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As the ever lovely Onesnowyowl mentioned... translation!
If you are reading it in English, you are DEFINITELY reading a translation of a translation (at LEAST two times removed from the original language, likely more). Even amongst English language versions of the bibles, the same thing is said with different wording. And different wording can, in fact, slightly change the meaning, intensity or use of what's being said.
Personally, being a non-Christian spiritualist, I believe that the Bible is a book designed by man to help one lead a good life. In the end, that's the bulk of what religion is all about anyhow. Faith should not be placed in the words, but rather in the ideals.
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