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Old 02-05-2007, 05:56 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ View Post
NRSV: Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation—

NASB: like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation,

ESV: Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—

TEV: Be like newborn babies, always thirsty for the pure spiritual milk, so that by drinking it you may grow up and be saved

KJV: As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:


The implications for conventional LDS thinking seem obvious.
This is a good example of how KJV from a poetic standpoint is the superior work.
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