Honoring the King James Bible
"Exposing the Modern Versions as Counterfeits"
by Dr. Solomon M. Aordkian
Here’s the Evidence - God’s Word is Pure
Psalm 119:140
INTRODUCTION
Honoring the King James Bible proves that the Authorized Version (AV) - also known
as the King James Bible - is without question God’s perfect Word in English. The
evidence demonstrates that when you read, study, and meditate on the AV, you are
blessed with the actual, written Word of God!
Dr. Solomon Aordkian convincingly shows that all the other versions, including the
moneymaking New International Version and the so-called New King James Version: alters,
water down, delete, mar, and cast doubt on God’s true Word. These are fake “bibles,”
designed by men misguided at best, mischievously evil at worst, which are harming
the cause of Christ with their worldly counterfeit versions.
Dr. Aordkian’s book is testimony to the fact that you can, with confidence, hold
in your hands, read, study, and use the Authorized Version, the King James Bible,
trusting that it is surely the written Word, to the glory and honor of God the Father,
and our Lord Jesus Christ. This fine book will restore and reinforce your faith -
proving as it does that God has preserved His Word pure, just as He promised He would.
Check it out. Let the following evidence speak for itself. Our Lord still today makes
available to every believer on earth a true, perfect Bible. The King James Bible.
[Please note that all pronouns referring to deity have been capitalized to identify
the Trinity and better aid the reader’s comprehension of who is speaking - or - who
is being spoken about.]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A SIX PART SERIES ON THE DEFENSE FOR THE KING JAMES BIBLE (KJB)
AND ITS STAND AGAINST ALL OTHER MODERN BIBLE VERSIONS.
Part I - The King James Bible (KJB) Compared with the New International Version (NIV).
Part II - The King James Bible (KJB) Compared with the New King James Bible (NKJB).
Part III - The King James Bible (KJB) Compared with the Six Modern Versions.
All the Modern Bible Versions - are allies with - New World Translation of the
Jehovah Witnesses.
Permission is granted to reproduce or photocopy this book without alteration. Agree
or disagree?
I would be glad to hear from any readers on this subject. Contact me at Dr. Solomon
M. Aordkian
73 Luther Dr. Southbury, CT 06488 USA. Telephone: (203) 264-3157
HONORING - “THE KING JAMES BIBLE”(KNOWN AS THE AUTHORIZED VERSION 1611 A.D.)
PART I
A Comparison of the King James (KJB) with the New International Version (NIV)
The Authorized Version (AV), King James Bible (KJB) is without error. When you read,
study, or meditate on the AV, KJB you are handling the written word of God. Jesus
is the incarnate word of God. All other versions, with the New International Version
leading the way, alters, deletes, waters down, and cast doubt on God’s Word. You
be the judge after reading the following comparisons. I say up front that the King
James Bible (AV, KJ) is God’s word, fully preserved. Most all other versions, with
the vastly popular New International Version (NIV) leading the way, are destroyers
of the faith. You judge for yourself, but as for me and my house, we will not be
robbed of God’s precious word that is preserved, blessed, and approved as in the
Authorized Version, the King James Bible, first printed and published in 1611 A.D.
We will show you the word of God in the King James Bible (KJ) and will also show
you the alterations, dilutions, and-or omissions in the New International Version
(NIV). Almost all of the other versions follow the NIV pattern. Don’t take our word
for it; check it out. Let the following evidence speak for itself. The NIV we quote
is from the 1990 edition. The omitted or changed words will be underlined and placed
in “quotes” below: the KJ stands for the Authorized Version of 1611 AD (AV) which
we know as the King James Bible. NIV stands for the New International Version. Most
all other versions depart from the King James and follow the NIV patterns of diluting,
drastically changing, altering and-or omitting key words and key doctrines of the
Christian faith. Even the New King James Bible strongly favors the NIV rather than
the AV King James Bible, sad to say.
Note: The King James Bible verses will be in ‘bold print’ - - - the NIV verses will
be in ‘italic type’.
1. Jesus our Creator. KJB Ephesians 3:9, “And to make all men see what is the fellowship
of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, Who created
all things by Jesus Christ.” - - - The NIV says, “and to make plain to everyone the
administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, Who created
all things.”- - - The NIV leaves out, and omits, “who created all things by Jesus
Christ.” 2. Jesus is compared to Adam says in KJB 1 Cor. 15:47. Adam is the first
man and Jesus is the second man., “The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second
man is the Lord from heaven.” - - - The NIV says, “The first man was of the dust
of the earth, the second man from heaven.” - - - The NIV leaves out, and omits “the
Lord,” who is Jesus Christ, our Lord.
3. Jesus is God, is He not? KJB 1 Tim. 3:16 says, “And without controversy great
is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,
seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up
into glory.” - - - The NIV says in 1 Tim. 3:16, “Beyond all question, the mystery
of godliness is great: He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen
of angels, was preached among the nations, was believe on in the world, was taken
up in glory.” - - - The NIV leaves out, and omits that “God was manifest in the flesh.”
4. Again, Jesus is God. KJB II Corinthians 5:19 “To wit, that God was in Christ,
reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and
hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.” - - - In the NIV it reads, “that
God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting mens’ sins against
them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.” The NIV leaves out
that “God was in Christ.”
5. The Trinity is mentioned. KJB I John 5:7 reads, “For there are three that bear
record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one.”
- - - The NIV says, “For there are three that testify.” - - - The NIV leaves out
the heart of the verse, “the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three
are one.”- - - The NIV leaves out the mention of the Trinity.
6. An admonition against corrupting God’s word. In II Cor. 2:17 KJB we read, “For
we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of
God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.” - - -. What does the word “corrupt”
mean? It means “to change from good to bad, to degrade, to alter, to spoil, to taint,
to cause disintegration, to pervert.” - - - In the NIV it reads, “Unlike so many,
we do not peddle the word of god for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak
before God with sincerity, like men sent from God.” - - - The NIV and most all other
versions leave out the word “corrupt.”
7. The exhortation to Study. KJB II Timothy 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved
unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the world of
truth.” - - - The NIV says, “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approves
a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”
- - - NIV leaves out the word “study.”
8. Note the honesty of the King James translators and their honoring of God by using
italics (in the English version) when adding words to give continuity of the meaning
which is implied in the Greek. The NIV doesn’t. The NIV and most all of the other
translations use italics as footnotes to say that certain words or sentences are
not in earlier manuscripts. The KJ uses italics to enhance the word; but the NIV
uses italics to cast doubt on God’s word.
9. Jesus is a descendant of David (Matthew 1:6-16). This was prophesied by David
in Psalm 132:11, “…of the fruit of thy (David’s) body will I set up Thy throne.”
This is one of God’s oaths. “The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David.” (Psalm 132:11).
Out of David’s loins (lineage) would come the Messiah. Peter, preaching to the Jews
on the day of Pentecost… in the KJB, Acts 2:30, “Therefore being a prophet, and knowing
that God had sworn an oath to him, that the fruit of his loins, according to the
flesh, He would raise up Christ to sit on His throne.”The NIV, Acts 2:30 reads, “But
he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him an oath that He would place one
of his descendants on his throne.” - - - The NIV leaves out, “according to the flesh,
He would raise up Christ.”
10. In which version is it clear and emphatic that Jesus was from David’s lineage
according to the flesh? Which one is clearer about the resurrection of the Messiah?
Which version, KJ or NIV, is strong, emphatic and crystal clear, and which version
is weak, diluted and unclear? You be the judge. For me, the KJ is a strong witness
for Jesus Christ. When you read, meditate on and study God’s word, you want to feed
your soul. Do you want to grow in Grace and Knowledge as commanded in 2 Peter 3:18?
Do you want to face your trials with a strong version of God’s word, or a weak, diluted,
altered version? If you were lying on your deathbed with only a short time to live,
would you want to meditate on a strong version of God’s promises of eternal life
or a weak version? You be the judge! The Scriptures say in Hebrews 7:20, 21 that
Jesus was a priest after the order of Melchisedec. You remember Melchisedec. He appears
in Genesis 14:18-24. He was a priest of the most high God. He was King of Salem (peace).
There is no record of his earthly father and mother. He gave the blessing to Abraham.
He received tithes from Abraham. Melchisedec was a type of Christ. David prophecies
in Psalm 110:4 (KJ) that the Messiah would be a priest after the order of Melchisedec:
“The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order
of Melchisedec.” - - - The Scripture says in Hebrews 7:21 (KJV), “For those priests
were made without an oath; but this with an oath by Him that said unto Him, The Lord
sware and will not repent, Thou (i.e., the Messiah) art a priest for ever after the
order of Melchisedec.” - - - In the NIV Hebrews 7:21 in says, “but He became a priest
with an oath when God said to Him: The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind:
you are a priest forever.” - - - The NIV leaves out, “after the order of Melchisedec.”
- - - I call this tampering with God’s word.
11. “To heal the broken hearted.” How often you and I and countless Christian believers
have gone before the Lord with broken hearts and asked Jesus to heal and pour out
the balm of Gilead upon our hurts and wounds. Part of the Savior’s ministry is to
heal the broken hearted. How often ministers of the Gospel and believers use this
verse to comfort others in their time of sorrow. Jesus quotes Isaiah 61:1 in the
book of Luke 4:18, where He says, in the KJ version, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon
Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hathsent Me
to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering
the sight of the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.” - - - In the NIV
you read in Luke 4:18, “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He hath anointed
Me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim freedom for the
prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed.” - - - What’s
missing in the NIV? “He hath sent Me to heal the brokenhearted” is missing, i.e.
and omitted in the NIV. Is that right? Is that tampering? Is that diluting? Did Jesus
lose His power to heal the brokenhearted in our generation? I thought Jesus was the
same yesterday, today and forever. Don’t dare mention to David, whose heart was broken
many times for many years that the Messiah can’t heal the broken hearted. David’s
confession of faith and testimony are mentioned in Psalm 147:1, “He (i.e. the Messiah)
healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.” Fellow believer, stick
to your KJB and continue to call the Lord to heal your broken heart when your wounds
and hurts mount up.
12. Is Jesus the Rock of our salvation? He surely is. David says in Psalm 62:2, “He
only is my rock and my salvation.” Paul says that Rock that went with the Israelites
through their forty year wilderness journey to provide the spiritual drink… “and
that Rock was Christ.” (1 Cor. 10:4). Jesus says in Luke 6:48-49 that when a man
or woman or teenager hears the saying of Jesus and applies them as the rule of his/her
life, then that person is like someone who builds his house upon a rock. The storms
of life will not destroy someone who builds his life on Jesus’ word. Jesus says in
Luke 6:48 (about the man who builds his life on Jesus’ word) that “he is like a man
which built a house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock.” Please
note the end of that verse, For it was founded upon a rock. And that Rock is Jesus,
and Jesus’ word is contained in the Holy Bible. Now in the NIV you will read in Luke
6:48 the words, “He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the
foundation on a rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could
not shake it, because it is well built.” - - - The NIV leaves out the last phrase,
“for it was founded upon a rock.” When you dilute or water down the word of the Lord,
you are watering down the power and authority of the word; you are watering down
the Speaker and Author of the word. Is your champion Jesus the strong one or the
weak one?
13. We have put forth examples of the omissions in the NIV compared to the KJB Version.
Here’s an example of a change in God’s word by the NIV and most all of the other
newer translations. In the KJ in James 5:16 we read, “Confess your faults one to
another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed.” - - - In the NIV James
5:16 reads, “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so
that you may be healed.” - - - The NIV omits “faults” and changes it to “sins.” There
is a difference between “faults” and “sins.” They are not the same; they (faults
and sins) are not synonyms. Don’t let anyone fool you on that. Check your Webster’s
Dictionary. Fault mean “weakness, failing, physical or intellectual imperfection,
responsible for wrong doing not necessarily culpable, (i.e. not necessarily worthy
of punishment, meriting condemnation.)” Sin, according to Webster, means “a transgression
of the laws of god, missing the mark set by God.” God’s word tells us to confess
our faults to one another. The NIV version tells us to confess our sins one to another.
We should confess our sins to Jesus. He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
1 John 1:9.
14. Another omission. Folks, it’s endless. How dare anyone chop up, alter, and distort
God’s word? In Luke 9:56, in the King James Version, we read a familiar passage,
“For the Son of man (i.e. Jesus) is not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.
And they went to another village.” - - - In the NIV it simply says, “And they went
to another village.” - - -The NIV leaves out, “For the Son of man is not come to
destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” As you might gather, I strongly believe that
the King James Bible is God’s word. It should be read, studied and practiced. It
is our final authority in matters of faith, life and God. As for the NIV and all
other newer versions (including the RSV, the New King James Version, the Amplified
Bible, the Living Bible, Good News for Modern Man, etc.) they are all perverted,
falsified, watered down versions. The newer versions are false versions. However,
you judge for yourself. I’m giving you my opinion. Be careful of the rock you choose
to stand on.
15. To continue: You remember Philip preaching to the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8:26-40.
It’s a beautiful story of Philip witnessing to the eunuch. The eunuch’s heart was
touched and he wanted to get saved; he wanted to receive Jesus as his Savior; he
wanted to get baptized. In verse 36 of Acts 8, the eunuch asks, “See here is water;
what doth hinder me to be baptized?” Next in verse 37 of Acts 8, Philip replies,
“And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he (i.e.
the eunuch) answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” A
beautiful confession of faith by the eunuch, wouldn’t you say? Guess what! Verse
37 of Acts 8 and that beautiful confession of faith by the eunuch is totally missing
in the NIV. I kid you not. You look it up in the NIV. It jumps from verse 36 right
to verse 38. Would you like someone to omit your confession of faith in Jesus Christ?
I know I wouldn’t. The NASB, NIV, etc. totally omits Acts 8:37, “And Philip said,
if thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I
believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”. How are we saved? We are all sinners,
but when we confess our sins to Jesus, He washes our sins away with His blood that
He shed on Calvary’s cross.
16. Calvary is deleted. KJB Luke 23:33, “And when they were come to the place, which
is called Calvary, there they crucified Him…” - - - Is Calvary important to you?
It’s mentioned only once in the New Testament, and that’s in KJV Luke 23:33. Calvary
is a hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified between two thieves. - - -
Luke 23:33 in the ASB, NASB, NIV, NLT they read, “when they came to the place called
the Skull, there they crucified Him…” - - - The ASB, NASB, NIV, NLT totally omits
“Calvary.” That is sad to say the least!
17. No remission for sin. In Heb. 9:22 KJB, “without shedding of blood is no remission.”
- - - In the NIV, Heb. 9:22 reads, “…and without the shedding of blood there is no
forgiveness.” - - - The NIV omits “remission” and exchanges it to read “forgiveness.”
Remission and forgiveness are close but they are not synonyms. Forgiveness is scriptural
but who has the permissions to change God’s word? Remission means to “release from
the guilt and penalty of our sins.” Remission goes beyond and much further than forgiveness.
18. The New Testament is changed. KJB Matt. 26:28 reads, Jesus says, “For this is
My blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”
- - - In the NIV Matt 26:28 reads, “This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured
out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” - - - The NIV replaces the word “testament”
with the word “covenant” and replaces “shed” with “poured.” - - - The NIV leaves
out “new testament.” The NIV doesn’t even call it a new covenant. Covenant means
“an agreement between two or more parties.” Testament means “a will to go into force
after death.” Jesus died on the cross of Calvary for our sins. He shed His blood
for the remission of our sins. We can get forgiveness, cleansing and salvation by
confessing our sins, accepting Jesus into our hearts, allowing the Holy Spirit to
come into our hearts, and then following Jesus in obedience to His word. Following
Jesus and His word proves our sincerity and proves that we have faith in Him. Have
you, dear reader, asked Jesus to be your Lord and Savior? If not, take a minute now,
bow your head and ask Jesus into your heart. If you do, you will have the remission
of your sins and will have eternal life.
19. Back to the Precious Blood of Christ. In Col. 1:14 KJB, it says, “In whom we
have redemption through His (Jesus’) Blood, even the forgiveness of sins.” - - -
In the NIV it reads, “In Whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” - - -
The NIV takes out, takes away, “through His blood.” You can call that improving;
I call it robbery. You can call it modern interpretation; I call it irreverence.
You can call it updating the English; I call it perverting the word. However, this
is America; you are free to believe as you wish. You be the judge of what version
you wish to use to feed your soul, to gain more knowledge of Jesus, to have a more
solid rock to fight the enemy, to battle the trials and tribulations that come your
way. You be the judge as to which version of God’s word you wish to hide in your
heart.
20. Who is Lucifer? He is the devil. That’s one of his many names. How do you and
I know that? Turn to KJB Isaiah 14:12 and you will read, “How art thou fallen from
heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which
didst weaken the nations.” This is the only place in the bible where the name Lucifer
appears. Because we read about him (the devil) in God’s word, in the King James Bible
printed first in A.D. 1611. If the KJ Version was not available, you’d never know
that, because the NIV omits the name “Lucifer”. Pretty important, wouldn’t you say?
In most all other translations the personal name “Lucifer” is taken out and in its
place is put “day star.” - - - The NIV – the NAS and most all other translations
of Isaiah 14:12 say “How are you fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of
dawn! You have been cut down to earth. You have weakened the nations.” - - - Similarly
in the Amplified Bible, it reads, Isaiah 14:13), “How have you fallen from heaven,
O light-bringer and day star, son of the morning. How you have been cut to the ground,
you who weakened and laid low the nations.” I repeat most all newer translations
of Isaiah 14:12 omit “Lucifer.” They add insult to injury by referring to him (Lucifer,
Satan) as “the morning star.” But the real Bible (King James AV 1611) tells us of
the real and only morning star in Rev. 22:16, “I Jesus have sent Mine angel to testify
unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David,
and the bright and morning star.” - - - The newer versions tend to make Lucifer and
Jesus one and the same. Don’t fall for it, it is decision, plain and simple!
21. Causing God’s people to err! God says in Jeremiah 23:30-32, “Therefore, behold
I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal My words every one from his
neighbour. Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues,
and say, He saith. Behold I am against them that prophesy false dreams… and cause
My people to err by their lies.” - - - No matter what a person’s station in life,
in the church, or in government, no one has the authority to change, alter or steal
God’s word, and lead believer’s into corrupted versions of the scriptures.
22. The woman caught in adultery. Look at John 7:52-8:11 in your King James Bible.
- - - In the NIV it reads, “the earliest and most reliable manuscripts and other
ancient witnesses do not record John 7:53-8:11.” - - - The NIV does not print that
portion of twelve verses, but basically it’s about the woman caught in the act of
adultery and brought to Jesus by the Pharisees. The NIV wrongly does not specify
in which “older manuscripts” and which “other ancient witnesses” omit this section.
I say the NIV and most all of the modern translations contain a multitude of distortions
and cause believers to doubt the veracity of the scriptures.
23. What is the most memorized verse in the Bible? What one verse would you use to
explain the Gospel if you had only five minutes to witness? I think the vast majority
of us would use John 3:16. Has that precious verse been tampered with? Yes. In John
3:16 KJV, which we are so familiar with says, “For God so loved the world, that He
gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but
have everlasting life.” Isn’t the word “begotten” in that verse precious and important?
It surely is. The children in Sunday School here in the U.S.A. and other English-speaking
countries will not have the opportunity of memorizing John 3:16 of the KJ that we
grew up with. In churches across the U.S.A. and England, the KJ Bible is being replaced
in large measure with the NIV or with some of the other versions. Look it up in the
NIV. - - - The NIV says “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only
Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” - - -
The NIV omits “begotten.” The NIV totally removes “begotten” throughout the Bible.
Is “begotten” important? It surely is. It means “to beget, to procreate, and to give
birth to.” This meaning ties into the Virgin Birth. It more clearly displays that
Jesus was not an ordinary man, but that He came from God. Turn to Hebrews 1:5. In
the KJ it says, “…Thou art My Son, this day have I begotten Thee? And again, I will
be to Him (the Messiah) a Father, and He shall be to Me a Son.” - - - In the NIV
it reads, “You are My son; today I have become your Father.” When we believe in Jesus,
we become sons and daughters of our heavenly Father, but folks only one of us was
born of a virgin and that person is our Lord Jesus Christ. I think the word “begotten”
is important, precious and vital. The KJV has it; the NIV throws it out completely.
24. Pilate proclaims his unusual testimony in the KJB Luke 23:38. He found no fault
in Jesus but allowed Him to be crucified to please the Jews. Nevertheless, Pilate
puts his witness in writing. “And a subscription (i.e. to write on the outside or
to engrave) also was written over Him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew,
THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.” - - - When you turn to the NIV at Luke 23:38, Pilate’s
“superscription written in Greek, Latin andHebrew” is deleted. The NIV reads, “There
was a written notice above Him which read, THIS IS THE KING OF THEJEWS.” Every word
of God is important and essential. As you can see, a great many of the words of God
have been thrown out by the NIV. Not one word, jot or tittle should be omitted. There
are a ton more deletions and changes. Don’t believe the lie that the King James is
hard to understand. it’s God’s word without error. Read and study it daily: memorize
God’s word. Hide it in your heart, and, most of all, practice it. If you open God’s
word for study, meditation, strength and guidance, the Holy Spirit will not let you
down. If you read God’s word with a hungry heart, it will open up for you. Read the
Bible daily. Read it through once a year. Read it with pen and pad. The real teacher
is the Holy Spirit and the best interpreter of scripture is the Bible itself. Own
and use a concordance. Have a Webster’s dictionary on your desk when you read the
word. As for me and my house, we stand for the King James Bible as the word of God.
I can hold up the KJ and say that it is God’s word. If I held up the NIV and all
other modern English versions, I would say that they are false versions and not to
be trusted since they are full of error. However, this is a free country; you be
the judge for yourself and your household.
“Every word of God is pure.”Proverbs 30:5
Thy word is very pure:
therefore thy servant loveth it.
Psalms 119:140
HONORING “THE KING JAMES BIBLE”(KNOWN AS THE AUTHORIZED VERSION 1611 A.D.)PART II
A Comparison of the King James (KJB) with the New King James Bible (NKJV)
I wish to state my opinion and my premise right at the beginning.
I believe the NKJB is a counterfeit and therefore not to be used or trusted.
I hope to explain on the following pages why I have this opinion. You see for yourself
as you read on. The NKJB as well as the NIV (New International Version) are currently
the bestsellers of Bibles in our Christian bookstores. The Gideon’s International
uses both the KJB and the NKJB in their worldwide Bible distribution. However please
keep in mind that there are ministries that are wholly devoted to printing and distributing
the KJB whose tallies do not appear in the Christian bookstore sales. The KJB is
still the number one printed Bible in the world today. Perhaps several billion copies
of the KJB have been printed since 1611 A.D. All other modern versions combined have
not reached one billion copies and I doubt very much if they ever will. Our premise:
The NKJB is a counterfeit! Would you want a counterfeit dollar in your wallet or
bank account? I wouldn’t. Why? Because it’s useless.
What is the definition of a counterfeit? According to Webster’s dictionary it means
“to oppose, to go against, to retaliate, to duplicate, or to substitute. It is made
to imitation something else with the intent to deceive by pretense, a forgery, or
something likely to be mistaken for something of a higher value, an imposter.” The
NKJB is an imposter. Paul tells us in Galatians 1:1-12 to watch out for imposters
who preach another gospel of Christ.Paul says in Galatians 1:8, “But though we, or
an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached
unto you, let him be accursed.” What does it mean to be accursed? According to Webster’s
dictionary, accursed or cursed means “to call upon divine or supernatural power to
harm and/or to injure someone, to bring on misfortune as in retribution, torment,
and – or affliction.
Printing and distributing modern version Bibles, in my opinion, is preaching a false
word of God. Reading, preaching, and studying the modern versions is spreading a
false gospel. I say beware. Why risk coming under a curse? Sadly, most translations
of Bibles in other languages follow after the New International Version (NIV).
By the way, using a Webster’s dictionary is an excellent Bible study aid. I maintain
that the old standard (I say it affectionately), the King James Bible, is worthy,
reliable, accurate and anointed. The KJB is without error. It is important that we
study God’s word, hide it in our hearts, use it as our guiding light and consider
it as the final authority in all matters of life, faith and practice. The KJB is
tried and tested. It has been with us since 1611 AD (From1611 AD to 2009 is 398 years).
Tell me, what else do you know of that has been around for so long?
Changes and Alterations of New Versions
We will attempt to show you the changes in God’s word made in the NKJB.
The altered words will be underlined and my comments will follow each comparison.
1. Changing the Son of God to Servant. KJB (King James Bible) Acts 3:13, 26, “The
God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified
His Son Jesus.” Verse 26: “Unto you first God, having raised up His Son Jesus….”
- - - NKJB (New King James Bible) “The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God
of ourfathers, hath glorifed His Servant Jesus.” Verse 26: “To you first God, having
raised up His Servant Jesus….” - - - Comments: “Son” in the KJB is changed to “Servant”
in the NKJB. The NKJB demotes Jesus from Son to Servant. - - - The NIV (New International
Version) also changes “Son” to “Servant”. The NWT (New World Translation of the Jehovah’s
Witnesses) changes “Son” to “Servant.”
2. Acts 4:27 KJB, “For of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus…” - - - Acts 4:27
NJKB, “For truly against Your Servant Jesus…” - - -Comments: The NKJB again demotes
Jesus from Son to Servant, wrongfully. Again the NIV does also. This is an attack
on the deity of Jesus Christ. - - - The NWT changes Son to Servant also.
3. Worship changed. Matthew 20:20 KJB, “Then came to Him (Jesus) the mother of Zebedee’s
children with her sons, worshipping Him (Jesus)…” - - - Matthew 20:20 NKJB, “Then
the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons kneeling down and asking…”
- - - Comments: The NKJB says “kneeling down” instead of “worshipping.” There is
a difference between kneeling before someone and worshipping someone. The NKJB again
attacks the deity of Jesus Christ. - - - The NIV does the same as the NKJB; it uses
“kneeling” instead of “worshipping. Him”
4. John the Baptist’s disciples ask Jesus, KJV Luke 7:19, 20, “Art Thou He that should
come? [referring to the Messiah] or look we for another?” - - - Luke 7:19, 20 NKJB,
“Are you the Coming One, or do we look for another?” - - - Comments: Many false religions
and the New Age religion speak of and point to a “Coming One”. - - - The NKJB enhances
New Age terminology. The KJV specifically referred to Jesus as the coming Messiah.
- - - The modern Bible versions all water down the truth. They gradually will attempt
to conform to the coming one world religion and the one world religion’s common Bible.
5. God reveals Himself to us through His various names. Each of His names in scripture
reveals some important revelation about God. One of those names is “Jehovah.” That
is a fairly well known name of God, wouldn’t you say? “Jehovah” is mentioned seven
times in the KJV Bible. Seven is God’s number for completeness, for rest, for being
pleased with His works. All of the seven “Jehovah’s” mentioned are in the Old Testament.
- - - In the NKJB, “Jehovah” is not used at all; it’s completely taken out. That’s
called taking away or subtracting from God’s word. - - - The total “Jehovah” omissions
are also copied by the NIV. I should mention that the NIV was first printed in 1973,
and the NKJB was first printed in 1982. So, the NIV is the older of the two versions. The
name Jehovah! Exodus 6:3 KJB, “And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto
Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by My name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.”
- - - Exodus 6:3 NKJB, “I appeared unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty,
but by My name Lord was I not known to them.” - - - Comments: “Jehovah” does not
mean “Lord,” but the editors and translating committee of the NKJB have no right
to completely take out the name of “Jehovah” and replace it with the “Lord.” None
of us has the right to change God’s word. Yes, we can explain it, teach it, preach
it, but we cannot and should not change one iota of God’s word. - - - The NKJB and
all modern versions edit, and interpret, but do not accurately translate it. Inaccurate
translation is dangerous; it’s perversion, it is literary adultery. - - - The NIV
follows the NKJB example of totally removing the name of “Jehovah” in all seven instances.
Please refer below for all scriptural references in the KJV and the unauthorized
changes made in the NKJB and the NIV.
6. Jesus will send the Comforter. John 14:16 KJV, “And I (Jesus) will pray the Father,
and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever.” -
- - John 14:16 NKJB, “And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper,
that He may abide with you forever.” - - - Comments: The NKJB changes “Comforter”
to “Helper.” - - - The NIV changes “Comforter” to “Counselor.”
7. The Holy Spirit is called the “Comforter” by Jesus in three other places in the
Gospel of John. - - - The NKJB replaces “Comforter” with the word “Helper” in every
instance.- - - The NIV changes “Comforter” to “Counselor” in every instance. View
the KJV scriptural references and nouns used as illustrated below.
Comments: The NKJB and the NIV just don’t agree with Jesus when He calls the Holy
Spirit the “Comforter.” - - - It must not bother them (NKJB and NIV) to change and
alter God’s word. The NKJB and NWT agree with each other, calling the Holy Spirit
“the helper.” - - - The NWT (Jehovah’s Witnesses) do not believe in the Trinity,
therefore they pervert the truths of God’s word and deceive their followers.
8. Hell removed. Isaiah 5:14 KJB, “Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened
her mouth without measure.” - - - Isaiah 5:14 NKJB, “Therefore Sheol has enlarged
itself and opened its mouth beyond measure.” - - -Comments: In the Old Testament
(O.T.), the word “hell” is mentioned 31 times. Out of 31 times, - - - The NKJB changes
“hell” to “Sheol” 13 times. Yes, “hell” is removed out of the OT in the NKJB 13 times.
- - - In the NIV “hell” is totally removed out of the 31 times and is replaced with
“grave.” (O.T.).
9. Jesus teaches about Hell. Matthew 11:23 KJB, “And thou, Capernaum, which are exalted
unto heaven, shall be brought down to hell…” - - - Matthew 11:23 NKJB, “And you ,
Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades,… - - - ” The
NWT agrees with the NKJB, both changing “hell” to “Hades.” - - - Comments: In the
New Testament “hell” is mentioned 23 times in the KJB. - - - Out of the 23 times
the NKJB changes “hell” to “Hades” 10 times. Yes, it removes “hell” from the Bible
10 times. - - - The NIV removes “hell” 9 times and replaces it mostly with “Hades”
and also with “grave” and “death.” - - - “Hell” is too harsh for the NKJB and the
NIV. They (NKJB and NIV) go to a softer “Hades,” “Sheol,” “grave,” “death.” - - -
Will the NKJB follow the NIV example in their next edition and totally remove “hell”?
Is the word “heaven” next on their (NKJB and NIV) hit list?
10. Superstitious vs. Religion. Acts 17:22 KJB “Ye are too superstitious” says the
Apostle Paul. - - - Acts 17:22 NKJB “You are very religious.” - - - Comments: The
NKJB changes “superstitious” to “religious.” They are not synonyms. - - - Also, the
tone is changed from a slightly rebuking tone (“superstitious,” KJB) to a slightly
complimentary tone (“religious,” NKJB). The NIV changes “superstitious to “religious”
also.
11. The Root changes to one of many. 1 Timothy 6:10 KJB “For the love of money is
the root of all evil.” - - - 1 Timothy 6:10 NKJB, “For the love of money is a root
of all kinds of evil.” - - - Comments: The KJB states that the love of money is the
root of all evil, and the NKJB changes it to money being a root or one of many roots
of all kinds of evil. - - - The NIV duplicates the NKJB and changes the scriptural
meaning.
12. Corrupting the Word of God. II Corinthians 2:17 KJB “For we are not as many,
which corrupt the word of God.” - - - II Corinthians 2:17 NKJB, “For we are not,
as many, peddling the word of God.” - - - Comments: “Corrupt” and “peddle” are two
different words. According to Webster corrupt” (KJB) “to change from good to bad,
to degrade, bribe, spoil.” - - - To “peddle” in the NKJB means “to sell or offer
for sale.” Changing God’s word is corrupting God’s word. - - - The NIV follows after
the NKJB.
13. Study God’s Word. II Timothy 2:15 KJB “Study to shew thyself approved unto God…”
- - - II Timothy 2:15 NKJB, “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God…” -
- - Comments: The one and only place in the bible where the word study (i.e. the
Bible) appears is removed by the NKJB. That’s a crime in my opinion. The NKJB strikes
it (“study”) out; so do the NIV and NWT.
14. Fornication Removed. Matthew 5:32 KJB, Jesus is speaking. “That whosoever shall
put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication…” - - - Matthew 5:32 NKJB,
“But I say unto you that whosoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual
immorality…” - - - Comments: The NKJB changes “fornication” to sexual “immorality”.
Fornication is sex outside of marriage involving one or both who are single. Fornication
is mentioned 32 times in the KJB Bible. - - - The NKJB changes it 20 times out of
the 32, usually mostly “sexual immorality.” They are close but fornication and sexual
immorality are not synonyms. Sexual immorality is a broad spectrum term as opposed
to the harsher, more specific KJB term of fornication. The NIV totally removes the
word “fornication” in all 32 references in the entire Bible. I guess the NIV translating
committee didn’t like the word “fornication.” The NIV uses instead, most of the times,
“sexual immorality.”
15. Falling changed. Jude 24 KJB, “Now unto Him (i.e. Jesus) that is able to keep
you from falling.” - - - Jude 24 NKJB, “Now to him that is able to keep you from
stumbling.” - - - Comment: The NKJB changes falling to stumbling. They are not the
same. One can stumble and not fall. Falling means going to the ground from an erect
position. Stumble means to trip and lose balance. The NIV uses “stumble” also, just
like the NKJB. Falling means to “suffer ruin or failure” (Webster). Stumble means
to trip, but not necessarily falldown. Jesus, according to the KJB, will keep us
from falling.
16. God does the prospering. I Corinthians 16:2 KJB, “Upon the first day of the
week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there
be no gatherings when I come.” - - - I Corinthians 16:2 NKJB, “On the first day of
the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that
there be no collection when I come.” Conclusion
The NKJB did more than take out the “thee’s” and “thou’s”; it changed scripture,
as we have pointed out in Chapter Two. It should not call itself the “New King James
Bible,” rather it should call itself the “New NIV.” As shown in this paper, the New
King James Bible and the New International Version are similar to each other.
There are many, many more changes, I only showed a few. The NKJB and all of the other
“so-called” modern Bible versions all veer away from the KJB, the standard that has
been an unsinkable rock since 1611 AD. The publishers of all the modern versions
have a common goal to remove the KJB from Christian bookstore and churches.
In my opinion the New King James Bible is a counterfeit, and therefore is not to
be trusted. I would hope that the Gideon’s International and Bible-believing churches
would avoid the NKJB and stick with the proven KJB.
God’s true word will stand forever and through eternity. The KJB can be fully trusted
as God’s word. It has stood the test of insults, harassment, defaming, debasing and
all ridicule for close to 400 years (since 1611 A. D.). You can hide the KJB word
in your heart. You can use it as your strength comfort and compass in life - you
will not get lost. The KJB is clear, concise and beautiful. It is the strongest of
all the versions in exalting Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. Read God’s word
daily. Honor God’s word. Don’t trust the phony Bibles. Stick with the proven one
and only KJB, the Authorized Version of 1611 AD. Whether you agree or disagree we
invite your comments.
Warning Label:
DO NOT TAMPER OR MESS WITH GOD’S WORD;It’s dangerous to your health, mind and soul.
“For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book,
if any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are
written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of
this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the
holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.” Revelation 22:18,19
KJB
HONORING - “THE KING JAMES BIBLE”(KNOWN AS THE AUTHORIZED VERSION 1611 A.D.)
PART III
Bible Copyrights:
The King James Bible has no American copyright. All other Bible versions are copyrighted.
That means anyone can print, distribute freely or sell the King James Bible (God’s
word in English) and not get arrested or fined. Anyone cannot print, distribute freely
or sell any of the other bible versions. They could be arrested and/or fined for
doing so. One must pay a royalty for printing portions of one of the Bible versions.
There is no royalty to pay to anyone if you print or publish the King James Bible.
A COMPARISON OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE (KJB) WITH SIX MODERN VERSIONS
Before the Bible ends, it contains a stern warning not to tamper with God’s word.
In Revelation 22:18-19 in the KJV, “For I testify unto every man that heareth the
words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto these things, God shall
add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take
away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out
of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written
in this book.” Similar warnings not to tamper with God’s word are found in (AV, KJ)
Deut. 4:2. More examples of tampering:
1. In the Authorized Version of 1611 A.D. (known as the King James Bible) in Revelation
1:8 it reads, “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord,
which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” NIV leaves out “The
beginning and the ending…- - -”NWT leaves out “The beginning and the ending.” The
NIV and the NWT agree with each other. - - - BFTF: leaves out “the beginning and
the ending.” - - - NAB: leaves out “the beginning and the ending.” - - - NNAS: leaves
out “the beginning and the ending.” NKJV: FN: NU, M leaves out, “the beginning and
the end.” 2. In Revelation 1:11 the AV, KJB reads, “Saying, I am Alpha and Omega,
the first and the last: and What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the
seven churches which are in Asia…”Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega. Alpha and Omega
are the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet. - - - The NIV and the NWT leave
out the “Alpha and Omega.” The NIV and the NWT agree with each other. - - - Jesus
Christ is the Alpha and Omega, mentioned four times in the book of Revelation (AV,
KJV), but only three in the NIV..- - - BFTF: leaves out “Alpha and Omega” - - - NAB
: leaves out “Alpha and Omega” - - - NNAS : leaves out “Alpha and Omega” - - - NKJV
: FN: NU, M leaves out “Alpha and Omega” - - - Jesus is the Alpha and Omega. He is
the beginning and the ending. He is the first and the last.The new Bible versions
are not afraid to: Correct God’s word, Censor God’s word, Change God’s word, and
cast doubt on God’s word.
3. KJB Luke 24:51 reads, “And it came to pass, while He (i.e Jesus.) blessed them,
He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.” - - - NIV: He left them and
was taken up into heaven.. - - - BFTF: has Jesus being carried up into heaven but
slanders the ascension with a footnote, saying that some older manuscripts do not
contain this part of the verse, i.e. “carried up into heaven.” - - - NWT: states
that Jesus was borne up into heaven. What does that mean? - - - NAB: gives it the
same slanderous treatment in the footnote as the BFTF. - - - NNAS: leaves out “He
was carried up into heaven.”- - - NKJV: is the same as the KJ (King James Bible).
Once you get away from the standard, that is the King James Bible, you will get confused
by reading the variations in the other versions. There are about 100 other Bible
versions out there. Which one is God’s word? For the past 400 years and since the
Reformation, the Christian Protestant church has stood on the one and only KJ. Are
we going to leave it now after all these years? I, along with many others, want to
help believers in the Lord Jesus Christ to have complete and full confidence in the
KJ, God’s word in English. In my opinion all other foreign translations should be
done from the standard traditional texts that underlie the King James Bible. They
are the traditional Hebrew Masoretic text from which our Old Testament was translated
and the traditional Greek Textus Receptus which was the basis of our New Testament
4.. KJB Mark 16:9-20 “Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, He
appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven devils… After that
He appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country…
Afterward He appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with
their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen
Him after He was risen. And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach
the gospel to every creature… So then after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received
up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached
every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.
Amen.” The NIV has a footnote concerning this portion saying that it is not contained
in the earlier and more reliable manuscript as stated here previously. - - - The
NWT mentions that this portion is not found in earlier manuscripts. The NIV and the
NWT agree with each other. Did Jesus say what He said in this portion or did He not?
Over and over the NIV and the NWT cast doubt, taint, bring out speculations as to
the authority of God’s word. Are you going to hide God’s word in your heart, or are
you going to harbor doubt? When you, an angel, the NIV, the NIV or the NWT cast doubt
on God’s word, then whose side are you on? Is God’s word a rock, or is it sinking
sand? Who was the originator and initial attacker on God’s word? It was Satan, alias
Lucifer, alias the devil. - - - BFTF: Contains this portion in the main text but
slanders the Great Commission in the footnotes by saying that most older manuscripts
do not contain this section. NAB: Casts doubt on this portion with their footnote
by saying that it’s not found in all manuscripts. - - - NAS: Ends the chapter at
verse 8, omitting the main text of verses 9 - 20. They too add verses 9 - 20 in a
footnote. - - - NKJV: FN: omitted in the NU texts, lacking in the Codex Sinaiticus
and Codex Vaticannus. I call it Satan’s attempt to bury the Great Commission, but
it won’t work. This is the everlasting gospel (Rev. 14:6); it can’t be buried, no
matter how hard they try.
5. The modern bible versions replace many, many of the words of the Bible with weaker,
softer word. They blunt the sword of the Spirit. Please turn to the next page, for
the following is just a small sample.
Bible Version Key:
6. KJ 1 Timothy 6:10 “For the love of money is the root of all evil…” - - - NIV:
“The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.” - - - NWT: “The love of money
is the root of all sorts of injurious things.” - - - The NIV and the NWT agree with
each other. - - - BFTF: “The love of money causes all kinds of trouble.” - - - NAB:
“For the love of money is the root of all evils.” - - - NNAS: “For the love of money
is the root of all sorts of evils.” - - - NKJV: “The love of money is a root of all
kinds of evil.” A Comparison of the King James (KJB) with Six Modern Bible Versions
in the table below:
1. NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (NIV) --- (International Bible Society) --- 1973
2. NEW WORLD TRANSLATION (NWT) --- (The Official Bible of the Jehovah’s Witnesses)
--- 1961
3. NEW AMERICAN BIBLE (NAB) --- (The official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church)
--- 1968
4. BIBLE FOR TODAY’S FAMILY (BFTF) --- (American Bible Society) --- 1991
5. NEW, NEW AMERICAN STANDARD (NNAS) --- 1995
6. NEW KING JAMES VERSION (NKJV) --- 1982
7. The Lord’s Prayer is altered. From KJBV of Luke 11:2-4 “And He (i.e. Jesus) said
unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day
our daily bread. And forgive us our sins: for we also forgive every one that is indebted
to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.” I have underlined
the missing words in the NIV and the NWT. A Total of 12 words is deleted. - - - The
NIV and the NWT agree with each other. - - - BFTF: changed, mutilated, shortened.
- - - NAB: changed, mutilated, shortened. - - - NNAS: changed, mutilated, shortened.
- - - NKJV: FN: NU changed, mutilated, shortened. - - - They all differ from the
KJ in a enormous way, leading to confusion and distrust of the scriptures.
8. Jesus the Son of God, the second Person in the Trinity, is the Word of God. Jesus
is God, He is the “I AM,” the Alpha and the Omega. He became man, a human being,
through the miraculous Virgin Birth. The seed of Jesus was placed in the Virgin Mary
by the Holy Spirit. Jesus is perfect man and perfect God, and this Jesus was born
as the God-man. Yes, He had an earthly mother, but not an earthly father. - - - KJ
Luke 2:33 correctly states of Jesus that “Joseph and His mother marveled at those
things which were spoken of Him (Jesus).” This reinforces the doctrine of Jesus’
Virgin Birth. - - - The NIV translates the passage incorrectly; “His father and mother
marveled.” This detracts from the doctrine of the Virgin Birth, implying that Joseph
was His father, which he was not. This also substitutes ‘a noun’ for ‘a proper noun’.
- - - The NWT, “And its father and mother continued wondering…” Lines up with the
NIV and even refers to Jesus as “its”. The NIV and the NWT agree with each other.
- - - BFTF : “Jesus’ parents…” - - - NAB : “The child’s father and mother…” - - -
NNAS : “And His father and mother…” - - - NKJV : FN: NU “And His father and mother…”
- - - Only the KJ strengthens the doctrine of Jesus’ Virgin Birth, which is correct
and glorifies Jesus Christ as being deity, not just another earthly child.
9. Messianic prophecy is referenced in KJ Mark 1:2-3, “As it is written in the prophets…”
This is important because in verse two of Mark 1 is a Messianic prophecy reference
from Malachi 3:1 and verse three of Mark is from Isaiah 40:3 “It is written in Isaiah
the prophet…” - - - The NIV incorrectly replaces “prophets” with Isaiah. - - - The
NWT incorrectly replaces “prophets” with Isaiah. The NIV and NWT agree with each
other. - - - NKJV: FN: NU records “Isaiah the prophet.” - - - The BFTF, the NAB and
the NNAS all line up with the NIV and the NWT. Only the KJ has it correctly.
10. The King James Bible was the only English Bible for three hundred years after
its first printing in 1611 A.D. The King James Bible in English has circled the globe.
Martin Luther, the father of the Reformation, translated the entire Bible into German.
He used the same manuscripts as did the King James translators. The KJ has Jesus
Himself the Son of God in John 9:35, “Jesus heard that they had cast him[the blind
man] out; and when He had found him, He said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son
of God?” - - - NIV revisers lower the status of Jesus by calling Him the Son of Man;
“Do you believe in the Son of Man?” - - - NWT; “do you believe in the Son of Man?”
NIV and NWT agree with each other. - - - BFTF: “Son of man.” - - - NAB: “Son of man.”
- - - NNAS: “Son of man.” - - - NKJV: FN: NU “Son of man.” - - - We are sorry, Jesus,
but you got demoted by the newer easy to read modern Bible versions.
11. Paul says Superstitious in Acts 17:22 to the Greek philosophers that they were
“superstitious”, - - - but the NIV changes “superstitious” to “religious”, and the
NWT uses the term “fear of the deities.” Both the NIV and the NWT agree to avoid
“superstitious.” - - - BFTF : uses religious instead of superstitious. - - - NAB:
uses religious instead of superstitious. - - - NNAS: uses religious instead of superstitious.
- - - NKJV: uses religious instead of superstitious. - - - Webster’s dictionary definition
of superstitious “A belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown,
trust in magic or chance.” Webster’s dictionary definition of religion “The service
or worship of God or the unknown.” - - - Paul, in the KJ, was blunt to say in harsher
terms that they were superstitious. Not exactly a compliment. In the modern versions,
they used religious, a more polite, or even complimentary, word. In the context you’ll
see “superstitious” is more appropriate.
12. Jesus was Mary’s firstborn, as stated in KJ Matthew 1:25 “And knew her not till
she had brought forth her firstborn Son: and he called His name JESUS.” - - - The
NIV and the NWT leave out “firstborn” and just say “son.” The NIV and the NWT agree
with each other to avoid calling Jesus Mary’s firstborn child. The NIV and the NWT
have many comparisons with each other that are identical. There is much agreement
between the NIV and the NWT. - - - BFTF: no mention of 1st born. - - - NAB: no mention
of 1st born. NNAS: no mention of 1st born. - - - NKJV: no mention of 1st born. -
- - The KJ identifies Jesus as Mary’s firstborn child; the other versions do not.
13. The only way! In KJ John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth,
and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me,” - - - KJ John 14:6, also
the: NIV, NWT, BFTF, NAB, NAS and NKJV all agree with each other. How rare!14. An
entire verse omitted. In the KJ, we read in John 5:4, “For an angel went down at
a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after
the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.”
- - - The NIV and the NWT omit the entire verse. - - - BFTF: omits the entire verse.
- - - NAB: omits the entire verse. - - - NAS: omits the entire verse. - - - NKJV:
is the same as the KJ. It is dangerous to change, alter, add to or to subtract from
God’s word. How foolish of many.
15. Let’s look at several more serious alterations and deletions in God’s word. In
the KJ Luke 4:4, “And Jesus answered him saying, It is written, That man shall not
live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” Familiar verse, isn’t it? - - - The
NIV and the NWT both omit “but by every word of God.” The NIV and the NWT agree with
each other. Gail Riplinger estimates that the NIV omits 10% of the words of the New
Testament. - - - BFTF: omits “by every word of God.” - - - NAB : omits “by every
word of God.” - - - NNAS: omits “by every word of God.” - - - NKJV : FN: NU omits
“by every word of God.” - - - It seems to me that the new modern versions specialize
in omitting many of God’s words.
16. Disobedient, “For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children
of disobedience.” KJ Colossians 3:6 - - - The NIV and the NWT both omit “The children
of disobedience.” - - - BFTF: “People who disobey.” - - - NAB: “Upon the disobedient.”
- - - NNAS: The same as the KJB. - - - NKJV: The same as the KJB.
17. We’re all familiar with the Antichrist’s number - 666. That’s his (Satan’s) number.
Let’s see how they changed that one. In KJ Revelation 13:18 we read, “Here is wisdom.
Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number
of a man and his number is Six hundred three score and six.” - - - The NIV and the
NWT associate 666 with mankind and not with the beast. - - - The NIV agrees with
each other. “If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for
it is man’s number. His number is 666. (NIV)” - - - BFTF: is similar to the KJB.
- - - NAB: similar to the KJB. NNAS: is similar to the KJB. - - - NKJV: is similar
to the KJ.
18. Deity denied. One last comparison. The NIV and the NWT rob Jesus Christ of His
deity many times over. I will list just two of them. The modern versions separate
Jesus from Christ.
A: In the KJV Corinthians 16:22 we read, “If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ,
let him be Anathema Maranatha (i.e. a curse be on him when he comes).” - - - The
NIV and the NWT omit “Jesus Christ.” “If anyone does not have the Lord a curse be
on him.” - - - BFTF: omits “Jesus Christ.” - - - NAB: omits “Jesus Christ.” - - -
NNAS: omits “Jesus Christ.” - - - NKJV: is the same as the KJB.
B: In the KJ I Corinthians 16:23 we read, “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with you.” - - - The NIV and the NWT omit “Christ.” “The grace of the Lord Jesus
be with you.” - - - I Cor. 16:23 BFTF: omits “Christ.” - - - NAB: omits “Christ.”
- - - NNAS: omits “Christ.” - - - NKJV: same as the KJB. - - - The NIV and the NWT
agree with each other. This study, Series III, has attempted to show that the leading
modern versions disagree with the King James Bible, and that they agree with each
other about 99% of the time. Which Bible are you going to stand on?
My conclusion:
The King James Bible is God’s word in English. It is pure, free from error, and can
be fully trusted. The modern versions agree with each other many times, and, in my
opinion, they cannot be trusted. Please draw your own conclusion. I say that the
KJ is God’s true, inerrant word and all of the other Bible versions are counterfeits.
All the Modern Bible Versions - are allies with - New World Translation of the Jehovah
Witnesses.
