Words with Heathen Origins

There are numerous words that are used in churches and read in the Scriptures that have their origin in pagan religions, especially in sun worship. The following is an analysis of which versions use these words and which attempt to use an alternative.

1. AAT - An American Translation (Beck)
2. AB - Amplified Bible
3. AIV - An Inclusive Version
4. ANT - The Authentic New Testament
5. ASV - American Standard Version
6. BNT - Barclay New Testament
7. CENT - Common English New Testament
8. CEV - Contemporary English Version
9. CJB - Complete Jewish Bible
10. CLNT - Concordant Literal New Testament
11. CNT - Cassirer New Testament
12. CTNT - Centenary Translation of the New Testament
13. DHB - Darby Holy Bible
14. DRB - Douay-Rheims Bible
15. EBR - The Emphasized Bible
16. EDW - The Emphatic Diaglott
17. EVD - English Version for the Deaf
18. GW - God's Word
19. HBME - The Holy Bible in Modern English
20. HBRV - Holy Bible, Revised Version
21. HSH - Holy Scriptures (Harkavy)
22. IB - Interlinear Bible
23. IV - Inspired Version
24. JBK - Jerusalem Bible (Koren)
25. JWNT - John Wesley New Testament
26. KJV - King James Version
27. KLNT - Kleist-Lilly New Testament
28. KTC - Knox Translation
29. LB - Living Bible
30. LBP - Lamsa Bible
31. LXX - The Septuagint
32. MCT - McCord's New Testament Translation
33. MNT - Moffatt New Translation
34. MRB - Modern Reader's Bible
35. MSNT - The Modern Speech New Testament
36. NAB - New American Bible
37. NAS - New American Standard Version
38. NBV - New Berkeley Version
39. NCV - New Century Version
40. NEB - New English Bible
41. NET - New Evangelical Translation
42. NIV - New International Version
43. NJB - New Jerusalem Bible
44. NJPS - New JPS Version
45. NKJ - New King James Version
46. NLT - New Living Translation
47. NLV - New Life Version
48. NNT - Noli New Testament
49. NRS - New Revised Standard Version
50. NSNT - Norlie's Simplified New Testament
51. NTJ - A New Translation (Jewish)
52. NWT - New World Translation
53. ONT - The Original New Testament
54. PRS - Phillips Revised Student Edition
55. REB - Revised English Bible
56. RNT - Riverside New Testament
57. RSV - Revised Standard Version
58. SGAT - An American Translation (Smith-Goodspeed)
59. SISR - The Scriptures (ISR)
60. SNB - Restoration of Original Sacred Name Bible
61. SSBE - The Sacred Scriptures, Bethel Edition
62. SV - The Scholars Version
63. TCNT - The Twentieth Century New Testament
64. TEV - Today's English Version
65. TJB - The Jerusalem Bible
66. TM - The Message
67. WAS - Worrell New Testament
68. WET - Wuest Expanded Translation
69. WNT - Williams New Testament
70. WTNT - William Tindale Newe Testament
71. YLR - Young's Literal Translation, Revised Edition

Amen - AAT, AIV, ANT, ASV, BNT, CENT, CEV, CJB, CLNT, CNT, CTNT, DHB, DRB, EBR, EDW, EVD, GW, HBRV, HSH, IB, IV, JBK, JWNT, KJV, KLNT, KTC, LBP, MCT, MNT, MRB, MSNT, NAB, NAS, NBV, NCV, NEB, NET, NIV, NJB, NJPS, NKJ, NLT, NNT, NRS, NSNT, NTJ, NWT, ONT, PRS, REB, RNT, RSV, SGAT, SSBE, TCNT, TJB, WAS, WET, WNT, WTNT, YLR.

Amên (pronounced Ah-MEYN) - SISR

Amen! Let it be so - LB

Amen - so be it - AB

Oh, Yes - TM

So be it - LXX

so shall it be - TEV

Yea - SNB

Yes, certainly - HBME

Yes, let it be so - NLV

Bible - AAT, AB, AIV, ANT, ASV, BNT, CENT, CJB, CLNT, CNT, CTNT, DRB, EBR, EDW, EVD, GW, HBME, HBRV, IB, KJV, KLNT, LB, LBP, MCT, MNT, MRB, MSNT, NAB, NAS, NBV, NCV, NEB, NET, NIV, NJB, NKJ, NLT, NLV, NNT, NRS, NSNT, ONT, PRS, REB, RNT, RSV, SGAT, SNB, SV, TCNT, TEV, TJB, TM, WAS, WET, WNT, WTNT, YLR.

Bible, Scriptures - JBK

Bible, testament - CEV

Scriptures - DHB, HSH, IV, LXX, NJPS, NTJ, NWT, SISR, SSBE

[not used] - JWNT, KTC

Christ - AAT, AB, ASV, CENT, CEV, CLNT, CTNT, DHB, DRB, EBR, EDW, EVD, HBRV, IB, IV, JWNT, KJV, KTC, LBP, MCT, MNT, MRB, MSNT, NAS, NBV, NCV, NET, NIV, NJB, NKJ, NLV, NSNT, NWT, PRS, RNT, RSV, SGAT, TCNT, TJB, WAS, WET, WNT, WTNT, YLR.

Anointed - SV

Christ, Messiah - LB, TM

God's anointed - CNT

Mashiach - CJB

Messiah - AIV, ANT, BNT, GW, HBME, NAB, NEB, NLT, NNT, NRS, ONT, REB, SISR, SNB, SSBE, TEV.

Messias - KLNT

Church - AAT, AB, AIV, ASV, BNT, CENT, CEV, CTNT, DRB, HBRV, IB, IV, JWNT, KJV, KLNT, KTC, LB, MNT, MRB, MSNT, NAB, NAS, NBV, NCV, NET, NIV, NKJ, NLT, NLV, NNT, NRS, NSNT, PRS, RNT, RSV, TCNT, TEV, TM, WNT.

assembly - DHB, EBR, HBME, SISR, SNB, WAS, WET, YLR.

church (group of believers) - EVD

community - ANT, NJB, ONT, TJB.

community of believers - GW

congregation - CJB, CNT, EDW, LBP, MCT, NEB, NWT, REB, SGAT, SSBE, SV, WTNT.

ecclesia - CLNT

Cross - AAT, AB, AIV, ANT, ASV, BNT, CENT, CEV, CLNT, CNT, CTNT, DHB, DRB, EBR, EDW, EVD, GW, HBME, HBRV, IB, IV, JWNT, KJV, KLNT, KTC, LB, LBP, MCT, MNT, MRB, MSNT, NAB, NAS, NBV, NCV, NEB, NET, NIV, NJB, NKJ, NLT, NLV, NNT, NRS, NSNT, ONT, PRS, REB, RNT, RSV, SGAT, SNB, SV, TCNT, TEV, TJB, TM, WAS, WET, WNT, WTNT, YLR.

execution-stake - CJB

stake - SISR

torture stake

torture stake - NWT, SSBE

[symbols] - The following versions have the symbol of the cross, either small or large, in a prominent place, usually on the cover or on the front or back of the title page:
AAT, CEV, DRB, EVD, TJB, JWNT, KLNT, KTC, LB, MNT, NAB, NCV, NJB, NRS, NNT, RCB, RSV, RNT, SV

Glory - AAT, AB, AIV, ASV, BNT, CENT, CEV, CJB, CLNT, CNT, CTNT, DHB, EBR, EDW, EVD, GW, HBRV, HSH, IB, IV, JBK, JWNT, KJV, KLNT, KTC, LB, LBP, LXX, MNT, MRB, MSNT, NAB, NAS, NBV, NCV, NEB, NET, NIV, NJB, NKJ, NLT, NNT, NRS, NSNT, NTJ, NWT, REB, RNT, RSV, SNB, SSBE, SV, TCNT, TJB, WAS, WET, YLR. TM - blazing in beauty, glorious -

esteem - SISR

grandeur, glorious - MCT

King - TEV

majesty - DRB, HBME, WTNT

Presence - NJPS

shining greatness - NLV

splendor, glorious - PRS, SGAT

splendor, splendid - WNT

state - ANT, ONT

God - AAT, AB, AIV, ANT, ASV, BNT, CENT, CEV, CJB, CLNT, CNT, CTNT, DHB, DRB, EBR, EDW, EVD, GW, HBME, HBRV, HSH, IB, IV, JBK, JWNT, KJV, KLNT, KTC, LB, LBP, LXX, MCT, MNT, MRB, MSNT, NAB, NAS, NBV, NCV, NEB, NET, NIV, NJB, NJPS, NKJ, NLT, NLV, NNT, NRS, NSNT, NTJ, NWT, ONT, PRS, REB, RNT, RSV, SGAT, SV, TCNT, TEV, TJB, TM, WAS, WET, WNT, WTNT, YLR.

Elohim - SISR

YAHVAH - SNB

Yahweh - SSBE

Holy - AAT, AB, AIV, ASV, CENT, CEV, CJB, CLNT, CTNT, DHB, DRB, EBR, EVD, GW, HBME, HBRV, HSH, IB, IV, JBK, JWNT, KJV, KTC, LB, LBP, LXX, MCT, MRB, MSNT, NAB, NAS, NCV, NEB, NET, NJB, NJPS, NKJ, NLT, NNT, NRS, NSNT, NTJ, NWT, PRS, REB, RNT, RSV, SNB, SSBE, TEV, TJB, WAS, WET, WTNT, YLR.

belongs to God - NLV

consecrated - CNT

gems - ANT, ONT

sacred - BNT, EDW, KLNT, MNT, NBV, NIV, SGAT, SV, TCNT, TM, WNT.

set-apart - SISR

Jesus - AAT, AB, AIV, ANT, ASV, BNT, CENT, CEV, CLNT, CNT, CTNT, DHB, DRB, EBR, EDW, EVD, GW, HBME, HBRV, IB, IV, JWNT, KJV, KLNT, KTC, LB, LBP, MCT, MNT, MRB, MSNT, NAB, NAS, NBV, NCV, NEB, NET, NIV, NJB, NKJ, NLT, NLV, NNT, NRS, NSNT, NWT, ONT, PRS, REB, RNT, RSV, SGAT, SV, TCNT, TEV, TJB, TM, WAS, WET, WNT, WTNT, YLR.

Yeshua - CJB

YAHSHUA - SNB

Yahshua - SSBE

[Hebrew characters] - SISR

Lord - AAT, AB, ANT, ASV, BNT, CENT, CEV, CLNT, CTNT, DHB, DRB, EBR, EDW, EVD, GW, HBME, HBRV, HSH, IB, IV, JBK, JWNT, KJV, KLNT, KTC, LB, LBP, LXX, MCT, MNT, MRB, MSNT, NAB, NAS, NBV, NCV, NEB, NET, NIV, NJB, NJPS, NKJ, NLT, NLV, NNT, NRS, NSNT, NTJ, ONT, PRS, REB, RNT, RSV, SGAT, SV, TCNT, TEV, TJB, WAS, WET, WNT, WTNT, YLR.

Adonai - CJB

God - AIV, CNT, TM

Jehovah - NWT

YAHVAH - SNB

Yahweh - SSBE

[Hebrew characters] - SISR

Testament - AAT, AB, AIV, ANT, ASV, BNT, CENT, CEV, CJB, CLNT, CTNT, DHB, DRB, EBR, EDW, EVD, GW, HBME, HBRV, IB, IV, JWNT, KJV, KLNT, KTC, LB, LBP, MCT, MNT, MRB, MSNT, NAB, NAS, NBV, NCV, NEB, NET, NIV, NJB, NKJ, NLT, NLV, NNT, NRS, NSNT, ONT, PRS, REB, RNT, RSV, SGAT, SNB, SV, TCNT, TEV, TJB, TM, WAS, WET, WNT, WTNT, YLR.

covenant, testament - CNT

Covenant, Testament - SSBE

Scriptures - NWT, SISR

If you would like to know more about these and other words, visit the Heathen Words page in the Christian Deities section. This section also includes articles on Mithra and Crishna and their contributions to Christianity, as well as two of Christianity's favorite celebrations: Christmas and Easter.