![]() ![]() The second edition has this additional information: International Bible Students Association. Publishers: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. I read it:īy Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Still not quite convinced I was telling the truth, he asked me to read the front page of the books. The first edition of the KIT, published in 1969, is purple, and the second edition published in 1985, is dark blue. The right hand column is the Watchtower’s own translation (the NWT). Though wary, his curiosity piqued when I described the interlinear translation for him: The left hand column is in Greek with a direct English translation under each word. To my great surprise this man, in his mid-twenties and a third generation Jehovah’s Witness, did not know what I was talking about, did not recognize the title. I happened to refer to The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures (hereafter the KIT). We talked a while on the phone and he told me that scholars commend the Watchtower’s New World Translation (hereafter NWT). ![]() When I made a phone call to set the time for the promised meeting, he declined. I confess I had my doubts I’d ever see him again, since it had become somewhat evident that I was familiar with Watchtower doctrine and history. To their credit, they nevertheless stayed for the rest of the discussion, and one of them, the one who led it, even promised to return, “I will come”. It became apparent on this second visit that they had understood me to be a potential convert, which I am not. A cell-phone call from their car set the time for the next meeting. We had a pleasant visit and exchanged telephone numbers as they agreed to return so that we might talk some more. With some hesitation, they accepted my invitation to come in. Two Jehovah’s Witnesses stood on our doorstep with a flier. GREEK INTERLINEAR BIBLE JOHN I DOWNLOADExcellent article regarding the KIT and download links Whatever Happened to The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures? ![]()
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