Wycliff

King James Version

2 Sameul 21:19
19 Also the third battle was in Gob against [the] Philistines; in which battle a man given of God, the son of a forest, and a(n) (em)broiderer, a man of Bethlehem, smote (the brother of) Goliath of Gath, whose spear shaft was as a beam of webs. (And the third battle against the Philistines was also at Gob; in which battle Elhanan, the son of Jair/the son of Jaareoregim, a man of Bethlehem, struck down the brother of Goliath of Gath, whose spear shaft was like a weaver’s beam.)

2 Sameul 21:19
19 And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

Psalm 14:3

3 All bowed away, (al)together they be made unprofitable; none is that doeth good, none is till to one (But they all have turned away, they all be made utterly unredeemable; there is no one who doeth good, no not one). The throat of them is an open sepulchre, they did guilefully with their tongues; the venom of snakes is under their lips. Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet be swift to shed out blood. Sorrow and cursedness is in the ways of them, and they knew not the way of peace; the dread of God is not before their eyes.

Psalm 14:3

3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

John 7:29
29 I know him, and if I say that I know him not, I shall be like to you, a liar; but I know him, for of him I am, and he sent me.

John 7:29
29 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

Acts 14:7
7 And they preached there the gospel, and all the multitude was moved together in the teaching of them. Paul and Barnabas dwelt at Lystra.

Acts 14:7
7 And there they preached the gospel.

Romans 4:23
23 And it is not written only for him, that it was areckoned [reckoned] to him to rightwiseness,

Romans 4:23
23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

King James Version

John 1:18
18 No one has ever seen God. It is the only Son, himself God, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known.

John 1:18
18 No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

John 14:14
14 If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.

John 14:14
14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Acts 4:25
25 it is you who said by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant:‘Why did the gentiles rage and the peoples imagine vain things?

Acts 4:25
25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

Acts 16:7
7 When they had come opposite Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them;

Acts 16:7
7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

King James Version

Deuteronomy 32:8
8 When the Most High apportioned the nations, when he divided humankind, he fixed the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the gods;

Deuteronomy 32:8
8 When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.

Troublesome Translations

Better Translations

Explanation

Genesis 1:27 ESV
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

Genesis 1:27 NRSVue
27 So God created humans in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

The Hebrew word underlying the ESV “man,” and the NRSVue “humans” is 'āḏām, which is the Hebrew word for “human being.”  It doesn’t have a gender stipulation.

The Hebrew word underlying “him” in the KJV, and “them” in the NRSVue isn’t there.  There is no pronoun there.  Literally it says “in the image of God created male and female.”

The ESV, and other translations like it, creates a possible interpretation that women aren’t in the image of God.

Genesis 2:18 ESV
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”

Genesis 2:18 Darby

18 And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.

The Hebrew literally says “I will make a helper before him.”  If it were translated that way, instead of as “fit” like in the ESV, then perhaps more Christians would see the power of women.

 The word “helper” or “helpmate” is from the Hebrew word ʿēzer.  This word is mostly used of God in the Old Testament, such as in Exodus 18:4, where it says “The God of my father was my help ʿēzer and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”

 As you see, the woman wasn’t created to serve the man.  She was created to go before him, and to help him in mighty ways, as God helps His people.

Psalm 68:11 KJV
11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

Psalm 68:11 NIV 2011
11 The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng

The KJV obfuscates the fact that there were and are women proclaiming the Word of the Lord.

Romans 16:1 NASB 2020
I recommend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea

Romans 16:1 NRSVue
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church at Cenchreae

The Greek underlying the NASB “servant,” and the NRSVue “deacon” is diakonos, which is literally “deacon” in English.

The NASB 2020 and similar translations seem to be hiding the fact that Phoebe was a female deacon of a specific church body.  A deacon is a minister, in case you are wondering.

Romans 16:7 NASB 1995
7 Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are outstanding among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.

Romans 16:7 CEB
7 Say hello to Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners. They are prominent among the apostles, and they were in Christ before me.

This name is a Latin name, and it is the female name Junia.  Junias would be a male name in that spelling, but the Latin name Junias didn’t exist.  The NASB 1995 and similar translations literally changed the name of a prominent female apostle into a male name, changing the Word of God.

1 Corinthians 11:10 ESV
10 That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

1 Corinthians 11:10 NIV 2011
10 It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.

Notice that the NIV 2011 doesn’t have “a symbol of.”  That’s because that phrase is NOT in the original Greek!  That phrase is purely added, and it completely changes the meaning of the first 16 verses of 1 Corinthians 11.  “A symbol of” sounds like the woman is to wear a head covering as a symbol to show that she is under her husband’s authority (head means ‘source’ and not ‘authority,’ btw).  However, when you are true to what the Word of God actually says, and don’t ADD to it, we see that this verse sums up and concludes that the woman has authority over HER OWN HEAD. 

As for “because of the angels,” see 1 Corinthians 6:3. – Women, along with men, will judge angels.  The two verses after verse 10 emphasize that the head (source) of the woman is the same as the man’s – it is GOD.

1 Corinthians 11:10 actually teaches that Christian women have authority over themselves, but this is hidden, when the words “a symbol of” are added, and those words are not in the Greek.

Ephesians 5:22 CSB
22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord

Ephesians 5:22 TLV
22 wives to your own husbands as to the Lord.

Notice the word “submit” is missing from the TLV.  This is because the most reliable manuscripts don’t say “submit” here.  This word is added. 

Verse 22 is supposed to go along with verse 21, where it teaches mutual submission.  In the marriage both partners submit to each other.  This is also taught in 1 Peter 3:7.

Colossians 4:15 KJV
15 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.

Colossians 4:15 NIV 2011
15 Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters in Laodicea and to Nympha and the church in her house.

The KJV changed this woman’s name to a man’s name.  This Scripture is about a female pastor of her house church.

2 John 1 KJV
1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

2 John 1 YLT
1 The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth

The second letter of John was written to a woman who was a house church pastor named Kyria, which was a very common female name at that time.  Most English versions don’t show this.

Trouble Passage

Explanation

1 Corinthians 14:34-35 ESV
“ the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, as the Law also says. 35 If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.” Verses 34-35

People will use this to say that women cannot have authority in the church, and nor can they have any at home, since if they want to learn something from the church, they have to ask their husbands at home.  Some predators have used these verses to violate women at church, then say that the woman is not allowed to speak out about it, because women are “not permitted to speak, but should be in submission.”

Paul quotes various people in 1 Corinthians.  He quotes the Corinthians themselves, and philosophers and poets, such as Menander.  1 Corinthians 14:34-35 is quoting Cato the Elder.  The people in Corinth thought that they had to follow this teaching from Cato, so Paul quotes it in these two verses, thus what “as the Law also says” refers to.  There is no “law” in the Bible that states this, so the ESV capitalizing “Law” here is misleading.  The law was a cultural one, not one in the Bible.

Paul responds to this quote from Cato the Elder by saying:

36” Did the word of God originate with you? Has it come only to you?”  CEB

 >Did God command that women be silent in the churches?  No.  A man did.<

37-38 "If anyone thinks that they are prophets or “spiritual people,” then let them recognize that what I’m writing to you is the Lord’s command. If someone doesn’t recognize this, they aren’t recognized."  CEB

>Paul is saying that what he is teaching is the word of God, but what they were saying from verses 34 and 35 are the words of just a man – probably Cato the Elder.<

39 “So then, brothers and sisters, use your ambition to try to get the gift of prophecy, but don’t prevent speaking in tongues.” CEB

>Both men are women are encouraged to speak in the church.  Paul is defending women speaking in the church, not condemning it.<

1 Timothy 2:12 NKJV
“And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.” Verse 12

Predatorial men have taken this verse to women who think they are following the Bible, and show them that they (men) have authority over them (women).  The predator tells the woman that she has to do what he says, because he is in authority, and she is sinning if she doesn’t obey him.  He says she is not allowed to speak out, because she is supposed to be “in silence.”

Patriarchal churches will run to this verse, and say that it teaches that women are under the authority of men, and are not allowed to be pastors or leaders.

This is NOT what this verse says in the Greek!  The ISV is much closer to the Greek.  It says:

12 “Moreover, in the area of teaching, I am not allowing a woman to instigate conflict toward a man. Instead, she is to remain calm.” ISV

>This verse is about how the women were going from house to house, teaching Artemis worship (1 Tim. 5) and they are also misleading their own husbands, as Eve mislead Adam – thus the verses that follow verse 12.  This verse is specifically about the wives who were new to Christianity not trying to draw their husbands away from Christianity.  This was a local problem in Ephesus – not in all churches.<