Hebrews 1:1-3 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high: (King James Version)

First I would like to admit that I write in the King James Version because it is free of copywrite restrictions and I can use as much of it as I choose without fear of violating copywrite laws. That being said, I also read the KJV for a personal reason. It is an archaic language which was archaic to the public at the time of its release in 1611. This archaic language causes me to seek. I am a seeker, that suits me. It does not suit all people. Some prefer a plain reading.

Were the original documents in English? Of course not, so all translations are the difficult and painstaking work of learned scholars to render a usable version of the bible for common use. Which version in which language is irrelevant to me as this pertains to us, Christian believers. We want to grow closer to God and grow up in Christ, to whatever fullness we are capable of attaining in the time we have left.

Looking at the opening verses of Hebrews it is clear that God does communicate directly with man. God spoke to us thru the prophets. Prophets were men. Now in these times God has chosen to speak to us thru His Son, Jesus Christ. Here once again God is speaking to us. How isn’t clear in these verses but since God is choosing to speak to all of us, language, dialect, and translation cannot and will not hinder our God in His will and purpose.

Tomorrow I will address God speak.

Revelation 22:18-19 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

That is a very scary warning. I read and wrote it in English from the King James Version. Biblegateway.com offers 55 English versions of the bible. Is English your native language? If not then there are 19 versions in Spanish, 4 in French, 5 in Italian. 5 in German and in total so far 62 different languages available. I know that is not every language on earth. I am not even sure every language has a written dialect, or that all people can read.

Revelation 14:6-7 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

Fear not, God will provide His Word.

What of the warning I began with, are not all these versions changes, and variations adding and subtracting words? While I cannot answer that with a degree of certainty which will soothe every doubt, I would ask you to come back tomorrow for translations. There is an answer I can live with.