Galatians 2:20 (King James Version)
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
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Thank you. This is a great verse. God is good.
Thank you for sharing.
Amen.
Here's a question for you Christians. I noticed you used the archaic word "liveth" above. Why does Christianity require the use of Middle English or Early Modern English ?
For example singular accusative "Thou" , singular accusative/dative "Thee", singular genitive "Thine" (meaning what we would today say as "you")
It depends the version of the Bible that you’re reading or quoting from. The post is quoting from the King James Bible, which has a ton of history and is still used by many Catholics and diehard traditionalist interpreters. Many people use the New International Version, but others still argue that little messages are lost in translation. Personally, I think ones like the New Living Testament get a more functional, but accurate, translation. They’re all translations from mostly Greek, Latin, and such, because before having one Bible (the king James) they had multiple books and scrolls that priests and the few people who could actually read would take care of. This was all before King James came along and said, “that’s nonsense, write it all down in one language we all speak now, throw it in a single book and we’ll call it the Bible and more people will actually read it instead of just trusting these fellas in weird outfits.”
King James Version. They all talked like that when it was written.
I get your perspective. The King James translation some believe is closest the original hebrew text. However we no longer speak this way. So here's the Living Bible translation.
Galatians 2:20
Living Bible
20 I have been crucified with Christ: and I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the real life I now have within this body is a result of my trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
THANKS for the question, Blessings.