Comments on: Cockney Bible

By: David

David — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:25:56 +0000

Mike —- You Are Not Suppose to Laugh At The Word Of God!!! I Will Pray For You!! You Know We Are All Accountable For The Sins That We Do. I Can’t See How You Can Be Proud Of Laughing At God’s Word!!

By: David

David — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:58:24 +0000

I agree with you Tom!! This so-called version of the Bible is a disgrace and it disrespects God and His Holy Word. This cockney (I refuse to call it a Bible, because it is not should be banned and All Christians need to take a stand against such blasphemy!!!!

By: Jools

Jools — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:36:16 +0000

Oh Tom, Tom, Tom… Right, now I know a Julius (Caesar – geezer) who knows this Coles lemon (squeezer – geezer) – actually ‘e was taught by this Coles fridge (freezer – geezer) and is now a ‘pie and liqour’ (vicar) himself and has used the Cockney ‘Slander and Libel’ (Bible) at Jah Rule (school) assemblies with great ‘string vests’ (success).

Also, refering to your point of ‘Yet another counterfeit, money making publication, with absolutely NO love of God in it at all’.
1). It was published by the Bible Society, so NO love of God at all??? Hmmm… I think you’re a bit Pete there (Pete Tong – Wrong!)
2). Coles is still a teacher of RE, so that, I think, shows he’s made little money from this book and that he is a man of God. In fact, I’d put a Lady Godiva (fiver) on it!

Was it not our very own Torvill (& Dean – Queen) Elizabeth the Geoff (Hurst – 1st) who said her coronation was to be in English, so the entirety of her people could understand the Weaver’s Chairs (prayers) they were hearing? And the King James I ‘Slander and Libel’ is the authoritive version that we all know of these days – when it was first translated five hundred years ago, it was in the common language, but lemon and limes (times) are a’changin’ so surely the Chitty Chitty (bang bang – Cockney Rhyming Slang) version is just what Queen Bess and King Jim did all those years ago?

You stick King Jim’s slander and libel in front of the average dustbin lid (kid) and within 10 mins it’s lights out and goodnight Vienna. Put this in front of them, it’ll give ‘em a bit of a giraffe (laugh) and they’re a lot more likely to remember it in years to come and to relate to it immediately – how can you say this is an act of no love of God at all if it does all of the above?. In fact, you could almost say that Mr Coles is a modern day geezer who’s right up there with King Jim himself!

You, me ol’ China (plate – mate) need to get with the picture and understand a bit more about today’s teapots (lids – kids) because I bet, with your current attitude, they would just label you as a first class James (Blunt – I’ll leave you to translate that one!!!)

***Ps. Please note I did not swear or actually call Tom anything rude… I merely projected the opinion I believe most teenagers would associate with his views. If offence is taken at my post, I apologise wholly.***

By: mensagens de carinho

mensagens de carinho — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:59:29 +0000

One might imagine Jesus and his 12 disciples to be rather well-spoken actually, but not according to one religious teacher. Mike Coles has translated parts of the big book into cockney rhyming slang, making them sound more like characters in Life of Brian. …………

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:12:47 +0000

I agree with you. Although I am not a Christian myself, a close friend of mine is a missionary and he frequently stresses the importance of making his translations accessible. If it is the purity of God’s word others are concerned about, I suggest they learn Hebrew and Greek.

By: Mike Coles

Mike Coles — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:56:56 +0000

Hi Folks. It’s Mike here, the author of the Bible in Cockney. Great to read all your comments, shame some have to resort to foul language….The God I believe in is someone who wants to communicate to all of us…for some people, God has spoken to them through the Bible in Cockney..which is lovely to hear. Ive had lovely letters from folk in prison who have never ‘given a toss’ about religion, the Bible etc…but when they came accross the Cockney Bible, they thought it was a great laugh, but at the same time, the message of Love still got through to them…that’s all that matters to me. It’s not a replacement to the King James or Good News version, it’s only an alternative that will appeal to some folk. I don’t mind all the criticism..foul language is a shame…little ignorant really…but no matter, God loves you all………Cheers me ol’ chinas!!!

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:00:30 +0000

Okay one, there is absoulty no need to swear. Not only is it inappropriate, but also it makes you look like the idiot.

Second, Jesus taught his follower’s to love and respect all peoples, including homosexuals. I personally believe that the most of the laws given in the old testerment were written for that time, and that we should now follow the laws Jesus gave us.

Finally, if you care to look, there are plenty of significant figures out there who were both Christian and intelligent (Sir Isaac Newton, Winston Churchill, Arthur Eddington, ect).

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:52:48 +0000

Typical Atheist. No respect for other belief’s, and thinks that all religions are out to con people, and also likes to swear a lot when he/she can’t come up with a proper argument.

By: Robbie

Robbie — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:39:23 +0000

this is a brilliant way to take a million year old text and turn it into a mordern day text.

By: David

David — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:01:05 +0000

I think it is an excellent version to reach those persons that maybe otherwise would not know the truth, the life and the joy of the Gospel of Christ.

We’ve got to remember that God speaks in every languages and, for Him, a standard english is not better than Cockney. Actually, Cockney is part of our culture, and I do think that God loves it!

Thanks!
Greeting from Chile!