The Four Translations

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Author Unknown
forwarded to Mars-List on February 3, 2000
added to Bible Web on February 3, 2000

     There were four clergymen who were discussing the merits of the various  translations of the Bible.  One liked the King James Version because of  its simple, beautiful English.   Another liked the American Revised Version best because it is more  literal and came nearer to the original Hebrew and Greek.   Still another liked Moffat's translation because of its up-to-date  vocabulary.  

     The fourth minister was silent. when asked to express his opinion,  he replied, "I like my mother's translation best."   The other three expressed surprise. They did not know that his  mother had translated the Bible.   But he assured them, "She translated it into life, every day of her  life, and it was the most convincing translation I ever saw."