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The American Holy Bible & American Family Bible are an "adaptation" of the King James or Authorized Version. Therefore, many passages (including those normally included in the sample verse section) are identical to the King James Version. These samples show some of the changes made in this version.
AHB = American Holy Bible, 1984
AFB = American Family Bible, 1986
Luke 22:2
(KJV) And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
(AHB & AFB) And the rulers sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
Matthew 23:37
(KJV) O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
(AHB) How often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
(AFB) O inhabitants of this city, which in times past, has killed the prophets, and stone those sent to you, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
John 19:7
(KJV) The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
(AHB & AFB) The people answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
John 19:31
(KJV) Since it was the day of Preparation, the Jews did not want the bodies left on the cross during the sabbath, especially because that sabbath was a day of great solemnity. So they asked Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken and the bodies removed.
(AHB) Therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
(AFB) Therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, men besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
The word "Synagogue" in the American Family Bible
The word "synagogue" appears 68 times in the KJV. The AFB retains 36 of these occurrences. Some of the other occurrences are changes to "assembly" while the word is omitted in several cases. This table shows how each occurrence is handled.
| Psalm 74.8: | retains synagogue |
| Matthew 4.23: | retains synagogue |
| Matthew 6.2: | retains synagogue |
| Matthew 6.5: | retains synagogue |
| Matthew 9.35: | retains synagogue |
| Matthew 10.17: | retains synagogue |
| Matthew 12.9: | retains synagogue |
| Matthew 13.54: | retains synagogue |
| Matthew 23.6: | retains synagogue |
| Matthew 23.34: | (AHB) omitted, (AFB) assemblies |
| Mark 1.21: | retains synagogue |
| Mark 1.23: | retains synagogue |
| Mark 1.29: | retains synagogue |
| Mark 1.39: | retains synagogue |
| Mark 3.1: | retains synagogue |
| Mark 5.22: | retains synagogue |
| Mark 5.35: | retains synagogue |
| Mark 5.36: | retains synagogue |
| Mark 5.38: | retains synagogue |
| Mark 6.2: | retains synagogue |
| Mark 12.39: | (AHB) phrase "And the chief seats in the synagogues" omitted, (AFB) assemblies |
| Mark 13.9: | (AHB) phrase “and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten” omitted, (AFB) phrase “and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten” changed to “and ye shall be beaten” |
| Luke 4.15: | retains synagogue |
| Luke 4.16: | retains synagogue |
| Luke 4.20: | retains synagogue |
| Luke 4.28: | (AHB & AFB) phrase “And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,” changed to “And all that heard these things, were filled with wrath,” |
| Luke 4.33: | (AHB & AFB) phrase “And in the synagogue there was a man” changed to to “And there was a man” |
| Luke 4.38: | (AHB & AFB) phrase “And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered” changed to “And he entered” |
| Luke 4.44: | retains synagogue |
| Luke 6.6: | retains synagogue |
| Luke 7.5: | retains synagogue |
| Luke 8.41: | retains synagogue |
| Luke 8.49: | (AHB) phrase "there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him” changed to "there cometh one, saying to him" (AFB) phrase “there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying to him” changed to to “there cometh one from the house of the official, saying to him |
| Luke 11.43: | (AHB) phrase "in the synagogues" omitted, (AFB) assemblies |
| Luke 12.11: | (AHB) omitted, (AFB) assemblies |
| Luke 13.10: | retains synagogue |
| Luke 13.14: | (AHB) phrase "ruler of the synagogue" changed to "ruler", (AFB) phrase “ruler of the synagogue” changed to “official” |
| Luke 20.46: | (AHB) phrase "and the highest seats in the synagogues" omitted, (AFB) assemblies |
| Luke 21.12: | retains synagogue |
| John 6.59: | retains synagogue |
| John 9.22: | (AHB) City, (AFB)assembly |
| John 12.42: | (AHB) phrase "lest they should be put out of the synagogue" omitted, (AFB) assembly |
| John 16.2: | (AHB) phrase "They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea," omitted, (AFB) phrase “They shall put you out of the synagogues” changed to “They will make outcasts of you.” |
| John 18.20: | retains synagogue |
| Acts of the Apostles 6.9: | (AHB) phrase "Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines" changed to "Then there arose certain of the people, which is called Libertines" (AFB) assembly |
| Acts of the Apostles 9.2: | (AHB & AFB) “letters to Damascus to the synagogues” to “letters to Damascus” |
| Acts of the Apostles 9.20: | (AHB & AFB)“he preached Christ in the synagogues” to “he preached Christ” |
| Acts of the Apostles 13.5: | (AHB) phrase "in the synagogues of the Jews:" omitted, (AFB) assemblies |
| Acts of the Apostles 13.14: | retains synagogue |
| Acts of the Apostles 13.15: | retains synagogue |
| Acts of the Apostles 13.42: | (AHB) phrase "the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that" omitted, (AFB) assembly |
| Acts of the Apostles 14.1: | (AHB) phrase " into the synagogue of the Jews," omitted, (AFB) assemblies |
| Acts of the Apostles 15.21: | retains synagogue |
| Acts of the Apostles 17.1: | (AHB) phrase "where was a synagogue of the Jews" omitted, (AFB) assembly |
| Acts of the Apostles 17.10: | (AHB) phrase "who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews" omitted, (AFB) assembly |
| Acts of the Apostles 17.17: | (AHB) phrase "in the synagogue with the Jews, and" omitted, (AFB) assembly |
| Acts of the Apostles 18.4: | retains synagogue |
| Acts of the Apostles 18.7: | (AHB & AFB) “whose house joined hard to the synagogue.” omitted |
| Acts of the Apostles 18.8: | (AHB & AFB) phrase “the chief ruler of the synagogue” changed to “the chief ruler” |
| Acts of the Apostles 18.17: | retains synagogue |
| Acts of the Apostles 18.19: | (AHB) phrase "but he himself entered into the synagogue" omitted, (AFB) retains synagogue |
| Acts of the Apostles 18.26: | (AHB) phrase "in the synagogue" omitted, (AFB) congregation |
| Acts of the Apostles 19.8: | (AHB) phrase "into the synagogue" omitted, (AFB) congregation |
| Acts of the Apostles 22.19: | (AHB) phrase "in every synagogue" to "in every city", (AFB) assembly |
| Acts of the Apostles 24.12: | (AHB) phrase "neither in the synagogues, nor" omitted, (AFB)assemblies |
| Acts of the Apostles 26.11: | (AHB & AFB) phrase “And I punished them oft in every synagogue” changed to “And I punished them oft.” |
| Revelation 2.9: | (AHB) phrase "which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan." omitted, (AFB) phrase “synagogue of Satan” changed to “assembly of Satan” |
| Revelation 3.9: | (AHB) phrase "Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; " omitted, (AFB) phrase “synagogue of Satan” changed to “assembly of Satan” |
