Considering the bible was written by men (which in all consideration was not very unbiased), and has other such lovely passages such as a talking snake, parting seas, and rising dead. Yeah I'm not gonna take it very seriously or apply it to my daily life. In any case, the bible was translated to fit the society's view of things, things were later added on there to make Christians follow certain ways, such as Dante's vision as the real revelation of hell etc. Reading the Bible and taking it seriously, at least the KJV It's like reading Harry Potter and wondering if we can somehow sneak into the magical part of London.