Jacob 7:19
~544–420 BC
1830 Edition
And he sayeth, I fear lest I have committed the unpardonable sin, for I have lied unto God: for I denied the Christ, and said that I believed the Scriptures; and they truly testify of him. And because that I have thus lied unto God, I greatly fear lest my case shall be awful; but I confess unto God.
Influences
2 Corinthians 11:3 (KJV)
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Acts 5:4 (KJV)
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Changes
And he sayeth,id: I fear lest I have committed the unpardonable sin, for I have lied unto God:; for I denied the Christ, and said that I believed the Sscriptures; and they truly testify of him. And because that I have thus lied unto God, I greatly fear lest my case shall be awful; but I confess unto God.
Simple English
He said: 'I’m afraid I have done the worst sin. I have lied to God. I said there was no Christ. I said I believed the Scriptures. But they tell about him. Because I lied to God like this, I’m very afraid my situation is terrible. But I confess to God.'
Paraphrase
He said, 'I’m afraid I’ve committed the unforgivable sin. I lied to God. I denied Christ, even though I claimed to believe the scriptures—and they testify of him. Because I lied to God like this, I’m terrified of what’s waiting for me. But I confess it all to God.'