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The King James Only Error

In my opinion, the King James Bible is the most accurate, beautiful and most eloquent of all the translations when it includes the proper updates from the Old English, but nevertheless we must remember that it is a translation of the Bible that can ultimately be traced back to the original manuscript languages of Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. Therefore the King James Bible is not God's exclusive "Preserved Word" as some people believe. If it was, then that would mean that there was no valid Bible on earth prior to 1611 when the first edition of the KJV was published. And of course such an idea is ridiculous.

Ironically, the 1611 version is an even older English version and it is almost impossible to understand. I own one. It's brutal. You pretty much can't read it. The Old English is so heavy it's almost like an entirely different language at times. Yet somehow it got updated in 1769 without a hick-up? How so? If the original 1611 version is claimed to be God's exclusive “Preserved Word” as-is, then how can the later updated and much easier to read 1769 version also be God's only “Preserved Word” ? The answer is simple, it can't be.

Additionally, if the KJV is the only valid translation, then that would also mean that any Bible translated into Chinese or Japanese for example would be invalid. Such a notion is also nonsensical. ​Does God only care about English speaking people? Of course not. Yet many groups refuse to defer to such common sense and so are adamantly "King-James-Only". These people will often divide from and sometimes even slander those of us who do not agree with their error.

There is also a lot of misinformation on this subject floating around on the Internet where it is claimed there there are only minor changes between the 1611 and 1769 versions. This is absolutely not true. There are enormous differences between these two editions, including a number of verses with basically different meanings. And second of all, if the 1611 edition is God's exclusive “Preserved Word”, then not a single thing should have been changed and the more modern 1769 edition should not even exist. Of course the 1769 edition is valid. It is a sound translation, especially for its time, but there is nothing wrong with another update to our even more modern English today. Additionally, it has been reported that there are some differences between the Oxford and Cambridge editions of the 1769 version. I have not reviewed these differences myself, but I have no reason to doubt this.

Compared to the 1611 edition, the 1769 King James was much easier to understand for the people of that time period. From the perspective of the people who lived back then, to them 1769 was “modern times” compared to 1611. They obviously benefited greatly from the update from the hard-to-understand 1611 version.

But regardless, do you see the hypocrisy here? It was perfectly fine for the much needed 1769 edition to be published as an update of the hard-to-understand 1611 version. But here we are in 2017 and we are somehow not allowed to have another update, this time to our more modern English? These King-James-Onlyists are impossible to deal with and this battle has become quite a serious problem for the Christian Church overall.

FYI: the reason I don't read or use the New King James Version is simply because I don't like it. It's not just an update from the Old English with the substitution of modern English equivalents for words that appear untranslated, it goes way beyond that and so it lacks the wonderful flow and pace of the 1769 King James. The translators simply went too far to still be able to call it a King James. They should have called it something else.


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​© 2006-2019 ChristiansFree.com - All Scriptures quoted are from the KJV Bible with Old English words updated to modern English and with word definitions in brackets as needed. These updates do not affect the meaning of the verses, but simply make them easier to read and understand. Old English is not spoken in our modern society and it is shortsighted to believe that God's Word is trapped in any language and therefore cannot be updated or translated into other languages for other cultures. For information on why the King-James-Only position is in error, click here.
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  • True Salvation
    • What It Means To Really Believe: Faith (Trust) Alone In Christ Alone
    • WHOSOEVER Believes
    • Eternal Life is a FREE Gift
    • But What About....? >
      • What About James Chapter 2, Doesn't It Teach Salvation By Faith + Works? No!
      • What About the Verse That Says “Unless You Believed in Vain” ?
      • What About Repentance? >
        • Introduction: Understanding Repentance
        • Don't Make The Mistake of Repenting of The Wrong Thing
        • Check Your Focus - Are You Asking Yourself Any Of These Questions?
        • A Changed Lifestyle Is Not Proof of Salvation
    • Beware the False "Free Gift" That "Costs You Everything"
    • Is Belief Really Enough? Don't Even The Devils Believe?
    • More ... >
      • Different People Come To Christ Under Different Circumstances
      • Doubting Thomas or Due Diligence?
      • The Anathema Curse Upon Preaching a False Gospel
      • A Curious Encounter With a “Self-Made” Man
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    • For The New Christian
    • General Articles >
      • You Have A Ministry
      • What A True Church Looks Like
      • Are Churches Supposed To Be Large or Small?
      • The Blindness of the Pampered - Why Churchmen Don't Usually Question The Status Quo
      • Conversations With God?
      • Response To Question - Should I Leave My Church?
      • Forsaking All and Dying To Self Are Spiritual Goals Not Physical Requirements
    • Problems To Avoid >
      • Don't Fall Victim to a Cult-Like Business Disguised as a Church
      • Church Buildings – A Monumental Waste of Money
      • Some Churches Aren't Just a Business, They're a DREAM Business in Disguise
      • Are Christians Supposed To Tithe? No!
      • Nice Guys With Good Intentions?
      • Beware of Ministries Disguised As Churches
      • Is Staying in a Bad Church Ever the Lesser of Two Evils?
      • Beware The "Faithful Givers" Manipulation
      • The King James Only Error
      • Beware of the Spiritual Serial Killers
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      • The Error of Spontaneous Pastoral Authority
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