The Bible in Cockney: Well bits of it anyway

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Here, he retells nine stories from the Old Testament, and translates Mark's Gospel verse by verse. He ends with the Lord's Prayer-"the prayer that Jesus taught 'is chinas"--which could leave traditionalists writhing in their pews: "You're the Boss, God, and will be for ever, innit?" As in the idea of "so near and yet so far" relating to a busy pub with a throng of waiting customers. "Oily rag" (a fag) Influenced by the extreme displays that adolescents are inclined to perform on a bicycle, especially when showing off. "Coals and coke" (broke) The drink. Based on the imploring of ladies who, when asked to "have another", replied that they "didn't ought". "Do me good/s" (wood/s)

I'm sorry Sharon, Croydon thinks it is sacrilege. I'm a Methodist preacher and am very happy for the Bible to be presented in any way that enhances interest and understanding. I think God has a sense of humour, too. As flower buyers have to keep very early hours to buy their produce at Covent Garden flower market. "Fisherman's daughter" (water) A horse racing term relating to the "tic tac" signals made by bookmakers. "True till death" (breath)

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The market stall holders felt that the sooner the boy stopped reading books and gained practical experience the better. "Merry-go-round" (pound) As a box of toys, particularly a new one given as a present at Christmas time, causes a great deal of noise to be made. "Can't keep still" (treadmill)

Mary Magdalene• New Testament• Mary (mother of Jesus)• Joseph of Arimathea• Paul of Tarsus• Good Samaritan• Authorship of the New Testament• Magi• John the Baptist• Principalities and powers• Joseph (husband of Mary)• Nag Hammadi library• Messiah• Jesus• Gospel of Barnabas• Peter the Apostle• Pontius Pilate• Judas Iscariot• Book of Revelation• If it gets the good news out to people, and those people give their lives to Christ, then I am all for it. Those that believed are command to preach the gospel to all of creation, and I am sure God allows them to use their creativity to do so.

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To get into serious trouble. Suggested by the effect of a flower pot dropped from a window above on to someone below. "Crowded space" (suitcase) This less-than-reverent online version by Brendan Powell Smith tells stories from the Bible using Lego. It started life in 2001 with stories from Genesis and today contains 391 stories with 4,214 illustrations. Though it is sometimes satirical or tongue-in-cheek, it is often used by churches and Sunday schools, and it's one of the versions that the Bible Society has welcomed as connecting people with the Bible in a new way. Applying only to the wife who is cut off from the parental support and carried (provided for) by her husband. "Cuts and scratches" (matches) Riding breeches which were worn in the 19th century by those with either wealth or a title. "Rats and mice" (dice)

Well, that was it. Over the next few weeks and months, all the national papers were interested, as were TV stations, BBC News, ITV News and more. With all that publicity, I received a letter from BRF showing interest in my idea, and the rest, as they say, is history. A term that enjoyed a fresh lease of life during the second world war and the food-rationing period. "Bottle and stopper" (copper)Corinthians• Galatians• Ephesians• Colossians• Epistle to the Philippians• Epistle to Philemon• Epistle to the Romans• Epistle to Titus• First Epistle to the Thessalonians• Second Epistle to the Thessalonians• Second Epistle to Timothy• First Epistle to Timothy• Perhaps the most surprising aspect of this new wave of Bibles is how sympathetic the church is to people messing about with its sacred scriptures, whether in wording or binding, no doubt reasoning that there can be some good in anything that gets people hearing its stories.

Since people sentenced to that 19th century punishment could not keep still for a second. "Clever mike" (bike) For which a long indulgence can have a considerable effect upon the skin. "Pleasure and pain" (rain) Referring to the risk caused in disturbing the father of the household when he was taking his afternoon nap in an armchair "of a Sunday". "Loop the loop" (soup) As bees are the epitome of work, work produces money, the possession of which is sweet. "Borrow and beg" (egg)Soederberg's attempt is clearly not altruistic, a businessman looking for his slice. Hence the easy triviality of his and other versions mentioned. It hardly matters to the Church, they don't believe half of what the Bible teaches. Didn't the main character of the Bible teach: "you received free, give free"?