IS THE KING JAMES VERSION OF THE BIBLE INFALLIBLE?
Part I II Peter 1:15 – 21 By Robert A. Joyner (In this article KJV means the King James Version. NASB means the New American Standard Bible. NIV stands for the New International Version.) • Many people today say the KJV is the perfectly preserved Word of God in English and is the only Bible for us today. • If I can show the KJV has many mistakes, statements that do not make sense, and verses that slander God, then obviously it is not perfect. • Please understand that I am not attacking the Word of God, I am pointing out errors in a translation. God’s Word is perfect but translations are not. God inspired the apostles and prophets when they wrote, but there is not one verse in the Bible that says translations are inspired. • The things I point out will help you better understand your KJV. It is a very accurate translation in most places. However, it has a few places where the reader will need help to find out what God actually said. 1. In Hebrews 9:26 the KJV says, “But now once in the
