Did the Mormons change the bible?

Answer 1

the blble says in Matt 5:18 "For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled." stay with the king James vision

The Bible has been changed many times.

Answer 2

Yes, there are over 8400 WORD CHANGES in Mormon Scriptures

The Mormon Church has four books of scripture referred to as "The Standard Works." The Bible is accepted as the Word of God "as far as it is translated correctly." (8th Article of Faith of the Mormon Church.) The Book of Mormon, The Pearl of Great Price, and the Doctrine and Covenants are accepted as scripture without any qualifications whatsoever.

Very few mormons are aware of the thousands of WORD CHANGES and nature of the changes that have been made in the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price since the first editions.

Because of limited space only a brief examination of some of the more serious changes will be given.

The Book of Mormon is claimed to be a translation of "gold plates" from "Reformed Egyptian" writings into English. The "gold plates" were supposedly taken back by the angel "Moroni" and are not available for inspection.

According to "The Testimony of Three Witnesses" which is printed in the front of every Book of Mormon, the follow claim is made about the translation of the "gold plates":

"And we also know that they have been translated by the gift and power of God, for his voice hath declared it unto us; wherefore we know of a surety that the work is true"

Joseph Smith himself stated:

"I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth.... "(Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 194)

According to the "History of the Church" Joseph Smith claimed that when he and the witnesses went to pray about the Book of Mormon, a voice spoke from heaven saying:

"These plates have been revealed by the power of God, and they have been translated by the power of God. The translation of them which you have seen is correct, and I command you to bear record of what you now see and hear." (vol. 1, p. 55)

With such claims we would expect to see the Book of Mormon free of changes. However, a close examination reveals that over 4000 WORD CHANGES, including doctrinal changes, have been made since the first 1830 Edition. As recent as 1981 Mormon leaders have made approximately 200 more WORD CHANGES. Many of the changes change the meaning entirely as well as doctrine. The following are a few examples.

The title page to the 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon as well as "The Testimony of Eight Witnesses," claimed Joseph Smith as, "AUTHOR AND PROPRIETOR." Alt later editions claim, "TRANSLATED BY JOSEPH SMITH, JUN." and Joseph Smith, Jun., "THE TRANSLATOR."

There is no truth in the argument that the copyright laws required Joseph Smith to be named as the author. Smith could have received the copyright simply as "Proprietor." Or, he could have printed the book without a copyright. Regardless of how he printed it, there was no need to falsify the testimony of "eight witnesses." Their testimony today would be considered "VOID" in a court of Law.

FOUR important doctrinal changes have been made in the Book of Mormon concerning the Godhead. The following compares the 1830 edition with all modern editions:

"Behold, the virgin which thou seest, is the mother of God .... "(1830 Edition, p. 25)
"Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of THE SON OF God .... (1NEPHI 11:18)

"... the Lamb of God is the Eternal Father and the Savior of the world; "(1830 Edition, p. 32)
"...the Lamb of God is THE SON OF the Eternal Father, and the Savior of the world;..." (I NEPHI 13:40)

"...behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Eternal Father!" (1830 Edition, p. 25)
"... Behold the Lamb of God, yea even THE SON OF the Eternal Father (I NEPHI 11:21)

".... the Everlasting God, was judged of the world... 1830 Edition, p. 26)
"... THE SON OF the everlasting God was judged of the world;... (I NEPHI 11:32)

The Church archives has a portion of the handwritten manuscript of the Book of Mormon which was dictated by Joseph Smith and contains 3 of the 4 places that have just been mentioned. The words "THE SON OF" does not appear in the handwritten manuscript in any of these places and proves the current editions have been falsified.

Answer 3

No. The official Bible for English-speaking members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) is the King James Version, which many Christian churches use.

The Church does publish it's own edition of the King James Version of the Bible - in this edition the text is the same as any other King James Version but there are explanatory footnotes and cross-references exclusive to the Mormons (such as cross-references to the Book of Mormon, which is regarded as an additional book of scripture.) This edition was first published in 1981. Mormons are not required to use the Church-published edition. They may use any King James Version Bible purchased from any bookstore or publishing company.

Joseph Smith, the first prophet of the Church, did begin work on a new version of the Bible translated out of the Greek and Hebrew texts, but never finished or published his work. Some of his translations are included in the footnotes of the King James Bible published by the Church. Most of them are tiny edits, such as changing the word "in" to the word "after" in Romans 8:8.

You can read the Mormon Church's edition of the King James Version of the Bible at the "Related Links" below. You can also learn more about what Mormons believe about the Bible.

Answer 4

The Bible was changed (or altered slightly) every time it was translated into a new language or version.