The King James Bible?

Question

is this really the only true bible? it is the first english bible released i think from the jewish or hebrew version and all the other ones made after that where changed and it says in the king james bible to never change any word in the bible.

Answer 1

Dear twinkari,

The KJV Bible came from the best Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. ALL the other versions utilize the Latin Vulgate, which are inferior transcripts. The KJV is the best of the English versions.

Answer 2

I had to respond to the answerer latter__ . The King James is not the first English bible, but one that was authorized by the Anglican church and the English government. William Tyndales bible and the Geneva were both english versions printed first. The KJV is translated by using those bibles and the Vulgate, not the best Hebrew and Greek manuscripts , cause most of those weren't discovered until the last 2 centuries. I do like the fact that the KJV does use the name Jehovah at least 4 times, one of the at Psalms 83; 18 which has been removed from most modern bibles. However, 1 John 5; 7 from the KJV has been found to be an inserted passage, cause it's not found in the oldest manuscripts so most modern day bibles do note this disparity.

Answer 3

The King James Bible was named after James I of England. It was writtin in the year 1611. It is a translation from the Hebrew and Greek that were the original languages of the scriptures. It is a very good translation, but it uses words and phrases that are no longer used. I has been up dated many times. The last revision was about 25 years ago, if I remember correctly.

In the original Greek, Jesus says that nothing should be added or removed from the Bible.

I was brought up on the KJV.

Now I use the New International Version

Answer 4

The King James version was probably the most accurate English version of the Bible because they obtained manuscripts that were not doctored by the Catholic church who held at the Vatican the most ancient manuscripts. They accumulated what became know as the textus receptus manuscript. It was not the first English Bible, in fact it was a revision of the Bishops Bible, but it was well done and at first not accepted just like versions of this day. It has a secondary problem though and that is that it is written in old English, and very few people today can even read that. The version most Christians use today are the Oxford Revision or the Cambridge Revision done in the 1800s.
The key to understanding the Bible is really not in which version you use, but in the Holy Spirit who has been sent to this earth by Jesus to teach and guide us into the truth. Pick a version to read, the NIV seems to be the most fluent, but it is a paraphrase and has changed a lot of wording to make it easy reading. The NASB is a literal translation, but therefore not as easy reading. I prefer the NASB just because it is way more accurate than the NIV. Anyway just pick a version you like, and pray and ask the Holy Spirit to lead you into the truth, and He will do it! Trust God He will not leave you as an orphan, just as Jesus said.

Answer 5

The King James Version Bible has been the one I studied as it became so convient for me to do so.
Using it takes some adjusting as a name and as a nick name may be in the same chapter in the O.T. and a different spelling elsewhere and also in the N.T. It is done over such a long period of time and this is one reason I feel it to be real.

It also has prophecy that is right on time. It talks about the end times, the last days and the second coming of Christ. It gives years between events and I have found that they are exact. When I examine Matt.24:3 [ the end ]. 7 [ WW1 & WW2 ], 14 [ Jesus rule not Satan ]; 15 [ Daniel's Prophecy ]; 22 [ bad,cut short ], 34 [ the generation ]; 36 [ ONLY GOD KNOWS DAY AND HOUR ]; 38 [ to the world all is unknown as in Noah's day ];

#1. We need something to tell us all this, that something is very important, has God said he would provide this vital source of information and if so when, how and where?

KJV Bible 1611 CE published + 303 = 1914 CE it goes through WW1, WW2 and holocaust as an excepted translation [ time by law of man and God ]; of thousands of religions.

Daniel's Prophecy 4:16,23,25,32 [ 7x 360 = ] 2520. Dan.7:25 [ 2300 to 2500 as time, times and the dividing of times in math ], as first coming of Messiah to be cut off Dan.9:24-27 [ is the math ]; Dan.8:12-14 [ the truth where and when? the Promised Land is desolate, no king ], From Babylon Empire #3 Matt.1:1-17 to Jesus life, cut off,
resurrected, ascended to wait for what events began 2520 years from Babylon?
THERE WILL BE NO KING UNTIL THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS.
With no temple and every one scattered in captivity, where is the bible books and Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel are writing now.
It is 606 before Christ less Dan.8:12-14 2300 is 1694 CE bible in circulation in the world, which one is it? does it have another 300 years to go to 1994 CE it did, and how is it doing and is it in the last days? What is 2500, or 2520, or 2580 or 2670?
REVELATIONS
Rev.9:1-5 [ 5x 30 = 150 Pit open for Satan, THE SEALED OF GOD IS THERE ]; 12-16 ANGELS PREPARED 391 [ SO DID EZEKIEL AND JUDAH KINGS WERE 391 ALL BY THE EUPHRATES AND 16:12-16 ALSO INVOLVES THE EUPHRATES ];

KJV Bible 1611 CE published + 391 = 2002 World conflict established and word also.
KJV Bible 1611 CE published + 395 = 2006 the world has had the bible in circulation.

Answer 6

I hope you will read some of the ancient history from the Bible's times and the Middle Ages in Europe. It's fascinating.

The King James was monumental for translating and presenting the story in English. The book we call The Bible (a library actually) is much different from the book divisions of the Hebrew view of things to point out one example. The King James has typographical errors that make for great laughs. In the first Ten Commandments list is: Thou SHALT commit adultry. Right on!!!!! Go for it baby!

The second example is the fact that translation is an art, not a literal thing. King James has the unicorn listed in Job. Later Bibles translate that to the wild ox. However, I like the unicorn idea better.

The original Greek and Latin text listed the Gospels as "The New Covenant", and what we borrowed from the Hebrews as "The Old Covenant". King James edition is known for establishing our term of the Old and New Testament.

But, all in all, the King James is a milestone in the English language.

And what you refer to as never change a word... that's in John's Revelation (note there is no "s" in Revelation). It was a common sign-off for scribes and authors that published with quill and ink.

Answer 7

The Bible had been around for about 1500 years before the King James vesrion. Actually, the King James version was originally based on the same Latin Vulgate used by the Catholics including the six dueterocanonical books. A few hundred years after the first printing of the King James version, the six deuterocanonical books were removed. It is also written in an archaic version of the English language which is difficult to understand. Most newer versions of the Bible have updated the language to reflect common usage.

Answer 8

Well, if what you say is true then the KJV has changed itself over the years.

Just one small instance is the Divine name in older versions and the CHANGE to LORD in the newer versions.

But here is some excellent info on the subject:

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KING JAMES BIBLE ALREADY CHANGED

To the surprise of many people the King James Bible has already been changed; today no one reads the King James Version in its original form. Explaining why this is so the book The Bible in Its Ancient and English Versions says: “Almost every edition, from the very beginning, introduced corrections and unauthorized changes and additions, often adding new errors in the process. The edition of 1613 shows over three hundred differences from 1611. . . . It was in the eighteenth century, however, that the main changes were made. . . . The marginal references were checked and verified, over 30,000 new marginal references were added, the chapter summaries and running headnotes were thoroughly revised, the punctuation was altered and made uniform in accordance with modern practice, textual errors were removed, the use of capitals was considerably modified and reduced, and a thorough revision made in the form of certain kinds of words.”

So many changes have been made, many of them in the readings of passages, that the Committee on Versions (1851-56) of the American Bible Society found 24,000 variations in six different editions of the King James Version!

What, then, of the objections raised by persons who say they do not want the King James Bible changed? Since the King James Version has already been changed, they lie on a crumbled foundation. If these persons do not want it changed, then why do they use, instead of a copy of an edition of 1611, an edition that has been changed? They use a present-day edition of the King James Bible because it is far easier to read. They appreciate, perhaps unknowingly, the improvements the later editions have made. They do not like the odd spelling and punctuation of the 1611 edition; they do not want to read “fet” for “fetched,” “sith” for “since” or “moe” for “more,” as the edition of 1611 had it. Thus improvement, when needed, is appreciated, even by those who say they object to any changing of the King James translation.

It is this very improvement that modern translations are providing by keeping pace with changing language, this for the purpose of making God’s Word clear, understandable, alive.

The above published in 1957

Answer 9

I've studied the Bible more than most people, and I find the KJV best for study of the allegory and mystery, since the Bible Translators took diligent care to use the most appropriate words, making it easier to seek and find clues to solve the allegoric mystery.

The original KJV is called the seventh bible, one made better from six others.

There are many versions and perversions of the Bible, the worst in my opinion being the NIV, as some versions change the end.

The most important thing is the end:

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 10

The KJB was endorsed by King James, I wonder why after Luthor had already translated it. He wanted a Bible that fitted HIS agenda and beliefs.

There are many mistranslations in the JKB, the name of God for example is ommited or changed to LORD on many occasions, the word σταυρον stauros was mistranslated to Cross when the true meaning is a stake or post.

Try the jerusalem bible, all the "thou art" old talk is no longer there and there are cross refrences to various posibilities.

Or the 2nd link below

Answer 11

I grew up reading the King James version and that i have the hot King James version (alongside with 20 different variations) in my library. My ordinary statement on lots of the hot Bible variations that attempt to revise the King James version -- the hot King James version, the hot Revised version, the hot American accepted version, the Revised English Bible, and so on. -- is that their chief characteristic is eliminating God's own call from his own e book. i have not rather got here upon a lot of importance contained in the differences said above, except for that: the eliminating of God's call. and then I even ought to invite, If God positioned it there, with the help of what authority does guy eliminate it? thankfully, not all Bibles have gotten rid of the call. yet you ought to move previous the common ones, or a minimum of those pushed with the help of religious bookstores, to hit upon a very sturdy Bible.