” right before
your eyes. Salvation in the ESV is not a one-time finished, salvation but a
process. It’s not “saved” but a continual process of “being saved.” In the ESV’s
and Hort’s twisted salvation, at what point does someone actually become
“saved” and no longer “being saved”?
Act 2:47
KJB
Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the
Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
ESV
praising God and having favor with all the people. And the
Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
1 Corinthians 1:18
KJB
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
ESV
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are
perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 15:2
KJB
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what
I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
ESV
and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to
the word I preached to you--unless you believed in vain.
2 Corinthians 2:15
KJB
For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are
saved, and in them that perish:
ESV
For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are
being saved and among those who are perishing,
Following right along this pernicious path of “being saved” the
ESV no longer allows the saved sinner to be “complete” in Jesus Christ, but
merely “filled”.
Colossians 2:10
KJB
And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all
principality and power:
ESV
and you have been filled in him, who is the head of
all rule and authority.
The ESV perverts “narrow is the way” of salvation into “the
way is hard”. There’s nothing “hard” about God’s wonderful way to salvation.
It’s as simple as “opening a door” (John 10:9) or drinking a glass of water
(John 4:14). But it is “narrow”. It’s very “narrow”. There’s only one, single,
“narrow” way. Jesus Christ says in John 14:6, “Jesus saith unto him, I am
the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by
me.” Again the ESV totally changes and perverts the simple way of
salvation.
Matthew 7:14
KJB
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is
the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
ESV
For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads
to life, and those who find it are few.
THE ENGLISH SUB-STANDARD VERSION
The English Standard Version should have been correctly
named The English SUBStandard Version. In every conceivably way: easy of
reading; accuracy; doctrine; honoring the Lord Jesus; truthfulness – it is SubStandard.
Would any sincere Christian trade their trustworthy King James Bible for such a
pitiful phony?
I think not. . . .
We’ll end our examination of the ESV with the words of the
“Great Orator” himself, President Ronald Reagan. During one of Reagan’s famous
radio talks, he compared the Good News Bible (also called the Good News for
Modern Man and Today's English Version) to the King James Bible. Regean’s keen
analysis of the Good News Bible would just as easily apply to the ESV:
“The sponsors of the Good News
version boast that their Bible is as readable as the daily paper – and so it
is. But do readers of the daily news find themselves moved to wonder, "at
the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth"? Mr. Hanser
suggests that sadly the "tinkering & general horsing around with the
sacred texts will no doubt continue" as pious drudges try to get it right.
"It will not dawn on them that it has already been gotten right."
This is Ronald Reagan. Thanks for
listening.
— aired September 6, 1977
