5 Reasons I love the King James Version. (September 2020)

[Nick-wnxw]

My choice as well. I feel the power of God's word far more in the KJV like no other.

[christopheredwards]

I find it much easier to memorise than other versions.

[jamestrotter]

"Unutterably dear to his saints", amen, and "thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift!"-2nd Cor. 9:15.

[treybarnes]

I’m KJV best. Reading a lesser translation would be like going to a car lot and looking around and seeing that the Porsche is cheaper and going ahead and getting a Studebaker even though it cost more because it’s easier to drive. Thank you Lord for my Porsche that is the KJV. Step on the gas!!

[idahojoe]

Brother Joel Beeke’s KJB study Bible is my favorite study tool!
I too am KJB preferred though my church uses the ESV.

2 John 1:6

Soli deo Gloria

[RoastBeefSandwich]

Thank you I enjoyed this video. I love the KJV as well. I love Spurgeon's quote - "never be bettered, as I judge, till Christ shall come". I am currently reading through the ESV and am enjoying it, but the KJV will probably always be home for me.

[vincetarver]

I love the king james also. I agree with your sentiments. Have you created a video about textual criticism? I know it's a huge discipline but it intrigues me.

[guymontag]

Excellent video. While I enjoy several different versions, I must admit that the Elizabethan/Jacobean English of the KJV is truly exquisite, and sounds as good as it reads. No other translation (in my humble opinion) renders the Psalms as beautifully as the KJV. But the Psalms in the NKJV, another of my favorites, are nearly identical and are also quite lovely.

[robross]

The best video i have seen, on my beloved King James Bible 🇦🇺

[DaneKristjan]

Great video! Love the point of academia and the person in the pew. They are completely disconnected. Thats the problem. Thanks brother! Keep the great content coming.

[debbiekerr]

You're right about remembering the time that the KJV is the one you turned to in times of trouble.
Also you mentioned changing the words of beloved hymns some churches do that with almost every hymm. Its so sad.

[jamestrotter]

I too love the KJV. I have many other English versions of the Bible, but I think there is a power in the KJV that is definitely lacking in those other versions. I heard a preacher say one time that someone told him that he needed to get a Living Bible. He told them that he would if his ever died. He preached only from the KJV. I've even heard some Catholics say that they preferred the KJV over any other Bible. I'm not KJV only, but I'm definitely KJV preferred. One of my favorite verses is Hebrews 4:12-13- " For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do."

[garythomas]

Good review. Have done other reviews on other translations? If not I recommend that you do it. I bet you will get a lot of vies and comments.

I prefer the KJV, but the NKJV comes very close in beauty and quotability in most places (not all). The NIV has some clout in claiming to be the source of many familiar quotes now too. I read about 80% KJV about 15% NKJV about 4% CSB and about 1% MEV (which I feel is unfortunately under rated). Thanks for the good video.

[SteveM]

Thanks for giving me something good to watch while I ate lunch. One of the perks of working at home.

I like what you mentioned at one point about the words that you have memorized and love not changing on you. At our church most of the verses read from the pulpit in the past few years are from a digital device and thus are the latest NIV version (2011?) while the pew Bibles and any personally owned Bibles more than a few years old are the 1984 version. It really is disconcerting to be following along in your Bible and not having it match what you hear, then pull open the pew Bible and realize you're not imagining it. Even when you're not following along but are listening to a familiar verse being quoted it can be unpleasant on the ears. One of the more memorable is when Christmas service one year suddenly started to tell the story about how Mary and Joseph had to stay in the stable because the guest room was full. Last year the inn was full. How did this verse change and it isn't even mentioned by the church leaders that a new version has been switched over to and what the changes are and why? I'm starting to whine so I'll stop now.

[douglasj]

Great video.
I think you hit a nail on the head when you mentioned the "disconnect" between academia and the common people. You could just as well have said between scholars and preachers, or professors and believers.
A big shift occurred in Bible translation when it began to discard liturgical and religious language. Like it or not, the Bible is a religious text and it grew, spread and was understood in, and by, the churches. When the translation and transmission of scripture was ripped away from the churches, the Bible suffered, in my opinion.
Peace.

[coolhandluke]

I am a KJV only, in the sense that it is the best bible for English speaking people. In my estimation there is not even a close 2nd. I understand why christians use other versions, but for final authority, the KJB is solid. I don't believe in double inspiration or that salvation can only be found in it.

[StripedCheeseBread]

It’s not the translators that have malicious work intentions. It is revealed in the letters of Wescott and Hort to each other that they had malicious intentions when they compiled their own text. Big difference.

[coreyfuhrman]

You never brought up how modern translations use the critical greek text tradition, but the KJV was translated from the received greek text tradition. Even if a book is a good translation, which text are you translating from?
I enjoyed your other thoughts. Thank you for sharing.

[CaseyFleetMedia]

I have a question concerning the beauty... I also love the beauty and feel it helps with memorizing the scripture. But... I’d argue that the original writers intent was for the Bible to speak to us plainly and not necessarily with beauty. Also the archaic words and false friends can be daunting at times... I have even surveyed KJV users on some of these areas and they got many of them wrong. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Great video bro! I been enjoying your content.

[FernandoSerna]

I am a new subscriber, thanks for this great video. I have a Cambridge New Paragraph KJV which includes the Apocrypha which the original translators also included. I am considering buying a second KJV, which would you recommend? TBS Westminster Reference? Zondervan Premium Large/Giant Print? Or another? I prefer black letter text Bibles. Thanks for your work. Please pray for me as I work as a hospital chaplain in a large university hospital.