1 John 2:27
King James Version
27 But the anointing
which ye have received of him
abideth in you,
and ye need not that any man teach you:
but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things,
and is truth, and is no lie,
and even as it hath taught you,
ye shall abide in him.
When GOD made me born again over five years ago, I committed myself to learn the words of JESUS, EXACTLY as He DELIVERED it.
I was not about to study a Bible, with text missing.
On 19 August 2021, I even wrote this:
"Which BIBLE translation to read?
Before becoming born again, I didn't know.
SOON as GOD made me born again, it was easy.
He led me to KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) right away.
Fortunately, I dove right in.
For I was to know -- nearly 24 months after -- that it happened to be a difficult to understand version.
Many people get put off by the seeming archaic language.
Truth be told?
I had no problem with it.
I relish the grace, beauty, and precision of KJV."
-- WHICH Bible TRANSLATION to READ?
Today, I knew I was right in sticking to KJV.
As if to support my findings, the HOLY SPIRIT led me to a video today.
Which showed missing verses from other Bible versions.
In Matthew's gospel --
KJV stated:
Matthew 17:21
King James Version
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out
but by prayer and fasting.
With NIV, the verse was nowhere to be found.
It did have a "footnote".
Footnotes
Matthew 17:21 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 9:29.
In Mark's gospel --
KJV states:
Mark 9:29
King James Version
29 And he said unto them,
This kind can come forth by nothing,
but by prayer and fasting.
NIV states:
Mark 9:29
New International Version
29 He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.
In the Matthew example, NIV didn't include the 21st verse.
In the Mark example, NIV took out the word, "fasting".
If you know anything about spiritual warfare, you'd know "fasting" was important.
Apart from the fact JESUS included "fasting" in His commands.
The context of those two gospels involved the inability of the LORD's disciples to cast out a devil from a young boy:
Matthew 17:15-21
King James Version
15 Lord, have mercy on my son:
for he is lunatick, and sore vexed:
for ofttimes he falleth into the fire,
and oft into the water.
16 And I brought him to thy disciples,
and they could not cure him.
17 Then Jesus answered and said,
O faithless and perverse generation,
how long shall I be with you?
how long shall I suffer you?
bring him hither to me.
18 And Jesus rebuked the devil;
and he departed out of him:
and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart,
and said, Why could not we cast him out?
20 And Jesus said unto them,
Because of your unbelief:
for verily I say unto you,
If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed,
ye shall say unto this mountain,
Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove;
and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out
but by prayer and fasting.
Mark 9:17-29
King James Version
17 And one of the multitude answered and said,
Master, I have brought unto thee my son,
which hath a dumb spirit;
18 And wheresoever he taketh him,
he teareth him: and he foameth,
and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away:
and I spake to thy disciples
that they should cast him out;
and they could not.
19 He answereth him, and saith,
O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you?
how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
20 And they brought him unto him:
and when he saw him,
straightway the spirit tare him;
and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
21 And he asked his father,
How long is it ago since this came unto him?
And he said, Of a child.
22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire,
and into the waters, to destroy him:
but if thou canst do any thing,
have compassion on us, and help us.
23 Jesus said unto him,
If thou canst believe,
all things are possible to him that believeth.
24 And straightway the father of the child cried out,
and said with tears,
Lord, I believe;
help thou mine unbelief.
25 When Jesus saw
that the people came running together,
he rebuked the foul spirit,
saying unto him,
Thou dumb and deaf spirit,
I charge thee,
come out of him,
and enter no more into him.
26 And the spirit cried,
and rent him sore,
and came out of him:
and he was as one dead;
insomuch that many said, He is dead.
27 But Jesus took him by the hand,
and lifted him up;
and he arose.
28 And when he was come into the house,
his disciples asked him privately,
Why could not we cast him out?
29 And he said unto them,
This kind can come forth by nothing,
but by prayer and fasting.
JESUS was EXPLICIT in His command:
Casting out "this kind" of demon
can only be done by "prayer and fasting".
Why would NIV leave such an important facet out?
Prophet Daniel knew how important "fasting" was.
Read through the spiritual battle he, and the TWO mighty angels, had to go through.
For which his 21 days of fasting helped:
Daniel 10:3
King James Version
3 I ate no pleasant bread,
neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth,
neither did I anoint myself at all,
till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
Daniel 10:4-6
King James Version
4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month,
as I was by the side of the great river,
which is Hiddekel;
5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked,
and behold a certain man clothed in linen,
whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
6 His body also was like the beryl,
and his face as the appearance of lightning,
and his eyes as lamps of fire,
and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass,
and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
Daniel 10:7-8
King James Version
7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision:
for the men that were with me saw not the vision;
but a great quaking fell upon them,
so that they fled to hide themselves.
8 Therefore I was left alone,
and saw this great vision,
and there remained no strength in me:
for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption,
and I retained no strength.
Daniel 10:9-10
King James Version
9 Yet heard I the voice of his words:
and when I heard the voice of his words,
then was I in a deep sleep on my face,
and my face toward the ground.
10 And, behold,
an hand touched me,
which set me upon my knees
and upon the palms of my hands.
Daniel 10:11
King James Version
11 And he said unto me, O Daniel,
a man greatly beloved,
understand the words that I speak unto thee,
and stand upright:
for unto thee am I now sent.
And when he had spoken this word unto me,
I stood trembling.
Daniel 10:12-13
King James Version
12 Then said he unto me,
Fear not, Daniel:
for from the first day
that thou didst set thine heart to understand,
and to chasten thyself before thy God,
thy words were heard,
and I am come for thy words.
13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia
withstood me one and twenty days:
but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes,
came to help me;
and I remained there
with the kings of Persia.
We know "fasting" -- apart from belief, and prayer -- are important.
So much so, SPIRIT made me create a blog on it on 15 November 2022:
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