‘Which version should I read?’ or ‘Which is the best English translation?’ are common questions asked by Christians today given the multitude of English versions available.
Modern version supporters including Mark Ward, Greg Gilbert (from ESV publisher Crossway), and even Grace to You (ministry of John MacArthur) would not give you a straightforward answer but would tell you that the answer entirely depends on you. This is actually no answer at all. These people would normally discourage you from reading the Authorised Version (KJV) due to their complain that Biblical English of the KJV is incomprehensible to modern English speakers. The complain is not true because Asians and Africans whose native language is not English continue to read the KJV today.
However, should the same questions be asked to traditional KJV readers, we can immediately answer without any doubt that you should read the KJV.
The KJV and other Reformation-era Bibles are translated from the true Traditional Text of the original biblical languages. However, almost all modern English versions are translated from the false Modern Critical Text.
The KJV brings visible unity to English-speaking Christians. Modern false bibles such as the ESV, NIV, NASB, and CSB bring visible division. Modern version supporters cannot even agree on a standard English Bible.
It is time for Evangelical Christians to stop reading the ESV, NIV, NASB, CSB, and other false bibles. Why are they not considering the reason for the multitude of modern false bibles is due to financial interests of the publishers and scholars?
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