Power for Abundant Living

The Translations of the Word of God(1) there are no original texts in existence today;(2) there were no chapter divisions in the originalmanuscripts; (3) there were no verse divisions in theoriginal manuscripts. Chapters were first put into theBible in 1250 A.D. Verses first appeared in theGeneva Bible in -1560 and then in the 1611 translationknown as the King James.God cannot be blamed for the error in the divisionof verses or chapters. Chapters and verses are goodonly for quick reference. But we must keep in mindthat chapters and verses are all man-made and, therefore,devoid of authority in rightly dividing the Wordof Truth.Let us look at some examples of poor divisions inchapters and verses.Genesis 1:31:And God saw every thing that he had made, and,behold, it was very good. And the evening andthe morning were the sixth day.Then comes chapter 2 which begins with "thus."That first word immediately tells me that somethingis wrong because "thus" shows the result of what hasalready been said. Chapter 1 closed with "And theevening and the morning were the sixth day." Andchapter 2 begins,129