Eph 3:9 (KJB) And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the BEGINNING of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things BY
JESUS CHRIST:
(NIV) ...
which for AGES
PAST
was kept hidden in God, who
created all things [by NOBODY].
(NASB) ...
which for AGES has been hidden in God who
created all things [by NOBODY];
(ASV) ...
which for AGES hath been hid in God who created all things [by NOBODY];
(RSV) ... hidden for AGES in God who created all things [by NOBODY];
(ESV) ... hidden for AGES in God who created all things, [by NOBODY]
(CEV) God, who created everything [by NOBODY],
Ages past? What does that tell you? Not much. Not as much as “from the beginning” - that is specific, settled. And Somebody is missing from the verse. Who might that be? Only Jesus Christ - apparently nobody important if you want to have a Bible version with the “same message”.
(NLT) ...
God, the Creator of all things [by NOBODY];
Hey! A version that got it half right! Except the Living Bible left out Jesus too. What good are all these versions that leave out Jesus? BTW, Jesus Christ is in the Greek Textus Receptus here. My Nestles Alexandrian Greek text omits Jesus Christ, but has a footnote, and the critical apparatus lists several Alexandrian texts that contain Jesus Christ. Why would a modern version want to take Jesus Christ out of the Bible? Who would be the inspiration for that?
Maybe the New KJV get is right. That’s translated from the same manuscripts, they say:
(NKJV) ... the beginning of the AGES … THROUGH
Jesus Christ;
Closer, but still not there. “Beginning of the ages” sounds like a compromise of a politically correct liberal politician. Even the Nkjv doesn't have Jesus Christ actually doing the creating. The Real King James has the creation done BY Him, but the New King James has the creation done "through" Him, which can mean almost anything. If a president sends message through his secretary - who really wrote the message? That sounds like a politically correct Catholic liberal politician.
Is removing Jesus Christ only a "minor" change that "doesn't affect any doctrine" and has the "same message", like the modern version advocates claim?
Which versions would an evolutionist prefer?