God gave the word


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Перевод «Бог наградил» на английский

God gave

God has given

God rewarded

God blessed

God has blessed

God granted

God had blessed

God has gifted

god gives

God put


Возможно, за это Бог наградил её долголетием.



Maybe this is the reason why God gave him long life.


И Бог наградил тебя этим подарком не просто так.



And God gave you that gift for a purpose.


Способность видеть — дар, которым Бог наградил человека.



The ability to remember is a wonderful gift that God has given to mankind.


Я радуюсь, что Бог наградил меня подобным талантом.


Бог наградил их мудростью, а Даниилу подарил возможность толковать сны.



God rewarded them with wisdom, and Daniel presented an opportunity to interpret dreams.


Именно там Бог наградил его источником молодости, который лечил все его болезни.



It was there that God rewarded him with a Fountain of Youth that removed whatever illnesses he had and restored his youth.


Просто пользуйся тем, чем тебя Бог наградил.



You just need to use what God gave you.


Бог наградил меня подагрой в качестве великого испытания.


Бог наградил меня прекрасным телом, и моя обязанность — заботиться об этом храме.



God gave me a great body and it’s my duty to take care of my physical temple.


Говорят, что Бог наградил каждого человека хотя бы одним каким-то умением или талантом.



They say that God has given everyone at least one special skill or talent.


«Не имею сыновей, но Бог наградил меня дочерьми и внуками.



I do not have sons; God gave me four daughters.


Бог наградил в нём слог и ум покорный.



God gave his Word to be understood and obeyed.


Бог наградил человека разумом, который даёт возможность познать Бога.



God gave men an intellect that will enable him to reason out who is the true God.


Господь Бог наградил Руфь за ее привязанность и почтительность к своей свекрови.



The Lord God rewarded Ruth for her attachment and respectfulness towards her mother-in-law.


Ну, мне кажется, сэр что Бог наградил меня особым даром, сделав из меня прекрасный военный инструмент.



Well, it seems to me, sir, that God gave me a special gift, made me a fine instrument of warfare.


А вы уверены, что это вас Бог наградил?


Я счастлива, что Бог наградил меня этим божественным чувством!


Адам жил один, и ему было плохо самому, поэтому Бог наградил его женой.



Adam was alone and it wasn’t good for him to be alone, so god gave him a wife.


Господь Бог наградил его таким талантом, что он рано проявился на свет.



God gave him the talent to sprint very fast.


За такое строгое исполнение закона, за воздержание (пост) и благочестие — Бог наградил этих отроков хорошими способностями и успехами в учении.



For such strict observance of the Law, for their fasting and piety, God rewarded these young boys with great ability and success in their studies.

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god gave — перевод на русский

«God gave it to me, woe to whomever touches it!»

Бог дал мне ее, горе тому, кто к ней прикоснется!

God gave me everything and I didn’t take it.

Все, что Бог дал мне, я не взял.

July ain’t got the sense God gave a turkey, or he’d never have married her.

Бог дал Джулаю разума меньше чем индейке, иначе бы он на ней не женился.

God gave us that advantage by giving men the dumb stick.

Бог дал нам это преимущество, дав мужчинам просто немую палку. Здесь жарко и нет воды.

That’s why God gave us eyes and ears, to find out, except for some things that are none of our goddamn business.

Бог дал нам глаза и уши, чтобы мы могли узнать всё. Кроме того, что нас не касается.

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God give you faith and hope.

Бог дает вам веру и надежду.

God give you peace, dear brother. Peace?

Бог дает вам покой, дорогой брат!

God gives nuts to those with no teeth.

Бог даёт орехи тем, у кого нет зубов.

Papa, why does God give us wings when we die?

Папа, почему бог дает нам крылья после смерти?

The Deer God gives life, and takes it away.

Олень Бог дает жизнь, и принимает его.

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God give Your Grace… good rest.

Бог с вами, спите!

In a manger, wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying among animals, the unbounded God gave in to sleep.

в яслях, спеленатый, между животными склонился ко сну Бог необъятный. Палагна, где мой ребенок?

Why would God give us this short life with all its troubles and not a better one after?

Почему Бог после одной короткой жизни со всеми её бедами не даёт нам жизнь получше?

You all ain’t got the sense that God give a billy goat!

Никого из вас бог не наградил тем разумом, которым он наградил Билли.

God gives everyone something to be good at.

Бог для каждого уготовил своё.

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God gave us the whips.

Господь дал нам кнуты.

God gave you 1 0 thumbs.

Господь дал тебе 10 больших пальцев.

Instead, God gave me you.

А вместо этого Господь дал мне тебя!

Hell, God gave you two legs and an immortal soul in the capital city of the largest empire the world has ever seen!

Править Индией? Чёрт, Господь дал вам две ноги и бессмертную душу, и вы живёте в столице величайшей империи во всём мире!

God gave us alcohol as a social lubricant.

Господь дал алкоголь для облегчения общения.

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God gave the world a lot of love, and there’s still not enough for all.

Бог подарил нам много любви, но все-таки не всем достается.

God gave us the gift of love to purify those who hate, those madmen who build prisons, who kill the defenceless.

Бог подарил нам любовь, чтобы очистила и тех, кто ненавидит. Безумцев, строящих тюрьмы, убивающих беспомощных людей.

This morning God gave us a great victory.

Этим утром Бог подарил нам великую победу.

The way I see it, God gave me a beautiful body.

Вот, как я это вижу: Бог подарил мне красивое тело.

God gave you a body. I’ll give him that.

Бог подарил вам классную фигуру, тут он молодец.

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Sun… through whom God gives the light of day.

Через него Бог дарует дневной свет.

May God give them a long and happy life, and two daughters and three sons.

Пусть Бог дарует им долгую и счастливую жизнь, И две дочери и три сына.

When man comes into the world, God gives him the grace for salvation.

Когда человек приходит в мир, Бог дарует ему благодать во спасение.

God gives us life… and God takes it back.

Бог дарует жизнь… и Он же её забирает.

May God give you peace.

Пусть Бог дарует вам покой.

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I mean, God gives you something special, I think you ought to pass it on.

Бог наградил вас особенной красотой, грех не передать ее наследникам.

Well, it seems to me, sir, that God gave me a special gift, made me a fine instrument of warfare.

Ну, мне кажется, сэрм что Бог наградил меня особым даром, сделав из меня прекрасный военный инструмент.

Oh. But when god gives you these…

Но что делать, если Бог наградил меня этим.

Are you sure god gave you those?

А вы уверены, что это вас Бог наградил?

And God gave you that gift for a purpose.

И Бог наградил тебя этим подарком не просто так.

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Through the ministry of the Church, may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Пусть Господь дарует тебе прощение и мир, и избавит тебя от грехов. Во имя Отца, и Сына, и Святого Духа.

Through the ministry of the Church, may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, of the Son — and the Holy Spirit.

Господь дарует тебе прощение и мир, и избавляет тебя от грехов во имя Отца, Сына …и Святого Духа.

Through the ministry of the Church, may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, of the Son

Господь дарует тебе прощение и мир, и избавляет тебя от грехов. Во имя Отца, Сына

Through the ministry of the Church, may God give you pardon and peace. I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Господь дарует тебе прощение и мир, и избавляет тебя от грехов.

Through the ministry of the Church, may God give you…

Ну что же, сын мой, Господь дарует тебе…

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Your friends are idiots, _BAR_and you don’t use the sense god gave you!

Твои друзья идиоты, а ты не пользуешься умом, которым Бог наделил тебя!

He had a God given talent that I haven’t witnessed anywhere else.

Бог наделил его таким талантом, которого я еще ни у кого не видел.

Lisa, I’m sorry that God gave me this gift of lying to girls, for a little while.

Лиза, мне жаль, что Бог наделил меня даром лгать девочкам, на какое-то время.

God gave you a great gift, Mr. Owens.

Бог наделил вас удивительным талантом, господин Оуэнс.

In the very beginning, when the world was being created, God gave to the Sun, the Moon and to the other planets certain power, which they sent to the earth,

В начале сотворения мира наделил Бог солнце, Луну и другие планеты большой силой, которую они передают земле,

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These are simply berries God gave me by the wayside.

Здесь всего лишь ягоды. Бог послал мне по дороге сюда.

God gave you a British friend and a massive TV for a reason.

Бог послал тебе британского друга и огромный телевизор не без причины.

God gave me this.

Мне бог послал.

What God gives us to deal with, we deal with.

Что Бог пошлет нам, то мы и примем.

If God gives a lamb, he gives it food.

Если Бог пошлет барашка, так даст ему и поесть.

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Exodus 4:12

Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and teach you what you are to say.”


Exodus 4:15

You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth; and I, even I, will be with your mouth and his mouth, and I will teach you what you are to do.


Exodus 6:29

that the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “I am the Lord; speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak to you.”


Leviticus 21:24

So Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel.


Numbers 22:35

But the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you shall speak only the word which I tell you.” So Balaam went along with the leaders of Balak.


Jeremiah 1:7

But the Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
Because everywhere I send you, you shall go,
And all that I command you, you shall speak.


Jeremiah 1:17

Now, gird up your loins and arise, and speak to them all which I command you. Do not be dismayed before them, or I will dismay you before them.


Numbers 23:3

Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand beside your burnt offering, and I will go; perhaps the Lord will come to meet me, and whatever He shows me I will tell you.” So he went to a bare hill.


Deuteronomy 5:27

Go near and hear all that the Lord our God says; then speak to us all that the Lord our God speaks to you, and we will hear and do it.’


Deuteronomy 18:18

I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.


Isaiah 51:16

I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”


Jeremiah 1:9

Then the Lord stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me,
“Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.


Ezekiel 3:27

But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you will say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.


Numbers 22:38

So Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come now to you! Am I able to speak anything at all? The word that God puts in my mouth, that I shall speak.”


Numbers 23:12

He replied, “Must I not be careful to speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?”


Numbers 23:26

But Balaam replied to Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘Whatever the Lord speaks, that I must do’?”


Numbers 24:13

‘Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything contrary to the command of the Lord, either good or bad, of my own accord. What the Lord speaks, that I will speak’?


1 Kings 22:14

But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, what the Lord says to me, that I shall speak.”


Ezekiel 2:7

But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.


Ezekiel 3:4

Then He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them.


Jeremiah 7:1

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,


Jeremiah 11:1

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,


Luke 21:15

for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.


Jeremiah 5:14

Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts,
“Because you have spoken this word,
Behold, I am making My words in your mouth fire
And this people wood, and it will consume them.


Numbers 23:5

Then the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus.”


Numbers 23:16

Then the Lord met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”


Isaiah 59:21

“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit which is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your offspring, nor from the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says the Lord, “from now and forever.”


Matthew 10:19

But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.


Luke 12:12

for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”


Matthew 10:20

For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.


Mark 13:11

When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit.


John 8:28

So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.


John 12:49

For I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak.


John 14:10

Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works.


John 14:25

“These things I have spoken to you while abiding with you.


John 17:8

for the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me.


Acts 2:4

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.


Acts 4:25

who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David Your servant, said,
Why did the Gentiles rage,
And the peoples devise futile things?


Jeremiah 23:22

“But if they had stood in My council,
Then they would have announced My words to My people,
And would have turned them back from their evil way
And from the evil of their deeds.

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God gave us a gift everybody just enjoy the gift of the beautiful deer.

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Бог даровал нам этот подарок, чтобы люди могли любоваться прекрасным существом.

God gave us body, but we still think:»It is not enough.

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How foolish it is to think god gave you this power?

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Ты хоть понимаешь как глупо думать, что Бог одарил тебя этой силой?

God gave us such a miracle- the gift of Salvation though the blood of Jesus.

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Ведь Бог подарил людям такое чудо, как спасение даром, просто через кровь Христа.

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There’s got to be a reason God gave you a second chance.

God gave you the race card for a reason, Julius.

God gave us four children: Anna, Alina, Aleksey, and Mark who all live in California.

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Бог подарил мне четверых детей: Анну, Алину, Алексея и Марка.

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And God gave you that gift for a purpose.

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Бог наделил человека разумом, дающим возможность познавать естественные истины.

Your friends are idiots,_BAR_and you don’t use the sense god gave you!

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Твои друзья идиоты, а ты не пользуешься умом, которым Бог наделил тебя!

God gave his Beloved Son, so that we would not perish, but have everlasting life.

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Бог отдал Своего Сына, чтобы мы не погибли, но имели жизнь вечную.

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God gave himself as an absolute personality to his Eternal Son.

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Бог отдал себя- как абсолютную личность- своему Вечному Сыну.

God gave his venerable and hard-working body incorruption, as is now seen by all.

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Нетлением бо одари Бог честное и многотрудное его тело, яко и ныне зрится всеми.

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And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

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И дал Бог Еману четырнадцать сыновей и трехдочерей.

And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

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И дал Бог Еману четырнадцать сыновей и трех дочерей.

I am a beautiful man, and I’m going to stick with what God gave me.

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Я красивый мужчина, и я буду довольствоваться тем, что мне дал Бог.

I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

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Even at the time of Moses, God gave the commandment“you shall not kill!”.

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God gave the people of Israel the Promised Land for livelihood.

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But God gave me another great gift: a friend on this Path- Maria.

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Но Бог сделал мне еще один великий подарок: друга на этом Пути- Марию.

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Why God gave the human two arms, two legs and eyes….

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Для чего Бог дал человеку две руки, две ноги, глаза….

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I. What Preservations Means

Is the book which we know as the Bible, truly God’s word?  Has the Bible been kept pure and complete from the time it was written until the present day?  A natural question for any Bible-believing Christian to ask is whether  the very book which tells him of His Lord and Savior contains the precise words which God intended for him to have.  We live in an age which is dominated by evolutionary theory and humanistic thought.  In our present day, it is hard to know what is actually true. Has the Bible been passed down to us through the centuries without error?  Is it still preserved?  If you ask the typical Bible-believer whether he believes in the Biblical doctrine of preservation, the answer will almost certainly be «yes.»  Any theologian who truly believes the Bible will aver that the word of God has been preserved.  However, in today’s spiritually tepid, compromising environment it is wise to get a clear definition of terms from those who claim to hold to a particular doctrine.  What exactly do scholars mean by «preservation?»  They might mean that the Bible has been preserved in a general sense.  That the sixty-six books we now possess are those God intended for us to have; that the ideas and thoughts of God have been preserved, and perhaps even that every word of God is preserved for us — somewhere.  Many of these same scholars will frequently make the claim that the Bible was inspired in the original autographs and subsequently «preserved» to some degree, to our present day.  After all, what good is it to have a perfect, inerrant, inspired word of God, if it has not been preserved to the present day?  What does the Bible have to say about its own preservation?  Does God value His word enough to preserve it? 

II. How much does God value His Word?

That God places supreme importance upon His written word is abundantly clear.  The Lord has revealed this to man by His praise of His word, and by His condemnation of those who would tamper with it.  The exaltation of God’s word is a theme which runs throughout the Bible.   In the 119th Psalm, God’s servant, David, continually exalted the Scriptures.  He wrote of his «delight» in His testimonies, and implored the Lord to teach him «the way of thy statutes.»  In the third chapter of  2 Thessalonians, the Bible reads: «.that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified.»  God’s words are to be praised, and revered.  The Lord highly esteems His word, elevating its importance even above that of His name.  First, consider the following verse:

«If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;  Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses.» (Deuteronomy 28:58-59) 

God’s name is glorious and fearful.  The penalty for not fearing God’s name makes it obvious that He does not take disrespect for His name lightly.  In light of the value the LORD places on His name, consider the following: 

«I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.»   (Ps 138:2) 

The  Lord also informed us of His view of His word by giving us three grave warnings to those who would corrupt the Scriptures. God warned against adding to His word:

«Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.  Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.» (Proverbs 30:5-6)

Note that He also warned would-be correctors that they were not to subtract from His word. 

«Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.»  (Deuteronomy 4:2) 

God gave us the words that He wanted us to have, and we dare not alter them.  If we are to keep His commandments, we certainly need to know precisely what they are.  Hence, the Lord provided ample warnings to us, so that we might not be tempted to change His words.  Lest anyone be confused about the utter foolishness of tampering with the holy word of God, the Lord provided a fearsome final reminder in the last verses of His inspired word: 

«For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.» (Rev. 22:18-19) 

How can anyone read the preceding without recognizing the immense importance the LORD has placed on His word?  God promised to severely punish anyone who adds to His word.  Worse, He promised to expunge those who would take away from His words, from the book of life!  In this light, should we not highly value the Holy word of the living God?

III. Satan’s strategies against preservation

God in His omniscience knew that His word would be attacked.  Since the day Satan was cast from Heaven, he has been working furiously to sabotage the word of God.  Satan’s very first attack as recorded in Genesis was on  God’s spoken word. 

«Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?»  (Genesis 3:1) 

The serpent’s technique was not to engage in a full-fledged frontal attack of outright denial, but rather to undermine the absolute authority of God’s word.  Satan is subtle. This is precisely what modernists and atheists are doing when they spiritualize Scripture.  «Did God really say that?  How do you know?»  Most Christians have heard such things many times.  These attacks on God’s revelation most certainly did not end in the Garden of Eden.  They have continued unabated. In the New Testament, we see another example of Satan’s tactics; that of changing God’s word.  Immediately following Jesus’ forty-day fast, Satan engaged him in a dialogue.  Each time Satan tried to tempt Jesus Christ, the Lord answered him by quoting His own words.  The Lord Jesus Christ said:

«Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.» (Matthew 4:4)

In the next two verses Satan quoted Scripture to Jesus, boldly altering His words by omitting a key phrase.

«Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,  And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.»  (Matt 4:5-6) 

In this example Satan omitted the phrase, «to keep thee in all thy ways,» demonstrating that the devil is so audacious that he dares to subtract from God’s word when face to face with their author!  This, right after being informed that man lives by «every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.»!  If Satan is so bold as to lie to God incarnate, how much more when faced with the likes of fallible men?  Another of Satan’s strategies has been to obscure God’s words by hiding them in a morass of manuscripts and Bible versions.  He has used this approach for thousands of years, but during the last century, it has become far more prevalent.

As has been stated previously, the Devil attacks the Lord’s words by using one of his most potent weapons — doubt.  He didn’t start off by brazenly denying God’s words, but rather by attempting to undermine Eve’s confidence in them.  Only when doubt had set in did he deny God’s words to Adam and Eve.  His methods are much the same today.  The multiplicity of Bible versions that we see today, all claiming to be  «translated from the oldest and best manuscripts,» are just another of Satan’s schemes for undermining the authority of God’s word.  Satan knows that God promised to preserve his word, so he tries to obfuscate it by surrounding it with a dizzying number of varying translations. This can lead to nothing but confusion, and we know that God is not the author of confusion. (I Corinthians 14:33)  Those who peddle modern translations will insist that their Bible is the most accurate translation of the Greek texts, or most closely represents the «original autographs.»  They will smugly boast of how the latest discoveries of the «oldest» and «best» manuscripts give their version added clarity and credibility.  They will vainly tout the great scholars found on their translating committees.  But how are we to know who to trust?  To whom do we turn when we need to know which Bible to rely on?  Which one is truly preserved?  Perhaps it would be wise to examine what the Lord has to say on the matter.

IV. God’s strategies for preservation

The Bible has much to say on the extent and mode of it’s own preservation. The following brief outline provides a clear overview of three important aspects of preservation.

GOD’S REVELATION HAS BEEN PRESERVED FOR ALL TIME.

  • 1 Peter 1:23  «Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which liveth and abideth forever
  • Psalm 12:6-7  «The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.  Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation forever
  • Ps. 111:7-8  «The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure. They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.»
  • Is. 40:8  «The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.»
  • Ps. 117:2 «… the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.»
  • Ps. 119:152 «Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.»
  • Ps 119:160  «Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever

Just as the doctrine of inspiration is considered to be foundational to our understanding of the Bible, so should be the doctrine of preservation.  They are inextricably linked.  An inspired Bible that was not preserved would be little more than a tainted book of history and moral lessons.  Indeed, this is exactly what the Bible represents in the minds of the men in our day.  The Bible’s authority is only as great as our confidence in its reliability.  A Bible which was delivered to us inspired, and then was allowed to leaven with the accumulated errors of  thousands of years, would hardly point to an all-powerful, all-wise Creator.  It would be difficult to entrust our salvation in Jesus Christ to the very same God who could not keep His word.  In fact, if God’s word has not been perfectly preserved as He has told us, how can we be certain about the security of our salvation?  Thankfully, we don’t need to concern ourselves with such things, because just as God promised us that no one could «pluck» His believers out of His hand, He promised that He would keep His words pure forever.

THE INDIVIDUAL WORDS HAVE BEEN PRESERVED.

  • Matthew 24:35  «Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.»
  • Psalm 12:6-7  «The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.  Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation forever.» 
  • 1 Peter 1:23  «Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which liveth and abideth forever.» 

This aspect of God’s preservation of Scripture is just as crucial as the first.  So that we could not mistake His intentions, the Lord spelled out to what degree He would keep the Scriptures pure.  He promised us that He would preserve even the very words.  We don’t have to wonder whether God merely preserved his thoughts, or his ideas.  We know that the very means by which we communicate to each other — words — are crucially important to God.  As we read earlier, we live by «every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.»

Our Savior tells us that we require not only physical food, but spiritual food as well.  Does it seem reasonable that God would feed our souls with anything less than the best?  If every word is important, does it not make sense that God would preserve all of His words so that we might nourished and strengthened?  What mother would feed her children tainted milk?  Really, it is irrelevant whether it «makes sense» or seems reasonable.  Our only question ought to be, «What sayeth the Lord?» The preceding verses show that God has told us that His every word has been preserved.

HIS WORD HAS BEEN KEPT AVAILABLE TO EACH AND EVERY GENERATION

  • Psalm 33:11  «The counsel of the Lord standeth forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations
  • Psalm 100:5  «For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations
  • Ps 119:89-90  «For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.  Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.»
  • Isaiah 59:21  «As for me this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not pass out of the thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed saith the Lord, from henceforth and forever.» 

God’s word has been preserved for all time.  It has been preserved for every generation.  This is why the preceding verses provide such a comfort to God’s people.  This element of Bible preservation is critical.  We know that God’s word has not been hidden or lost to man, since it was first spoken and recorded in God’s written revelation.  We can be assured that we have not had to depend on the latest discoveries of the oldest manuscripts, or on the efforts of fallible man to uncover God’s words.  God has preserved his words to all generations, without fail!

V.  What preservation is not

Those who advocate publishing new Bibles based on the latest new academic theories or archaeological finds have a peculiar view of the Biblical doctrine of preservation.  The assumption appears to be that God’s words have been preserved somewhere in the morass of Greek and Hebrew manuscripts, and that the «science» of textual criticism is necessary to locate it.  It is almost as if God needs help!  There is nothing wrong with Bible honoring scholars combing through ancients manuscripts, but ought not their studies be guided with the understanding that God has promised to preserve His words to ALL generations?  Is it possible that some of these scholars have forgotten God’s promises, and have become a little too enamored with their great learning?  It is these very same scholars to whom we are entrusting the latest Bible versions.

Unfortunately, since the waning hours of the  nineteenth century there have been a growing number of academics who favor the latest «advance» in Biblical scholarship, commonly known as the Critical Text.  The Critical Texts puts a great deal of weight on manuscripts which are Alexandrian in origin.  Chief of these are the so-called Vaticanus and Sinaiticus texts.  These two texts are held to be extremely trustworthy because of their great antiquity.  However, without even considering the content and quality of these manuscripts, the Bible-believer who accepts the «generational» aspect of preservation should immediately be wary.  What does the Bible have to say about its own preservation?  Let’s revisit a verse referenced earlier:

«As for me this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not pass out of the thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed saith the Lord, from henceforth and forever.»  (Isaiah 59:21) 

In this light, it is hard to understand why God would hide his word for hundreds of years in an out-of-the-way monastery, or in the library of the Vatican.  Why would God, who promised to preserve His word, hide it away for roughly 1500 hundred years?  Why would the Lord use the library of the apostate Roman Catholic Church, responsible for the slaughter of millions of His saints, to preserve his word?  Does this seem consistent with God’s own stated methods of preservation?  Many very learned men will claim that God chose to preserve His words in precisely the manner outlined above.  Their claim appears to be that God intentionally hid His words for hundreds of years in the «sands of Egypt.»  This seems inconsistent with His promises elsewhere in His word.  In the book of Deuteronomy, God promised not  to hide his words from the nation of Israel so that they would be able to carry out his commandments.  He promised them that they would have access to His word: 

«For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far offIt is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?  Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?  But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.» (Deuteronomy 30:11-14) 

Throughout the Scriptures, God has used particular means to keep and convey His revelation.  In the time of the Old Testament, the Hebrew scribes were entrusted with the task.  They used many elaborate methods to ensure that the copies of Scriptures were absolutely uncorrupted.  Even with all their care, some erroneous copies might have been made.  However, we know God preserved His words in spite of fallible men!  In the New Testament, the Lord told us that He would preserve His word through men of faith.  He promised that when the Holy Spirit came, that His believers would be led to truth:

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: (John 16:13)

God has always used His people to keep His word, not apostate religion! 

The Biblical doctrine of preservation should be founded on faith, not reason.  «Without faith it is impossible to please him.»  Is the Lord pleased when we say that we believe that God’s precious word was preserved, and yet the «oldest and most reliable» manuscripts were not available to us until the nineteenth century?  Do we really believe that His word was preserved unto ALL GENERATIONS?  Did God forget his promises?  Has not the Lord given us precedents which show that He keeps and protects His word?  When Moses threw down the tables of God inscribed with His ten commandments, did He wait hundreds of years before restoring them?  No!  He quickly restored and preserved His word, by creating new tablets, identical to the first .  In the book of Jeremiah, God’s inspired word was cast into a fireplace and burned.  What was God’s response?  He had Baruch write down the words of the former scroll as Jeremiah dictated them.  He even added new words!  God preserves His word!  His word is available to ALL generations.  Just as we accept many Biblical doctrines hard to understand, through faith, so we ought to believe God when He says He will keep His word. 

VI. Is a preserved Bible worth fighting for?

In the last few decades, there has been a growing cry against the onslaught of modern Bibles which are trying to supplant the time-honored word of God to the English-speaking world — the King James Bible.  Many godly men are valiantly trying to hold back the rising tide of apostasy and unbelief which depend, in part, on diluting the authority of the words of God.  It is no wonder that so many are waking up to this threat and defending what they see as an attack on their written authority.  Should we as Christians defend ourselves and our Bible against those who wish to undermine our authority?  Does it matter whether some of those who undermine God’s words are doing so with good intent?  No!  We should defend His word regardless of who opposes us.  Who is the Lord more pleased with?  The common man who unflinchingly trusts in his King James Bible and the text upon which it is based; who hangs his salvation, the welfare of his family; even his entire existence on each and every word revealed to us by the Lord? Or is He more pleased with the highly-educated man who turns to scholarship when he must know what God really said?  Who has the greater faith?  Why is it that the one who upholds the King James Bible, and the underlying Received Text as THE preserved word of God is frowned upon?  Why is it that so many will loudly proclaim the importance of the doctrine of the blood atonement, the deity of Christ, even godly music, and yet will call any man who claims that the King James Version of the Bible should be preferred above all others , «unscripturally divisive?»  Why?  God told us in no uncertain terms that his word is to be revered.  In the book of Galatians, we see just one of the Lord’s many warnings concerning those who would try to pervert the doctrines in His word. 

«But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.» (Gal 1:8) 

Those are mighty strong words!  The Lord does not take perversion of His doctrines lightly!  Especially one so fundamental as the gospel of Jesus Christ — the Living Word.  Why should it be any different when the doctrine which is being minimized or undermined is the doctrine of the preservation of God’s written Word?  Everything that we know of God and His Son has been revealed to man by his written word!  It is crucial that we know that we  have God’s preserved words.  God’s very last warning to us in the last chapter of the Revelation reads: 

«For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:  And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.»  (Rev 22:18-19) 

God gave a similarly sobering warning to those who would tamper with His words.  Why would anyone object to those who believe that God’s words were perfectly preserved, and ought not be changed?  Just as we defend the doctrine of inspiration, should we not also defend its companion doctrine of preservation?  Why would any Bible-believing Christian object to a militant, yet charitable defense of the King James Bible, and it’s underlying Greek texts?  Why are there so few who are willing to take a stand on this issue?  God’s word says that His revelation to man was preserved for all time, to each and every generation, and in every single word.  God said that He preserved His word, and that settles it.  May the Lord Jesus Christ give us the faith to believe it.

«Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.» Ps. 119:160

«For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.» Ps. 119:89

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