This view holds that the kjv is the only divinely inspired english bible Why should people who read english be forced to read the bible in outdated/archaic english, while people of all other languages can read the bible in modern/current forms of their languages? It dismisses all other translations as flawed
The King James Only Controversy, Updated and Expanded Edition | Baker
But is there real evidence and sound biblical scholarship to support this claim
The king james only movement (also known as king james onlyism or kjv onlyism) asserts that the king james version (kjv) of the bible is superior to all other english translations of the bible
The kjv is a gift of god’s providence, but it is not god’s final standard Only the inspired word, in the languages he gave it, has that authority So read your kjv with gratitude if you love it Do not look down on the brother who reads the esv, the nasb, or.
That is why bible translations must be updated and revised as languages develop and change
