Horrible Translations.

Here you will find links to words and phrases that, in my opinion, have been horribly translated in most English translations.

I hope that these posts will inspire you to do your own research, study the original languages for yourself and get into the meat of what God is saying to you through these passages.

Horrible Translation – Do you love me?

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This is the first blog in the ‘Horrible Translation’ series in which we will explore confusing and confounding translations as well as downright horrible ones. Do you love me? In John 21:15-17 we find a rather confusing exchange between Jesus and Peter. Here is the encounter from the ESV translation which is typical of most,...

Horrible Translations: The Fear of the Lord.

There are seven Hebrew words that are translated as ‘fear’ in most English Bibles. Mora (H4172) Yare (H3372 & H3373) Yirah (H3374) Pachad H6343) Eymah (H367) Deagah (H1674) While distinctions between the words are not always cut and dried, a prayerful evaluation of the context can deliver some inspiring insights. Let us look at two...

Horrible Translations – The Heart is Deceitful!

Note: I am doing this series of ‘Horrible Translations’ in the hope that they will inspire you to be a diligent student of the Bible; to do your own research and discover the joy of gaining new insights as the Holy Spirit guides you into all truth. Here is one of the most confusing, destructive...