church of Christ at 26th and Connecticut
Joplin, Missouri

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Jopin, MO  64804

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THE KJV—ERROR FREE?

I recently saw this story and I was amazed (but not in a good way).  The Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Canton, North Carolina, issued this invitation for Halloween of 2009:

Come to our Halloween book burning. We are burning Satan's bibles like the NIV, RSV, NKJV, TLB, NASB, NEV, NRSV, ASV, NWT, Good News for Modern Man, The Evidence Bible, The Message Bible, The Green Bible, ect. These are perversions of God's Word the King James Bible.

It sounds like this church is part of “The Inspired KJV Group.”  According to Wikipedia:

This faction believes that the KJV itself was divinely inspired. They see the translation to be preserved by God and as accurate as the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts found in its underlying texts.

Is this faction right?  Is the KJV really error free?  No—far from it.  Here are 30 errors scholars have noticed in the KJV (and many others could be listed, but I ran out of room):

1.       The KJV makes it sound like Jesus was raised on the Sabbath, rather than the first day of the week.  In Matthew 28:1, the KJV says “in the end of the Sabbath,” when it should say, “after the Sabbath” as the NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV say.

2.       In John 20:17, the KJV has the resurrected Jesus telling Mary Magdalene, “Touch me not.”  But the Greek perfect tense should be translated, “Stop clinging to me,” like the NASB says.

3.       In Acts 2:31, the KJV says that Jesus went to “hell,” but the Greek word is “Hades” as the NASB, ESV, and NKJV say.

4.       In Revelation 1:6, the KJV calls the church “kings,” when it should say “a kingdom” as the NASB, NIV, and ESV does.

5.       In 1 Timothy 6:10, the KJV says, “the love of money is the root of all evil.”  But it should say, “the root of all kinds of evil,” like the NIV, ESV, NKJV and NASB.

6.       In 1 Thessalonians 5:22, the KJV says, “Abstain from all appearance of evil.”  It should say, “every form of evil,” like in the NASB, ESV, NKJV and NIV.

7.       In Acts 12:4, the KJV says “Easter” when it should say “Passover,” as it does in the NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV.

8.       In the 10 Commandments in the KJV, it says, “Thou shalt not kill.”  But then there are at least 35 crimes that demand capital punishment.  It should say, “You shall not murder,” as the NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV say.

9.       In Exodus 3:22, the KJV has God telling the Israelites to “borrow” from the Egyptians.  But it should say, “ask,” as it does in the NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV.

10.    The KJV omitted “every” in the command to give in 1 Corinthians 16:2.  The NASB, NIV, and ESV more accurately say, “On the first day of every week....”

11.    In Genesis 22:1, the KJV says God “tempted” Abraham, but then says in James 1:13 that God tempts no man.  It should say God “tested” Abraham, as it says in the NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV.

12.    In Genesis 1:28, the KJV has God telling Adam and Eve to “replenish the earth” as if there were other people before them.  It should say “fill the earth” as it does in the NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV.

13.    In Genesis 1:6, the KJV’s word “firmament” makes it sound like the sky was something “firm.”  But it should say “expanse,” as it does in the NASB, NIV, and ESV.

14.    The KJV says that Paul’s companions “heard the voice” (Acts 9:7), but then says that they “heard not the voice” (Acts 22:9).  The NASB, NIV, and ESV clarify that they “did not understand the voice.”

15.    Likewise, how can you “bestow all [your] goods to feed the poor” and “have not charity” as the KJV says in 1 Corinthians 13:3?  The NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV say “love” instead of “charity.” 

16.    The KJV speaks of “devils” (Matt 10:8), when it should say “demons” as in the NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV.  There is only one devil.

17.    The KJV refers to the mythical “unicorn” (Numbers 23:22), when it should say “wild ox” as does the NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV.

18.    The KJV also refers to the mythical “satyr” (Isaiah 13:21).  The NIV, ESV, NKJV accurately say “wild goat.”  Similarly, the NASB says “shaggy goat.”

19.    Likewise, the KJV refers to the mythical “dragons” (Deuteronomy 32:33).  The NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV say “serpents.”

20.    Likewise, the KJV refers to the mythical “cockatrice” (Isaiah 11:8).  The NASB, NIV, and NKJV say “viper” and the ESV says “adder.”

21.    John 19:36 emphasizes that not one of Christ’s bones were broken, but then in 1 Corinthians 11:24, the KJV has Christ saying, “this is my body, which is broken for you.”  The NASB, NIV and ESV simply say, “This is My body, which is for you.”

22.    In Acts 2:47, the KJV supports Calvinism by saying, “And the Lord added to the church such as should be saved.”  The NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV more accurately say, “those who were being saved.”

23.    In 2 Corinthians 12:2, the KJV has Paul saying “I knew a man.”  It should say “I know a man,” as the NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV say.

24.    In Galatians 6:11, the KJV has Paul speaking of “how large a letter” he wrote, when it should say “what large letters,” as the NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV say.

25.    In Hebrews 10:23, the KJV says “faith” where it should say “hope” as the NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV do.

26.    In Matthew 5:15, the KJV speaks of a “candlestick” where it should say “lampstand” like the NASB, NIV, ESV and NKJV.

27.    In Matthew 9:17, the KJV speaks of “bottles” where it should say “wineskins,” as in the NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV.

28.    In Matthew 23:24, the KJV says “strain at a gnat,” when it should say “strain out a gnat,” as it does in the NASB, NIV, ESV, and NKJV.

29.    In Luke 18:12, the KJV has the tax-collector saying, “I give tithes of all that I possess.”  It should say, “of all that I get,” like the ASV, ESV, NIV and NASB does.