dilloduck
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Again I ask-----which LITERAL wording is the one 63% of americans believe?gop_jeff said:Here's an example. John 3:16, in various translations:
NIV: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
NASB: For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
NLT: For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
KJV: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
ESV: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
CEV: God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die.
Six translations, each with minor variances in wording, yet each saying the exact same thing.