It was Jack Van Impe's head exploding! There's a new bible translation, it's called "Good as New"! I found it while perusing some other blogs that I occasionally read.
This translation is one of my favs:
Matthew 26:69-70
Authorized version: "Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, 'Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.' But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest."
New: "Meanwhile Rocky was still sitting in the courtyard. A woman came up to him and said: 'Haven't I seen you with Jesus, the hero from Galilee?" Rocky shook his head and said: 'I don't know what the hell you're talking about!'"
Ebonics: "Meanwhile Rocky wuz still sitting in da courtyard. A biotch came up ta him an' said: 'Haven't I seen ya wiff Jesus, da hero from Galilee?" Rocky shook his head an' said: 'I don' know what da hell you jivin' 'bout! Wha 'chew trippin foo?"
I translated it into ebonics as well, just for fun. Why "Peter" = "Rocky" I'll never know.
And you have to love this one:
1 Corinthians 7:8-7
KJV: "I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn."
New: "If you know you have strong needs, get yourself a partner. Better than being frustrated."
Damn straight! Now that's a bible! I imagine this translation is going to anger some people, and maybe that's why I like it so much.
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