Comments on: Is the King James Version the only TRUE Bible? http://www2.kingswayministries.org/archives/2459 - - - where Jesus is Lord ! Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:53:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert http://www2.kingswayministries.org/archives/2459/comment-page-1#comment-961 Robert Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:48:28 +0000 http://www.kingswayministries.org/?p=2459#comment-961 Hi Daniel, Thank you for forwarding this article to me. This has actually been very much on my mind and I have recently had somewhat of a 'revelation' about this. I also started with the original King James, and I found that reading some other translations were helpful in opening my understanding. I like the NKJ and the NASB, and just recently have also felt compelled to compare the New Living translation. When I study a certain verse/passage, I like to compare a few translations to make sure I get the correct meaning. However I am also wary of attempting to 'twist' the meaning to 'suit my purposes'. The 'revelation' that I saw, was concerning the parables. I think Jesus understood that words and meanings could be misunderstood, and that His meaning could be 'colored' by misinterpretation. I believe this is why He often used parables. These parables/stories convey an entire thought/meaning that is not easily clouded by interpretation. They are a story that creates a vivid 'picture' in our minds. If we look at the different translations, and this 'picture' remains constant in most, then I conclude that I most likely have the true meaning. Most of what Jesus taught relates to the rest of the scriptures, so if we use this as a 'mirror', it helps to get the correct meaning of the rest of the scriptures regardless of the translation. I think if we find any translation that continually contradicts the meaning conveyed by most we should be wary. P.S. I do always seem to come back to the King James, but I am ablle now to read the King James as if it is 'un-locked'. Hi Daniel, Thank you for forwarding this article to me. This has actually been very much on my mind and I have recently had somewhat of a ‘revelation’ about this. I also started with the original King James, and I found that reading some other translations were helpful in opening my understanding. I like the NKJ and the NASB, and just recently have also felt compelled to compare the New Living translation. When I study a certain verse/passage, I like to compare a few translations to make sure I get the correct meaning. However I am also wary of attempting to ‘twist’ the meaning to ‘suit my purposes’.
The ‘revelation’ that I saw, was concerning the parables. I think Jesus understood that words and meanings could be misunderstood, and that His meaning could be ‘colored’ by misinterpretation. I believe this is why He often used parables. These parables/stories convey an entire thought/meaning that is not easily clouded by interpretation. They are a story that creates a vivid ‘picture’ in our minds. If we look at the different translations, and this ‘picture’ remains constant in most, then I conclude that I most likely have the true meaning. Most of what Jesus taught relates to the rest of the scriptures, so if we use this as a ‘mirror’, it helps to get the correct meaning of the rest of the scriptures regardless of the translation. I think if we find any translation that continually contradicts the meaning conveyed by most we should be wary. P.S. I do always seem to come back to the King James, but I am ablle now to read the King James as if it is ‘un-locked’.

]]> By: Josef - AV7 Bible http://www2.kingswayministries.org/archives/2459/comment-page-1#comment-588 Josef - AV7 Bible Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:51:18 +0000 http://www.kingswayministries.org/?p=2459#comment-588 “- - - While we appreciate that you included a reference to The AV7 Bible in your article, I would like to clarify that The AV7 Bible is not a (so-called) "KJV" variant. Rather, it is a new, computer-generated, accurate literal translation ... not a paraphrase ... not an "interpretation" ... and not merely a "KJV updated" version. May I urge you to visit the AV7 website and, most especially, please visit the menu link titled "Compare versions" where you will find information that I believe will be of interest to you: http://www.AV7.org and http://www.AV7.org/compare - - -". “- – - While we appreciate that you included a reference to The AV7 Bible in your article, I would like to clarify that The AV7 Bible is not a (so-called) “KJV” variant. Rather, it is a new, computer-generated, accurate literal translation … not a paraphrase … not an “interpretation” … and not merely a “KJV updated” version.

May I urge you to visit the AV7 website and, most especially, please visit the menu link titled “Compare versions” where you will find information that I believe will be of interest to you: http://www.AV7.org and http://www.AV7.org/compare – - -”.

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