Why doesn't the LDS church use Smith's "Inspired Version" of The Bible?

Question

If you believe that Smith never finished his translation, you are mistaken as can be seen in the following documents:

In the 'History of the Church', under the date of February 2, 1833, we find this statement by Joseph Smith: "I completed the translation and review of the New Testament, on the 2nd of February, 1833, and sealed it up, no more to be opened till it arrived in Zion" (History of the Church, vol. 1, p.324).

In the Church Chronology, by Andrew Jenson, we find the following under the date of February 2, 1833: "Joseph Smith, jun., completed the translation of the New Testament." Under the date of July 2, 1833, this statement appears: "Joseph the Prophet finished the translation of the Bible." In a letter dated July 2, 1833, signed by Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and F. G. Williams, the following statement is found: "We this day finished the translation of the Scriptures, for which we return gratitude to our Heavenly Father ..." (History of the Church, vol. 1, p.368).

Mormon writer Arch S. Reynolds says that "the scriptures at that time were considered finished. This is proved by revelation from the Lord commanding the printing and publishing the same ... the Lord felt that the Bible contained his word and also was given in fulness" ("A Study of Joseph Smith's Bible Revision," typed copy, p.17).

Furthermore, it is clear that Joseph Smith was definitely commanded to print the Inspired Version:

... I have commanded you to organize yourselves, even to shinelah [print] my words, the fulness of my scriptures ...(Doctrine and Covenants, 104:58).

... the second lot ... shall be dedicated unto me for the building of a house unto me, for the work of the printing of the translation of my scriptures ... (94:10).

... let him [William Law] from henceforth hearken to the counsel of my servant Joseph,... and publish the new translation of my holy word unto the inhabitants of the earth (124:89).

So why was it never printed in its entirety or used by the church rather than the KJ version?

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Answer 1

The thought of a man who apparently could not read or write in English making a translation from the Greek intrigues me.

Answer 2

Nonspecific? Lol you preserve thinking that previous woman. The JST is to help make clean what the Bible says. sure, so a techniques because it fairly is translated properly. Seeing how the super Isaiah Scroll confirmed there have been aspects of Isaiah lacking interior the Bible that confirmed the Bible did no longer have each and every little thing while it became first translated. who's to declare the translators did no longer make from now on errors? The translators of the Bible weren't of God, they only had some know-how of the unique language it became in. The Bible and the e book of Mormon are the recognize God however the Bible had translators no longer of God on a similar time as the e book of Mormon only had one translator that became of God yet nonetheless you do no longer have faith interior the certainty.

Answer 3

The RLDS chruch or Communit of Christ has the finished product, and brigha, Young could only get the notes before he left for UT as Emma was not too happy and disagreed with Brothe rBrigham on everything and how the church should be run so Brigham only got th efootnotes version and Emma got the finished version, as fo rme, I think the KJV is fine as it is, I get a word from God form the KJV, the NASB, the NIV and NKJV and ay other version but never the LDS version or BofM or Dand C or Pearl of great Price.

Answer 4

the short answer is apathy and laziness



p.s. the long answer has many excuses.

one of my photographed posters has a direct cut and paste verse printed on it , out of the inspired version.



genesis 9:

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i even picked up a book from the university about all the verses that were changed. but never finished it because of Too many hours for work. I missed most of my young adult life because i worked 6 and 7 days a week for ten years.

i have delved into Joseph smiths allegations of at least 3 altered verses, which he claims were altered before he changed them, thus making them MORE True and more correct. each of these 3 verses are automatically "right-on" dead on, translations. i asked a question about each of them and gave references.

he changed the verse that said its better to marry than to burn,

he changed the story of the daughters of lott by adding ONE word "wicked" to genesis 19

he changed the verse which says NO man has Seen God, except there are half a dozen verses that say Men have seen God.



it takes a lot work to study the scriptures and to understand the different comparisons and interpretations of each.

i also compare the Niv and the Kjv

the Inspired version is technically More correct than both.



p.s.s. as for the entire published version, I have a copy which was ordered on amazon, i think, and whether every page is corrected or just here an there. from what i understand, the LDS church does not have copywrite ownership to it. but i think it is owned by the RLDS church.

Reading teh works of Eusebius were more of a mind blowing paradigm change for me. accepting that books like the book of enoch and the Apocrypha have more authority than most christians will allow, because they bind the word of God to just the bible, is another mind blowing paradigm change.



People, Lets have faith and accept ALL things that are true.

Answer 5

We actually do use the translation in footnotes and also in an appendix (for the larger portions that we can'ts squeeze in at the bottom of the pages).



As for the command to print, at least in your first two references, it also means the translation of the Book of Mormon.



visit www.lds.org if you have more questions or www.mormon.org

Answer 6

We do, they're in the footnotes. It's basically the same with a few little notes.

Also I think The Community of Christ might actually own the rights to it.

Answer 7

I think it's that we don't believe it was finished to the point of being ready to accept as canon. "Finished" and "print" does not equate to "canonize".

Answer 8

We do, in the footnotes. Why are you trying to insinuate that we don't? Got a bone to pick have you?

Answer 9

If you think the bible is enough of God's word, you're right;

it's enough to send you to hell.

Answer 10

It's quite clear that the LDS church is trying to distance itself, these days, from its founder.

Answer 11

The short answer is "Satan".