What's so good about the KJV compared to other versions of the bible?

Question

King James I was a gay scot who became the king of England, he drooled and had a passion for young boys, he re wrote the bible so that it agreed with his opinions.

why then is it the 'best' version of the bible?

100% accurate? so it's got the same amount of bull **** in it as any other version? got it.

Answer 1

First, I will answer the question asked. The King James Version is better than a few other bible versions because
1) it was translated from the original languages
2) the marginal notes contain no obvious religious bias
3) it contains the complete canon of most Christian sects (it lacks Psalm 151, included by Eastern Orthodox churches, but includes 1 & 2 Esdras, omitted in most versions)
4) it was translated by scholars who were only required to adhere to a few religious/political restrictions by the government

Second, about your comments
1) King James *may* have been a homosexual, he was a Scot, he did become King of England, 2) there is no evidence that he was attracted to young (underage) boys, and he did not write or translate the bible

As mentioned, King James' involvement in this translation was
1) authorizing the translation (it was illegal in England to produce a bible without government authorization)
2) funding the translation
3) providing certain rather specific restrictions of a religious / political nature which had little effect, if any, on the accuracy of the translation (but may well have had some effect on the bias of the translation)

It *is* interesting that he provided no guidelines on the condemnation of homosexuals (either for or against).

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

Answer 2

The KJV did no longer mistranslate, the expertise ability, a youthful woman who's a virgin. merely asserting "a youthful woman" conceived robs the prophecy of its glory, theres an excellent form of youthful woman which could conceive, however the King of all is born of a virgin. yet is it any ask your self that in the time of this depraved technology we save on including extra water to the wine. there is that be conscious that supplies God all the honor, it somewhat is genuine to the unique, and the "pick of God"will parent it and save on with The Lamb. The others who discover fault will stumble in this be conscious, yet this they're appointed to.

Answer 3

First, concerning King Jimmy, I think you need to go back and review history. Sure, it's convenient to change history to meet your pre-conceived notions, but it's not exactly honest.

Second, I think you need to read the Bible and see what it DOES say. How does the Bible fit with jimmy's notions, if in fact he was a homosexual and the KJV denigrates homosexuality to a sin that is the results of having a reprobate mind, how does that agree with his opinions, if, indeed he WAS a homosexual? But refer to my first point concerning King Jimmy.

Third, Jimmy didn't translate the Bible. He hired something like 70 (or was that 50?) scholars to translate it, and because he was the king of England at the time, the translation was accredited to his name, since he's the one who gave the authority to make the translation.

Fourth, try reading all the different translations side-by-side, in parallel, and you'll see that they really do say the same thing, only using different words, since Hebrew and Greek are "bigger" than English. For instance, there is only ONE English word for "love", whether you "love" hotdogs, or you "love" your wife and kids. But Greek has four separate words for "love". Because of this, naturally, the English language isn't big enough to incorporate the full meaning of the original Hebrew and Greek, so there are different translations, but they all say the same thing.

Finally, who says it's the "best" translation? The "best" translation for any particular person is the one that helps him or her to draw closer to God.

Answer 4

Check out this site www.av16ll.org/attack.html

History says this was a "dreaded" king. When King James told the translaters of which he got the best to translate the Bible into English they feared making one mistake. Fifty scholars worked on it and 80% of Tyndale's Bible translation was used. This King was picked by God to translate His Word into English. The King James Version of the Bible is the most widely read and until about 60 years ago it was the only translation available. It is not under copyright laws and we can freely print all text at anytime. What a wonderful gift by God and King James.

Answer 5

when king james commissioned his personal translation of the bible he was the head of the anglican church, and - according to anglican teaching - god's directly appointed representative on earth.

this was because when henry viii had schismed from the roman church he had appointed himself and all his heirs head of the church in england. for anglicans - and all other protestants who follow the kjv - the king of england has exactly the same role as the pope does for catholics.

this is why the kjv is called 'authorised'. normally only god could 'authorise' a bible, but in theory so could anyone who had been directly appointed by god.

people who use the kjv acknowledge the king of england as god's vicar on earth (whether they know it or not). and since their bible is authorised by a directly appointed representative of their god it is perfect in every respect.

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there are some stunningly inaccurate answers here. no1home2day says that hebrew is a 'bigger' language than english. but english has more words than greek, hebrew and latin taken together (the sheer copiousness of english vocabulary astounds professional linguists).

still, kjv users would know all about inaccuracies.

Answer 6

He did not do the translation, he authorized and probably subsidized the effort. The KJV is a dynamic translation, i.e. translated into the common speech of the 16th century. It is a long way by far from being the most accurate, however its inaccuracies are not monumental from a major dogma viewpoint.

Answer 7

Now I don't know if all that is true, but the KJV does agree with modern translations that use different source manuscripts.

Whats good about it is the beautiful language it was translated into.

Answer 8

Your ignorance shows.
The KJV was the work of 50 scholars commissioned by King James.
It is considered better because of better language, and sincere motives.

Answer 9

He wasn't gay. Who is gay, is the "pope" and most catholic "leadership". Catholicism teaches a false gospel of works that leads to eternal hell (Galatians 1:6-9).

The KJV is 100% accurate.

Answer 10

Nothing. It's full of errors.