Stick with the King James Version

            I am often asked, “Which translation of the Bible do you recommend?” My response is always the same, “Stick with the King James Version. God has given us his Word in our language; and you will not find a better English translation than the King James.”

            Isn’t it strange that people are always seeking a “more readable,” “more understandable,” “more modern” translation of the Bible? I have no idea how many translations have been published in the last forty years, each claiming to be an “improvement.” Yet, not one has been easier to read, more understandable, or offered an improvement.

            The problem is not that people do not understand the language of the Bible. The problem is that they do; and they don’t like it. So preachers and religious leaders have done their best to come up with a translation of the Bible that makes God look weak and man look good, a translation that makes redemption accomplished look like redemption attempted, and makes God’s operations of grace appear to be God’s offers of grace. Sinners do not need a new translation. They need the new birth.

Don Fortner

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