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	Welcome to the Catacombs (Think of it as our BLOG)

You are here: Home > Catacombs Visit our Comments Page to read what ISV readers have written to us about the ISV in some emails we've received. Visit our ISV Scholarly Reviews to read and hear what some Bible Scholars say about the ISV. Visit our Translation Issues page to read about specific issues not asked by readers but which point out the distinctive nature of the ISV as an English-language Bible translation. Visit our Comparisons Page to see other issues relating to comparing the ISV to other modern translations. The Catacombs answers questions and provides comments from emails sent in from readers of the Holy Bible: International Standard VersionŽ. All emails submitted become the property of the ISV Foundation and may be posted at this site. Answers to the questions in black type font indented like this are our response via return email to the writers. Genesis 1 On translating "day" Genesis 1:1 Did God Get Fat? Exodus 33:19 On translating "name of the Lord" Joshua 10:13 On "Lost" Bible Books Lamentations 4:10 Are Jewish Babies on the Dinner Menu? Jonah 4:4 Does being angry make you right? Zechariah 12:10 Can God be pierced? Matthew 3:12 On translating "winnowing fork" Matthew 5:17 Does the ISV "Destroy the Law"? Matthew 5:32 On translating "put away" as "divorced" Matthew 6:13 Did Jesus say the whole verse? Matthew 8:8, 21 "Sir" or "Lord"? Matthew 28:19 On translating "make disciples" Mark 7:2-5 On "eating" vs. "eating bread" Mark 12:36 On "Lord" vs. "LORD" Luke 4:4 On alternative readings that omit "every word of God" John 1:12 On translating "authority" or "power" John 3:16 On translating the Greek word "monogenes" John 20:28 Is "My Lord and my God" an Exclamation or an Address? Acts 1:11 -- Is Jesus Coming or Going? Acts 2:38 Holy "Ghost" or Holy "Spirit"? Acts 2:38 Is baptism "since" or "for"? Acts 8:37 Why is this verse omitted in the ISV? Acts 13:2-3 On "they" and "their" Acts 16:17 A Way or The Way? Romans 1:31 On translating astorge as "heartless" Romans 8:16 Why Render PNEUMA as a Person? Romans 12:8 On translating "mercy" vs. "kindness" Romans 13:14 On "fulfilling the lusts thereof" 1 Corinthians 5:7 Is Christ the Passover or the Passover Lamb? 1 Corinthians 6:12 Is "Everything Permissible"? 1 Corinthians 11:14-15 Nature Doesn't Teach 1 Corinthians 12:8 On translating "message of" or "word of" Ephesians 1:14 "until" or "for" the redemption? Ephesians 4:12 On translating "perfecting the saints" Ephesians 4:30 On translating "sad" or "grieved" Ephesians 6:2 The first command with a promise? Philippians 1:6 On translating "in" or "among" 1 Timothy 4:10"Especially" or "That is"? 2 Timothy 1:12 On entrusting Hebrews 2:7-9 Was the Incarnation of Jesus only "for a little while"? Hebrews 6:6 Can the Fallen be Restored? James 4:6 On translating "arrogance" or "pride" 1 John 5:6-8 On Trinitarian Doctrine Revelation 1:10 On translating "Day of the Lord" Revelation 2:4 On translating "first love" Nine Questions from an ISV Reader On Adam's First Wife On Angels and Singing On Anthropos and Man's Fallen Nature On translating "faith" or "faithfulness" On the Genealogy of Jesus On Hell and Eternal Punishment On Identifying ISV Wording not in the Original Languages On translating "elders" On translating "Jesus the Messiah" On translating "Lord of Hosts" On translating "saints" On translating "sexual immorality" instead of "fornication" On translating "This day I have begotten you" On comparing the ISV to the NET Bible Is the ISV NT based on the Westcott and Hort Greek text? Is the ISV NT based on the Textus Receptus Greek text? How can I format the ISV to an 8.5"x11" page size? How do I remove footnotes from the ISV? How do I remove red lettering from the ISV? Is the ISV too expensive? On the ISV use of contractions On ISV Footnotes Were the "Colorado Guidelines" used with the ISV? The ISV: Non-interpretive to a fault! A good balance between literal translation and modern idiom Thanks to God for the ISV... On Calvinist or Arminian translation bias On the quality of the ISV translation On Chuck Missler's Endorsement of the ISV Why does the ISV contain poetry? How does the ISV translate Old Testament Poetry? We can't stand poetry. On Translation Snobbery...