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What Are The Similarities Between King James Version And English Standard Version

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“Be very sure of this – people never reject the Bible because they cannot understand it. They understand it too well; they understand that it condemns their own behavior; they understand that it witnesses against their own sins, and summons them to judgment. They try to believe it is false and useless, because they don’t like to believe it is true.” J.C. Ryle. Before I begin I would like to say that I use both the King James Version and English Standard Version. I have nothing against the KJV and I believe it is an inspired word of God. The problem is I don’t believe it is the only inspired word of God.
Many will tell you that the KJV is the truest of trues and it is perfect and they may not be wrong. I for one have nothing wrong with the King …show more content…

So if I’ve done my math correctly Paul most definitely didn’t use the KJV to deliver his very inspired messages sent from God. Most people using the KJV now are using a “modern” version of the KJV, not the 1611 original King James. If it was the only inspired version why wouldn’t you continue to use it and not “modernize” it? If the King James Version was the only true version would someone who was saved from a message delivered from an “uninspired” version have a faulty faith and salvation? Now I don't know what translation the evangelist was speaking from when I got saved but I would hate to believe that if it was not the KJV that I haven’t truly been saved all this time. You would assume that the translation from the oldest manuscripts would be the most accurate but versions such as the ESV actually use older manuscript families than that of the KJV. I fear for the intentions of the KJV-only advocates, for I feel that many but not all, focus more on the Bible translation and the persuading of others to use it than they do on the main character and persuasion of others to follow

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