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Hi everyone. Could someone please explain to me in layman's terms why the KJV Bible is superior to modern versions?
I recommend an excellent book, "Defending Thr King James Bible" by Dr. D. A. Waite, Ph.D This book will tell you about 4-fold superiority.
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Hi everyone. Could someone please explain to me in layman's terms why the KJV Bible is superior to modern versions?

So far I have seen some very good answers. But the best layman's terms I can come up with is just simply this......
"Eht Jest Is." as I say with a southern drawl. Edited by Kleptes
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Here's something very simple: Though there are many versions, there are only two streams (paths) of origins. One stream produced the King James Bible. The other path produced all the other versions.

The KJV "path" were people who were Godly Christians, some even giving their life. The other "path" is a stream of people who do not believe the basics as taught in the Bible.

It's kinda like this... If you wanted a history of WWII would you trust a "stream" of writers who were there and saw it first hand, and understood what was at stake... Or would you trust a "stream" of writers who were anti-war writing from behind their desks never having even been there.

Well, the KJV came from people who understood and "had been there." ALL the others are written by the safe, "anti-war," "intellectual" type of writer who doesnt' believe in the war to begin with.

With all the techno stuff stripped aside... that's basically what it comes down to.


Don't think I've ever heard it put quite that way, before! Great answer!
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Psa 12:6 The words of the LORD [are] pure words: [as] silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Psa 12:7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

Psa 119:140 Thy word [is] very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

Pro 30:5 ďż˝ Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Pro 30:6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Phl 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.

Since God promised he would preserve his word, pure, and all the versions are not alike, only one can be the pure word of God. How many martyrs died for the bibles that come from the RCC manuscripts and how many died for the TR manuscripts? There is no comparison. Though some died with the RCC manuscripts in their posession, it was the Tyndales, Matthews, Coverdales, etc., who died a martys death so the (important here!) common man could have the bible in his language.

A few thoughts,
Bro. Ben


Amen, Brother Ben!
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Baptist baby asks:



I have read many of the answers to Baptist Baby's question, and many of them were good answers, but as I read, I too had to remind myself why the KJB is superior to all others, and I came to three answers that settle the matter for me, and I hope for others also.

1. The Lord puts the Word even above His name!
Look at Psa. 138:2 "I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name."

Jesus' name is "...called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." And the Word of God is magnified even above His name.

2. Reason no. 2 is much more complicated, but much more exciting:
Jesus, as we know, is the WORD in the flesh; we cannot find fault in Him (and many have no doubt tried); if we could find fault in Him, we could also find fault in his Word, because He is the Word; on the other hand, if we find fault in His Word, we fault Him too, because He is the Word. The Word has to be perfect. We have already established that all those other versions are not faultless; doesn't it stand to reason the if Jesus is the (very precious) Word, that the Lord would preserve the perfection of it, lest he mar the character and being of Jesus? of course. God HAS preserved His Word in the "authorized" version, the KJB.

3. reason no. 3 is similar
1 Peter 1:23 the "incorruptible Seed" is the Word of God. There is, and can be only one "incorruptible seed" in the flesh, and we know that to be Jesus. There can aslo be only one incorruptible seed in the spirit, and we know that to be the Bible. Which one? The incorruptible one; the one in which there is no error, but the only accusation they have against it is that the words are "archaic" and hard to read. Is that corruption? By no means.

These are three valid reasons for the superiority of the KJB, and they are without reproach.


AMEN, Brother!
HALLELUJAH!
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Psa 12:6 The words of the LORD [are] pure words: [as] silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Psa 12:7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.


Psa 119:140 Thy word [is] very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.


Pro 30:5 ďż˝ Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Pro 30:6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.


Phl 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.


Since God promised he would preserve his word, pure, and all the versions are not alike, only one can be the pure word of God. How many martyrs died for the bibles that come from the RCC manuscripts and how many died for the TR manuscripts? There is no comparison. Though some died with the RCC manuscripts in their posession, it was the Tyndales, Matthews, Coverdales, etc., who died a martys death so the (important here!) common man could have the bible in his language.


A few thoughts,

Bro. Ben


Amen and Amen. Nothing Like the power of the words of Scripture. I have used. Ps. 12:6,7 many times to show that God has promised to preserve His word. Many "christians" have told me that is not what the passage says. They believe the correct interpretation is that God promised to preserve His people, not His words.

The lengths some will go to twist the scriptures to their own destruction. Edited by Greyson01
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BaptistBaby, please brush aside all the KJVOs' claims & look at the STRAIGHT SKINNY.

The KJV is the best English version for memorization, because, not being in our everyday English, it stands out in our minds when we read it.

It is the best version with which to evangelize the elderly, as it was just about the only valid English version readily available before the 1950s, and is at least partly familiar to most seniors.

There are more copies of the KJV in existence than there are any other book ever printed in any language.

There are more "study helps" & concordances made for the KJV than there are for any other English version.

Bear in mind, however, that the KJV is not the ONLY valid English version in existence, nor is it actually "the greatest". But it might well be the best all-around English version for the above reasons.

And I DO recommend that every English-reading Bible student obtain a copy of the AV1611, the original KJV, complete with all the translators' marginal notes & extratextual material, for a broader understanding of God's word, to give the HOLY SPIRIT more to work with in our minds. Hendrickson Publishing makes a good repro, available at most Wal-Marts & Bible stores for about $28-$30 USA. 'Tis well worth that investment.


Somehow, no matter what version we read, there's just something about the KJB. It has survived 400 years without nary a revision other than spelling and tyops. The text itself is pure.
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Well, Holster, the KJV was unchallenged as the only widely-available English Bible version from C. 1644 until C. 1881. There were a bazillion copies printed in England, then in the USA, Canada, Australia, etc. and few people believed its minor goofs were enough to render it bogus. and I don't think it woulda gotten such widespread use and printings if it were not approved by GOD.

And now the NIV outsells it. But that's because, in the history of English, we see GOD has updated the translation of His word to include the changes in the language He has allowed/caused. Again, I believe this is GOD'S WILL, just as the prevalence of the KJV was. I believe we are tremendously blessed because we have both old and new translations of the Scriptures readily available.

And you have every right to challenge my statement. However, the vast number of family KJV Bibles, many being over a hundred years old, as well as countless copies parked in countless churches, schools, etc. give credence to the statement. And the KJV still sells briskly. And 4 outta every 5 study helps/concordances I see in book stores are for the KJV.

TRC123, more folx died in defense of other versions than they did the KJV. And Myles Coverdale was not one of them. He was the main translator of the GENEVA BIBLE, and had he still been alive in 1604, he woulda doubtlessly been on the AV translation committee. (He lived/died 1488/1569, from natural causes.)

Most of the martyrdoms of this nature occurred before the KJV was made. It was made with the approval of KJ 1 by a committee chosen by the State Church, of which the monarch of England is the titular head.



So you are not KJVO?
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Sorry, I don't follow you. I thought you were making a case for the KJV. Now you seem to uplifting the corrupt NIV. Am I mis-reading or not understanding something?





I had a bookstore for a while and I can tell you that it is almost impossible to buy anything these days based on the KJV. Even older KJV stuff is being edited and revised for the new (per)versions. I've heard of bookstores that don't even carry the KJV anymore.


Again.. this is just from observation and everyday living. I have no hard and official statistics to give you though here's some info from Christian Booksellers Assoc.


Ranks based on Sales at Retail Christian Book Stores

1 Life Application Study Bible Revised (NIV) Zondervan

2 Study Bible (ESV) Crossway

3 Study Bible (KJV) Thomas Nelson

4 Personal Size Giant Print Reference Bible (KJV) Thomas Nelson

5 Life Application Study Bible Personal Size (NIV) Zondervan

6 Chronological Study Bible (NKJ) Thomas Nelson

7 Life Application Study Bible (NLT) Tyndale

8 Zondervan NIV Study Bible Updated (NIV) Zondervan

9 Reference Bible (KJV) Thomas Nelson

10 Giant Print Reference Bible Personal Size (KJV) Zondervan


Hi holster. I don't know where you live, but in my city there are plenty of Christan bookstores that sell the KJV.
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Hi everyone. Could someone please explain to me in layman's terms why the KJV Bible is superior to modern versions?

Why is the KJV superior to modern versions? For me and my house, it is not a matter of emotion or religious tradition, but rather for one primary and important fact:

The KJV is the only version in which the translators used italics to show most of the words they added, so the Scriptures could be more easily understood.

All other versions add to God's Word without telling the reader they have done so, and in so doing commit the same sin Eve did when she changed God's Word to her word. (Compare the difference between the meaning of Genesis 2:16-17 with Genesis 3:2-3. Eve takes away freely, adds neither shall ye touch it, then changes it to lest ye die. This is quite a difference from what God had said.) I shall not be a partaker of this evil deed.

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More importantly Trell, the KJV was translated from the Recieved Text, not the corrupt Sinaiticus which was written by gnostics who denied the diety of Christ. All modern English translations are based on the writings of the Godless socialists Westcott and Hortt which used the corrupt Alexandrian manuscripts. They omit a great many verses and parts of verses from the original, not to mention changing the words to fit their ideologies. Some of the translators of the KJV were pretty rotten people and yet they held true to the origingal manuscripts that has withstood the test of time.

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