Phili 1:16-17 in NIV-G/K

[John F. Hart]

There seems to be a minor bug with the NIV-G/K ordering of Philippians 1:16-17. This occurs when there are two windows (or more) open and one is the NIV-G/K. Somehow this causes the order of the two verses to be reversed in one of the texts (not always in the NIV-G/K text). The screen shots are below. Can anyone reduplicate this?

[Helen Brown]

This is not a bug. The NIV translators switched and renumbered the verses. Accordance shows the verses in the order of the search text (top left pop-up menu), and matches the contents of each verse. Therefore, when you search the NIV all other parallel panes appear scrambles, and when you search the other texts, the NIV in parallel appears scrambled.

[John F. Hart]

Thanks for the clarification. I even looked at my printed copy of the NIV and missed this. Apparently the NIV11 changed back to the normal sequence.

[Helen Brown]

Actually you were correct all along. In the NIV-G/K we failed to account for the difference in verse numbering. We assumed the verses followed the Textus Receptus/KJV/NKJV but of course they follow the NA 27/GNT-T and most modern translations where verses 16 and 17 are reversed compared with the Textus Receptus.

 

Therefore, except for the NIV-G/K, the newer translations have love in verse 16 and selfish ambition in verse 17, but the KJV/NKJV follow the Textus Receptus and have selfish ambition in verse 16 and love in verse 17. The content of the verses will align across these translation families, but the verse order will be reversed in parallel panes that do not match the search text.

 

The NIV-G/K is indeed reversed and has not been updated since it has onbly been distributed on disk.