Why is the King James version bible the most popular?

Question

Can anyone give me a number as to how many versions there are?

Answer 1

It is not the most popular.

In the last 20 years the NIV has been the best selling English translation of the Bible.

There must be in the neighborhood of 50 English translations of the Bible around but I don't know the exact number.

Pastor Art

Edit: The KJV was not the first English translation. It was at least the 9th. The first had been done in 1380.

The Geneva Bible used by Pastor William Bradford on the Mayflower was published in 1560.

It was also used by those who settled the town of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, four years before the KJV came out in 1611.

Answer 2

Pastor Art gives accurate info. Many other answers do not.

Here is a list of English versions that approaches completeness:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_Bible_translations

Nearly all are still in print.

I searched online doggedly and was unable to find statistics about the most popular English bible version. Likely, no one has compiled a *truly* *complete* list of all English versions. For example, I notice that the Wikipedia list omits the concordant version and the Twenty-first Century King James version.

Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/

Answer 3

King James did no longer write that Bible. He ordered it written. He pulled out the main clever priests and those terrific in linguistics to painstakingly study/interpret/hand write area after area. If there became disagreement, they stopped and studied it for a protracted time. each step became finished with lots prayer and fasting. As I remember, it took 3 years, at which era it went earlier the church elders and that they studied and prayed. remember, there have been many scriptures written by utilising many human beings. there became a council that studied and studied and finally settled on what they felt became incredibly from God.. They then canonized those scriptures into the unique Bible. Why is it so prevalent. simply by fact that's the closest interpretations to the unique that exists. whilst the ineffective Sea Scrolls have been got here across,(somebody appropriate me if i'm incorrect yet i've got confidence it became in 1954) they have been copies of scripture made centuries AFTER the originals. whilst those copies have been matched to the King James, they have been got here across to examine precisely. i've got confidence the unique ineffective Sea Scrolls are actually shown to the regularly occurring public, someplace in Jerusalem.

Answer 4

As to versions, many denominations print and change meanings to suit their needs. Thus the multiplicity.
Unofficially, as of 30 years ago, there had been 30,000 changes made to the 1611 original version. It had a forward in the front of it, and all subsequent changes did not.

The Catholic version has books in it no one else has, and the numbering does not correspond to the KJV
They even change scriptures to allow for the Trinity, which most protestants know doesn't exist.

Answer 5

I think there are several that come out each year... editions anyway... the KJV is the most popular because it is the true words of God, tested and tried. It can't be destroyed or disbanned no matter how hard kings have tried... it's the first authorized english translation of the Bible, and God has protected it. Check out av1611.org for more info.

Answer 6

James I reigned as king of England from 1603 to 1625. He was the son of Mary Queen of Scots, and he had been king of Scotland before succeeding to the English throne at the death of Queen Elizabeth I. He was prompted to produce an English Bible because of the poor and tendentious copies being circulated in England. He feared these could be used by seditious religious and political factions.

His authority was one usurped from the Catholic Church, beginning with his predecessor King Henry VIII. Henry had broken with the Catholic Church and made himself the head of the Church in England, which soon enough became the Church of England. You could say James had no more authority in biblical matters than any head of state, basically none. What authority would a "George Bush Bible" have? The true authority and safeguard over Scripture was and has to be the Catholic Church, to which Christ gave his authority. No secular authority has any rightful authority over the Bible.

Answer 7

It has been here longest in circulation, 303 years to WW1, 334 years to WW2,
363 years to Vietnam conflict, 380 to 396 at 2007 after Christ, Euphrates area conflict continues.

It took a long time to write the bible and it passed down by many bible people,
not all books and writers are mentioned, just the people and events that had an impact on it being written.

At year 2513, O.T. next 1110 years, 39 books, many write, done 443 B. C.

Year 0000 to 0930 Adam, Gen.5:5;
Year 1056 to 2006 Noah, Gen.9:28,29;
Year 1558 to 2158 Shem, Gen.11:10;
Year 2008 to 2183 Abraham, Gen.25:7,9; Matt.1:1-17;
Year 2094 to 2231 Ishmael, Gen.25:17;
Year 2108 to 2288 Isaac, Gen.35:28,29;
Year 2168 to 2315 Jacob, Gen.47:9,11,28;
Year 2258 to 2368 Joseph, Genesis 50:26; Job,Exodus,Leviticus.
Year 2433 to 2553 Moses, Numbers, Deuteronomy 34:7;
Year 2553 to 2554 Joshua 5:6,10,12;
Year 2554 to 2854 Judges 11:26 [ 300 years ]; Ruth 4:18-22;
Year 2883 to 2983 1 Samuel Acts 13:20 [ 450 from 2513 Exodus ];
year 2989 to 3029 David 1Ki.2:10,11;
Year 3029 to 3069 Solomon 1Ki.6:1 [480 from Moses death ];
Year 3069 to 3460 Judah kings to 2Ki.25: 8; 2Chr.36:20-23;
Year 3460 to 3530 Cyrus Ezra 1:1-3; Empire #4, 356 B. C.
Year 3530 to 3623 Ezra, Neheniah, Haggai,Zachariah, Malachi.
Year 3530 to 3730 Greece world Empire #5; 336 B. C.

Answer 8

Probably they have made it alot clearer and easier for us to understand, I don't think I could ever begin to imagine how many different versions there are, you got to consider all of the countries languages, and look at how many we have in English alone alot, Isn't that good that Gods word reaches so many, hopefully with all the missionaries many more.

Answer 9

Here is an index of the 100+ versions of the Bible.
http://www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/Scriptures/
I like the language in the KJV it's richer..I also like the NIV and NJB

Answer 10

KJV..was written and translated into english...before all others......and not sure of the number of others....i know of about 10......and these new ones are trying to take God and salvation away....not add a better reading..........its a deciet....to thse who dont know better