# More Biblical stuff- how similar are the translations?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 18, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-biblical-stuff-how-similar-are-the-translations/489889 "2009-03-18T14:49:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnOneOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e47774/32.png) [@JohnOneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnOneOne)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-biblical-stuff-how-similar-are-the-translations/489889/21 "2009-03-19T15:50:24Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Over in this thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=509972&page=4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=509972&page=4)  
> … **Blaster Master** essentially opines that translations of the Bible cannot contain translation errors or deliberate editing because they are divinely inspired.
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> Obviously, we have multiple translations of the Bible in every language, but I’ll limit this to English… since these translations aren’t identical, it follows they are, well, _different_.
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> My question is are they contradictory? That is, are there histories/parables/commandments that have completely different meanings in one translation than another?

Although it can be seen by some of the responses below that there are those who are eger to share their biased views about Jehovah’s Witnesses’ _New World Translation_ (NWT), on the other hand, there are others who have come to appreciate it as a first rate Bible.

On the other hand, I am of the opinion that the internet attacks on the NWT is just part of the overall attack on all things ‘Jehovah’s Witnesses.’ If the NWT had been published by some minor publishing house, the attacks on the NWT probably would never have been made, for many don’t tend to bother to attack the other translations, those of which can often be found to use very similar renderings, that is, in some of the very same verses they argue over. The renderings used by the NWT in many of the disputed verses are discussed here at this link, with the reasons why the rendering used is closer to the biblical text.

[http://jehovah.to/xlation/index.html](http://jehovah.to/xlation/index.html)

Because of the consistency in the way the translation was done, the NWT has many advantages, and here is a link that goes into some of them.

[http://jehovah.to/exe/translation/advantages.htm](http://jehovah.to/exe/translation/advantages.htm)

With respect to more comparisons of the NWT with other translations, you may wish to also examine the contents of the following weblink:

> **[How Theology and Bias affect Bible Translations and Versions](http://web.archive.org/web/20031220035352/http:/hector3000.future.easyspace.com/)**
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> Bible Translations is a site that looks at different version of the Bible in English and examines how doctrines have affected the translation of them.

Another excellent website:

> **[David](https://www.youtube.com/user/scripturaltruths)**
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> Follow me on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@scripturaltruths?\_t=ZP-8tNNPNp1YR5&\_r=1
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> Follow me on X https://x.com/scripturaltruth?s=21

And, if you (or anyone here) would have an interest in examining the ways in which some of the particular issues about translation are being debated these days, you may wish to examine the debate between Jason Beduhn and Robert Bowman on the correct translation of John 8:58 -

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