What people don't understand about the KJV is that it will NEVER be "out-dated"...
In 5 years, you may need a new [modern bible version] - because the modern language will have changed enough to alter the meaning of the text.
In 10 years, you may need another still...
("Speaking strictly in terms of translation - not to mention 'error', etc.")
NOT SO with the KJV.
Unlike modern English - which is changing continually - the "middle English" of the KJV is "a snapshot in time" -
fixed and un-changing.
No matter what changes in modern language, the language of the KJV
will not have changed "one iota" -- in truth, it is actually "timeless"...
That is the "beauty" of it. God has "seen to it" that
it does not change with the times...
You have to think of it like a second language --
once you learn that language -
you are "good for life" -
because it will not ever change -- this is how you have to look at it.
And then, you get the benefit of the "completeness" of the KJV.
I grew up with the KJV. I understand it
better than any other version I have ever read from. I wouldn't trade it for any other version - under
any circumstances.
It contains information that all the others have lost in their translation.
It is
that good. It is
that important. It is
that "vital" to gaining the most accurate understanding of the original Greek and Hebrew texts.
"Has it ever occurred to you that Satan is trying to change the modern language as fast as he can so that people will 'throw out' the KJV?"
Believe it!
"I believe the KJV is STILL the BEST available English Bible translation BY FAR."
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