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Originally Posted by Ohio

Poster ZNPaaneah, who knew the chief translator Robichaux personally, has written several times that the RecVers closely followed the 1901 ASV, and we know that it followed the KJV closely.

Actually the chief translators of the Recovery Version NEW TESTAMENT were John Ingalls, Al Knoch and Bill Duane. Kerry Robichaux was only brought in the assist in polishing the final version.

According to Ingalls, the Chinese Language Recovery Version served as the universal basis for the English NT RcV. Of course the Greek manuscripts should should serve as the universal basis of any translation of the NT, but this was Witness Lee's attempt to influence the translation. Lee had absolutely no business even being in the same room as the translators, but since he was the one apostle with the one ministry for the age....