Arseno=men koitai= bed. It's the behavior of men lying with men. Us as men should not have sex with another man.

The Greek word translated as "sincere" does literally mean "without deceit" (ἄδολος literally means "not δόλος", and δόλος means "craft, deceit, guile"). So there may be more merit to how the KJV translated it than meets the contemporary eye.

Personally, i grew up with the KJV in a reasonably kjv only culture. Now in my early adult years, I'm coming out of legalism, and the "church" as a whole. Leaning on the holy spirit to guide me. Reading the bible on my own, alone, trying to actually understand the character of God. I want to find a version that allows the reader to "make his own interpretation" of what the text means. I want to read a version where the holy spirit can guide me on what the context and words mean. Something without a bias towards or against particular ideas and theologies if that makes sense. I am aware that bible versions are almost all equally "good" and basically "accurate." But i want the "most accurate." Can anyone chime in here and help me find the "right" version for me? I still have and use the kjv as my only bible. I find it the most "elegant" and "poetic" version. Read bits of the esv, niv, and nkjv. To me, they just read like a less "intelligent" version. Perhaps "dumbed down" would be a good description (although I have the utmost respect for them.) So maybe I'm searching for the most/best word for word, literal translation. Allowing me/the holy spirit to decipher what it says. Thanks in advance! May God bless you for reading this❤

NO IT'S NOT

My literal mind didn't catch that the milk was supposed to be sincere, I just thought it meant the word of God was sincere. Oops, lol.

Good video, but a minor nitpick: the phrase "quick trick brick stack" isn't from The Lorax, but from Fox in Socks, another Dr. Seuss book that focuses on rhyming tongue twisters and was a favorite of mine when I was little. (In fact, I still have the original copy from my childhood.)

It's all about money son.

Yeah, and it also takes prayer and fasting out of Proverbs 18:1 KJV and you're still a liar.

I found him, his name is Mark Ward. He's as false as they come.

Preachers only cover passages that are going to bring people in the pews and money from tithing. The church has become a country club where members are just looking to stay in their comfort zone and avoid real change from the Holly Spirit. To me KJVO is about keeping the uneducated confused so they can abuse their congregation in a subversive way they won’t notice it’s happening until they too deep to climb out.

That's why they were translated in the first place. (You cannot be that stupid!) It's all about the money! A PHD, really?

Once upon a time - the church only had a Latin Bible. And the idea of translating the "majestic Latin" into common tongues like German or English was unthinkable. They used the same argument the KJOs made.

I’m certainly no KJV-onliest, but I am a fan of 17th century English. And a fan of “hard” text. Text that makes you slow down. Text that makes you stop and think, “what does that mean.” Text that has you running to other sources to see how they interpret the text. As for false friends that give no indication that something is wrong, I don’t think I’ve ever had a Bible that wasn’t full of footnotes to highlight such things. On a similar note, I love Shakespeare. I don’t want somebody changing his words because the meanings have changed. But I do appreciate help with somebody pointing me to those changes.

Mark I heard or read you were making a book of false friends available next year? I will buy it as well as the kindle edition if you do. The RHB study bible essentially does this 95% or more of the time but it’s a bulky book and their app isn’t very good.

I sort of agree. I compare KJV, NIV, and NES. It helps me understand things like tares vs weeds etc

I'm going to give you the advice the high priest gave to the Pharisees-you better let this KJV issue alone. If it be of man, it will come to naught, but if it be of God, you're going to find yourself in a war against God almighty, pal!

I will use the KJV at times in my Bible study as another translation. When i do, if I come across a word that seems off, i use Webster's original dictionary to get definition. Is there a better way to do this? My normal translation that I use is NASB so its easy to see in the KJV the words that seem different. Is the original Webster the best resource, since I know it was written well after the KJ was written?

You avert your eyes to the perversion of God's Word in Proverbs 18:1. KJV wants you to fast and pray. NKJV does not. Lucifer twists and perverts God's word as you do. You are an educated idiot, a whited sepulcher, full of dead men's bones and all corruption, son of Satan.

Your videos made me curious about the KJV. in any case, I only have the Apologetics Bible in the KJV by Holman. Which KJV version is this? There are no information in the copyright page here.

A protestant pastor arguing against the perspicuity of the bible and for church tradition instead, at what point does KJV-only completely break with "sola scriptura"? haha

12:06 "I speak Spanish" - So this guy who speaks Spanish needs to learn an older style of English to read God's word? Does God not speak his language? This is one of the biggest problems I see with KJV onlyism. The radical idea that Wycliff, and Tyndale had was that people should be able to read the Bible in their own language. After I posted this came 16:00, My point exactly!

I use 6 different Bibles, different translations from time to time but my favorite is the Hebrew Greek key word study Bible NKJV , then I got some really old Bibles I don't open them much those are KJ , I use the newer translations when taking to younger generation's, but I like reading them also,

The NKJV is from the TR, with some Byzantine and Majority texts. All three Greek manuscripts are the best and most accurate Greek manuscripts. The NKJV Has texts from other Greek manuscripts, such as the NU Alexandrian and Septuagint in the footnotes or side notes.

What about the Concordant literal version by AE Knock used by Christian Universalists ?

Tell us about the only begotten God john 1 verse 18😅

There is no hope for you and your sinaticus and vaticanus 😅

Tell us about luke 11 verse 2 . Our Father which art in heaven has been removed 😅😅😅

Tell us about Daniel 9 verse 26 the Mesiah dies for nothing 😅

Why can't you spend just a few minutes honestly considering Bible translations without bringing up Donald Trump?This demonstrates an emotionalism that renders your arguments worthless.

Brother Mark, Those opening statements were very insightful. You stated that the best response to your arguments is to hold a position that claims "the many values of holding on to the KJV outweigh the value we'd get from updating it." That's a succinct way of expressing where my mind is on this topic right now. I asked about a month ago in the comments of a previous video "Do you think that it is a viable position for a church to choose the KJV as it’s preferred (and thus exclusive) version for public preaching and teaching for the sake of tradition and history, while encouraging other translations during private study and devotion?" Those opening statements surely shed some light on how you might fully answer that question. I kindly repost that question though as a not-so-subtle hint for you to keep it on your radar! Lol. Thank you for all your hard work, kind spirit, and labor of love for the body of Christ.

You are in horror. Satan has you. Proverbs 18:1. My Bible wants me to fast and pray, following Christ into holiness. Your version wants me to follow you into the pits of hell along the broad way, through the wide gate where many enter therein.

No, you have not answered the best critic of the NKJV. I am the best critic of the NKJV. The Word of the Living God, in the original authorized manuscript to the English-speaking peoples of the world, states that, "Through desire, a man, having separated himself, seeketh, and intermeddleth with all wisdom." (Proverbs 18:1). In your New King James PERversion, it states that, "A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; he rages against all wise judgment." Now, clearly, one of our versions wants a man to fast and pray like all the great men and women and even Christ had to do to walk in holiness. But Satan doesn't want that, does he? No! Turn these stones to bread, Jesus! Stop fasting! You're too powerful in the Holy Spirit! God promises to keep his word perfect and pure without any help from man (Psalm Chapter 12: 6-7,) and He does a great job in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and then when the language of commerce changes again, in English. And for 400 years, that original manuscript gives eternal life to millions until modern men like you, Sir, come along and call God a liar, tell him He did not preserve His word perfect and pure, that He is stupid and needs your vastly superior intellect. Oh, what an arrogant child you are! (Besides being completely wrong.)

The King James Bible is the perfect word of God.

The translation that Wycliffe would hand the plowboy was no easier to read than the KJV. This tells us how much more educated the plowboy was at that time than a much more benefited student today. Further, we are no better off today than we were 400 years ago with one word having several to many meanings. I think there are two keys to reading the KJV, which would be similar to reading any modern translation today: for the KJV, get a compact edition of the 1828 Webster's dictionary. Use a simple lectionary tool such as a strong's concordance. In a modern translation, one would use a modern Websters or Oxford dictionary, but would still have to use a lexicon to figure out which meaning is original and whether the translation being used is correct at all. Modern translations have not made any it easier and they have certainly made it less beautiful, And I would say in certain cases much less accurate. God knew that most people, of all languages into which the Bible would be translated, would neither have the time nor the desire nor even the education, or the availability to obtain resources, to sit down with a Bible and put a Greek or Hebrew lexicon next to it. We have to remember that most professional believers do not live in the affluent United States. We have to stop thinking that Christians should Use certain studious methods because many Americans can. As a parallel example, we have to stop interpreting Matthew 6:33 according to our western affluence. Most professing Christians in the world, and throughout history, reading this verse will struggle with what this verse means because frankly, it hasn't been all that true, taking it in an earthly sense like the rest of the chapter seems to indicate it should be. God know that formal translations would say clearly what every Christian, from the plowboy to the PhD, would need to believe and do. Matthew Henry's commentary has its problems, as all do, but while his take on certain words may be accurate to 400-year-old English while not accurate to Greek, such a commentary as found on Romans 5:8 is not inaccurate ultimately, and if people would take the time to read this verse and commentary with the intention of obedience, not scholarship for being smart, and prayerfully apply it, Christians would be in a much better place. If every Christian in the world from here on would read the Bible and intend to believe it and live it according to what is easy to understand on the page, it would transform the church and purify it like we've never seen before, regardless of getting the meaning of some words incorrect.

A false friend that KJV Only readers misunderstand frequently is the word "conversation," easily misunderstood as "what we say" when the Greek means "how we live."

We need more TR or majority text bibles. I would rather stay TR instead of having true friends in the critical text. KJV and NKJV for me. I’m not KJVO these arguments that people don’t see is the underline push toward the critical text. To me that is the biggest issue.

Hey Bro Mark, if we have questions is there a email we can use to reach out to you? I have a few and would love an answer.

You sound as if the truth is relative. That is Lucifer talking to Eve. No, the NASB is actually out of the pits of Hell, for it changes the Word of God into a lie, as you are attempting to do. Compare Proverbs 18:1 in the original authorized King James Bible, the original manuscript to the English-speaking peoples of the world for the past 400 years, preserved as God said it would be perfect and pure in Psalm chapter 12, without man's help. You will find that It says we should get alone with God to fast and pray like Daniel , Esther, Moses, John the Baptist, Paul, all the Disciples, and even Jesus, Himself. Now compare your modern PERversions. What, modern man understands the dead Koinonia Greek better than they did 400 years ago? Wake up people!

I used to be Mormon and was therefore in the KJV-only camp. Since being drawn by God, I've taken great interest in Biblical translation. Thanks for the great info.

Not exactly sure how I ended up finding this channel, but thanks youtube algorithm! I love discussions about Bible translations, especially after growing up in a "not KJV-only but *very* suspect of other translations" church...as I eventually evolved into the Presbyterian I find myself to be today (where most everyone uses the ESV [and to lesser extent] the NASB95 and others), I often find myself suggesting translations even *more* dynamic (like the NLT) as suggestions for new/young Christians that cross my path. I'm currently working through the Berean Study Bible as I quite like the idea of an "open/without royalties" Bible translation that's easy-to-read without losing textual integrity. This is the first vid I've watched on your channel - looking forward to checking out others as well. God's peace be with you!

“Those who place themselves in opposition” I.e. “opponents”.

Your god is obviously a watered down one that can't preserve his word. My God perfectly preserved his word.

Thanks again for these videos! A curiosity, though: Does anyone know why KZfaq transcripts are so inaccurate? On this one, the concepts align pretty well but the wording differs quite a bit. (Mostly, it swaps "King James Onlyists" for "KJV Onlyists" and similar. But in other places, it just paraphrases.)

Those using nkjv would have a modern language version. To what degree of changes could be a video idea. There is a couple verses been deleted or relegated to the margins.

Thou art indeed an wicked heretick for thy using of an false translation.

Mark, do you have any insight into NIV's use of the singular reading from Codex D for Mark 1:41? Codex D is blatantly interpolated garbage. Why did they do this?

It looks like Kent and his people have noticed this video and he has new comments on that thread of his. He says he doesn't believe "that a modern equivalent exists that gives the actual meaning in the usage" of the Greek word and that he wouldn't translate it that way. So what? The word "Sincere" no longer means what either the Greek word or the KJV translator thought it meant! And if Kent is right, then he was WRONG for saying it means "pure"!

This whole "you just need to study and use a dictionary" is frankly a subversive form of gnosticism... You can only understand when you are enlightened to the archaic meanings... No, this is ridiculous on its face, unless these same pastors are going to teach their followers Koine Greek and Hebrew. This is no different that those in Christendom who require services and liturgies to be performed in Latin, despite the hearers being largely unable to comprehend what is being said. This leads, potentially to cultic thinking and practices. I grew up in this form of arrogant thinking, and was despised by some of these types when ordained because I happened to utilize the NKJV at my council... I believe your approach is excellent "gentle, able to teach..." Blessings.