Why do I believe the King James Version is God’s perfect word in English? This book changed my life. I’ve read the entire ESV and parts of the NIV. I found them to be missing scriptures. How can a perfect bible be missing scriptures?
Scriptures below are missing in NIV, NLT, ESV, NASB, CSB, etc.
Matthew 17:21
Matthew 18:11
Matthew 23:14
Mark 7:16
Mark 9:44 and Mark 9:46
Mark 11:26
Mark 15:28
Luke 17:36
John 5:4
Acts 8:37
Acts 15:34
Acts 24:7
Acts 28:29
Romans 16:24
The KJV has a strong foundation
There are over 5000 manuscripts out there and 99% of them are in line with the KJV. The KJV is based on the majority of manuscripts (Majority Text). The new versions are based on 1% of manuscripts. The KJV isn’t missing any scriptures. The KJV has sold over 1 billion copies. The KJV wasn’t the first bible and it is still the bestseller. 50 scholars worked on translating this book from about 1604 to 1611. The KJV has produced more fruit than any other bible. I understand how powerful God is and I don’t underestimate his might. Is it a hard thing for God to preserve his word?
The new versions are constantly changed
NIV: Was published in 1973. It was revised in 1978, 1983, and 2011. It had a “minor” revision in 1984.
ESV: Was published in 2001. It was revised in 2007, 2011, 2016, and most recently 2025.
NLT: Was published in 1996. It was revised in 2004 and had more “minor” revisions in 2007, 2013, and 2015.
NKJV: Was published in three stages: the New Testament in 1979, the New Testament and the Psalms in 1980, and the complete Bible in 1982. A “minor” revision was completed in 1984.
NASB: Was published in 1971. The NASB’s new testament was released earlier in 1963. It was revised in 1995 and 2020.
What about the NKJV?
The NKJV is not the KJV. It removes words that are key to the scriptures.
The NKJV removes God’s name as does the rest of the new versions. They make God nameless.
Exodus 6:3 KJV
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 NKJV
I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name Lord I was not known to them.
What about the original autographs?
Their are many manuscripts out there. The King James Bible is based on the majority of manuscripts. The dead sea scrolls which are called the original autographs are false. They are in line with the new versions.
The dead sea scrolls were found in a cave in 1947. They were missing the book of Esther. They don’t line up with the majority of manuscripts. People get fascinated with the idea of the “original autographs”. They wish they had them instead of the bible. They can’t even read Hebrew or Greek. We have the scriptures easily accessible today. They don’t know how good they have it. An entire manuscript is pretty large but today we can carry the scriptures in a tiny pocket bible. If you want to see a great change in your life, get a King James Bible. Read it, study it, and apply it to your life.
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