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List of readings and renderings preferred by the American Committee, recorded at their desire. See Preface, page 8.

CLASSES OF PASSAGES.

I. Strike out "S." (i.e. Saint) from the title of the Gospels and from the heading of the pages.

II. Strike out "the Apostle" from the title of the Pauline Epistles, and of Paul the Apostle" from the title of the Epistle to the Hebrews; strike out the word "General" from the title of the Epistles of James, Peter, 1 John, and Jude; and let the title of the Revelation run "The Revelation of John." III. For "Holy Ghost" adopt uniformly the rendering "Holy Spirit." IV. At the word "worship" in Matt. ii. 2, etc., add the marginal note "The Greek word denotes an act of reverence, whether paid to man (see chap. xviii. 26) or to God (see chap. iv. 10)." V. Put into the text uniformly the marginal rendering through" in place of "by" when it relates to prophecy, viz. in Matt. ii. 5, 17, 23; iii. 3; iv. 14; viii. 17; xii. 17; xiii. 35; xxi. 4; xxiv. 15; xxvii. 9; Luke xviii. 31; Acts ii. 16; xxviii. 25.

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VI. For tempt" ("temptation") substitute "try" or "make trial of " ("trial ") wherever enticement to what is wrong is not evidently spoken of; viz. in the following instances: Matt. iv. 7; xvi. 1; xix. 3; xxii. 18, 35; Mark viii. 11; x. 2; xii. 15; Luke iv. 12; x. 25; xi. 16: xxii. 28; John viii. §; Acts v. 9; XV. 10; 1 Cor. x. 9; Heb. iii. 8, 9; 1 Pet. i. 6.

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VII. Substitute modern forms of speech for the following_archaisms, viz. "who" or "that" for "which" when used of persons; "are" for "be" in the present indicative; "know" knew" for " wot" wist"; "drag" or "drag away" for "hale." VIII. Substitute for "devil" ("devils") the word "demon" (" demons') wherever the latter word is given in the margin (or represents the Greek words δαίμων, δαιμόνιον); and for pos. sessed with a devil" (or "devils") substitute either demoniac' or "possessed with a demon" (or "demons"). IX. After "baptize" let the marg. “Or, in” and the text "with" exchange places.

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X. Let the word "testament" be everywhere changed to covenant" (without an alternate in the margin), except in Heb. ix. 15-17. XI. Wherever "patience" occurs as the rendering of væоμový add "stedfastness" as an alternate in the margin, except in 2 Cor. i. 6; James v. 11; Luke viii. 15; Heb. xii. 1.

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XII. Let dooápiov (Matt. x. 29; Luke xii. 6) be translated "penny,' and invápiov "shilling," except in Matt. xxii. 19; Mark xii. 15; Luke xx. 24, where the name of the coin, "a denarius,' should be given.

XIII. Against the expression "the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ" add the marginal rendering "Or, God and the Father" etc.; viz. in Rom. xv. 6; 2 Cor. i. 8; xi. 31; Eph. 1. 8: Col. 1. 8; 1 Pet. i. 3. And against the expression our God and Father" add the marg. "Or, God and our Father";

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viz. in Gal. i. 4; Phil. iv. 20; 1 Thess. i. 3; iii. 11, 13; Jas. i. 27. And against the expression "his God and Father" add the marg. "Or, God and his Father", viz. in Rev. i. 6. XIV. Let the use of "fulfil" be confined to those cases in which it denotes "accomplish," "bring to pass," or the like.

MATTHEW.

III. 7 Against "to his baptism" add marg. Or, for baptism
10 For "is the axe laid unto" read the axe lieth at" So
in Luke iii. 9.

VI. 11 Let the marg, read Gr. our bread for the coming day, or
our needful bread. So in Luke xi. 3.

27 For his stature" read "the measure of his life" (with marg. Or, his stature) So in Luke xii. 25.

VIII. 4 Here and in Matt, xxvii. 65; Mark i. 44, for "go thy [your] way" read simply "go"

IX. 6, 8 For "power" read "authority" (see marg. ") So in Mark ii. 10: Luke v. 24.

X. 39 "life" strike out the marg. So in xvi. 25; Mark viii. 35;
Luke ix. 24; xvii. 33; John xii. 25.

XII. 23 For "Is this the son of David?" read "Can this be the son of David?" [Comp. John iv. 29.]

31 "unto men" strike out the marg.

XIX. 14 For "of such is" read "to such belongeth" with marg. Or, of such is So in Mark x. 14; Luke xviii. 16,

XX. 1 For that is" read "that was"

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XXII. 23 For marg. " read "Many ancient authorities read saying.' XXIII. 9 For "Father, which is in heaven" read "Father, even he who is in heaven."

23 For "judgement" read "justice" So in Luke xi. 42. XXVI. 29 For "I will not drink" read "I shall not drink" Simi larly in Mark xiv. 25; Luke xxii. 16, 18.

XXVII. 27 For "palace" read "Prætorium" with marg. Or, palace [as in Mark xv. 16] So in John xviii, 28, 33; xix. 9.

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MARK.

II. 4, 9, 11, 12 "bed" add marg. Or, pallet So in vi. 55; John v. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; Acts v. 15; ix. 33.

VII. 4 For "wash" read" bathe" [Comp. Luke xi. 38.]

X. 13 For "brought" read were bringing" So in Luke xviii. 15.

32 "and they that followed" etc. omit the marg.

45 For "

etc.

For verily" etc. read "For the Son of man also"

XI. 24 For "have received" read "receive" with marg. Gr.

received.

XIV. 3 For "spikenard" read "pure nard" (with marg. Or, liquid nard), and omit marg. ' So in John xii, 3,

LUKE,

I. 35 Let the text run "wherefore also the holy thing which is
begotten shall be called the Son of God
present text in the margin.

with the

70 For "since the world began" read "of old " Similarly

Acts iii. 21; xv. 18.

II. 84 For" and rising up" read " and the rising"

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37 For " even for" read even unto"

III. 14 For "Do violence to no man" etc. read "Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully" and omit marg. 5

20 For "added yet this above all " read "added this also to

them all "

IV. 1 For "by the Spirit" read "in the Spirit" and omit the

marg.

VI. 16 For "was the traitor" read "became a traitor" VIII. 3 For "Chuza" read "Chuzas”

29 For "commanded" read "was commanding"

33 For "were choked " read "were drowned"

IX. 12 For" victuals" read "provisions"

18 For "alone" read "apart"

46 For "should be greatest" read "was the greatest" XI. 38 For "washed " read "bathed himself

vii. 4.]

[Comp. Mark

XII. 49 For "what will I" etc. read "what do I desire" (with the marg. Or, how I would that it were already kindled!) XIII. 32 "I am perfected" add marg. Or, I end my course. XV. 16 For "have been filled" read "have filled his belly" (with the marg. Many ancient authorities read have been filled.)

XVII. 6 Read "If ye had faith" etc. and "it would obey you." 11 For" through the midst of " read "along the borders of " and substitute the present text for marg.

XVIII. 5 "lest she wear me" etc. add marg. Or, lest at last by her coming she wear me out

7 For "and he" etc. read "and yet he" etc. with the marg. Or, and is he slow to punish on their behalf?

XIX. 29 For "the mount of Olives" read "Olivet" So in xxi. 37; see Acts i. 12.

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42"day" add marg. Some ancient authorities read thy day. 'peace" add marg. Some ancient authorities read thy peace.

XX. 20 "rule" add marg. Or, ruling power

XXII. 24 For "is accounted " read "was accounted"

70 For "Ye say that I am" read "Ye say it, for I am" and substitute the text for the marg.

XXIII. 2" Christ a king" omit the marg.

15 "he sent him" etc. add marg. Many ancient authorities read I sent you to him.

23 For "instant" read "urgent"

46 Let margin and text exchange places.

XXIV. 30 Read "he took the bread and blessed; and breaking it

he gave to them"

38 For "reasonings" read "questionings"

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JOHN.

I. 8, 10, 17 Substitute the marginal rendering for the text. II. 17 For The zeal of thine house" read "Zeal for thy house" III. 20 For "ill " read "evil" So in v. 29.

29 For "fulfilled" read "made full" [and so xv. 11; xvi. 24; xvii. 13. See "Classes of Passages," xiv.]

V. 27 Substitute the marginal rendering for the text.

VII. 8 For "I go not up yet" read "I go not up" and change the marg. to Many ancient authorities add yet.

21, 22 For "marvel. For this cause hath Moses" etc. read "marvel because thereof. Moses hath" etc. and omit the marg.

23 "a man every whit whole" add marg. Gr. a whole man

sound.

88 For "out of his belly" read "from within him" (with marg. Gr. out of his belly.)

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VIII. 24, 28 "I am he" omit marg. (and the corresponding por tion of marg.) So in xiii. 19. 25 Substitute for the present marg. which I also speak unto you

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Or, Altogether that

"Gr. into."

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44 Forstood " read "standeth" and omit marg. 2
52, 53 For "is dead" and "are dead" read "died
pare vi. 49, 58.1

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58 For "was" read "was born" and omit marg. X. 8 "before me" add marg. Some ancient authorities omit

before me.

XIL 43 For the glory of men... the glory of God" read "the glory that is of men.. the glory that is of God" XIV. 1 Let marg. and the text exchange places. 14 For "shall ask me any

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thing" read

"shall ask any

thing" and let marg. read Many ancient authorities add me.

XVI. 25, 29 For "proverbs" read "dark sayings"

XVII. 24 For "I will" read "I desire"

XVIII. 37 For "Thou sayest that" etc. read "Thou sayest it, for I am a king" and substitute the present text for the marg. [Comp. Luke xxii. 70.]

XXI. "was naked "add marg. Or, had on his under garment only

ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.

II. 47 For "those that were being saved" read "those that were saved" with the text in the marg.

III. 21 For "since the world began" read "from of old " VIII. 16 For "he was fallen" read "it was fallen"

XIII. 18 For "suffered he their manners" read "as a nursingfather bare he them", and in the marg. read "Many ancient authorities read suffered he their manners." XIV. 9 "made whole" omit marg. 1

XV. 18 For "from the beginning of the world" read “from of old"

23 For "The apostles and the elder brethren." read "The apostles and the elders, brethren," and put the present text into the marg.

XVII. 22 For "somewhat superstitious" read "very religious" and put the present text in the marg.

XIX. 31 For "chief officers of Asia" read

Asiarchs" (with marg. i.e. officers having charge of festivals in the Roman province of Asia.)

XX. 28 For "God" read "the Lord" (with marg. Some ancient authorities, including the two oldest MSS., read God.)

XXI. 10 For many days" read "some days"

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XXIII. 30 against the man" etc. add marg. Many ancient author ities read against the man on their part, I sent him to thee, charging etc.

35 For "hear thy cause" read "hear thee fully"

XXIV. 17 For "many years" read "some years"

XXV. 8 For "laying wait" read “ laying a plot"

XXVI. 28" With but" etc. add marg. Or, In a little time

29 "whether with little" etc. add marg. Or, both in little and in great, i.e. in all respects

XXVII. 87 Omit marg. 2

ROMANS.

L. 17 For "by faith" read "from faith" and omit the marg. 18 Forhold down" read "hinder"

II. 12 "have sinned" add marg. Gr. sinned.

13 For "a law" read "the law"

14 For "which have no" read "that have not the"
For "having no" read "not having the"

14, 15 Enclose in a parenthesis.

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15" their thoughts" etc. add marg. Or, their thoughts accusing or else excusing them one with another

18 In marg. for "provest" read dost distinguish"

22 Omit the marg.

III. 9 For "in worse case" read "better" and omit the marg. 21 Begin a paragraph.

23 have sinned" and marg. Gr. sinned.,

25" set forth" omit marg. ("purposed")

For "by his blood" read "in his blood" (retaining the comma after "faith") and omit marg. 1

81 Make a paragraph of verse 31.

IV. 1 For " according to the flesh, hath found" read "hath found according to the flesh" and put the present text into the margin.

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V. 1 For "let us have" read " we have" and in marg. read Many ancient authorities read let us have. So in verses 2, 3 for let us" read "we" (twice).

7 Omit marg. 2 (“that which is good ")

VI. 7 "justified" add marg. Or, released

VII. 25 For "I myself with the mind serve" read "I of myself with the mind, indeed, serve"

VIII. 3 Let marg. 10 (and for sin") and the text exchange places.

5, 6, 9, 13 For "spirit" read "Spirit".

13 For mortify" read "pat to death" and omit marg. *

24 For" by" read "in" (with marg. Or, by)

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26 For "himself" read itself"

34 For "shall condemn" read "condemneth"

IX. 5 For marg. read Or, flesh: he who is over all, God, be blessed for ever

22"

willing" add marg. Or, although willing

XI. 11 Begin the paragraph here

I. 11 Begin the paragraph here instead of at ver. 13.

longing to the reason

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6 Omit marg. ("the faith")

spiritual" with marg. Gr. be

19 Let marg. ("the wrath of God") and the text exchange

places.

1 CORINTHIANS.

I. 18 For "are perishing

are being saved " read "perish are saved and put the present text into the marg.

19 For "And... reject" read "And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought"

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26 Omit marg. (Or, have part therein")

II. 6 For the perfect" read them that are fullgrown" 8 For "knoweth" read "hath known"

12 For "is of God" read "is from God"

For "are freely given to us by God " read "were freely given to us of God"

"read

18 For comparing spiritual things with spiritual combining spiritual things with spiritual words" and

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omit marg.

14 "natural" add marg. Or, unspiritual Gr. psychical. IV. 8 For "have reigned" read "have come to reign"'

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