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The Theological Scandal of 1 John 5:7 in the KJVFew passages expose the weaknesses of King James Only reasoning as clearly as 1 John 5:7. In the King James Version, this verse appears to provide an explicit…Reading Between the Lines: The KJV's Marginal Notes on Hard ReadingsThe 1611 King James Version contains thousands of small annotations tucked alongside the main text. These marginal notes record alternative readings,…Why KJV-only advocates quote the 1611 translators out of contextIn evangelical circles across Australia, a familiar argument surfaces whenever Bible translation comes up in conversation. A speaker pulls a sentence from the…The 1604 commissioning of the King James Bible: context and legacyIn January 1604, a conference at Hampton Court Palace set in motion one of the most influential translation projects in the English-speaking world. King James…Teaching textual criticism through the KJV’s own critical apparatusThe King James Version can serve as a useful classroom for textual criticism, including for readers who regard it as uniquely authoritative. Its pages contain…When Italics Speak: Reading the King James Translators' Honest DoubtsThe King James Version of 1611 contains a feature most casual readers never notice, yet it offers one of the clearest windows into how the original translators…The curious absence of Jesus only from translation debatesThe King James Only movement has spent decades scrutinising commas, word order, and Greek articles in modern English Bibles. Online forums hosted from Perth to…Why charity still stands in the KJV's 1 Corinthians 13The King James Version's appearance of "charity" in 1 Corinthians 13 is a frequent stumbling block for modern readers. Many Australians who pick up the 1611…The Wycliffe, Tyndale, and Coverdale legacy behind the KJVThe King James Version of 1611 did not appear from nowhere. It emerged out of more than two centuries of English Bible translation, building on the work of…What the KJV Translators Believed About Textual VariantsThe King James Version is often presented as though its translators believed every word in their printed edition had been preserved in a uniquely perfect form.…