King James Onlyism is a diverse movement that asserts that the King James Bible is the only valid English Bible translation and that no other English Bible should be used or trusted.
Introduction and Background Information
- What is King James Onlyism
- Why Write About King James Onlyism
- King James Onlyism and the Gospel
- A brief history of Bible translations
- Glossary of Terms
- Chronological List of Major English Bible Translations
- Chronological List of Major Greek New Testament Manuscripts
Language and Translation
- Do differences in translation mean that only one version can be the word of God?
- Does “one, perfect, once-for-all” translation even make sense?
- Multiple translations and personal study
- How did the New Testament authors approach the use of translations?
- KJV Only and sacred translationism
- What did the King James translators believe about translation?
- The KJV and archaic words
- List of archaic words in the KJV and their modern equivalents
- Computer models and the readability of the KJV
- Is the KJV the most literal translation?
- The King James Version and the changing use of words
Doctrinal Issues
- Do modern translations undermine the deity of Christ?
- Does the NIV remove the blood of Christ and deny the atonement?
- Inspiration and translation methodology
- King James Only and the preservation of Scripture
- Luke 2:33, the Virgin Birth, and King James Onlyism
Text-Critical Questions
- Why textual criticism is irrelevant to the King James Only debate
- What is a textual variant?
- What is the Textus Receptus?
- King James Only or Textus Receptus Only: What’s the difference?
- What is the Critical Text?
- What is the Majority Text?
- Differences Between the Majority Text and the Textus Receptus
- King James Onlyism and Majority Text arguments
- On which New Testament manuscripts did the KJV translators rely upon
- Omissions in the KJV
- The “missing verses” in modern translations: an overview
- Was Matthew 17:21 removed from modern Bibles?
- Was Matthew 18:11 removed from modern Bibles?
- Was Matthew 23:14 removed from modern Bibles?
- Was Mark 7:16 removed from modern Bibles?
- Were Mark 9:44 and 9:46 removed from modern Bibles?
- Was Mark 11:26 removed from modern Bibles?
- Was Mark 15:28 removed from modern Bibles?
- Was Luke 17:36 removed from modern Bibles?
- Was Luke 23:17 removed from modern Bibles?
- Was John 5:3 removed from modern Bibles?
- Was Acts 8:37 removed from modern Bibles?
- Was Acts 15:34 removed from modern Bibles?
- Was Acts 24:7 removed from modern Bibles?
- Was Acts 28:29 removed from modern Bibles?
- Was Romans 16:24 removed from modern Bibles?
- 1 John 5:7-8 and King James Onlyism
- Priscillian, the Comma Johanneum, and consistency
- The KJV and the Lord’s Prayer
- Was Mark 6:11 altered in modern Bibles?
- King James Onlyism and Romans 8:1
- Deuteronomy 32:43, Hebrews 1:6, and the King James Version
- Luke 2:22 and the KJV
- 1 John 3:1 and King James Onlyism
- Revelation 14:1 and King James Onlyism
- Ephesians 3:9 and King James Onlyism
- Does Mark 1:2-3 contain an error in modern translations?
Other Issues and Answers
- Proverbs 22:28 and KJV Onlyism
- Should 1 Thessalonians 5:22 say “form” or “appearance”?
- Easter and the KJV
- Steven Anderson, blasphemy, and the King James Bible
- Did the Septuagint Exist Before the New Testament?
- Luke 23:33, Calvary, and King James Onlyism
- 2 Corinthians 2:17 and King James Onlyism
- Titus 3:10 and King James Onlyism
- In Psalm 66:3, do God’s enemies “submit to Him” (KJV), or do they merely give “feigned obedience” (NASB)?
- Acts 19:37 and King James Onlyism
- Psalm 118:8 and a particularly silly King James Only argument
- Cubit unto his stature or hour to his life? How should we translate Matthew 6:27?
- Psalm 12:6 and King James Onlyism
- Not by bread alone: King James Only numerology
- The King James anointing and the fat translations: Isaiah 10:27 and King James Onlyism
Verses Examined
- Deuteronomy 32:43, Hebrews 1:6, and the King James Version
- Psalm 66:3, do God’s enemies “submit to Him” (KJV), or do they merely give “feigned obedience” (NASB)?
- Psalm 118:8 and a particularly silly King James Only argument
- Proverbs 22:28 and KJV Onlyism
- Isaiah 10:27 and King James Onlyism
- Matthew 6:27, Cubit unto his stature or hour to his span of life?
- Matthew 17:21, was this verse removed from modern Bibles?
- Matthew 18:11, was this verse removed from modern Bibles?
- Matthew 23:14, was this verse removed from modern Bibles?
- Mark 1:2-3, Does it contain an error in modern translations?
- Mark 6:11, Was this verse altered in modern Bibles?
- Mark 7:16, was this verse removed from modern Bibles
- Mark 9:44 and 9:46, were these verses removed from modern Bibles?
- Mark 11:26, was this verse removed from modern Bibles?
- Mark 15:28, was this verse removed from modern Bibles?
- Luke 2:22 and the KJV
- Luke 2:33, the Virgin Birth, and King James Onlyism
- Luke 17:36, was this verse removed from modern Bibles?
- Luke 23:17, was this verse removed from modern Bibles?
- Luke 23:33, Calvary, and King James Onlyism
- John 5:3, was this verse removed from modern Bibles?
- Acts 8:37, was this verse removed from modern Bibles?
- Acts 12:4, Easter and the KJV
- Acts 15:34, was this verse removed from modern Bibles?
- Acts 19:37 and King James Onlyism
- Acts 24:7, was this verse removed from modern Bibles?
- Acts 28:29, was this verse removed from modern Bibles?
- Romans 8:1 and King James Onlyism
- Romans 16:24 was this verse removed from modern Bibles?
- 2 Corinthians 2:17 and King James Onlyism
- Ephesians 3:9 and King James Onlyism
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22, should it say “form” or “appearance”?
- Titus 3:10 and King James Onlyism
- Hebrews 1:6, Deuteronomy 32:43, and the King James Version
- 1 John 3:1 and King James Onlyism
- 1 John 5:7-8, Did modern translators remove material?
- Revelation 14:1 and King James Onlyism
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