KJVO Controversy Comprehensive ~ Not Finished

Michael Silva
May 15, 2019
21 min read

Updated: May 29, 2019

A comprehensive compilation of information regarding the claims of the KJVO movement and the arguments for the New Versions (A literal bible buffet).

Starting with The King James Bible's superiority:

Problems with the New Versions stemming from Scripture itself:

Failure to preserve God's words as promised by itself, even across versions,

Let's start with the erroneous claim that the New Versions are the word of God, whilst they remain full of lies and contradictions.

New International Version - Psalm 12:6 And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times. --- {They don't care if it's gold or silver, because Zondervan's getting paid}

New Living Translation - Psalm 12:6 The LORD’s promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.

English Standard Version - Psalm 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.

King James Bible - Psalm 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. SOURCE: https://biblehub.com/psalms/12-6.htm

Define:Pure ~ See: http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/pure

Define:Pure ~See: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pure

What we have here is our first issue, especially with what is certainly one of the most laughable translations, The NIV. In fact the NIV goes even further and says that the words of The Lord are flawless. Why is a "flawless bible" like the NIV, being that it is said by many to be the word of God, filled with disobedience to God. It is indeed missing numerous verses.

If many versions are the word of God why does the NIV differ on what verses to remove?

Define:Flawless ~ http://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/flawless

Define:Flawless ~ https://www.dictionary.com/browse/flawless

Missing verses, am I joking? No, if so apparently Zondervan debunked itself.

***https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_Testament_verses_not_included_in_modern_English_translations

***http://kjv.landmarkbiblebaptist.net/missing-verses.html

***https://www.thenivbible.com/have-verses-been-removed-from-the-niv/

(They themselves admit it but, they're admission is filled with lies and excuses)

Let's take a look at what the New Versions including the NIV have to say for themselves:

King James Bible - Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

New International Version - Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

New Living Translation - Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.

English Standard Version - Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

New American Standard Bible - Matthew 24:35 "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

American Standard Version - Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Douay-Rheims Bible - Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass.

English Revised Version - Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

His word is clearly not going anywhere, it's not just in heaven, There's no point of a promise like that. Jesus is in heaven anyways, See: (John 1:1 and John 1:14)

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How are we supposed to be sanctified if God's word was lost in the original manuscripts?

New International Version - John 17:17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.

New Living Translation - John 17:17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.

English Standard Version - John 17:17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

King James Bible - John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

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New International Version - Revelation 22:18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll.

New Living Translation - Revelation 22:18 And I solemnly declare to everyone who hears the words of prophecy written in this book: If anyone adds anything to what is written here, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book.

English Standard Version - Revelation 22:18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book,

King James Bible - Revelation 22:18 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:

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New International Version - Revelation 22:19 And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.

New Living Translation - Revelation 22:19 And if anyone removes any of the words from this book of prophecy, God will remove that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.

English Standard Version - Revelation 22:19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

King James Bible - Revelation 22:19 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.

As you can see it would be a really bad idea to add or remove from the Book of Revelation, but is that as far as this commandment goes? No, see below.

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New International Version - Deuteronomy 4:2 Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you.

New Living Translation - Deuteronomy 4:2 Do not add to or subtract from these commands I am giving you. Just obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you.

English Standard Version - Deuteronomy 4:2 You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you.

King James Bible - Deuteronomy 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

Now we have an issue, how are the words of God which are pure or flawless and which still remain to this day, made absent in many of the New Versions? This is "the Bible" itself, even by these New Versions one cannot simply dismiss or defend the claim to inspiration of their Scripture, or say that they have the word of God. Are these men God? do they get to choose what he said? Of course not, This is the very reason there is no NIV Only.

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So did God lie somewhere along the lines, or did men? Here's what God had to say about this:

New International Version - Romans 3:4 Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: "So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge."

New Living Translation - Romans 3:4 Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him, “You will be proved right in what you say, and you will win your case in court.”

English Standard Version - Romans 3:4 By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written, “That you may be justified in your words, and prevail when you are judged.”

King James Bible - Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

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New International Version - Titus 1:2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,

New Living Translation - Titus 1:2 This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began.---{well maybe he can, he just chooses not to, huh?}

English Standard Version - Titus 1:2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began

King James Bible - Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

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SOURCES:

*https://biblehub.com/matthew/24-35.htm

*https://biblehub.com/john/17-17.htm

*https://biblehub.com/revelation/22-18.htm

*https://biblehub.com/revelation/22-19.htm

*https://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/4-2.htm

*https://biblehub.com/romans/3-4.htm *https://biblehub.com/titus/1-2.htm

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A Concise Outline of Scriptural Reasoning for Believing the King James Bible

Compiled by Timothy S. Morton

The following outline lists a reasonable thought process for believing the King James Bible of 1611 is the preserved word of God in the English language. It is our contention one does not need to read the "scholars" or even be acquainted with manuscript evidence to know God has preserved and provided him a Bible. The Scriptures themselves, a believing heart, the indwelling Holy Spirit, and possibly a brief knowledge of history is all he needs to well equipped to have confidence in and defend his Bible. This outline begins by establishing a Scriptural basis for reasoning and ends by stating sensible and reasonable conclusions considering the hindsight of history.

God gave His very words to man in the form of “Scripture” by direct “inspiration.”

2 Tim 3:16 states clearly that God gave His word in the form of written Scripture to mankind by inspiration. 2 Pet. 1:20-21 says the Holy Ghost “moved” “holy men of God” to speak many of the words that became Scripture. The first purpose for the inspiration of the Scriptures was they be “profitable for doctrine” (2Tim. 3:17) so believers could discern truth from error.

II.

God promised to preserve this word in pure, written form for all generations.

The following verses attest to the nature and extent of God’s preservation of His word: 2 Kings 10:10; Psa. 12:6-7, Psa. 19:7, Psa. 33:11, Psa. 100:5, Psa. 119:89, Psa. 119:140, Psa. 119:152, Psa. 119:160; Prov. 30:5, Isa. 40:8, Isa. 55:11; Matt. 5:18, Matt. 24:35; Luke 16:17; John 10:35; 1 Pet. 1:23, 1 Pet. 1:25.

III.

God’s actual “words” are preserved, not just basic thoughts or general teachings.

The above references and others also attest that God preserved the specific “words” He gave man, not mere generalities, concepts, or ideas (Deut. 8:3; Matt.4:4).

IV.

The Bible declares the preservation of Scripture is not exclusive to the original autographs.

The term “Scripture(s)” in the Bible is not a term exclusive to the original autographs. In fact, it is always in reference to copies of texts available to the people: Dan. 10:21; Matt. 21:42, Matt. 22:29; Luke 4:21, Luke 24:32, Luke 24:45; Jn. 5:39, Jn. 20:9; Acts 8:32, Acts 8:35, Acts 17:2, Acts 17:11; Rom. 15:4, 1 Cor. 15:3, Gal. 4:30, 2 Tim. 3:15-16; 1 Pet. 2:6; 2 Pet. 3:16.

The Bible indicates the preservation of Scripture is not exclusive to the original languages.

No where does the Bible state that only the original languages can accurately convey God’s words in their purity. There is no indication that His words loose any of their authority or power when accurately translated into another language. The word of God is “quick and powerful” and not limited to the original languages. In fact, the Bible honors translation of God’s words and makes no distinction between them and the original words (Gen. 42:23; Ex. 5:2; Acts 22:2, etc.)

VI.

God preserves His word through His true believers.

God’s pure word can be found among His true believers. The Jews were committed the oracles God gave to them (Hebrew OT, Rom. 3:2) and preserved them throughout the millennia. New Testament believers are the means God uses to preserve the New Testament Scriptures. They are the “priesthood”which cherished, copied, and circulated the pure Scriptures (Col. 4:16).

VII.

The Scriptures declare there are forces at work that attempt to corrupt and pervert God’s word.

The Bible warns that there would be those who would “corrupt the word of God” (2 Cor. 2:17) and handle it “deceitfully” (2 Cor. 4:2). There would arise false gospels with false epistles (2 Thes. 2:2), along with false prophets and teachers who would not only bring in “damnable heresies” but would seek to “make merchandise” of the true believer through their own “feigned words” (2 Pet. 2:1-3).

VIII.

The Scriptures and history declare there were heretics and false prophets who produced corrupted texts.

Speaking of false prophets, Jesus taught that if a tree is corrupt, the fruit will be corrupt. Likewise, if a tree is good, the fruit will be good (Matt. 7:17). False prophets and false teachers corrupt the scriptures (2 Pet. 2:1-3). We are told we can recognize these false prophets and teachers “by their fruits.” The fruit of the false prophet is false prophecies and the fruit of the false teacher is false doctrine. If a man's doctrine is corrupt, we must conclude that he will corrupt the scriptures (2 Cor. 2:17) to support his doctrine. So, if a man's teachings are good and sound, we can expect that those sound teachings came from sound scriptures.

IX.

The Lord Jesus Christ promised the Holy Spirit would guide believers in all truth.

John 16:13 says, “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth,” and John 17:17 says that this truth is God’s word. Thus true believers have a promise that God will reveal the truth of His word and the truth about His word. Thus believers have a means to discern truth from error and His pure word from counterfeit and corrupt texts.

The Holy Spirit providentially guided true believers in discerning the true books of Scripture and forming the New Testament canon.

“Through the Holy Spirit's guidance of individual believers, silently and gradually - but nevertheless surely, the Church as a whole was led to a recognition of the fact that the twenty-seven books of the New Testament, and only these books, form the canon which God gave to be placed beside the Old Testament Scriptures as the authoritative and final revelation of His will” (John 14:25-26). The canon was determined by believers long before the council of Carthage "offically" recognized it.

XI.

The Holy Spirit providentially guided true believers in discerning the true reading of the Scriptures from those corrupted.

“Since the Holy Spirit guided the early Christians to gather the individual New Testament books into one New Testament canon and to reject all non-canonical books, in the same manner also the Holy Spirit guided the early Christians to preserve the New Testament text by receiving the true readings and rejecting the false” (John 16:13).

XII.

The preserved true readings of Scripture became know as the Traditional or Byzantine Text.

Many trustworthy copies of the original New Testament manuscripts were hand-copied by faithful scribes and were then recopied by other believers down through the centuries. These copies became the standard, accepted, Traditional Text in the eyes of discerning believers.

XIII.

At the advent of the printing press the compiled Traditional Text became know as the “Textus Receptus” or “Received Text.”

The first edition of the Textus Receptus, printed in 1516, contained a number of errors of a minor sort, some of which persisted in later editions, But in all essentials the New Testament text first printed by Erasmus and later by Stephanus (1550) and Elzevir (1633) is in full agreement with the Traditional Text providentially preserved in the vast majority of the Greek New Testament manuscripts.

XIV.

Because of their much use, the existing copies of the Traditional Text are generally not as ancient as the rejected, corrupt texts, but it has other ancient witnesses.

Since over the centuries believers were constantly reading and copying their Scriptures, the older parent copies simply decayed out of existence from use. Although its representatives are not as ancient, the Traditional Text has very ancient witness in writings of early believers such as Ignatius (d. 107 AD) and Polycarp (d. 155 AD). It also has witness in early Syrian, Latin, and other translations.

XV.

The rejected corrupt texts, known as Vaticanus and Siniaticus (the Alexandrian Text) contain the non-canonical books called “Apocrypha” within their "Canon."

One reason these texts were rejected is they contain non-canonical bookswithin their Old and New Testaments thus treating them as Scripture. Because of this addition of false books, the subtraction of many true words, and the many disagreements of these two texts between each other and the Traditional texts, these manuscripts were little esteemed and thus little used and copied by believers. Though they are generally older, the “Alexandrian” texts represent only around 5% of the available Greek manuscripts.

XVI.

During the Protestant Reformation the Lord led believers who loved His word to translate the Traditional Text/Textus Receptus into other languages.

With a love for God’s word and a fervent desire to provide a Bible in their native language, certain men, often with great sacrifice, labored tirelessly to translate God’s word. The resulting Bibles include Martin Luther's German version in 1522, Tyndale’s English New Testament of 1525, the French version of Oliveton (1535), the Spanish (Valera) and Czech translations (both in 1602), and Diodati's Italian translation of 1607

XVII.

The corrupt Vaticanus manuscript, was hidden in the Vatican by the persecutors of the true believers, the Roman Catholic Church.

“If the Textus Receptus line is the wrong line of manuscripts, why would God allow born-again Christians to use this line and suffer persecution, while giving to those who were persecuting the true Church the correct line?” If those who were persecuting the Church had the correct line of manuscripts, why did they prohibit it from being translated for so many years, even hiding it from their own people? If the Traditional line of manuscripts is not the correct line, why has God so greatly blessed this line and the translations of the Traditional Text throughout the history of the Church? Would not God bear witness to which is good and which is corrupt? (Matt. 7:15-20)”

XVIII.

From Tyndale’s translation in 1525 to the King James Bible of 1611 the text of the English Bible went through a period of purifying.

Although Tyndale’s New Testament was a magnificent work, the English Bible was not yet pure. Others set out to improve it by revising Tyndale’s work. The results include Coverdale‘s Bible, 1535; Matthew’s Bible, The Great Bible, 1541; The Geneva Bible, 1560; and The Bishop’s Bible, 1568. These Bibles were all valuable translations and God’s word in their time, but neither God nor learned men were completely satisfied with them.

XIX.

King James of England was petitioned by a multitude of ministers to authorize the production of a new, more accurate English Bible. History also reveals this request was during an optimal period in the development of the English language.

Because of the weaknesses of the Bibles then in existence “nearly a thousand” English ministers petitioned King James for a new translation. The king saw the need as well and authorized the translation in 1604 by a hand-picked group of devout and expert believers (Eccl. 8:4). Furthermore, “Not only was the English language by 1611 in a more opportune condition than it had ever been before or ever would be again, but the Hebrew and the Greek likewise had been brought up with the accumulated treasures of their materials to a splendid working point.”

XX.

The King James Bible translators were of unparalleled linguistic achievement and ability, but also tempered by God for their great task with persecution and suffering.

“Moreover linguistic scholarship was at its peak. Men of giant minds, supported by excellent physical health, had possessed in a splendid state of perfection a knowledge of the languages and literature necessary for the ripest Biblical scholarship.” “The translators of the King James, moreover, had something beyond great scholarship and unusual skill. They had gone through a period of great suffering. They had offered their lives that the truths which they loved might live.”

XXI.

The Lord providentially guided the King James translators to produce what He would latter make the standard English Bible.

Since the Lord has access to the hearts of men (Pro 16:1, Pro 16:9, Pro 20:24, etc) and can easily influence and guide their thoughts and choices, His nearly exclusive use of the King James Bible during the following centuries indicates He guided its translators to produce the English Bible in the manner he wants man to have it. He guided them in what readings to use and the words to translate them. It is clearly the English Bible He has placed His “stamp of approval” on; His standard Bible. This may have been impossible for man to realize in 1611, but during the following years the Lord led believers to believe and use the King James Bible as His pure, inerrant word and reject all others.

XXII.

Although typographical corrections have been made, the King James Bible has not gone through any true revision and is textually the same today as in 1611.

During the 17th century printing was still crude and prone to mistakes and minor typographical misprints were introduced into the text. Subsequent printings corrected these mistakes. In 1769 the current edition of the King James Bible was published which updated the spelling and removed the last of the “typos.” Therefore, the text of the King James Bible today is the same as that submitted by the translators. There is no difference in the hearing between a 1611 edition and today’s 1769 edition, except for the very few and usually obvious “typos.”

XXIII.

The rejected Alexandrian Text is the basis for nearly all the new versions designed to replace the Authorized Version.

During the late 19th century enemies of the Textus Receptus/Authorized Version produced a Bible called the Revised Version based on the Alexandrian text. It was intended to replace the King James Bible. However, in spite of its heavy promotion it was rejected by believers and has been out of print for decades. During the 20th century still more corrupt versions were produced including the ASV, RSV, etc., and many of these have been rejected and thus are essentially out of print. Some modern versions such as the NASV, NIV, and others are in use today mainly because of heavy use of worldly advertising techniques and deceptive marketing. However, none of these versions have any “staying power” and each will be replaced by the next “new” version.

XXIV.

The publishers of the modern versions compare their versions with the King James Bible thus confirming that after nearly 400 years it is still the standard Bible in the English language.

If one will read the Preface/Introduction of virtually any English translation since 1611 he will find that that version will always compare itself with the King James Bible in attempt to show itself superior. So even the words of its critics indicate that the the Lord has made the Authorized Version of 1611 the standard English Bible; the Bible He has placed His stamp of approval on until the end of the age.

XXV.

The King James Bible of 1611 has to its credit more redeemed souls, more true revivals, more God-called preachers, and in general more godly fruits than any other Bible in any other language throughout history.

The full results God has obtained with the Authorized Version will never be known this side of heaven, but the results we can see are utterly amazing. God has used it to save the souls of untold millions, civilize countless savages, convict the hardest hearts, change the course of nations, and bring innumerable workers into the ministry. He has used it much more than any other Bible including the original autographs. It has been translated into hundreds of other languages by missionaries called by it to other lands; it has been carried hundreds of thousands of miles on horseback, by ship, and on foot to the lost in the remotest parts of the earth; and it has had its words echo in fields, woods, city streets, and churches for nearly four centuries and they are still ringing true today. Woe unto the person who would cast it aside! Woe unto the person who would ignore its precious truths! If God has no problem with the King James Bible, why should any man.

SOURCE: https://www.preservedwords.com/KJ-outline.html

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Antioch vs. Alexandria

We hear much talk these days about "older" and "more authoritative" manuscripts, but we aren't hearing much about the origin of these manuscripts. It is a well established fact that there are only two lines of Bibles: one coming from Antioch, Syria (known as the Syrian or Byzantine type text), and one coming from Alexandria, Egypt (known as the Egyptian or Hesycnian type text). The Syrian text from Antioch is the Majority text from which our King James 1611 comes, and the Egyptian text is the minority text from which the new perversions come. (Never mind Rome and her Western text, for she got her manuscripts from Alexandria.)

The manuscripts from Antioch were mostly copied by Bible-believing Christians for the purpose of winning souls and spreading the word of God. The manuscripts from Alexandria were produced by infidels such as Origen Adamantius and Clement of Alexandria. These manuscripts are corrupted with Greek philosophy (Col. 2:8), and allegorical foolishness (not believing God's word literally). The strange thing is that most Christians aren't paying any attention to what God's word says about these two places! Notice how the Holy Spirit casts Egypt and Alexandria in a NEGATIVE light, while His comments on Antioch tend to be very positive:

Egypt and Alexandria

1. Egypt is first mentioned in connection with Abraham not trusting Egyptians around his wife (Gen. 12:10-13).

2. One of the greatest types of Christ in the Bible was sold into Egypt as a slave (Gen. 37:36).>

3. Joseph did not want his bones left in Egypt (Gen. 50:25).

4. God killed all the firstborn of Egypt (Exo. 12:12).

5. God calls Egypt "the house of bondage" (Exo. 20:4).

6. God calls Egypt an "iron furnace" (Deu. 4:20).

7. The Kings of Israel were even forbidden to get horses from Egypt (Deu. 17:16), so why should we look there for a Bible?

8. The Jews were forbidden to go to Egypt for help (Jer. 42:13-19).

9. God plans to punish Egypt (Jer. 46:25).

10. God calls His Son out of Egypt (Hos. 11:1; Mat. 2:15).

11. Egypt is placed in the same category as Sodom (Rev. 11:8).

12. The first time Alexandria is mentioned in the Bible, it is associated with unbelievers, persecution, and the eventual death of Stephen (Acts 6:9; 7:54-60).

13. The next mention of Alexandria involves a lost preacher who has to be set straight on his doctrine (Acts 18:24-26).

14. The last two times we read about Alexandria is in Acts 27:6 and Acts 28:11. Here we learn that Paul was carried to his eventual death in Rome by two ships from Alexandria .

Alexandria was the second largest city of the Roman Empire, with Rome being the first. It was founded in 332 B.C. by Alexander the Great (a type of the Antichrist in Daniel 8). Located at the Nile Delta, Alexandria was the home of the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world. Also, during the second and third centuries B.C., it was the home of a massive library containing between 500,000 and 700,000 volumes. It was also the home of a catechetical school once headmastered by the great apostate Adamantius Origen (185-254 A.D.).

QUESTION: In light of what God's word says about higher knowledge and philosophy (I Cor. 1:22; Rom. 1:22; Gen. 3:5; Col. 2:8; I Cor. 8:1), why would any serious Christian expect to find the true word of God in Alexandrian manuscripts?

Antioch

1. Upon it's first mention, we find that Antioch is the home of a Spirit-filled deacon (Acts 6:3-5). Do you suppose it is a mere accident that the Holy Spirit first mentions Antioch in the same chapter where He first mentions Alexandria?

2. In Acts 11:19, Antioch is a shelter for persecuted saints.

3. The first major movement of the Holy Ghost among the Gentiles occurs in Antioch (Acts 11:20-21).

4. Paul and Barnabas taught the Bible in Antioch for a whole year (Acts 11:26).

5. The disciples were first called "Christians" at Antioch (Acts 11:26).

6. The church at Antioch sends relief to the poor saints at Jerusalem (Acts 11:27-30).

7. The first missionary journey is sent out from Antioch (Acts 13:1-3).

8. Antioch remains the home base or headquarters of the early church (Acts 14:19-26; 15:35).

9. The final decision of the Jerusalem council was first sent to Antioch (Acts 15:19-23, 30), because Antioch was the home base.

10. Antioch was the location of Paul setting Peter straight on his doctrine (Gal. 2:11).

Founded in 300 B.C. by Seleucus Nicator, Antioch was the third largest city of the Roman Empire. Located in Syria, about twenty miles inland from the Mediterranean on the Orontes River, Antioch had it's on sea port and more than it's share of travelers and tradesmen. In His infinite wisdom, God picked the ideal location for a "home base". Antioch was far enough away from the culture and traditions of the Jews (Jerusalem and Judaea) and the Gentiles (Rome, Greece, Alexandria, etc) that new Christians could grow in the Lord. Meanwhile, it's geographical location was ideal for taking God's word into all the world.

So, friend, you have a choice. You can get your Bible from Alexandria, or you can get it from Antioch. If you have a KJV, then your Bible is based on manuscripts from Antioch. If you have a new version, then you are one of many unfortunate victims of Satan's salesmen from Alexandria, Egypt.

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Sinaiticus and Vaticanus

When someone "corrects" the King James Bible with "more authoritative manuscripts" or "older manuscripts," or "the best authorities," they're usually making some reference to Sinaiticus or Vaticanus. These are two very corrupt fourth century uncials that are practically worshipped by modern scholars. These are the primary manuscripts that Westcott and Hort relied so heavily on when constructing their Greek text (1851-1871) on which the new versions are based.

Vaticanus (B) is the most worshipped. This manuscript was officially catalogued in the Vatican library in 1475, and is still property of the Vatican today. Siniaticus (Aleph) was discovered in a trash can at St. Catherine's Monastery on Mt. Sinai by Count Tischendorf, a German scholar, in the year 1844. Both B and Aleph are Roman Catholic manuscripts. Remember that! You might also familiarize yourself with the following facts:

1. Both manuscripts contain the Apocrypha as part of the Old Testament.

2. Tischendorf, who had seen both manuscripts, believed they were written by the same man, possibly Eusebius of Caesarea (260-340 A.D.).

3. Vaticanus was available to the King James translators, but God gave them sense enough to ignore it.

4. Vaticanus omits Geneses 1:1-46:28, Psalm 106-138, Matthew 16:2-3, Rom. 16:24, I Timothy through Titus, the entire book of Revelation, and it conveniently ends the book of Hebrews at Hebrews 9:14. If you're familiar with Hebrews 10, you know why.

5. While adding The Epistle of Barnabas and The Shepherd of Hermas to the New Testament, Siniaticus omits John 5:4, 8:1-11, Matthew 16:2-3, Romans 16:24, Mark 16:9-20, Acts 8:37, and I John 5:7 (just to name a few).

6. It is believed that Siniaticus has been altered by as many as ten different men. Consequently, it is a very sloppy piece of work (which is probably the reason for it being in a trash can). Many transcript errors, such as missing words and repeated sentences are found throughout it.

7. The Dutch scholar, Erasmus (1469-1536), who produced the world's first printed Greek New Testament, rejected the readings of Vaticanus and Siniaticus.

8. Vaticanus and Siniaticus not only disagree with the Majority Text from which the KJV came, they also differ from each other. In the four Gospels alone, they differ over 3,000 times!

9. When someone says that B and Aleph are the oldest available manuscripts, they are lying. There are many Syriac and Latin translations from as far back as the SECOND CENTURY that agree with the King James readings. For instance, the Pashitta (145 A.D.), and the Old Syriac (400 A.D.) both contain strong support for the King James readings. There are about fifty extant copies of the Old Latin from about 157 A.D., which is over two hundred years before Jerome was conveniently chosen by Rome to "revise" it. Then Ulfilas produced a Gothic version for Europe in A.D. 330. The Armenian Bible, which agrees with the King James, has over 1,200 extant copies and was translated by Mesrob around the year 400. Sinaiticus and Vaticanus are clearly NOT the oldest and best manuscripts.

SOURCE: http://crn.hopto.org/faith/fighting_back.html

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Bible verse comparison chart (300 Verse changes/removals, in New Versions):

http://crn.hopto.org/faith/bible_version_comparison_chart.html

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Greek text support of the KJV, and other resources:

Links:

https://www.chick.com/battle-cry/article?id=if-jesus-lied-can-he-be-god

https://web.archive.org/web/20180801064840/https://www.chick.com/information/bibleversions/articles/kingjamesbible.asp

https://www.billkochman.com/Articles-Non-BBB/textused.html

http://www.1611kingjamesbible.com/manuscripts.html/

https://www.biblebelievers.com/Branson_KJV1.html#1

https://av1611.com/kjbp/faq.html

http://crn.hopto.org/

EXTRAS for Believers:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9EE5895379FC93F9

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJq7K6IzrYkFCLhpeLiOy7A

https://www.chick.com/products/tract?stk=31&ue=d

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYWuFnqyatQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JPi1jSuGrs

To add to the following preview, It is well documented that the King James Bible was under attack by the Jesuits / Roman Catholic Church, here's some information on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_Plot

Partial preview of one of the coming topics

Is the Vatican / Roman Catholic Church purposefully perverting the words of God?

Here is why you should only read the King James Version (Preserved word of God.)

Acts 8:36(b) (KJV)

…See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

Acts 8:37 (KJV)

“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.”

{The new versions all come from the catholic nestles text.}

It’s interesting to note that many of the new versions which all come from the catholic supervised nestles text translations take this verse out of the Bible, for example try finding this verse in the NIV (it’s not there.) - [Acts 8:37]