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  Why does the NWT omit Mt 23:14?

  by Splash in

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  mt 23:14 does not appear in the nwt, but does appear in many other translations:.

  for this you shall receive the greater judgment.

  for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

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  What great, insightful responses, thank you!

  So what we're saying then, is that the NWT adheres to the highest standards and oldest texts when rendering its' translation.

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  Why does the NWT omit Mt 23:14?

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  mt 23:14 does not appear in the nwt, but does appear in many other translations:.

  for this you shall receive the greater judgment.

  for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

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  MT 23:14 does not appear in the NWT, but does appear in many other translations:

  (ASV) Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, even while for a pretence ye make long prayers: therefore ye shall receive greater condemnation.

  (DRB) Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour the houses of widows, praying long prayers. For this you shall receive the greater judgment.

  (ISV) "How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. Therefore, you will receive greater condemnation!

  (KJV) 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.

  (LITV) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour the houses of widows, and pray at length as a pretext. Because of this you will receive more abundant judgment.

  (MKJV) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and pray at length as a pretense. Therefore you shall receive the greater condemnation.

  (NWT) (OMITTED TEXT)

  (Webster) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

  (YLT) `Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment.
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  Candace Conti: Her respondent's brief is due on Tuesday

  by DNCall in

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  unless an extension is requested..

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  When's the next update due - we're into the 29th already!

  (oops!)

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  Interesting Conversation that we ARE NOT Bible Students

  by RubaDub in

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  2. experiences

  no need for all the details, but we were with a few from the kh after the meeting for some food and the topic of how smart we are compared to other religions in the world when it comes to knowing the bible.. my radar immediately went off as that is one of my pet peeves.

  (most laughed since i doubt any do the family study night, but that's beside the point).

  i asked one of the brothers to multiply that by 50 weeks (answer is 225 hours).

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  RubaDub:I just mentioned that other than the core beliefs from the GB, how many in the KH can prove one of our fundamental beliefs, such as 1914, directly from the Bible ? Everyone just smiled.

  And then all THEIR radars immediately went off.

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  Candace Conti: Her respondent's brief is due on Tuesday

  by DNCall in

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  The Bible - Which books get to stay or go decided my men - cut & paste old school

  by HarryMac in

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  western traditioneastern orthodox traditionoriental orthodox traditionassyrian eastern traditionbooksprotestant.

  [o 1]roman catholicgreek orthodoxslavonic orthodoxgeorgian orthodoxarmenian apostolic.

  (part of 4 esdras)no.

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  Since 'men' wrote the Bible, why shouldn't they define its canon?

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  What are the qualifications to be a baptizer at the assemblies?

  by Iamallcool in

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  One thing not yet mentioned is that the baptizer must not have tatoos from their past life.

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  Do David Splanes offensive and pompous orations have a silver lining?

  by ranmac in

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  im starting to think so.. i was still somewhat active in meeting and assembly attendance when i first started doubting the jw life.

  when i first heard splane give a discourse, it was a real wake up call as to what kind of people are controling this organization.

  the next time i heard him speak he was even worse.. as ive seen on this forum, many people have had the same experience.. in slimboyfats thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/251890/1/british-zone-visit-from-david-splane-a-report-from-the-special-meeting-in-glasgow, he noted this gem from splane: if traumatic things have happened in your past then just don't think about it, that's the best you can do until the new system.. this is one of the most irresponsible and rage inducing comments i have ever heard.

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  Splash

  And when it comes to the GB's continual stream of New Light refinements:

  *** Galatians 2:18 ***
  For if the very things that I once threw down I build up again, I demonstrate myself to be a transgressor.

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  At what age can a JW be baptised in the UK?

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just received an email from an unbaptised publisher that made the following comment;.

  in the uk the age of consent by law for a child is 16 and only then can they be baptized of their own free will.

  is anyone aware of jws that have been baptised younger than 16 in the uk?.

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  Splash

  I baptised a 14 year old just last year.

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  Do David Splanes offensive and pompous orations have a silver lining?

  by ranmac in

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  2. friends

  im starting to think so.. i was still somewhat active in meeting and assembly attendance when i first started doubting the jw life.

  when i first heard splane give a discourse, it was a real wake up call as to what kind of people are controling this organization.

  the next time i heard him speak he was even worse.. as ive seen on this forum, many people have had the same experience.. in slimboyfats thread, http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/251890/1/british-zone-visit-from-david-splane-a-report-from-the-special-meeting-in-glasgow, he noted this gem from splane: if traumatic things have happened in your past then just don't think about it, that's the best you can do until the new system.. this is one of the most irresponsible and rage inducing comments i have ever heard.

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  Splash

  That's what happens when you surround someone with idolising, sycophantic 'yes' men who are too terrified to say he has lost all sense of humility and normalcy.

  You get a demanding, arrogant monster who delusionally believes that everything he says is the very wisdom of God.

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