Is the King James Version the best version?

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[CrossCrusaders]

It's not the best version Todd. It's the Only PERFECTLY Preserved Word of God for the English speaking people.

[DonaldDouglasJr]

All the copies of the textus receptus matched. The copies of the Alexandrian text don't match. As usual, they've got it backwards. You'll read in the modern translations that such and such a passage isn't included because it's not found in the oldest copies of the text.

[dashmasterson]

I am nowhere even close to KJVO, but everytime I hear the argument that older is better I become a bigger fan of the TR. Plus, there are great arguments for the TR over the CT that the CT crowd just dismiss.

[KodiaksDiscovery]

... The true issue is that post the King James, They, changed the premise from faith into works. From belief and unbelief into obedience and disobedience. (Which defines action via works and not in a simple belief). Whereas ALL of the work was preformed via the cross, through the sacrifice of the Son. If you choose to do additional works? That saying that's God sacrifices were NOT enough?

[mariusllc]

You are colossal glittering example of the counter reformation

[clark_woodson]

Once one knows who Westcott and Hort were, what they believed about God’s Word and Jesus, what they practiced, and as a result how they came up with a hybrid New Testament Greek Text, one would want nothing to do with any bible that comes from them. From reading the NASB, the ESV and the CSB and finding out who these two heretics were, I abandoned all these hybrid bibles and I am reading now from the Majority Texts, the KJV. English is not my primary language and the KJV does not intimidate me at all. Pastors and ministers are not the only ones required to be theologians, ALL God’s children are called to be theologians. Reading the Word of God is great, but studying it is our duty. GO pick up a good bible dictionary and/or Vine’s Expository Dictionary and don’t stay in shallow waters, GO deeper. No excuse to say you don’t understand the KJV. God bless!

[Paladin_]

Truth is: a lot of the "added verses" are simply cross-references and parallels across gospel accounts and between different books, and some already established church beliefs, such as the Trinity. The "added verses" are not necessarily wrong.

[cloudx]

Do you want your Bible out of Antioch where the first Christians were called or do you want one from the Vatican and a Catholic monastery garbage can?

[HolladayBibleMinistry]

Well brother Todd, you'll have to answer the LORD as to what your final authority was. The God, who is perfect, has a perfect bible.

[TURTLEORIGINAL]

Over 5000 different agree with one another, if you haven’t forgotten.

[matthewj]

I'm seeing more posts like this expressing concerns over the KJV. In our generation of Christians, the main problem I see is professing Christians who don't read whatever Bible they have and rarely if ever bring it to church with them.

[brandonruggles]

The Holy Ghost knows me and I take it from him and by faith that the King James Bible is a perfect word of God it is prophesied in the King James Bible

[DanielKrennonline]

So basically we should be constantly asking our selves. "Did God really say?" while we read our bibles... " Sounds vaguely familiar. Why do we need so many modern English translations? How many times can a people assert and espouse the same "truth". The problem is they do not all same the same thing in harmony. This does nothing but cause doubt. Especially when versions like the ESV want so badly to terminate the last section of Mark and leave the Apostles in a fleeing fearful state. Why would God leave us hanging like that? Why are Christians so eager to hold closely bibles that attempt correct the majority text that came out of the Antioch region where the Christian church was first founded and choose to adhere to manuscripts that are based out of Catholicism in the form of discarded manuscripts recovered from a trash can and one that mysteriously reappeared in the Vatican library after missing for over 1000 years. One word comes to mind.. Kool-Aid.

[timlemmon]

The major problem with these "more reliable" text is the fact that they have Jesus telling a lie to his brothers in John 7:8-10. If Jesus lied then he is not the sinless son of God. If he is not God's son, he could not have died for our sins.
As far as missing verses goes, the newer translations admit to leaving verses out. For instance they number Acts chapter 8 with 40 verses, but they leave out verse 37. If the verse is not supposed to be there, they should only go up to 39 when they number Acts 8.

[eric_sandstrom]

There are some people in the King James only camp that are so extreme I question about the brothers and sisters that Todd refers to

[StudioMediaGroup]

I John 5:7 debate live April 20th, Standing for Truth Ministries hosting at 8pm.

[brendan]

Research everything. Find out the truth takes dedication.

[brandonruggles]

You know one thing that refute your argument I would like the same thing I always think I hey I need another version different version to to do it but the Holy Spirit has made as give me the power and I can do all things through Christ which strengthen me with your modern versions change it to who and that is just one example of many that modern translations take out scripture from the kjb God bless you I'm praying for you

[Joshua-dsgf]

I'm a fan of your Channel but I don't agree with you there the KJV is the WORD OF GOD just compare scripture to scripture modern versions take away the deity of JESUS CHRIST

[simonpedersen]

ill hope god one day would just relase a podcast explainong what he is all about.