The Urantia Book – New Enhanced Edition

Review: Lord, open to us; we would also be great Adopted: In the original format, Lord was the last word in the line, making a dropped comma likely. 167:2.2 (1835.2) 1955 text: I have just bought a farm, and I must needs to go prove it;

Review: I have just bought a farm, and I must needs go to prove it; Adopted: The original to go is a transposition resulting in a grammatically incorrect formulation. 167:4.3 (1837.2) 1955 text: so that on the second, or even the third, day such a one would

Review: so that on the second or even the third day, such a one would Adopted: The form with only a comma following day, is the most readable punctuation of any known alternative, pacing the reader smoothly through the sentence and conveying its meaning clearly. 167:5.3 (1838.4) 1955 text: he had become enamoured of a better-looking woman

Review: he had become enamored of a better-looking woman Adopted: This word is also found at 121:5.6; there, the American spelling, enamored, is used. Both forms are acceptable so in the interests of text standardization the American form was adopted. 168:5.1 (1849.5) 1955 text: until the day of the crucifixion of Jesus

Review: until the days of the crucifixion of Jesus Adopted: The correction from day to days here is required because the former is inconsistent with the ensuing narrative. 169:3.2 (1854.6) 1955 text: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who laid at

Review: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at Adopted: The authors of Part IV of The Urantia Book generally follow the text of the American Standard Version (ASV) of 1901, with certain modernizations and corrections as needed. 172:3.4 (1881.2) 1955 Text:contradictory so-called Messianic prophesies

Review:contradictory so-called Messianic prophecies Adopted:Prophesy is the spelling that should be used for the verb (he was prophesying a bumper harvest), whereas prophecy is the correct spelling for the noun (a bleak prophecy of war and ruin). 172:3.6 (1881.4) 1955 text: If any one asks you why you do this, merely say

Review: If anyone asks you why you do this, merely say Adopted: Anyone is correct if anybody could be substituted. 172:5.2 (1884.1) 1955 text: Andrew was busy watching some of his associates whom he feared might be led

Review: Andrew was busy watching some of his associates who he feared might be led

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1955 text: He was concerned about the attitude of some of the twelve whom he knew were

Review: He was concerned about the attitude of some of the twelve who he knew were Adopted: The pronoun is the subject of the verb phrase might be led away, not the object of feared; therefore who is the correct form.

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Adopted: The pronoun is the subject of the verb were armed, not the object of knew nor of were armed; therefore who is the correct form. 173:1.3 (1889.1) 1955 text: a coin about the size of a ten cent piece but twice as thick

Review: a coin about the size of a ten-cent piece but twice as thick Adopted: The hyphenated word ten-cent is the standard form and is specified by CMOS. 176:3.4 (1916.4) 1955 text: make gains for their master except he who received but one talent

Review: make gains for their master except him who received but one talent Adopted: The pronoun is the object of the preposition except; therefore him is correct. 177:3.7 (1924.3) 1955 text: why he would be willing to forego the great advantage

Review: why he would be willing to forgo the great advantage Adopted: The corrected spelling of forgo is etymologically preferable. 177:4.1 (1924.5) 1955 text: appointed for shortly after 10 o’clock that morning

Review: appointed for shortly after ten o’clock that morning Adopted: The spelled-out form for time is clearly supported in CMOS. 177:5.2 (1927.3) 1955 text: still others whom you think love the truth will be

Review: still others who you think love the truth will be Adopted: The pronoun is the subject of love, not the object of think; therefore who is the correct form. 179:5.9 (1943.2) 1955 text: he said to the twelve: “And as often as you do this

Review: he said to the eleven: “And as often as you do this

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1955 text: and then, by faith, discern that you shall all some time sup with me