We know, of course, that the Hebrew-Christian Scriptures were not originally written in English. The Old Testament was first penned in Hebrew (and portions in Aramaic). The New Testament was written in the koine (common) Greek of the day. If I don't read these languages, how can I know what was originally written? Must I be skeptical of modern-day translations into my native tongue? Did the translators get it right? Let's study this topic for a few minutes.