Why I don't recommend the King James Bible

[igregmart]

The King James version is THE HOLY BIBLE for English speaking people.

[noahfletcher]

The KJV only squad is coming for your neck Wesley.

[jdm]

So frustrating seeing this channel with so few subscribers and views. Great content.

[LeonKerkdijk]

Very interesting video Wes! If you ask me, the best thing to do is to cross-reference different Bible translations in order to understand the context.

[childofthelight]

The King James Bible is God's Perfect, Preserved and Inspired Word.

[rufaith]

I memorised “charity vaunteth not itself” when I was young. I still laugh today when I think I had no idea what half the words in that phrase meant 😂😅

[marypost]

This is a great explanation. My pastor does use KJV but I think he explains it well. If I were to just read it I would have to pay close attention to contexts to get the meaning. I like the NKJV. I don’t have an ESV but probably should get one. Thanks so much for explaining this. Language is so complex.

[michaelsampat]

The KJV is completely defensible from the perspective of text criticism, but that's not the important point. The important point is theological. Why would God create the Bible perfectly in the autographs, then allow it to become completely changed by the random forces of history? And humans can reconstruct the original using reason and text criticism? That's deism, not theism.

The KJV English is much easier to understand than new translations. They just confuse it more. People can easily understand what "halt" means if they investigate a bit. We can understand the KJV uses archaic English. But if you have to decide between 50 different translations it's just more confusing.

The KJV is a superior translation in every possible way. Name a single verse of the Bible which some modern translation does a better job. Forget about your version of "intelligibility." If we can google the word, then it's fine. Find a single verse in the entire KJV which has a wrong translation. I can find a thousand in any modern version and they'll admit it since they're already working on their next edition for more profits.

[KaelBeverly]

I think it would be good for us to talk in more detail on why the King James Bible is every word of God.

[ora_et_labora]

In Swedish “limp” is “halta” so for us it’s easy to

[NarrowPath_J]

I am studying entire bible now to get a clear understanding which I am not.
I have King James Version because I read somewhere that other bibles were revised a lot of times to fit into preset times. Although after learning who king James really was maybe I shouldn’t be reading at all.
I can understand at 50% only especially Old Testament since that language and meaning is impossible to translate.
What is that you recommended as a best and most logical bible?

[Denise_CircularGrace]

As a huge KJV fan, I loved the points you raised. The KJV sings to my heart but it isn't always an easy read. It requires pondering and extra leg work to get to an understanding. Now if you're the kind of person who enjoys study, that's wonderful. You'll gain such a lot. I agree though, understanding is key and language should not be a barrier. Personally, I think a great idea is to pick a complicated verse and read that verse in as many good translations as you can. You'll soon identify your personal go to translation. A lovely subscriber pointed me at your video. I have a tiny channel where I read the KJV. I'm going to start reading from other versions too on the basis of the points you raised. Thank you 😊

[michellewarden]

@WesHuff So helpful!! I’ve noticed on social media lately people posting a lot of strange info on “supernatural changes to the KJV”. If you ever have time or the desire (🤣) it would be awesome to see you do a debunk video on this, kind of like the Christmas one you did. Appreciate your work! 😀🙌🏼

[TIM]

God said he would preserve his Word, not our language. God bless

[paulmerritt]

The King James is awesome but few understand all the meanings of the words used that have very different meanings today. There are some misconceptions some take away from the King James that are not taken away from other bibles. Thanks for sharing this important message. I started to see the mistakes people were making in the King James and I knew it was not the character of God in what they were concluding. It brought me to check the original text and translation and I see how people get confused and do not know they are confused.

[VinceDaoTV]

Great video and so true! Isaiah 45:7 and “evil” vs “calamity” is another example

[zwoterkorinther]

Dear Wes,
Thank you for sharing your good points. At the beginning I was a little unsure about your aim (when talking about textual ciriticism). I think it would be great if you would produce a theme video about the accuracy of the Word of God. In that context maybe about the Masoretes and textual changes in the translations of the last century. That would be great 😊👍

[CorneliusBrown-qs]

GREAT VIDEO sir thank you God bless 😊.

[bruh]

This is great. Though just one correction on the 1 Peter 3:16 quote reference. It's 2 Peter 3:16.

Otherwise, I really appreciate your content & am grateful that it exists.
I find your content so helpful & I would like to request (if you have the time & capacity) if you could please explore the argument about Biblical texts that were "written in context". I've found that sometimes when someone doesn't have an understanding about a verse that the answer, "It was written in context" & therefore not applicable in our present day is given & I'm not satisfied with that answer because who & what separates or decides what was written in context & what is still relevant? I feel like it makes the text ambiguous if that's the case.
In some way, this also matches the argument that, the Bible was written over 2000 years ago & therefore no longer relevant & I know this is not the case.

[PeterTheRock-II]

Waiting for the comments on this one.
Thank you brother Wes for the videos you make, they are very educative and edifying. May The Almighty Lord and God Jesus Christ bless you.