Why Trust King James?

Backing the KJV 1611 as the Word of God in English


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The Attack on the Bible

PART FOUR

by Terry Watkins and James L. Melton (Edited by Tom Mack)
Let's Compare Bibles

In this section, we have reprinted our Let's Compare Bibles tract. Here you will see several good examples of how modern Bible versions are attacking God's word. We have selected eight modern translations for evaluation. The translations evaluated are as follows:

  • NIV....... New International Version
  • NASB... New American Standard Bible
  • NRSV... New Revised Standard Version
  • REB...... Revised English Bible
  • LB......... Living Bible
  • NWT..... New World Translation
  • NAB ..... New American Bible
  • NKJV.... New King James Version

Although we have limited this study to eight new translations, you will find many of these attacks manifested in ANY new translation. You will find that some of the most important doctrines of the Bible are being attacked in the new versions. Whether you have a Living Bible, a New Century Version, a Revised Standard Version, or any of the other perversions of Scripture, you are going to see the Devil hard at work on the revision committees of the new translations. The King James reading will appear first, followed by a brief comment, and then the perverted readings of the modern perversions.

Psalm 12:6-7

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

The above promise from the King James Bible tells us that God intends to preserve His WORDS forever. Notice how the new versions destroy this promise by making you think the context is God's PEOPLE rather than His WORDS:

  • NIV....... you will keep us safe
  • NASB... Thou wilt preserve him
  • NRSV... You, O Lord, will protect us
  • REB...... you are our protector
  • LB......... you will forever preserve your own
  • NAB...... You, O Lord, will keep us

Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Notice how some new versions attack the Virgin Birth of Christ by robbing Mary of her virginity. As anyone well knows, a young woman or a maiden is NOT necessarily a virgin:

  • NRSV... young woman
  • REB...... young woman
  • NWT..... maiden

Luke 2:33

And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

Here the new versions attack the Virgin Birth by telling us that Joseph was Christ's father:

  • NIV....... The child's father
  • NASB... His father
  • NRSV... the child's father
  • REB...... The child's father
  • NWT..... its father
  • NAB...... the child's father

I Timothy 3:16

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Notice how the King James is very clear in telling us WHO was manifest in the flesh: GOD was manifest in the flesh. Now watch the new perversions throw God clear out of the verse:

  • NIV....... He appeared in a body
  • NASB... He who was revealed in the flesh
  • NRSV... He was revealed in flesh
  • REB...... He was manifested in the flesh
  • LB......... who came to earth as a man
  • NWT..... He was made manifest in the flesh
  • NAB...... He was manifested in the flesh

Micah 5:2

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

This is a prophecy of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the verse tells us that He had no beginning. As the Second Member of the Trinity, He is ETERNAL, or from everlasting, but not in most modern translations:

  • NIV....... from ancient times
  • NRSV... from ancient days
  • REB..... in ancient times
  • NWT.... from the days of time indefinite
  • NAB..... from ancient times (vs. 1)

Isaiah 14:12

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

Revelation 22:16 tells us that Jesus Christ is the "Morning Star". The King James Bible never gives this title to anyone else. However, in some new versions, Jesus Christ and Satan are the same, because some versions have taken the liberty to call Satan the "morning star" in Isaiah 14:12. Although some versions do not go so far as to call Satan the "morning star," they still throw out the name "Lucifer".

  • NIV....... morning star
  • NASB... star of the morning
  • NRSV... Day Star
  • REB...... Bright morning star
  • NWT..... you shining one
  • NAB...... morning star

Daniel 3:25

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

This is an excellent Old Testament verse which shows that Jesus Christ existed long before He was born in Bethlehem. Naturally, the new versions will pervert it with pagan foolishness:

  • NIV....... a son of the gods
  • NASB... a son of the gods
  • NRSV... a god
  • REB..... a god
  • LB........ a god
  • NWT.... a son of the gods
  • NAB..... a son of God (vs. 92)

Colossians 1:14

In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

Satan hates the Atoning Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, so we shouldn't be surprised to find the blood missing in modern translations:

  • NIV....... redemption, the forgiveness of sins
  • NASB... redemption, the forgiveness of sins
  • NRSV... redemption, the forgiveness of sins
  • REB..... our release is secured and our sins are forgiven
  • NWT.... we have our release by ransom, the forgiveness of sins
  • NAB...... redemption, the forgiveness of our sins

Romans 14:10-12

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

If you'll read the above verses carefully, you will notice how it magnifies Jesus Christ. According to verse 10, we will stand before the Judgment Seat of CHRIST, and verse 12 says that when we do we will give account to GOD. When we stand before Jesus Christ we will be standing before God--an excellent text on the Deity of Christ. Now watch as the new versions throw Jesus Christ clear out of the passage by replacing the word "Christ" in verse 10 with "God:"

  • NIV....... God's judgment seat
  • NASB... Judgment seat of God
  • NRSV... judgment seat of God
  • REB...... God's tribunal
  • LB......... Judgment Seat of God
  • NWT..... judgment seat of God
  • NAB...... judgment seat of God

Acts 8:37

And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

This verse is very important because it places a definite condition upon water baptism: one must first BELIEVE ON CHRIST. Many modern versions throw the entire verse out of the Bible:

  • NIV....... entire verse missing
  • NRSV... entire verse missing
  • REB...... entire verse missing
  • NWT..... entire verse missing
  • NAB...... omits entire verse, but re-numbers the verses so you won't miss it

II Corinthians 2:17

For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

You can imagine how this verse must be a thorn in the flesh to the modern translators who are busy CORRUPTING the word of God day and night. So, do they repent of their sins and get right with God? Of course not:

  • NIV....... peddle
  • NASB... peddling
  • NRSV... peddlers
  • REB...... adulterating the word of God for profit
  • LB......... hucksters
  • NWT..... peddlers
  • NAB...... trade on the word of God
  • NKJV.... peddling

II Timothy 2:15

Studyto shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

This is the one command in the New Testament to "study" and "rightly divide" God's word, and the Devil does NOT appreciate it:

  • NIV....... Do your best...correctly handles
  • NASB... Be diligent...handling accurately
  • NRSV... Do your best...rightly explaining
  • REB...... Try hard...keep strictly to the true gospel
  • LB......... Work hard...Know what his word says and means
  • NWT..... Do your utmost...handling the word of truth aright
  • NAB...... Try hard...following a straight course inpreaching the truth
  • NKJV.... Be diligent...rightly dividing

I Timothy 6:20

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

Many lies are being propagated today in the name of "science" (evolution for example), but I Timothy 6:20 has been warning us about it all along - except in the new perversions:

  • NIV....... knowledge
  • NASB... knowledge
  • NRSV... knowledge
  • REB...... knowledge
  • LB......... knowledge
  • NWT..... knowledge
  • NAB...... knowledge
  • NKJV.... knowledge