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<\/a><\/div>\nAlthough there have been lots of complaints about the new NIV, it seems it has dared to differ from older translations and make a major improvement in one very famous verse. John Byron reports that the new NIV translation of Luke 2:7 has \u201cguest room\u201d instead of \u201cinn.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n I suspect that there are going to be some very surprised people who have purchased the new NIV but will only read Luke 2:7 in it at some Christmas service. I even imagine that there may even be some gasps audible in churches.<\/p>\n Read Kenneth Bailey<\/a>\u2018s<\/a> \u201cThe Manger and the Inn<\/a>\u201d and\/or \u201cThe Story of Jesus\u2019 Birth<\/a>\u201d for an explanation of the relevant cultural and linguistic issues.<\/p>\n Although there have been lots of complaints about the new NIV, it seems it has dared to differ from older translations and make a major improvement in one very famous verse. John Byron reports that the new NIV translation of Luke 2:7 has \u201cguest room\u201d instead of \u201cinn.\u201d I suspect that there are going to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n