New English Bible - Controversial Passages of The New English Bible

Controversial Passages of The New English Bible

• In Genesis 1:1-2, the New English Bible renders the passage using “a mighty wind” rather than the familiar, and traditional, choice of “the Spirit of God”.
• In Psalm 22:16, the New English Bible renders the familiar passage traditionally translated "... have pierced my hands and feet..." as "... hacked off my hands and my feet..."
• In Joshua 15:18 and Judges 1:14, the New English Bible reads "broke wind" rather than the usual "dismounted" or the Douay-Rheims' "sighed"
• In Isaiah 9:6, the New English Bible translators chose a rendering that is both interpretative and non-traditional.
• In Nahum 1:12-14, the New English Bible transposes two verses and renders the promise of God interpretively.
• In Matthew 5:3, the New English Bible interprets the first Beatitude, traditionally (and literally) rendered "Blessed are the poor in spirit", as "how blessed are those who know their need of God."
• In Acts 20:7, the New English Bible renders the phrase literally meaning “first day of the week” as “Saturday night”.
• In 2 Tim 3:16, the New English Bible renders the verse traditionally translated as "All scripture is given by the inspiration of God" as "all inspired scripture is given...".