The King James Version Bible

From 1611 till around 1900, all Christian churches, outside the of Catholic Religion, used the King James Version (KJV) Bible. It was not because there wasn’t another translation available, but because they trusted it. God preserved His words, and the Bible is from Him. Those who translated the KJV Bible were inspired by God. It was His purpose for it to get into the hands of all people and all nations. This happened with the reformation of the church, where the Bible was distributed in missionary efforts all around the world. Even now we have dead sea scrolls that speak of the validity of this translation. So why are people and most churches no longer using the KJV Bible? Well, you ought to wonder who would want to change things up, while having people read something different. That is Satan of course. Any other translation that is not Word for Word, like the KJV, is corrupt and missing important verses. They have either paraphrased certain verses or added their own thoughts to them. Many of the Thought-For-Thought translations include the HCSB, NRSV, NAB, NJB, NIV, TNIV, and NCV Bible. Where the Paraphrased Bibles are most notably the JST, NLT, NIRV, GNT, CEV, TLB and the MSG Bible. These types of translations are corrupting God’s Word and should never be read or studied. As for the ESV and the NASB translations, I am happy people are choosing to use a Word-For-Word translation. Some other Bibles like the NKJV are Word-For-Word, but read in modern English to make it easier to understand. So is the KJV Bible the best? I would say it is a trusted source and can be used along with other Word-For-Word translations also.

Did God ever say that His Word would be corrupted or preserved from generation to generation? If you’ve read the Bible, then you would know that David said, ¹“the words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.” (Psalm 12:6,7) And this is exactly what God did with the Bible. He has preserved it since the beginning. However, Satan has influenced different people to create non Word-For-Word translations of the Bible in order to confuse and derail people from the faith. But does the Bible say to not change it? Yes it does, and in many places. More specifically Solomon, who said, ²“every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.” (Proverbs 30:5,6) Therefore, only liars and people that want to deceive people would add or remove things from God’s Word. Now, we must realize that the Bible was written as ³“holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” (2 Peter 1:21) When this sinks in, we will strive to keep it sacred and not change it. So my question to you is this. Do you use a Bible translation that can be trusted? If not, then will you begin to today? And if you are a pastor, will you also consider this also in your church, if not already? Be a person that holds the Bible up with high esteem and not a person who is willing to use a corrupted Bible to get your point across. It is sad to see many churches not be willing to do this. They just refuse for some reason or not, out of the hardness of their hearts. We are to submit ourselves to God and do His will, and not our own. This means using a Bible that can be trusted.

Below is a good picture of the different types of Bible Translations. But remember what I said about the Bible. Just because you read the Bible, it doesn’t mean it is correct in how it reads. I am happy you are reading the Bible, but consider using a Word-For-Word translation instead.

Let us pray:
Oh Lord, I pray that people will see the importance of reading not only the Bible but a translation that You have preserved over time. You called different men of God to write as they were inspired by the Holy Spirit, and Your Words have made it through the test of time. People have tried to corrupt the Bible, but they are easily found out when people simply go back and start reading Word-For-Word translations again. There is nothing I’d rather rely on than Your Word, of which You have preserved from generation to generation. Thy Word is pure, and anybody who defiles it is a liar. I like many churches that I have attended, but it always aches me from the inside out when I see the pastor using a bad translation. I try to follow along with what is being taught in scripture, but words and phrases are so different that it gets confusing. And Lord, I know that You never meant the Bible to be confusing, but clear for the mind to understand. For this reason, I love to study the KJV Bible on my own time each day. Lord, if pastors are reading this prayer, convict them of their sins. May they not use anything but translations of the Bible that can be trusted. May they teach what is true from the holy words in the Bible. It is a lie from Satan to say that the is too hard to read and understand. If people would just give Your Word a chance, then it would become a light unto their path. Thank You, Lord, for showing me this truth. I am so much happier since I started reading the Bible daily. Every word and verse has come to life. You have opened my eyes that I might see. Thank You. I love You, Lord. Amen.

Let us read the Bible:
Note: Any Numbered References, found above, are listed below.

Psalm 12

¹Psalm 12 (KJV)
1 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

Proverbs 30

²Proverbs 30 (KJV)
1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die:
8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
23 For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

2 Peter 1

³2 Peter 1 (KJV)
1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.