Bible Question:
The KJV is the most accurate? Consider this: there are over 300 words in the King James that no longer mean what they meant in 1611. |
Bible Answer: kalos:-) Greetings brother. I have a Word for Word reprint of the orignal First Edition of the Authorized Version. I will quote John 3:16 as it appears in the orignal KJV. "For God so loued y world, that he gaue his only begotten Sonne: that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish, but haue euerlasting life." The spelling is not standarized as we now have, and following the Roman Nunerals is slightly different as IV is IIII. There are other oddities, but one can, with some idea of how the passage reads today, can follow it. I believe if this were the only Bible I had could introduce someone to Christ, or preach a message from it. I am not a KJV fan, but I was raised on it and memorized from the KJV. I personally do not care too much for the NKJV either. I do read and enjoy the NASB Updated. I like how it reads and flows with my thought patterns. I find the NASB Updated has much clearer meaning than the NKJV or the NIV. I do use the NIV to gain a wider scope in todays terms, but not often is the NIV any clearer for me. But kalos, what good is any version, if people won't read the Bible. There are so many English Bible translations in print today, there just is no excuse for not reading the Bible on a systematic basis. What are your thoughts? Blessings. justme |