King James Only?

Blogging our way through the King James Only debate

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How KJV punctuation can change a verse’s meaning
Punctuation looks small on the page, yet a comma or colon can guide readers towards a particular interpretation of an entire verse. The King James Version is…
What “Prevent” Means in 1 Thessalonians 4:15
The King James Version says that Christians who are alive at the Lord’s coming “shall not prevent them which are asleep.” To a modern English reader, that…
How “Works” in Galatians Can Create Unnecessary Tension
The King James Version’s wording in Galatians has often been used as evidence for a sharp conflict between faith and obedience. Paul repeatedly speaks of being…
The Thirty-Nine Articles And KJV Doctrine
The King James Version did not emerge from a doctrinal vacuum. Its translators worked within the religious and political setting of the Church of England,…
The claim that modern Bible versions strip out the word "blood"
A persistent argument circulates among certain corners of the internet insisting that contemporary English translations of the Bible have conspired to remove…
What the King James Version of Psalm 23 misses about the Hebrew metaphor
Psalm 23 has carried countless English-speaking believers through the long evenings of life. Its cadences are so familiar that most readers in Sydney,…
The historical word sod in Genesis 31:28 of the King James Version
Critics of the King James Version occasionally point to unusual words and claim the translators made errors. One word that draws their attention is "sod,"…
Archaic English in the King James Bible and the Myth of Plain English
The King James Version carries a particular gravity for many English-speaking Christians, partly because of the rhythm and dignity of its prose. Yet that very…
Comparing the King James Bible's Old and New Testament styles
The first thing most readers notice when comparing passages from the King James Bible's two testaments is that the Old Testament often sounds heavier, more…
How the term scripture functions in Greek and the King James Version
Translation is rarely a mechanical swap of one word for another. The English "scripture" carries narrower religious freight than the Greek behind it, and…