1) Jn. 6:47  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

Jn 6:47  Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life.ESV

 

2) Mt. 9:13  But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Mt. 9:13  Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” ESV

 

3) Mt. 15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

Mt. 15:6   he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God.

 

4) Mt. 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

Mt. 15:8  “‘This people honors me with their lips,

    but their heart is far from me; ESV

 

5) Mt. 19:9  And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

Mt. 19:9   And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.” ESV

 

6) Mt. 20:7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.

Mt. 20:7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’ ESV

 

7) Mt. 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

Mt. 20:16    So the last will be first, and the first last.” ESV

 

8) Mt. 24:7  For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

Mt. 24:7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ESV

 

9) Mk 11:26But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

Mk. 11:26  “blank”

 

10) Rom. 1:16  For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Rom. 1:16  For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. ESV

 

11) Rom. 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Rom. 8:1  There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. ESV

 

 

12) Rom. 11:6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

Rom. 11:6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.ESV

 

13) Rom.16:24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Rom. 16:24 “blank” ESV

 

 

Words in KJV changed to in red. in the ESV

 

1) Mt. 1:25  And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son (“birth to a son”): and he called his name JESUS.

Mt.1:25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus. ESV

 

 

2) Mt.24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only (“the Father”).

Mt. 24:36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. ESV

 

Calvinism in the ESV Study Bible?    Some examples

 

l)  Romans 8:29  The word “know” emphasizes God’s special choice of, or covenantal affection for, His people

(eg. , Gen. 18:19,  Jeremiah 1:5,   Romans 11:2 , where “foreknow” functions as the contrast to “rejected”,    showing that it emphasizes God’s choosing of His people.  (see also 1 Peter 1:2, 20) . God also predestined  (ie. predetermined)  that those whom He chose beforehand would become like Christ.

 

2)  Romans 9:13 – Salvation of anyone at all comes from God’s mercy. 

 

3) Romans 9:17 – God installed Pharaoh as a ruler and hardened his heart so that His own saving power and glorious name would be spread throughout the whole world. 

 

4)  Romans 9:19  - God’s will is irresistible .

 

5)  1 Peter 1:1-2  “Peter explicitly teaches that the church of Jesus Christ is the New Israel – God’s New Chosen People . In v.2  “foreknowledge” is equal to being foreordained. 

 

 

Please Note re KJV

1 Pet. 1:1-2   Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

2  Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

 

Please note re 1 Pet. 1:1-2 ESV

1 ¶  Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

    To those who are elect exiles of the dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

2  according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:

 

    May grace and peace be multiplied to you.