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News & Press https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/default.asp div {padding-left: 0 !important;} .ViewTable1 td>.small {float: right;color: #9a9a9a;} .ViewTable1 td>.small>i {display: none;} .ViewTable1 .calloutbox {text-align: center;} The Trinitarian Bible Society’s work and witness are never at a standstill. Stay in regular contact by subscribing to the following: Quarterly Record and Annual Report Weekly newsletter Social media channels: Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , and SermonAudio #PageBody:not(.footer-cookie-note):not(.col-sm-12.address) { background-image: none; } #sp-main:not(.footer-cookie-note):not(.col-sm-12.address) { margin-top: 0px; } @media { #sp-main:not(.footer-cookie-note):not(.col-sm-12.address) { margin-top: 150px; } p:not(.footer-cookie-note p):not(.col-sm-12.address p) { font-size: 16px; color: #012169; } ul:not(.footer-cookie-note ul):not(.col-sm-12.address ul) { font-size: 16px; color: #012169; } } ]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:31:35 GMT Tue, 9 Jun 2026 16:50:00 GMT Copyright © 2026 Trinitarian Bible Society How Should We Translate Scripture? https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=728959 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=728959 Formal equivalence means that a translation follows as closely as possible the form of the original languages of Scripture, even to imitating the grammar and syntax of those languages, provided only that no serious and genuinely objectionable distortion of the receptor language results. The principle is often expressed by the statement: ‘as literal as is possible and only as free as is necessary’.

]]> Tue, 9 Jun 2026 17:50:00 GMT The Practical Fruit of Divine Inspiration https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=728548 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=728548 This blessed truth of inspiration not only assures us that ‘Every word of God is pure’ (Proverbs 30.5), but also that being God’s Word it will have a profound effect in the hearts and lives of those to whom it comes with power. Indeed, inspiration is spoken of by Peter as ‘holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost’ (2 Peter 1.21) and ‘the Spirit of Christ which was in them’ (1 Peter 1.11). This being so, the ultimate aim of Divine inspiration is to bring sinners to repentance, and that it is the ‘Spirit of Christ’ which is in them governing the renewed man in the way of faith.

]]> Wed, 3 Jun 2026 16:09:00 GMT Thy Word is True From the Beginning https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=728177 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=728177 ‘Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever’ (Psalm 119.160).

The Lord has invested His inscripturated Word to us with the same unalterable truth and power. God’s Word is His word whether spoken or written. From the first word of the Bible until the last it is all true. The Scriptures are written for the purpose of imparting salvation through His Name. Inasmuch as a selection has been made known to us in His Word, we have all that we need to know about the way of salvation. We need nothing else, except the Spirit to direct our thoughts concerning it. The Holy Scriptures bear the same powerful Word of God, tailored in His Divine wisdom for our benefit.

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]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 19:46:00 GMT True Wealth and Blessedness https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=726398 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=726398 One of the characteristics that would clearly define most, if not all, of those with whom we have Christian association is that, compared with many throughout the world who have so very little, we all have so very much! We are richly blessed in many ways. But what is it that from a Scriptural perspective will accurately mark out and correctly define our true wealth and blessedness?

]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:15:00 GMT Make Every Effort https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=725718 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=725718 In this day of everything made easy, very little mention is made of the effort which is to be applied in living the Christian life. God affirms that we are saved and kept by grace, yet we also have the responsibility to obey God’s Word by the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit.

]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:01:00 GMT Blessed are the Merciful https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=725124 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=725124 The Sermon on the Mount is a sacred treasure house of the most valuable truths. This special message contains a rich and unsurpassed source of practical instruction and heavenly comfort. It has ever been valued by all who have been taught their utter dependence on Divine grace.

Are you merciful? Do you love the brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus? Do you actively show your compassion to those who are in sorrow and distress? Do you have compassion for sinners who are still without Christ? Are you willing to forgive your enemies?

]]> Thu, 9 Apr 2026 19:37:00 GMT The Fugitive Translator: William Tyndale’s Dangerous Work https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=721974 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=721974 Who was William Tyndale? What did the Lord call him to do? In 1526 it was the Lord’s appointed time to give English speakers His Word in their own language, translated directly from the original Biblical languages by Tyndale. Today, over 500 years later, we remember who Tyndale was and the great legacy he left us in the Authorised (King James) Version.

The 2026 annual children’s quizzes are based on our new article: The Fugitive Translator: William Tyndale’s Dangerous Work. The quizzes are aimed at young people ages 7 to 11 (junior) and 12 to 16 (senior). Once completed children can return the quizzes to their local TBS Branch and receive a Scripture prize or they may choose to grant Scriptures to a child in need.

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]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:10:00 GMT The Apparent Cainan Contradiction in Luke 3.36 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=720982 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=720982 In Luke 3.36 Cainan appears as the father of Sala and the son of Arphaxad. This has been alleged to contradict the Old Testament genealogies of the ‘generations of Shem’ recorded in Genesis 10.24 and 11.12, and in 1 Chronicles 1.18 where Salah (or Shelah, in Chronicles) appears as the son of Arphaxad with no intervening Cainan. This article examines and explains this apparent discrepancy.

]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:02:00 GMT Why John 5.3b–4 is in the Bible https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=720384 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=720384

In this lecture, the Rev. Paul Foster outlines five objections to the authenticity of this passage, and provides a refutation of each.

]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:54:00 GMT Monogenes: 'only begotten' or 'one of a kind'? https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=719760 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=719760

This article examines the translation of the Greek word monogenes, traditionally rendered ‘only begotten’ in the Authorised (King James) Version but increasingly translated as ‘one of a kind’ or ‘unique’ in modern versions. Through careful analysis of the word’s etymology and usage in the New Testament, it is concluded that the concept of ‘begetting’ properly belongs to monogenes. As demonstrated, the evidence shows that ‘only begotten’ better fits every Scriptural context where the word appears. The retention of ‘only begotten’ in the Authorised Version is shown to preserve the historic and Scriptural doctrine of the Trinity, specifically that the Son is of the same substance (homoousios) as the Father.

]]> Fri, 6 Feb 2026 11:52:00 GMT Our Responsibility for Scripture-less People Groups https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=719214 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=719214 It has been estimated that 1,268 languages spoken by around 100 million have no Scripture in any form and have no translation project in sight. While English speakers enjoy an abundance of Bible translations, these Scripture-less communities cannot read God’s Word in their heart language, hindering their spiritual growth and the church’s witness. The Trinitarian Bible Society has a long history of first-time Bible translation projects and currently supports translation work in at least twelve Scripture-less languages. Revelation 7.9 reminds us that the great multitude before the Lamb will come from ‘all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues’, giving us both motivation and responsibility to ensure that Scripture-less people groups receive the Word of God in their own language.

]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:04:00 GMT Verses with Zero-Support https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=718500 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=718500 This article addresses a flaw in modern Bible translations that rely on the Critical Text. Dr Maurice A. Robinson has demonstrated that the Nestle-Aland text contains at least 105 verses which have ‘zero-support’ overall in any extant manuscripts of the Greek New Testament, ancient versions, or early church writings. These verses have been pieced together by editors working with isolated word variations in the ‘laboratory’ of textual criticism, producing a ‘test-tube text’ not supported by manuscripts. By contrast, the traditional Received Text used by the Reformers and the Authorised (King James) Version shows a clear and consistent line of preservation through the centuries, with manuscripts in remarkable agreement.

Believers can have confidence that God has faithfully preserved His Word, and that the traditional Received Text represents the Scriptures as they have been known and trusted by the church from the apostolic age to our own day.

]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:35:00 GMT God’s Wrath Ending Sacrifice https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=716674 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=716674 Technical theological terms like ‘propitiation’, ‘justification’, and ‘righteousness’ are essential for accurate understanding and should not be simplified or removed by modern translators seeking readability. The article explores the group of Greek words that have been faithfully translated into the English word propitiation, and contends that modern Bible versions often sacrifice theological precision by eliminating or redefining these specialised terms, resulting in translations that fail to convey the original meanings of biblical words.

]]> Wed, 7 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMT Why Mark 16.9–20 is in the Bible https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=716872 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=716872 Mark 16.9–20 is the authentic and divinely preserved ending of Mark’s Gospel. It is supported by overwhelming manuscript evidence, early translations, consistent quotation by early church fathers, and strong stylistic, thematic, and structural continuity with the rest of Mark and the other three Gospels. Modern doubts rest largely on two problematic manuscripts and modern critical assumptions, whereas the historic church rightly received these verses as inspired Scripture.

]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:23:00 GMT Five Questions about the Authorised (King James) Version https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=716204 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=716204 Faithful Scripture work is guided by the availability of qualified men, and the Society holds the view that the Authorised (King James) Version does not need textual revision as it already closely reflects the Hebrew Masoretic and Greek Received Texts. Attempts to update or lightly revise the AV face serious difficulties, including differing forms of English, limited suitable scholars, textual concerns, and the risk of creating further division among believers and churches.

]]> Tue, 9 Dec 2025 19:00:00 GMT The Septuagint https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=715608 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=715608 The Septuagint continues to fill a place, particularly in Bible translation. The Septuagint, having been translated without anti-Christian bias and without the warping of modern liberal or neo-orthodox theology, provides an edition of the Old Testament which predates the earliest available Hebrew manuscript.

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]]> Tue, 2 Dec 2025 15:38:00 GMT Broken For You https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=715321 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=715321 It is sometimes suggested that the words in verse 24, ‘This is my body, which is broken for you’, are at variance with John 19.36 ‘These things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken’; and Exodus 12.46 with reference to the Passover Lamb—‘neither shall ye break a bone thereof’; Numbers 9.12 ‘nor break any bone of it’; Psalm 34.20 ‘He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken’.

]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:21:00 GMT The Pool of Bethesda https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=714713 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=714713 ‘Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had’ (John 5.2–4).

Most of the modern versions either omit or place in brackets the last few words of verse 3 and the whole of verse 4, and it is often asserted that these words are of doubtful authority or that they are spurious. However, the evidence makes it quite clear that in the majority of the copies and versions over a wide area retained the disputed words as an authentic part of the inspired text.

]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:05:00 GMT Subscriptions to the Epistles https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=714347 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=714347 Have you ever wondered about those explanatory notes that appear at the end of some of the Epistles? At the end of Romans, for example, we read: ‘Written to the Romans from Corinthus, and sent by Phebe servant of the church at Cenchrea’. What are we to make of these notes?

]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:40:00 GMT The Use of Italics in the Bible https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=713854 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=713854 When you read your Bible, note the words in italics. You will begin to see some of the struggles that the translators faced in producing the Scriptures in our languages. An error in translating God's message could result in eternal death!

]]> Tue, 4 Nov 2025 17:05:00 GMT Why ‘Jehovah’ Not ‘Yahweh’ Is the Most Accurate Pronunciation of the Divine Name https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=712935 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=712935 The name Jehovah is not a linguistic accident or a mistaken tradition. It is rooted in a rich and consistent manuscript tradition, including thousands of ancient Hebrew texts where the full Divine Name appears with vowel markings. These manuscripts demonstrate that Jehovah was intended to be read and pronounced, not merely substituted with Adonai. Linguistically, Jehovah aligns with the Hebrew verb for ‘to be’, echoing God’s self-revealed name in Exodus 3.14 and reinforcing His eternal nature as ‘He who was, is, and shall be’.

]]> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 01:54:00 GMT How the Holy Bible Came to Be https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=712033 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=712033 What do you believe about the Holy Bible? Do you believe it was inspired by God? Do you believe that it is therefore infallible? Do you also believe that God preserved His Word so that we can actually hold it in our hands today?

]]> Wed, 8 Oct 2025 16:27:00 GMT A Brief History of the Hebrew Bible https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=711389 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=711389 The story of God's providential preservation of His Word as is found in the Old Testament has a long, distinguished and intricate history. Some 15 centuries before the birth of Christ, God raised up the prophet Moses to begin His great work of written communication with man. Thus began the writing of the Old Testament, a work which would continue for 11 centuries and would constitute the basis for the growth and development of Christianity.

]]> Wed, 1 Oct 2025 02:40:00 GMT The Greek New Testament https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=710748 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=710748

The Greek text upon which a translation is based will have an impact upon both a Christian’s reading of Scripture devotionally and the proclaiming of the Word of God in bearing witness to the saving grace of Jesus Christ. It is necessary that today’s Christian understands the importance of the traditional Greek text in his Christian life.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:04:00 GMT Corrupting the Word https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=709241 https://www.tbsbibles.org/news/news.asp?id=709241 From its earliest days the Church of Christ has been assailed from within by rationalistic philosophers to whom the eternal deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, the miracle of His incarnation, the mystery of His vicarious atonement, the reality of His resurrection, and the sufficiency of His grace, were incredible, unpalatable, and unacceptable.

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