KJV Only

[MarkRohfrietsch]

I think KJV is good. If I could I'd get myself a Geneva Bible. Not trying to be old or something, I've read ESV more than twice but I agree with some that KJV has been translated from proper manuscripts. I'm not sure about the Vulgate, on the other hand.

Same manuscripts I believe.

 

[Keachian]

I think KJV is good. If I could I'd get myself a Geneva Bible. Not trying to be old or something, I've read ESV more than twice but I agree with some that KJV has been translated from proper manuscripts. I'm not sure about the Vulgate, on the other hand.

One of the problems with the Vulgate is that it was produced before the printing press and after other (pretty rubbish) Latin translations were circulating and so quite a lot of the variants from the Old Latin Bibles found their way into the copying of the Vulgate further on down the track.

 

[Damian Newman]

The Authorised King James Bible came to my possession after praying for a Bible, and I'm sure that God answered my prayer wisely by giving me it.

 

[Epiphoskei]

If you compare KJV with other Bibles you will find important words missing as well as scriptures left out. I have an awesome video for you to watch. You can then really see there is such a big difference. I was never a KJ only until I watched this video God bless you.

These words were added by copyists who thought the original text wasn't explicit enough. Just because something's doctrinally correct, it doesn't mean it can be written into the text.

 

[Keachian]

These words were added by copyists who thought the original text wasn't explicit enough. Just because something's doctrinally correct, it doesn't mean it can be written into the text.

It's not just as you say, people wrote notes in their Bibles and these were incorporated into the main text, scribes would sometimes copy from memory parallel passages, and there are likely other explanations as well

 

[motherprayer]

I am not KJV-only, but I like & often prefer using the KJV for these reasons:

1. The translation is one of the only mainstream translations which is translated from a representative of the majority of Greek texts. Most mainstream English translations from the late 1800s onwards are based on a minority of Greek texts.

2. The older wording preserves the differences between singular and plural persons;' e.g. "thou" (singular) or "ye" (plural) would usually be translated "you" in other more modern translations. Thus, there is a loss of precision in more modern wording.

3. The rhythm and cadence of the KJV text lends itself to memorization.

4. There are many more books, commentaries, and helps based on the KJV than any other translation.

5. Reading the KJV causes me to slow down and think harder about the meaning of the verse, whereas more modern translations are "easier" to read and can cause me to breeze through the text. I see the former as a positive, because I find myself meditating more deeply on Scripture.

6. Reading the KJV "elevates the mind". Science has shown that reading or attempting to comprehend complex texts/words/music causes the cerebral cortex to activate much more greatly than reading easier texts/words/music. This leads to greater development and connections in the cerebral cortex. Why is this important? The cortex is involved in higher brain functions, e.g. memory, rational thought, logic, patience, self-control, etc. A weaker cortex causes the "lower brain" to dominate more in an individual, e.g. impulsiveness, fear, depression, etc.

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