IN his version of the New Testament, which he named "The Living Oracles," Alexander Campbell rendered Heb. 9:28, "without a sin-offering," instead of "without sin," as in the Authorized Version, or "apart from sin," as in the Revised Version. The "Diaglott" follows Mr. Campbell in its version, but in its translation follows the Greek—"without sin." Many of our correspondents quote it thus, but we have uniformly refused to print it so, and expect to continue in the refusal; so they need not take the trouble to make the change in their manuscripts. Paul did not so write it, and we have no assurance that he meant what he did not write. We are not opposed to inserting words in a text for which there is no exact equivalent in the original, when it is necessary to make good English or to give the true sense of the original. In this case no such necessity exists. To the contrary the text is marred by the addition. When Christ came to earth the first time, he came purposely to take sin upon him; as the text reads: "To bear the sins of many." But there is a limit to the time in which he will receive sins. While his priesthood continues he will still bear sin before his Father's throne, of course by virtue of his death. When the atonement is completed—when the last sin confessed is blotted out—he will forever separate himself from sin and sinners, and come the second time—not to call sinners to repentance and unto himself, but—to take vengeance on the impenitent. He will indeed come "without sin" for the salvation only of those "who look for him," or "who love his appearing." As Paul wrote it the text presents an important truth concerning the relation which Christ sustains to sinners at his first and second advents. It reveals the truth concerning the close of human probation prior to his second advent. The unauthorized change obscures this, substituting for a clear and important statement one to which may be given a quite different meaning. This is a sufficient reason for refusing to countenance the change for which no reason can be given.