BEFOREPsalm 42 (DRV) AFTERPsalm 43 (NABRE) Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy: deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man. For thou art God my strength: why hast thou cast me off? and why do I go sorrowful whilst the enemy afflicteth me? Send forth thy
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BEFOREIn scripture, Romans 1:26-32 AFTERSkipped For this cause God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature. And, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts one towards another, men with men
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BEFORE 1970Latin Vulgate/Douay Rheims Versions: Psalm 42 AFTER 1970Modern English Translations: Psalm 43 Why is this change important? The Catholic Church has used the Septuagint/Vulgate numbering (inherited from St. Jerome’s 4th-century Latin Vulgate) for over 1600 years. The shift to Masoretic numbering happened shortly after Vatican II, driven primarily by those trying to accommodate others
BEFOREDouay Rheims Version AFTERNew American Bible Revised Edition 13 Who are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only
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BEFOREScripture Mark 8:36-37 Douay-Rheims Version AFTERScripture Mark 8:36-37 New American Version Revised Edition For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? What profit is there for one to gain the whole world
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BEFOREDouay Rheims Version AFTERRevised Standard Version Catholic Edition “And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to
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BEFOREGenesis 3:15 DRV AFTERGenesis 3:15 RSV-CE 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. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your
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Luke 2:14 DRV Luke2:14 KJV Glory to God in the highest; and on earth peace to men of good will. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Why is this change important? The text in the DRV is consistent with the reality of lived experience. It is obvious
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Luke 1:38 DRV Luke 1:38 NIV And Mary said: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word.” “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Why is this change important? Servants are male and handmaids are female. The DRV faithfully translates the
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