Showing posts with label Unitarian. Show all posts

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Mark 11 in the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

Introducing the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

References Used in the Unitarian Standard Version

Textual changes in favor of the newer Greek texts are underlined.

Mark 11

1 And when they draw nigh unto Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples, 2 and saith unto them, Go your way into the village that is over against you: and straightway as ye enter into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat; loose him, and bring him. 3 And if any one say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him back hither. 4 And they went away, and found a colt tied at a door without in the open street; and they loose him. 5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? 6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had said: and they let them go. 7 And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him.
8 And many spread their garments upon the way; and others branches, which they had cut from the fields. 9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried,

Hosanna; Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of Jehovah(a):
10 Blessed [is] the kingdom that cometh, [the kingdom] of our father David:
Hosanna in the highest.

11 And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when he had looked round about upon all things, it being now evening, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

12 And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he hungered. 13 And seeing a fig tree from afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs. 14 And he answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And his disciples heard it.

15 And they come to Jerusalem: and he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and them that bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves; 16 and he would not suffer that any man should carry a vessel through the temple. 17 And he taught, and said unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? but ye have made it a den of thieves. 18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, for all the multitude was astonished at his teaching. 19 And every evening they went forth out of the city.

20 And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree(b) withered away from the roots. 21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree(b) which thou cursedst is withered away. 22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 23 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. 24 Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye have received it, and ye shall have them. 25 And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have a grievance against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders; 28 and they began to say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? or who gave thee this authority to do these things? 29 And Jesus said unto them, I will ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me. 31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; He will say, Why then did ye not believe him? 32 But should we say, From men--they feared the crowd: for all verily held John to be a prophet. 33 And they answered Jesus and say, We know not. And Jesus saith unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things(c).

Footnotes

Mark 11:26 is omitted as it is considered a later addition.
(a) From Psalms 118:26, "Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah: We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah."
(b) The fig tree represents the Jews (Hosea 9:10 & Jeremiah 24) who have not accepted Jesus as the Messiah.
(c) Matthew 28:18, "All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth."

Quote: We complain of the doctrine of the Trinity, that, not satisfied with making God three beings, it makes Jesus Christ two beings, and thus introduces infinite confusion into our conceptions of his character. This corruption of Christianity, alike repugnant to common sense and to the general strain of Scripture, is a remarkable proof of the power of a false philosophy in disfiguring the simple truth of Jesus.
https://newworldtranslation.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-hypostatic-union-enormous-tax-on.html

Saturday, August 22, 2026

Mark 10 in the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

Introducing the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

References Used in the Unitarian Standard Version

Textual changes in favor of the newer Greek texts are underlined.

Mark 10

1 And he arose from thence and cometh into the borders of Judaea and beyond the Jordan: and multitudes come together unto him again; and, as he was accustomed, he taught them again. 2 And there came unto him Pharisees, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? trying him(a). 3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? 4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5 But Jesus said unto them, For your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. 6 But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them. 7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; 8 and the two shall become one flesh: so that they are no more two, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 10 And in the house the disciples asked him again of this matter. 11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her: 12 and if she herself shall put away her husband, and marry another, she committeth adultery.

13 And they were bringing unto him little children, that he should touch them: and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God. 15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein. 16 And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.

17 And as he was going forth into the way, there ran one to him, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good but one, [that is] God(b). 19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother. 20 And he said unto him, Teacher, all these things have I observed from my youth. 21 And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 22 But his countenance fell at the saying, and he went away sorrowful: for he was one that had many possessions(c).

23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it to enter into the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the needle`s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God(c). 26 And they were astonished exceedingly, saying to each other, Then who can be saved? 27 Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for all things are possible with God. 28 Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29 Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel`s sake, 30 but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. 31 But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last first.

32 And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were amazed; but they that followed were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were to happen unto him, 33 [saying], Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man(d) shall be delivered unto the chief priests and to the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles: 34 and they shall mock him, and shall spit upon him, and shall scourge him, and shall kill him; and after three days he shall rise again.

35 And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, Teacher, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee. 36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? 37 And they said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one at the left hand, in thy glory. 38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? 39 And they said unto him, We are able. And Jesus said unto them, The cup that I drink ye shall drink; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: 40 but to sit on my right hand or left hand is not mine to give(e); but [it is for them] for whom it hath been prepared. 41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation concerning James and John. 42 And Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43 But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister; 44 and whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all. 45 For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

46 And they come to Jericho: and as he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way side. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. 48 And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. 49 And Jesus stood still, and said, Call ye him. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good cheer: rise, he calleth thee. 50 And he, casting away his garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus answered him, and said, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And the blind man said unto him, Rabboni(f), that I may receive my sight. 52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And straightway he received his sight, and followed him in the way.

Footnotes

(a) Weymouth: "Presently a party of Pharisees come to Him with the question--seeking to entrap Him, 'May a man divorce his wife?'"
(b) Two things are evident in this reply; first, that he represented himself as a distinct being from God, and, secondly, that he did not possess the same degree of goodness. As Vine's says in his Expository Dictionary of the Bible: "God is essentially, absolutely and consummately "good," Matt. 19:17; Mark 10:18; Luke 18:19."
This sets God apart from others that are also called GOOD (Matt. 25:21, Luke 23:50, Acts 11:24 and 1 Pet. 2:18.
That Mark 10:18 should be seen as a rebuke is cemented two verses later, where the same man THEN refers to him simply as "Teacher" without the qualifying "Good.": "Teacher, all these things have I observed from my youth." Did Jesus correct him here? No. The man understood then only God is essentially, absolutely and consummately "good," and that God was NOT Jesus.
(c) "Then, in the next chapter, a different rich man, Zacchaeus, declared, 'half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor,' and he promised quadruple restitution to anyone he had cheated. Jesus was delighted with the second man (who offered only half of what Jesus had asked of the first man). The difference seems to lie within the men themselves and not in how much they gave to the poor." -Jesus on Wealth Redistribution: What He Said and Didn’t Say, by Randy England https://fee.org/articles/jesus-on-wealth-redistribution-what-he-said-and-didnt-say/
(d) JW: "Son of Man bore, in the Hebrew idiom, a certain sense of humility and tenderness; and it was necessary, according to the counsels of Heaven, and for the accomplishment of the great work of human redemption, that the Messiah should occupy a lowly condition, and sustain a meek, submissive and admirable character"-APSLAND: Sermon on the Title, Son of Man, pp. 15, 16.
(e) Jesus' statement here indicates that the ultimate authority over who receives positions of honor in God's kingdom rests solely with the Father, reinforcing the concept of God's oneness.
(f) "Rabboni" is a more elevated form of the word "Rabbi," which means "teacher" in Aramaic. The added "bon" prefix intensifies the meaning to "my great teacher" or "my master".

Quote: The claim that there are "three persons in the Godhead" is the invention of men whose aim was only to make religion complex, intricate, and mysterious. Jesus never said anything about three persons in the Godhead. If it were true, He was one of the persons and must have known it. He was silent as to the composition of the "Godhead." Every text that might be said to support such a teaching is ambiguous, while there are numerous texts to prove that He believed in one Heavenly Father, one only God!~John S. Hawley

https://newworldtranslation.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-unreasonable-unscriptural.html

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Mark 9 in the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

Introducing the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

References Used in the Unitarian Standard Version

Textual changes in favor of the newer Greek texts are underlined.

Mark 9

1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There are some here of them that stand [by], who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come with power(a). 2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them; 3 and his garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten them. 4 And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. 5 And Peter answereth and saith to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 6 For he knew not what to answer; for they became sore afraid. 7 And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him. 8 And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

9 And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, save when the Son of man should have risen again from the dead. 10 And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean. 11 And they asked him, saying, [How is it] that the scribes say that Elijah must first come? 12 And he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be despised? 13 But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have also done unto him whatsoever they would, even as it is written of him.

14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them. 15 And straightway all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. 16 And he asked them, What question ye with them? 17 And one of the multitude answered him, Teacher, I brought unto thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit(b); 18 and wheresoever it taketh him, it dasheth him down: and he foameth [at the mouth], and grindeth his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast it out; and they were not able. 19 And he answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto me. 20 And they brought him to him. Upon seeing him the spirit convulsed him, and falling to the ground he started wallowing, foaming [at the mouth.] 21 And he asked his father, How long time is it since this hath come unto him? And he said, From a child. 22 And oft-times it hath cast him both into [the] fire and into [the] waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do anything, have compassion on us, and help us. 23 And Jesus said unto him, If thou canst! All things are possible to him that believeth. 24 Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. 25 And when Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. 26 And having cried out, and convulsed much, he came out: and [the boy] became as one dead; insomuch that the many said, He is dead. 27 But Jesus took his hand, and raised him up; and he arose. 28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, [How is it] that we could not cast it out? 29 And he said unto them, This kind(c) can come out by nothing, save by prayer.

30 And they went forth from thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. 31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he shall rise again. 32 But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

33 And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he asked them, What were ye reasoning on the way? 34 But they held their peace: for they had disputed one with another on the way, who [was] the greatest. 35 And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all. 36 And he took a little child, and set it in the midst of them: and taking it in his arms, he said unto them, 37 Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

38 John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followed not us. 39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me. 40 For he that is not against us is for us. 41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink, because ye are Christ`s, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

42 And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. 43 And if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire. 45 And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into Gehenna. 47 And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into Gehenna; 48 where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched(d). 49 For every one shall be salted with fire. 50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.

Footnotes

Verses 44 and 46 are omitted as they are considered later additions.
(a) Scholar Bart Ehrman interprets this as Jesus's expectation of a swift and imminent arrival of God's kingdom, a view common among first-century Jewish apocalypticists.
(b) "A dumb spirit - A spirit that takes his speech from him."~John Wesley
(c) The phrase "this kind" implies that there are different types or levels of demonic influence, some of which are more difficult to overcome.
(d) A metaphor for total destruction. If this was indeed a description of a fiery hell, then it could not be too hot if the worms "dieth not."

Quote: The doctrine of the Trinity has indeed been so sublimated and refined, and so reduced in the rigidity of its old technical terms, that it may now be said to offer itself in some quite inoffensive and unobjectionable shapes to that large number of persons who feel bound to accept it in some shape, and yet are aware that in full mental honesty they can accept it only in the least dogmatic and most accommodated shape.~Rev. George E. Ellis

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Mark 8 in the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

Introducing the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

References Used in the Unitarian Standard Version

Textual changes in favor of the newer Greek texts are underlined.

Mark 8

1 In those days, when there was again a great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, 2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: 3 and if I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way; and some of them are come from far. 4 And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place? 5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. 6 And he commandeth the multitude to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. 7 And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed them, he commanded to set these also before them. 8 And they ate, and were filled: and they took up, of broken pieces that remained over, seven baskets. 9 And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away. 10 And straightway he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, trying him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.(a) 13 And he left them, and again going aboard he departed to the other side.

14 And they forgot to take bread; and they had not in the boat with them more than one loaf. 15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. 16 And they reasoned one with another because they had no bread.

17 And He perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive, neither understand? have ye your heart hardened? 18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not?(b) and do ye not remember? 19 When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. 20 When the seven among the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces took ye up? And they say unto him, Seven. 21 And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand?

22 And they come unto Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him. 23 And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, Can you see? 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men; for I behold [them] as trees, walking. 25 Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes; and he looked stedfastly, and was restored, and saw all things clearly. 26 And he sent him away to his home, saying, Do not even enter into the village.

27 And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi: and on the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I am? 28 And they told him, saying, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets. 29 And he asked them, But who say ye that I am? Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. 30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.

31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man(c) must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And he spake the saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. 33 But he turning about, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and saith, Get thee behind me, Satan; for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men. 34 And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would follow after me, let him deny himself, and take up his stake, and follow me. 35 For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel`s shall save it. 36 For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and to forfeit his soul?(d) 37 For what should a man give in exchange for his soul?(d) 38 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man(c) also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Footnotes

(a) Jesus refuses to perform a miracle for the Pharisees, who ask for one, but performs miracles for the Gentiles, who do not.
(b) Ezekiel 12: 1, 2: "The word of Jehovah also came unto me, saying, Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of the rebellious house, that have eyes to see, and see not, that have ears to hear, and hear not; for they are a rebellious house."
(c) In the Old Testament, the term "Son of Man" (ben-adam) is used for a human person (Ezekiel 2:1) or mankind (Psalms 8:4). This title is used by Jesus of himself most often.
(d) ASV and many other Bibles use the term "life" here. The Greek allows for both translations.

Quote: The doctrine of the Trinity, observes a celebrated writer, confounds reason and prompts it to revolt. If there be any visible difficulties, they are those which are contained in that mystery, that three persons really distinct have one and the same essence, and that this essence being the same thing in each person, all the relations that distinguish them may be communicated without the communication of the relations which distinguish the persons. If human reason consults herself, she will rise up against these inconceivable statements; if she pretends to make use of her own light to penetrate them, it will furnish her with arms to overthrow them. Wherefore in order to believe them she ought to bind herself to stifle all her powers of investigation, and to depress and sink herself under the weight of spiritual authority. ~J. S. Hyndman

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Mark 7 in the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

Introducing the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

References Used in the Unitarian Standard Version

Textual changes in favor of the newer Greek texts are underlined.

Mark 7

1 And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, 2 and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands. 3 (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands with the fist, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders; 4 and from the market-place, except they bathe themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels [and beds].)
5 And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands? 6 And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written,

This people honoreth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me. 7 But in vain do they worship(a) me, Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts of men.

8 Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men. 9 And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may establish your tradition. 10 For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death(b): 11 but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given [to God]; 12 ye no longer suffer him to do anything for his father or mother; 13 making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have handed down: and many such like things ye do. 14 And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand: 15 there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of a man are what defile a man(c). 17 And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him this parable. 18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, [it] cannot defile him; 19 because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the privy? [This he said], making all food clean. 20 And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, 22 covetings, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, an evil eye(d), slander, pride, foolishness: 23 all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.

24 And from thence he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre. And he entered into a house, and would have no man know it; and he could not be hid. 25 But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet. 26 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter. 27 And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not right to take the children`s bread and cast it to the dogs. 28 But she answered and saith unto him, Yea, Lord; even the dogs under the table eat of the children`s crumbs. 29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the demon is gone out of thy daughter. 30 And she went away unto her house, and found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.

31 And again he went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis. 32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him. 33 And he took him aside from the multitude privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue; 34 and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35 And [immediately] his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it. 37 And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

Footnotes

Omitted verse: Mark 7:16 [If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.] Mark 7:16 is omitted from the main text in many modern Bible translations because it is missing from the oldest and most historically reliable Greek manuscripts.
(a) Worship, Greek: "sebomai." "For will Trinitarians show me where, in the New Testament, either of the two remaining terms, sebomai, and latreuo, both of which express divine worship in the religious sense, -is applied to Jesus Christ? if they cannot, and I know they cannot, it is an argument of the greatest weight to prove, that Christ was never regarded, by the writers of the New Testament, as the object of religious worship. These two terms are frequently applied to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, but never to Christ himself. He is entitled to honour, praise, and gratitude, but not to divine worship." ~Article in the Bible Christian 1838, p.295
(b) Exodus 21:17 "And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death." "Die the death" = "surely die" (Bullinger)
(c) "Nothing that enters the man from without can pollute him; but, on the contrary, that which comes out of the man, that is what pollutes him." Fenton
(d) "The eye of the envious is wicked: and he turneth away his face, and despiseth his own soul. The eye of the covetous man is insatiable in his portion of iniquity: he will not be satisfied till he consume his own soul, drying it up. An evil eye is towards evil things: and he shall not have his fill of bread, but shall be needy and pensive at his own table." Sirach 14:8-10 Douay

usvbible@gmail.com

The Absurdity of the Trinity
Trinitarian doctrine is not designed to actually be sensible but to sound plausible. The above diagram illustrates what the doctrine really expresses. Like a man who tries to detect a how magician's illusion works, but is unable do so, most people are kept in just enough confusion that they are unable to detect how they are being tricked.
http://www.angelfire.com/space/thegospeltruth/TTD/topics/trinityshield.html

Buy on Amazon for only 99 cents by clicking here - see a local listing for this here

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Mark 5 in the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

Introducing the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

References Used in the Unitarian Standard Version

Textual changes in favor of the newer Greek texts are underlined.

Mark 5

1 And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. 2 And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain; 4 because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him. 5 And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones. 6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down(a) before him; 7 and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God?(b) I adjure thee by God, torment me not. 8 For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man. 9 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion(c); for we are many. 10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

11 Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding. 12 And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine(d), that we may enter into them. 13 And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, [in number] about two thousand; and they were drowned in the sea. 14 And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass. 15 And they come to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind, [even] him that had the legion: and they were afraid. 16 And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine. 17 And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders. 18 And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him. 19 And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and [how] he had mercy on thee. 20 And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marvelled.

21 And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by the sea. 22 And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet, 23 and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: [I pray thee], that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole(e), and live. 24 And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they crowded him.

25 And a woman, who had an issue of blood(f) twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27 having heard about Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment. 28 For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole(e). 29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague. 30 And straightway Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power [proceeding] from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments? 31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

35 While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue`s [house] saying, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Teacher any further? 36 But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe. 37 And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. 38 And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and [many] weeping and wailing greatly. 39 And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth. 40 And they laughed him to scorn(g). But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was. 41 And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cum; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise. 42 And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement. 43 And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he commanded that [something] should be given her to eat.

Footnotes

(a) ASV & KJV: worship. As stated in the ftn. at Matt. 2:2: The Greek word denotes an act of reverence whether paid to a creature (see 4:9; 18:26), or to the Creator (see 4:10). See also Bullinger ftn. at this Scripture. BDAG: "to express in attitude or gesture one’s complete dependence on or submission to a high authority figure, (fall down and) worship, do obeisance to, prostrate oneself before, do reverence to, welcome respectfully". See also NRSV, NRSVue, JB, NJB, NAB, DBH, Capel, KGV, Douay, 2001, Moffatt, Williams, YLT etc. "Did him homage; compelled thereto by the power of God. How humiliating to Satan, thus to be obliged to acknowledge the superiority of Christ!" ~Adam Clarke.
(b) "What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God?" The demons recognized Jesus as the Son of God, not God Himself and certainly not "God the Son", which is an expression never used in the Bible.
(c) The phrase "My name is Legion, for we are many" is referenced in several movies, including "Ghost Rider", "Escape Plan 2: Hades," Stephen King's Storm of the Century, "Exorcist 3" as well as in the anthology film "For We Are Many".
(d) "Pigs were considered unclean animals in Jewish tradition, making them an appropriate vessel for the unclean spirits."
(e) Today, "made whole" is used in various contexts to express the idea of complete restoration, healing, or compensation. In legal contexts, "made whole" refers to the concept of being fully compensated for damages, ensuring that the injured party is returned to their pre-injury state.
(f) NEB, TCNT: hemorrhage
(g) Darby: "They derided him"; Capel: "they all ridiculed him."

Today's Quote: The Christians, scarcely content with the crowd of enigmas with which the books of the Jews are filled, have besides fancied they must add to them a great many incomprehensible mysteries, for, which they have the most profound veneration. Their impenetrable obscurity appears to be a sufficient motive among them for adding these. Their priests, encouraged by their credulity, which nothing can outdo, seem to be studious to multiply the articles of their faith, and the number of inconceivable objects which they have said must be received with submission, and adored even if not understood.
Baron D'Holbach

usvbible@gmail.com

Buy: And the Word was a god: A New Book on the Most Disputed Text in the New Testament - John 1:1 and The Dark History of the Trinity, is now available on Amazon by clicking here...and both are only 99 cents

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Mark 11 in the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

Mark 11

Footnotes

Saturday, August 22, 2026

Mark 10 in the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

Mark 10

Footnotes

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Mark 9 in the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

Mark 9

Footnotes

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Mark 8 in the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

Mark 8

Footnotes

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Mark 7 in the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

Mark 7

Footnotes

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Mark 5 in the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

Mark 5

Footnotes

Mark 11 in the Unitarian Standard Version Bible

Report Abuse

Labels