(KJB) Titus 3:10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
Here is a hypothetical story applicable to this verse:
A certain church was visited by some "Heaven's Gate Jim Jones Grape Kool-Aid" cultists. The Pastor, trying to be a good shepherd to his flock, warned them about the visitors. He told them that these people were cultists and heretics and that his people should reject them after admonishing them to receive Christ and get right with God.
Of course this caused no small stir among the Kool-Aid cultists, and some of the Pastor's congregation, who accused the Pastor of not showing Christian love or tolerance, and being divisive.
The Pastor stood his ground. Most of his congregation appreciated his steadfastness and protection, and they killed a fatted calf and celebrated as most Baptists are wont to do. Amen.
Now let's look at how the modern versions rend this verse:
(NIV) Warn a divisive person once, and then warn him a second time. After that, have nothing to do with him.
(ASV) A factious man after a first and second admonition refuse;
(NASB) Reject a factious man after a first and second warning,
(NLT) If anyone is causing divisions among you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing more to do with that person.
(RSV) As for a man who is factious , after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him,
(ESV) As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him,
(CEV) Warn troublemakers once or twice. Then don't have anything else to do with them.
(HCSV) Reject a divisive person after a first and second warning,
(TNIV) Warn divisive people once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them.
(NKJ) Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition,
The other versions would have you to REJECT the Pastor, and have NOTHING to do with him, in the parable for being DIVISIVE instead of avoiding the HERETICS! Some of the versions try to make the archaic KJB English "easier to understand" by using "factious", but that's a more difficult and archaic synonym for "divisive".
A secondary error is that the modern versions say to AVOID the offender, whereas the KJB says to REJECT him. There is a difference. We reject Roman Catholic heresy, we don't avoid Roman Catholics. We preach the gospel to them.
It gets worse!
Mat 25:31-32 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
Luke 12:51 Suppose ye that I [Jesus!] am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
John 7:43 So there was a division among the people because of him [Jesus!].
John 9:16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
John 10:19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings [of Jesus!].
This Jesus is constantly DIVIDING and causing DIVISION. All the modern versions listed above tell you to AVOID such a DIVISIVE man. Are you going to obey the modern versions?
Certainly Jesus was indeed a divisive man, but He was not a heretic. The KJB tells us to reject heretics. The modern perversions (including the NKJ) tell us to AVOID AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH A DIVISIVE MAN LIKE JESUS!
Are you going to obey the KJB, or the perversions?
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