A book by Pastor Ezra Whitfield

You were handed the Bible.
Nobody showed you what it really says.

What the Old Book Really Says, by Pastor Ezra Whitfield
70Bible
truths

70 truths from 45 years in a country pulpit, each with the verse you know in the King James words and what the older Hebrew and Greek text actually says, told plain, the way a pastor would tell you at his kitchen table.

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  • Every verse in KJV words
  • 372 Scriptures, indexed
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It Was Never Called an Apple
It Was Never Called an Apple
It Was Not Only Two by Two
It Was Not Only Two by Two
Thou Shalt Not Kill Means Do No Murder
Thou Shalt Not Kill Means Do No Murder
Temptation Here Means the Test
Temptation Here Means the Test
The Name Lucifer Is Not in the Hebrew
The Name Lucifer Is Not in the Hebrew
It Was Grain and Cattle, Not Money
It Was Grain and Cattle, Not Money
The Guest List Was Never Meant to Pay You Back
The Guest List Was Never Meant to Pay You Back
One Taken, One Left: Which One Was the Safe One?
One Taken, One Left: Which One Was the Safe One?
We Wrestle Not Against Flesh and Blood
We Wrestle Not Against Flesh and Blood
The Ethiopian Bible Kept More, It Took Nothing Away
The Ethiopian Bible Kept More, It Took Nothing Away
The Bible Never Counted the Wise Men
The Bible Never Counted the Wise Men
Not a Rib, but a Side
Not a Rib, but a Side
Paul Never Said Money Was the Root of All Evil
Paul Never Said Money Was the Root of All Evil
Rise Up Means Get Out of Your Chair
Rise Up Means Get Out of Your Chair
The Book They Called the Lesser Genesis
The Book They Called the Lesser Genesis
Give Me Neither Poverty Nor Riches
Give Me Neither Poverty Nor Riches

Why so many folks feel lost in it

We were taught to repeat the Bible, not to read it.

The sayings

"God helps those who help themselves." "Money is the root of all evil." Folks quote them every Sunday, and the first one is not in the Bible at all.

The translation

One English word can hide three different Hebrew or Greek words. Hell, kill, temptation: the old text is more careful than we were told.

The fear

Some sell prayer, oil and fear. The old book says plainly that God's gifts are not for sale, and it says it in Acts 8.

If you ever sat in a pew and thought, "Does it really say that?", you were right to ask. Nobody showed you the simple way to look.

An old wooden country church with an open Bible on the pulpit

Why this book exists

My granddaddy left a list of questions. This book answers them.

Deacon Amos Whitfield left me his cracked leather Bible. On the last blank page, in pencil, he had written the questions nobody at church could answer him.

I have stood 45 years in a little country pulpit down a red clay road in Georgia. What I learned is simple: the old book never needed to be complicated, it needed to be read plain.

So I wrote it down. Every truth with the verse in the King James words, what the older text says, and what it means for you tonight.

Pastor Ezra

One truth on every page

What folks say, and what the old text says.

Six of the 70 truths inside. Swipe →

What folks sayWhat the old text actually saysTruth
Eve ate an appleGenesis 3:6 only says peri, fruit, from the tree of knowledge, naming no kind of fruit at all.It Was Never Called an Apple
Money is the root of all evilPaul wrote the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils, not money itself, in 1 Timothy 6:9-10.Paul Never Said Money Was the Root of All Evil
The commandment forbids all killingThe Hebrew lo tirtzach uses ratsach, which concerns the unlawful taking of human life, and Jesus quoted it as do not murder.Thou Shalt Not Kill Means Do No Murder
Lucifer is the devil's nameIsaiah 14 reads helel ben shachar, shining one son of the dawn, a taunt against Babylon's king; Lucifer came from Jerome's Latin.The Name Lucifer Is Not in the Hebrew
Hospitality means hosting your friendsIn Luke 14 the Lord tells you to invite those who cannot repay, like the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.The Guest List Was Never Meant to Pay You Back
Three wise men visited JesusMatthew 2 calls them magi and never gives a number; the three came from the three gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.The Bible Never Counted the Wise Men

Built to read slowly

Open any page and it speaks to you.

Every truth is two pages: a painting of the moment first, then the whole truth on one page. Read one a night.

The verse you know

Word for word from the King James Version, chapter and verse.

What the old text says

The Hebrew or Greek word behind the English, explained plain and honest.

From the pews

A short story from a little country church, where the truth met real life.

What it means tonight

What you can carry into your own prayer and your own home.

Granddaddy's margin note

The old deacon's pencil note, a line to remember.

Every verse indexed

Find any Scripture in the book in seconds, in Bible order.

70truths in 10 chapters
161pages
70oil paintings
372Scriptures indexed

What you'll read

From the garden of Eden to the gates of pearl.

  1. 1

    In the Beginning

    It Was Never Called an Apple · Not a Rib, but a Side · The Serpent Was Not Yet Named Satan

    7 truths
  2. 2

    Words You've Been Quoting Wrong

    Paul Never Said Money Was the Root of All Evil · That Line Belongs to Franklin, Not the Lord · Spare the Rod Is Not in Your Bible

    7 truths
  3. 3

    The Commandments, Read Plain

    Thou Shalt Not Kill Means Do No Murder · To Lift His Name for Nothing · The Word Just Means to Stop

    7 truths
  4. 4

    How to Pray

    Temptation Here Means the Test · The Closet Was the Pantry · It Was Never About Saying It Twice

    7 truths
  5. 5

    Names and Words of the Old Book

    The Name Lucifer Is Not in the Hebrew · I AM THAT I AM: The Name That Is a Verb · Only Begotten, or One of a Kind?

    7 truths
  6. 6

    Giving and Money

    It Was Grain and Cattle, Not Money · The Gift of God Is Not for Sale · Two Mites and a Warning

    7 truths
  7. 7

    Home, Table and Family

    The Guest List Was Never Meant to Pay You Back · The Earring Was a Nose Ring · The Gold Ring and the Good Seat

    7 truths
  8. 8

    Death, Grief and the Life to Come

    One Taken, One Left: Which One Was the Safe One? · Away From Home, and Home at Last · The Shortest Verse Is the Quieter Kind of Weeping

    7 truths
  9. 9

    Old Fears and Spiritual Warfare

    We Wrestle Not Against Flesh and Blood · You Bow Before You Stand · It Was Never Said 365 Times

    7 truths
  10. 10

    The Older Books and Texts

    The Ethiopian Bible Kept More, It Took Nothing Away · Jude Quoted a Book That Isn't in Your Bible · The Book They Called the Lesser Genesis

    7 truths

Look inside

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The cover
The cover
Pastor Ezra's letter
Pastor Ezra's letter
It Was Never Called an Apple
It Was Never Called an Apple
…and the truth page
…and the truth page
Thou Shalt Not Kill Means Do No Murder
Thou Shalt Not Kill Means Do No Murder
…and the truth page
…and the truth page
The Ethiopian Bible Kept More, It Took Nothing Away
The Ethiopian Bible Kept More, It Took Nothing Away
…and the truth page
…and the truth page
Every verse, indexed
Every verse, indexed

This book is for you if...

  • You love the King James Bible and want to know what the old words really mean.
  • You have heard a verse quoted and wondered, "Does it really say that?"
  • You want plain teaching, not fear and not a sales pitch.
  • You like knowing why, so your faith stands on the Word itself.
  • You want something good to read with your evening coffee, one truth at a time.

It's probably not for you if...

  • You want a seminary textbook.
  • You want someone to tell you the Bible is a lie. This book loves the old book.

What the Old Book Really Says

Everything you need to read it plain.

  • The 161-page book, instant PDF download
  • 70 Bible truths in 10 chapters
  • Every verse in the King James words
  • What the older text says: Hebrew, Greek, Septuagint, Dead Sea Scrolls
  • 70 oil paintings, one for every truth
  • 372 Scriptures indexed in Bible order
  • Lifetime access: every future update, free
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Questions

Before you open it.

What exactly do I get?

A 161-page PDF you download straight after checkout. It opens on any phone, tablet or computer, and it prints well if you like paper in your hands.

Is this a printed book?

No, it's a digital book (PDF), so there's no shipping and no waiting. You can print any page, or the whole book, at home.

Which Bible does it use?

Every verse is quoted word for word from the King James Version. Where the older Hebrew, Greek or other texts say something more, the book explains it plainly, with chapter and verse.

Does it go against my church?

No. It loves the Bible and does not attack any denomination. Where scholars disagree, it says so honestly and lets you weigh it.

Is it hard to read?

No. Every truth fits on one page, in plain words, the way an old pastor would explain it. Read one a night.

What if I don't like it?

Reply to your download email within 7 days and you get a full refund, no questions asked.

Tonight could be the first time the old book speaks plain to you.

Pastor Ezra wrote down every answer on his granddaddy's list. All you have to do is open it.

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