Often, discussions about Bible translations sidetrack away from the topic of "translation" and instead focus on manuscript differences in the underlying Greek and Hebrew texts. Yet, if the question is one of translation, the more interesting cases are the instances...
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King James Onlyism
Easter and the KJV
One of the most startling translation differences between the KJV and modern English translations is found in Acts 12:4, where the KJV uniquely makes mention of "Easter." The verse, in the KJV at least, reads: "And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison,...
Proverbs 22:28 and KJV Onlyism
Among certain corners of the King James Only movement, it is common to appeal to Proverbs 22:28 as a mandate that forbids the use of new Bible translations or newly discovered ancient manuscripts. They claim that this proverb teaches that we ought to hold to and use...
Revelation 14:1 and King James Onlyism
Discussions with King James Onlyists often center on instances where the KJV contains a phrase that is not present in a modern translation. Anywhere a King James Only advocate finds a verse that is longer in the KJV than in a more recent translation, the King James...
1 John 3:1 and King James Onlyism
King James Onlyists often make a big deal of any instance where the KJV contains a clause that is not present in a modern translation. Any place where a verse in the King James is longer than the same verse in another translation, the King James Onlyist will accuse...
Luke 2:22 and King James Onlyism
Her Purification or Their Purification? For most King James Onlyists, the English of the KJV is the ultimate standard and no Greek text or manuscripts really matter. They may use the Greek manuscripts as convenient tools in their arguments, but when pressed it always...
Deuteronomy 32:43, Hebrews 1:6, and the King James Version
Much attention is given by King James Onlyists to the material present in the KJV yet absent in modern translations. What is often overlooked, however, is that there is also important material present in modern translations but lacking in the KJV. Perhaps the most...
King James Onlyism and Romans 8:1
King James Onlyists frequently latch on to any place where the text of the KJV differs from modern translations and then try to find any way to represent the difference as being of paramount doctrinal importance (when, in fact, the differences rarely have any...
The KJV and the Lord’s Prayer
The Lord's Prayer is one of the most treasured passages in all of Scripture and has been throughout all the ages since the New Testament was written. It is a text so familiar that even hearing it recited in slightly different words can seem almost "wrong." So, when we...
Priscillian, the Comma Johanneum, and Consistency
One of the most common passages to come up in King James Only discussions is 1 John 5:7-8, the "Comma Johanneum." Though the manuscript evidence is overwhelmingly against the authenticity of the verse, King James Onlyists must defend this text because it is included...