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Answer to
Question 1
(Continued)

How do you answer those who have heard the false advertising claim that new Bible versions are easier to read and understand?

NIV Verse Comparison Chart

The following is excerpted from page 209 of

The Language of the
King James Bible

by Gail Riplinger

NIV vs. KJV
 
The advertised "readability" of the NIV is also a ruse. A mind trying to meditate or memorize the word becomes entangles in a maze of multi-syllabic 'cerebral' sounding sentences.

Examples of the NIV's Preference for More Difficult Words:
Compare
Versions:		   NIV
Hard word(s) / # of syllables		   KJV
Easy Word(s) / # of syllables
Exod. 32:6,
1 Cor. 10:7		 |
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 rose up to play (4)
Lev. 14:2, 57 regulations for infectious skin diseases and mildew (15) law of leprosy (5)
Lev. 11:30 skink (1) snail (1)
2 Chron. 2:2 conscripted (3) told (1)
Rom. 1:28 think it worthwhile (4) like (1)
Eph. 4:16 supporting ligament (6) joint (1)
Luke 10:35 reimburse (3) repay (2)
Luke 11:26 final condition (5) last state (2)
 Total Syllables  

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