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Mark 1:1 - adding words to the text

Mark 1:4 - baptism of repentance into forgiveness of sins

Mark 2:16 - scribes and Pharisees

Mark 10:17 - eternal life

Mark 14:22 - “this is my body”

John 1:1 - the Word was with God

John 1:16 - grace upon grace

John 2:4 - would you address your mum as “woman!”

John 4:24 - God is Spirit

John 14:7-8 - my father, your father

John 21:2 - misreading the text

Ephesians 1:19 - superlatives

Revelation 1:1 - who’s he writing about?

Revelation 13:2 - beasts and dragons

Revelation 19:13 - a robe dipped in blood

Ever wondered just what’s involved in translating God’s word into another language? Our aim is to translate accurately, communicating the same message that was in the original Greek text. We come against many different kinds of problems, including textual, linguistic, cultural, religious and even human error.

 

Below are some examples, with the solutions that we’ve come up with. Some problems are obvious, while others completely unexpected. Sometimes what might seem a very straightforward verse turns out to be one of the most difficult and time-consuming...