The modern Latin Sixtine/Clementine Vulgate has a partial overlap in alterations similar to that of the modern Codex Sinaiticus. A third category of “critical text” Catholic versions tend to include changes from the latter. Whether the origin of these changes are later Latin manuscripts that formed these Vulgates of Sextus and Clement (1590/1592), or whether it actually originated from an Alexandrian codex is not always clear. That is to say, the source of the corruption that we see to the original Greek in these versions is not always clear. However, in comparison between these versions and the modern versions, most changes are not found in the other, so warranting a separate page to catalogue these changes separately.
Changes in the DRB:
—“Jesus Christ” removed:
1 Corinthians 15:471“The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.” KJV
“The first man was of the earth, earthly: the second man, from heaven, heavenly.” DRB
Ephesians 3:92“And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:” KJV
“And to enlighten all men, that they may see what is the dispensation of the mystery which hath been hidden from eternity in God, who created all things:” DRB
—“Christ” removed:
John 4:423“And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.” KJV
“…for we ourselves have heard him, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.” DRB
Romans 1:164“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” KJV
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, to the Jew first, and to the Greek.” DRB
Acts 2:305“Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;” KJV
“…that of the fruit of his loins one should sit upon his throne.” DRB
Galatians 4:76“Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.” KJV
“Therefore now he is not a servant, but a son. And if a son, an heir also through God.” DRB
Hebrews 3:17“Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;” KJV
“Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly vocation, consider the apostle and high priest of our confession, Jesus:” DRB
—“God” removed:
1 Timothy 3:168“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” KJV
“And evidently great is the mystery of godliness, which was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, appeared unto angels, hath been preached unto the Gentiles, is believed in the world, is taken up in glory.” DRB
—”Lord” removed:
Matthew 13:519“Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.” KJV
“Have ye understood all these things? They say to him: Yes.” DRB
—“Holy Spirit” removed:
John 7:3910“(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)” KJV
“Now this he said of the Spirit which they should receive, who believed in him: for as yet the Spirit was not given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.” DRB
Romans 8:1— “but after the Spirit” removed11“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” KJV
“There is now therefore no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh.” DRB12In yet more modern versions, the adjacent words, “who walk not according to the flesh” are additionally removed.
1 Corinthians 2:1313“Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.” KJV
“Which things also we speak, not in the learned words of human wisdom; but in the doctrine of the Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.” DRB
1 Corinthians 6:20— “and in your spirit, which are God’s” removed14“For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” KJV
“For you are bought with a great price. Glorify and bear God in your body.” DRB
—”Son” removed
Psalm 2:12 “Son” changed to “discipline/disciplinam”15“Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.” KJV
“Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and you perish from the just way. When his wrath shall be kindled in a short time, blessed are all they that trust in him.” DRB (see also Proverbs 31:2)
Matthew 9:13— “to repentance” removed16“But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” KJV
“Go then and learn what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I am not come to call the just, but sinners.” DRB
Luke 9:48— “shall be” changed to “is”17“for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.” KJV
“For he that is the lesser among you all, he is the greater.” DRB
1 Corinthians 5:7— “sacrificed for us” removed18“For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:” KJV
“For Christ our pasch is sacrificed.” DRB
1 Timothy 1:17— “wise” removed19“Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.” KJV
“Now to the king of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.” DRB
1 Timothy 6:5— “from such withdraw thyself” removed20“Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.” KJV
“Conflicts of men corrupted in mind, and who are destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness.” DRB
1 John 4:3— “Christ is come in the flesh” removed21“And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God:” KJV
“And every spirit that dissolveth Jesus, is not of God:” DRB
Hebrews 11:6— “diligently” removed22“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” KJV
“…that he is, and is a rewarder to them that seek him.” DRB
1 John 5:13— second part of verse removed23“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” KJV
“These things I write to you, that you may know that you have eternal life, you who believe in the name of the Son of God.” DRB
Genesis 3:15— “his heel” changed to “her heel”24“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” KJV
“I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.” DRB
Matthew 6:11— “daily bread” changed to “supersubstantial bread”25“Give us this day our daily bread.” KJV
“Give us this day our supersubstantial bread.” DRB
John 3:5— “born” changed to “born again”26“Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” KJV
“Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again [renatus] of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” DRB
Matthew 25:13 “wherein the Son of man cometh” removed
Matthew 28:9 “And as they went to tell his disciples” removed
Mark 6:44 “about” removed
Mark 10:21 “take up the cross” removed
Luke 4:18 “he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted” removed
Luke 4:41 “Christ” (first instance) removed
Luke 9:54 “even as Elias did?” removed
Luke 9:57 “Lord” removed
Luke 10:1 and Luke 10:17 “seventy” changed to “seventy two” (2x)
Luke 24:49 “Jerusalem” removed
John 8:28, John 14:12 and John 16:10 “my Father” changed to “the Father”
John 11:41 the phrase “from the place where the dead was laid” is removed
John 12:1 the phrase “which had been dead” is removed
Acts 2:41 the word “gladly” is removed
Acts 7:30 the words “of the Lord” are removed
Acts 9:5 the words “the Lord said” are removed
Acts 9:29 the words “in the name of the Lord Jesus” are removed
Acts 15:33 the phrase “the apostles” is changed to “those who had sent them”
DRB adds extra sentence to Acts 15:3427“Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.” KJV
“But it seemed good unto Silas to remain there; and Judas alone departed to Jerusalem.” DRB (in some modern versions including RSV/NRSV, the verse is completely removed instead)
DRB adds extra words to 1 Peter 2:228“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:” KJV
“As newborn babes, desire the rational milk without guile, that thereby you may grow unto salvation:” DRB
Acts 17:26 “blood” removed
Acts 18:5 “pressed in the spirit” changed to “occupied with the word/earnest in preaching”
Acts 18:7 “Titus” added
Acts 19:10 “Jesus” removed
Acts 22:16 “the name of the Lord” changed to “his name”
Acts 23:9 “let us not fight against God” removed
Acts 24:15 “of the dead” removed
Acts 25:2 “the high priest” changed to “the chief priests”
Acts 25:6 “more than ten” changed to “no more than eight or ten”
1 Corinthians 1:23 “Greeks” changed to “gentiles”
1 Corinthians 9:20 “although I am not under the law” added (and verse number changed from 20 to 21)
1 Corinthians 9:21 “to” changed to “of” (2x)29“To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,)” KJV
“To them that were without the law, as if I were without the law, (whereas I was not without the law of God, but was in the law of Christ,)” DRB
1 Corinthians 9:22 “as” removed30“To the weak became I as weak,” KJV
“To the weak I became weak,” DRB
1 Corinthians 10:23 first half removed
1 Corinthians 10:28 “for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof” removed
1 Corinthians 11:24 “which is broken for you” changed to “which is delivered for you”
1 Corinthians 12:2 “gentiles” changed to “heathens”
1 Corinthians 14:38 “let him be ignorant” changed to “he shall not be known”
2 Corinthians 4:10 “Lord” removed
2 Corinthians 4:14 “by” changed to “with”
2 Corinthians 5:18 “Jesus” removed
2 Corinthians 8:4 “that we would receive the gift” changed to “the grace”
Ephesians 4:6 “in you all” changed to “in us all”
Ephesians 5:9 “Spirit” changed to “light”
Ephesians 6:9 “your Master” changed to “their master and yours”
Colossians 1:2 “Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” removed
2 Thess. 2:13 “from the beginning” changed to “firstfruits”
1 Timothy 1:17 “wise” removed (comp. Rom. 16:27 and Jude 1:25)
1 Timothy 6:5 “from such withdraw thyself” removed
1 Timothy 6:19 “eternal life” changed to “the true life”
2 Timothy 2:7 “and the Lord give” changed to “for the Lord will give”
2 Timothy 4:1 “Lord” removed
Philemon v. 12 “thou therefore receive him” removed
Hebrews 10:34 “me in my bonds” changed to “them that were in bands”
Hebrews 10:34 “in heaven” removed
James 4:4 “and adulteresses” removed
James 5:16 “faults” changed to “sins”
2 Peter 2:17 “for ever” removed
1 John 5:13 second half removed
1 John 5:18 “himself” changed to “him”
2 John v. 3 “the Lord” removed
2 John v. 8 “that we lose not” changed to “that you lose not”
Jude v. 22 “And of some have compassion, making a difference” changed to “And some indeed reprove, being judged”
Jude v. 25 “wise” removed (comp. Rom. 16:27, 1 Tim. 1:17)
Revelation 2:15 “which thing I hate” removed
Revelation 2:21 “repented not” changed to “will not repent”
Revelation 4:6 “as it were” added
Revelation 6:12 “moon” changed to “whole moon” (or full moon)
Revelation 8:13 “angel” changed to “eagle” in DRB
Revelation 11:15 “kingdoms of this world” changed to “kingdom of the world”
Revelation 14:1 “his name” added (see Revelation 14:11)
Revelation 15:3 “King of saints” changed to “King of ages”
Revelation 16:17 “of heaven” removed
Revelation 17:8 “and yet is” removed
Revelation 20:12 “God” changed to “the throne”
Revelation 22:6 “holy prophets” changed to “spirits of the prophets”
Revelation 22:14 “do his commandments” changed to “wash their robes”
Additional changes in the RSV/NRSV:
Matthew 5:22 “without a cause” removed (both)31“But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment:” KJV
“But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment;” RSV
“But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment;” NRSV
Matthew 7:14 “narrow” changed to “hard”32“Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” KJV
“For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” RSV
“For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” NRSV (see similar changes to Mark 10:24, John 6:47, John 9:4, Romans 11:6, etc.)
Matthew 18:11 verse removed33“For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.” KJV
RSV footnote: †Other ancient authorities add verse 11, For the Son of man came to save the lost
Mark 9:42 “in me” removed (in NRSV only, footnote only)
Mark 10:24 “for them that trust in riches” removed, w/ footnote (both)34“But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!” KJV
“But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is† to enter the kingdom of God!” RSV
“But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is† to enter the kingdom of God!” NRSV
Luke 2:33 “Joseph and his mother” changed to “his father and his mother”35“And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.” KJV
“And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him;” RSV
“And the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him.” NRSV
Luke 2:43 “Joseph and his mother” changed to “his parents”36“the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.” KJV
“the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,” RSV
“the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it.” NRSV
Luke 23:42 “Lord” removed, no footnote (both)37“And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.” KJV
“And he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’” RSV
John 4:42 “Christ” removed, no footnote (both)38“for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.” KJV
“for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.” RSV
John 5:16 “sought to slay him” removed, no footnote (both)39“And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.” KJV
John 6:47 “on me” removed, no footnote (both)40“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” KJV
John 9:4 “I must work” replaced by “we must work”41“I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day:” KJV (RSV changed to “We must work” w/ no footnote; NRSV changed to “We must work” with a footnote saying, “Other ancient authorities read I”)
John 16:16 “because I go to the Father” removed, no footnote (both)42“A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.” KJV
Acts 8:37 whole verse removed (both)43Acts 8:
“36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.”
Acts 16:31 “Christ” removed, no footnote (both)44“And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” KJV
Acts 20:21 “Christ” removed, no footnote (in NRSV only)45“Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.” KJV
“testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance to God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.” RSV
“as I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus.” NRSV
Romans 11:6 second half of verse removed (both, RSV has no footnote, but NRSV has a footnote for it)46“And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.” KJV
Romans 13:9 “thou shalt not bear false witness” removed, no footnote marking the removal (both)47“For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” KJV
1 Corinthians 16:22 “Jesus Christ” removed, no footnote for removal (both)48“If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.” KJV
2 Corinthians 2:17 “corrupt the word of God” changed (both)49“For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.” KJV
“For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word…” RSV
“For we are not peddlers of God’s word like so many…” NRSV50See defense of 2 Corinthians 2:17
Galatians 4:7 “through Christ” removed (replaced w/ “through God” in NRSV)51“Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.” KJV
“So through God you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son then an heir.” RSV
“So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God.” NRSV
Ephesians 3:14 “of our Lord Jesus Christ” removed (both, RSV no footnote, NRSV w/ footnote)52“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,” KJV
“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,” RSV
“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,†” NRSV
Philippians 2:6 meaning changed to imply the opposite (RSV)53“Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:” KJV
“who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,” RSV
“who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited,” NRSV
Colossians 1:14 “through his blood” removed (both)54“In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:” KJV
“in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” RSV/NRSV
1 Timothy 3:16 “God was manifest in the flesh” removed55“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” KJV
“Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of our religion: He was manifested in the flesh…” RSV
“Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great: He was revealed in flesh…” NRSV
1 Peter 2:2 added the words “into salvation”56“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:” KJV
“Like newborn babes, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up to salvation;” RSV
“Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation—” NRSV
1 Peter 4:14 “on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified” removed (both)57“If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.” KJV
1 John 3:5 “our” removed (both)58“And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.” KJV
1 John 4:3 “Christ” removed59“And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God:” KJV
“and every spirit which does not confess Jesus is not of God.” RSV
“and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God.” NRSV (NRSV has a footnote here but the footnote only contains a different corrupt reading)
1 John 5:7 removed (both)60“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.” KJV (in RSV only: the second part of v. 6 is moved to verse 7, and the remainder of v. 7 is moved to verse 8)
2 John 1:9 “transgresseth” changed to “goes ahead/goes beyond”61“Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God.” KJV
“Any one who goes ahead and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God;” RSV
“Everyone who does not abide in the teaching of Christ, but goes beyond it, does not have God;” NRSV
Revelation 21:24 “them which are saved” removed, no footnote (DRB/RSV/NRSV)62“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.” KJV
Mark 16:9-20 [ending] placed in brackets in NRSV63NRSV also introduces an unnumbered verse between Mark 16:8 and Mark 16:9, as what it calls “the ‘shorter’ ending.”64In the footnotes both RSV and NRSV each note five to six disagreeing “authorities,” with respect to the last twelve verses of the Gospel of Mark. None of the authorities is given or remotely implied to be God; See John 8:47.
Luke 4:4 “but by every word of God” removed, no footnote (both)
Luke 8:48 “be of good comfort” removed, no footnote (both)
John 3:13 “which is in heaven” removed (both)
Acts 20:24 “with joy” removed, no footnote (both)
Romans 10:17 “God” changed to “Christ”
Romans 14:10 “Christ” changed to “God”65“But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.” KJV
“…For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God;” RSV
“…For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.” NRSV (see Romans 14:12)66“…So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” Romans 14:12
1 Corinthians 9:18 “of Christ” removed (DRB/RSV/NRSV)
1 Peter 4:1 “for us” removed (DRB/RSV/NRSV)67“Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh…” KJV
2 Peter 1:21 “holy men of God” altered (RSV/NRSV)68“For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” KJV
“because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” RSV
“because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” NRSV
1 John 5:13 “and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God” removed (DRB/RSV/NRSV)69“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” KJV
Revelation 1:11 “I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and,” removed (DRB/RSV/NRSV)70“Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia;” KJV71RSV and NRSV also remove “which are in Asia”
Mark 1:2 corrupted and made to be factually inaccurate (in DRB/RSV/NRSV)72“As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.” KJV
“As it is written in Isaias the prophet: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee.” DRB
“As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;” RSV
Note: the quotation from Mark 1:2 is not found written anywhere in Isaiah. It is written in Malachi 3:1. The quotation from Mark 1:3 is in Isaiah, meaning that the combined quotation is written “in the prophets,” and that it is factually inaccurate and incorrect to say that the entire quotation is written in the prophet of Isaiah. Yet this is what these versions have Mark say.
2 Samuel 21:19 & 1 Chronicles 20:5 contradicting (DRB/RSV/NRSV)73Both places in accurate grammatical context say “the brother of” Goliath. The word grammatically before Goliath is אֵת , which is a word that, while untranslatable by itself, can be used to specify proximity, as for instance with prepositions such as “among.” Therefore, the only difference in the texts at these specific points are that the words “the brother of” is given in italics in the first passage of the KJV, but not in the second passage – because the word given in the same place in Chronicles is literally “brother [of]”: אֲחִי . So then mistranslating 2 Samuel 21:19 by ignoring ” אֵת ” present in that verse creates a contradiction.
2 Kings 25:3, Jeremiah 39:2 and 52:6 contradicting (DRB)74In Jeremiah 39:2, the DRB changes the day from “ninth day” to “fifth day” as the day that the city was broken up, creating a clear contradiction with the other two passages which are never changed and still say “ninth day”.
1 Samuel 13:1 contradicting numerous passages (DRB, and RSV/NRSV)75In 1 Samuel 13:1, the DRB contains the statement “Saul was a child of one year when he began to reign,” which in its English meaning implies his age was less than 24 mo. old. This contradicts numerous other passages about Saul. The KJV rendering adheres to both the grammatical construction of the sentence and the context: It states “Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,” – and it is easy to understand, that Saul, who was anointed and proclaimed (by some) as king in ch. 10, had already reigned one (1) year by the end of the events of ch. 12. Afterward, as 1 Samuel 13:1 indicates, he reigned one (1) additional year, meaning that overall he had reigned two (2) years, before the start of events of chapter 13.76In 1 Samuel 13:1, the RSV/NRSV oddly declines to interpret the grammar of the sentence and leaves a curious ellipse, where instead the word “one” would normally be implied. It says, “Saul was . . . years old” with a footnote saying, “The number is lacking in the Heb text.” The translations suggest that a word is missing. This indicates their a priori belief that a “missing word” has been “corrupted” from the Hebrew text. In reality, it is true that a “blank space” may be used to indicate the number “one” by default, which is where we get the number “one.” So this is not at all a difficult passage to understand.
Isaiah 14:12 substitutes Jesus’ name (see Revelation 22:16, 2 Peter 1:19)
—changes in these translations that lessen deity of Christ:
Isaiah 63:16 (RSV/NRSV)77“Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.” KJV
“…thou, O Lord, art our Father, our Redeemer from of old is thy name.” RSV
“…you, O Lord, are our father; our Redeemer from of old is your name.” NRSV
Micah 5:2 (RSV/NRSV)78“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” KJV
“…one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days.” RSV
“…one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days.” NRSV
Note: the word “origin” implies coming into existence. See the definition of the English word “origin.” Does God the Son have an “origin”?
Philippians 2:6 (RSV)79“Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:” KJV
“who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,” RSV
The RSV version states that he did not count himself worthy of obtaining equality with God(!!) In fact the term here signifies not exploiting or brandishing the equality with God which was already possessed, as opposed to not obtaining it. This is explained more in the article in defense of Philippians 2:6