A Careful Examination

Bible Version Comparison

What modern translations have changed, removed, and redefined — and why the King James Bible still stands as the faithful standard.

"…ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God."

— Jeremiah 23:36

The Scope of the Changes

Modern translations have made thousands of alterations to the text of Scripture.

Jesus Christ warned in the parable of the sower that "the SEED is the word of God… then cometh THE DEVIL, and TAKETH AWAY the word" (Luke 8:11–12). The adversary's strategy has not changed. Modern Bible versions, built upon a different manuscript tradition than the King James Bible, have systematically removed words, verses, and doctrinal clarity from Scripture.

The following comparison examines changes found in the NIV, NASV, NKJV, RSV, NRSV, NCV, and LIV as compared to the KJV. The changes are not trivial — they strike at the deity of Christ, the doctrine of salvation, and the authority of God's Word.

17+
Complete Verses Removed
100s
Words Omitted
64,000+
Fewer Words (NIV)
7
Major Versions Compared

"Now the parable is this: The SEED is the word of God… then cometh THE DEVIL, and TAKETH AWAY the word…"

— Luke 8:11–12

Complete Verses Removed

These entire verses are removed or placed in footnotes by modern versions.

The following verses appear in the King James Bible but have been completely removed from one or more modern translations. Some are moved to footnotes; others vanish entirely. Each verse carries doctrinal weight — and its removal is not accidental.

Matthew 12:47
NIV: F · NASV: — · RSV: — · NRSV: — · NCV: — · LIV: —
Matthew 17:21
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: — · NCV: T · LIV: F
Matthew 18:11
NIV: T · NASV: F · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: —
Matthew 21:44
NIV: F · NASV: — · RSV: — · NRSV: — · NCV: — · LIV: —
Matthew 23:14
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
Mark 7:16
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
Mark 9:44
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
Mark 9:46
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
Mark 11:26
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
Mark 15:28
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
Mark 16:9–20
NIV: F · NASV: F · NKJV: F · RSV: F · NRSV: F · NCV: F · LIV: F
Luke 17:36
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
Luke 22:43
RSV: F · NRSV: F
Luke 22:44
RSV: F · NRSV: F
Luke 23:17
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
Luke 24:12
RSV: F
Luke 24:40
RSV: F
John 5:4
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
John 7:53–8:11
NIV: F · NASV: F · RSV: F · NRSV: F · NCV: F · LIV: F
Acts 8:37
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
Acts 15:34
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
Acts 24:7
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
Acts 28:29
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
Romans 16:24
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
2 Corinthians 13:14
Renumbered as 13:13 in some versions
1 John 5:7
NIV: T · NASV: T · RSV: T · NRSV: T · NCV: T · LIV: T
James 1:8
Removed in some editions

T = Taken Away    F = Taken Away in Footnotes

Why Does This Matter?

When entire verses are removed, verse numbering may skip (e.g., from verse 43 to verse 45), leaving readers unaware that anything is missing. The KJV preserves these verses because they are found in the majority of existing manuscripts — the Textus Receptus — which undergirds the Reformation-era translations.

Attacks on the Deity of Christ

Modern versions weaken or remove direct declarations of Christ's divinity.

One of the most alarming patterns in modern translations is the systematic weakening of passages that declare the deity of Jesus Christ. Titles, attributes, and claims of divinity are altered, softened, or removed entirely.

"God Manifest in the Flesh"

"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh…"

Changed "God" to "He" or "He who" — removing the direct statement that it was God manifest in the flesh.

NIV

"Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great: He appeared in the flesh…"

ESV

"Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh…"

NASB

"…great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh…"

Every modern version replaces "God" with a pronoun — erasing the explicit declaration of Christ's deity.

"The Son of God" — Removed

"The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;"

OMIT "the Son of God" — removing the declaration of Christ's divine sonship from the very first verse of Mark.

RSV

"The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ." [THE SON OF GOD — OMITTED]

NASB (footnote)

"The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." — footnoted as: "Some early manuscripts do not contain 'the Son of God'"

NIV (footnote)

"The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God" — footnoted: "Some manuscripts do not have the Son of God"

By casting doubt on "the Son of God" in the opening verse of Mark, the deity of Christ is undermined from the first sentence.

"Christ, the Son of the Living God"

"…thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God."

Changed to "the Holy One of God" — removing Peter's confession that Jesus is the Christ and the Son of the living God.

NIV

"…you are the Holy One of God."

ESV

"…you are the Holy One of God."

NASB

"…You are the Holy One of God."

Peter's declaration of Jesus as "Christ, the Son of the living God" is replaced in every major modern version — reducing a Messianic confession to a vague title.

"Begotten" Removed

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

Remove "begotten" — reducing the unique relationship between the Father and Son to simply "one and only," blurring the distinction between Christ's eternal sonship and our adopted sonship.

NIV — John 3:16

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son…"

ESV — John 3:16

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son…"

NIV — John 1:18

"No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son…"

ESV — John 1:14

"…glory as of the only Son from the Father…"

"Begotten" is removed in John 1:14, 1:18, 3:16, and 3:18 across modern versions — systematically eliminating the doctrine of Christ's unique, eternal generation from the Father.

"God is a Spirit"

"God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

Changed to "God is spirit" — removing the article changes the meaning from declaring what God is to describing a quality God has.

NIV

"God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth."

ESV

"God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

NASB

"God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

The removal of the article "a" subtly shifts the meaning: "God is a Spirit" declares God's nature as a personal, spiritual Being. "God is spirit" reduces it to a vague attribute.

"Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son."

— 1 John 2:22

Doctrinal Changes

Key doctrines are weakened or obscured through translation choices.

Salvation by Faith — Acts 8:37 Removed

The Ethiopian eunuch's confession of faith before baptism is entirely removed from modern versions, eliminating the biblical requirement of belief before baptism.

"…See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 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. And he commanded the chariot to stand still…"

Entire verse removed. The text skips from verse 36 to verse 38, removing the confession of faith prerequisite for baptism.

NIV — Acts 8:36, 38

"…'Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?' [VERSE 37 ENTIRELY REMOVED] And he gave orders to stop the chariot…"

ESV — Acts 8:36, 38

"…'See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?' [VERSE 37 ENTIRELY REMOVED] And he commanded the chariot to stop…"

NASB (footnote)

Verse omitted from text. Footnote reads: "Some late manuscripts add: And Philip said, 'If you believe with all your heart, you may.' And he answered and said, 'I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.'"

Without verse 37, there is no confession of faith before baptism — opening the door to infant baptism and baptismal regeneration.

Fasting Removed from Spiritual Warfare

"Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."

Entire verse removed. The instruction on spiritual warfare through fasting is eliminated.

NIV

[VERSE 17:21 ENTIRELY REMOVED — text skips from v.20 to v.22]

ESV

[VERSE 17:21 ENTIRELY REMOVED]

NASB (footnote)

[VERSE OMITTED] — Footnote: "Some manuscripts add: But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."

The Lord Jesus Christ's own teaching on the necessity of prayer and fasting in spiritual warfare — gone.

"Hell" Changed to "Hades"

Throughout the New Testament, modern versions replace the word "hell" with "Hades" — a Greek mythological term that softens the reality of eternal punishment.

"And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom."

Changed "hell" to "Hades" — the pagan Greek concept of the underworld replaces the biblical doctrine of hell.

NIV — Luke 16:23

"In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away…"

ESV — Luke 16:23

"…and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes…"

NIV — Matthew 16:18

"…and the gates of Hades will not overcome it."

ESV — Revelation 1:18

"…I have the keys of Death and Hades."

The KJV uses "hell" in Matthew 11:23, 16:18; Luke 10:15, 16:23; Acts 2:27; Revelation 1:18, 20:13–14 — modern versions replace it with "Hades" in every instance, importing pagan mythology into Scripture.

"Damnation" Changed to "Condemnation" or "Judgment"

"Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?"

Weakened to "condemnation" or "judgment" — softening the severity and finality of God's judgment.

NIV — Matthew 23:33

"You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?"

ESV — Matthew 23:33

"You serpents, you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to hell?"

NIV — Mark 12:40

"…These men will be punished most severely."

ESV — John 5:29

"…those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment."

"Damnation" carries the weight of eternal finality. "Condemnation," "judgment," and "sentenced" soften the blow — making hell sound like a courtroom ruling rather than an everlasting sentence.

The Heavenly Witness — 1 John 5:7

The clearest Trinitarian statement in all of Scripture is removed or drastically altered.

"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one."

The Trinitarian clause is removed. Only "the Spirit, the water, and the blood" remain — stripping the clearest declaration of the Trinity from the New Testament.

NIV — 1 John 5:7–8

"For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement." [ENTIRE TRINITARIAN CLAUSE REMOVED]

ESV — 1 John 5:7–8

"For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree." [ENTIRE TRINITARIAN CLAUSE REMOVED]

NASB — 1 John 5:7–8

"For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement." [ENTIRE TRINITARIAN CLAUSE REMOVED]

The words "the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one" are completely gone — the most explicit Trinitarian declaration in all of Scripture, erased.

"Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar."

— Proverbs 30:5–6

Key Words Removed

Important doctrinal words appear far fewer times — or not at all — in modern versions.

The cumulative effect of modern translation choices is staggering. Doctrinally significant words are systematically diminished across the text. The following table shows how many times key words appear in the KJV versus modern versions.

Word KJV NIV NASV NKJV RSV NRSV NCV LIV
Christ — o 25 o 34 o 1 o 23 o 87 a 121 a 44
Lord — o 352 o 438 o 66 o 36 o 91 o 299 o 2368
Jesus — a 292 o 64 o 2 o 53 a 16 a 1098 a 293
God — o 468 o 87 o 51 o 111 o 138 a 803 a 452
Godhead — o 3* o 3* o 1 o 3* o 3* o 3* o 3*
devil(s) — o 80 o 82 o 81 o 82 o 80 o 74 o 87
hell — o 40 o 41 o 22 o 41 o 41 o 39 a 13
heaven — o 160 o 127 o 50 o 83 o 88 o 188 o 26
blood — o 41 o 39 o 23 o 26 o 46 o 157 o 174
salvation — o 42 o 4 o 2 o 33 o 37 o 31 o 27
Word of God — o 8 o 2 o 83 a 3 o 80 o 31 o 27
Lord Jesus Christ — o 24 o 21 — o 21 o 22 o 20 o 15

o = Omits    a = Adds    * = Totally Removed

The Disappearing "Godhead"

The word "Godhead" appears 3 times in the KJV (Acts 17:29, Romans 1:20, Colossians 2:9). It is completely eliminated from essentially every modern translation — replaced with "divine nature," "divine being," or similar phrases that obscure the triune, personal nature of God.

Changes by Book

A detailed survey of changes organized by the books of the New Testament.

Legend: Y = Yes, contains the change F = In Footnotes E = Error in some Editions
Matthew (30+ changes)
5:22 OMIT "without a cause"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
5:44 OMIT 12 words ("bless them that curse you…")
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
6:13 OMIT last 14 words ("For thine is the kingdom…") — doxology of the Lord's Prayer
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
6:33 OMIT "of God"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
8:29 OMIT "Jesus"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
11:23 CHG "hell" TO "Hades," "depths"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
12:40 CHG "whale" TO "fish," "sea monster"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
12:47 OMIT entire verse
NIV (F)NRSV (F)
15:8 OMIT "draweth nigh unto me with their mouth"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
15:6 OMIT "draweth nigh unto me with their mouth" (Y/F col)
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
16:18 CHG "hell" TO "Hades," "death"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
16:20 OMIT "Jesus"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
17:21 OMIT entire verse ("prayer and fasting")
NIVNASVRSVNCVLIV (F)
18:11 OMIT verse: "For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost"
NIVNASV (F)RSVNRSVNCV
19:9 OMIT last 11 words
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
19:17 CHG "Why callest thou me good?" TO "Why do you ask me about what is good?"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
20:16 OMIT "for many be called, but few chosen"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
20:20 CHG "worshipping him" TO "kneeling down"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
20:22 OMIT 12 words
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
23:14 OMIT entire verse
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
23:33 CHG "damnation" TO "condemnation"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
24:36 ADD "nor the Son"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
25:13 OMIT "wherein the Son of man cometh"
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27:35 OMIT last 25 words
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
27:54 CHG "the Son of God" TO "a son of God"
NIVNASVNKJV (F)RSVNRSV (F)NCVLIV
Mark (25+ changes)
1:1 OMIT "the Son of God"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
1:2 CHG "prophets" TO "Isaiah" (blatant error — quote is from Malachi)
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
1:14 OMIT "of the kingdom"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
3:29 CHG "eternal damnation" TO "eternal sin"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
6:11 OMIT last 23 words
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
7:8 OMIT last 15 words
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
7:16 OMIT entire verse
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
9:24 OMIT "Lord" (refers to Jesus)
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
9:44, 9:46 OMIT entire verses (refs to hell)
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10:21 OMIT "take up the cross"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
10:24 OMIT "for them that trust in riches"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
11:26 OMIT entire verse
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
12:40 CHG "damnation" TO "condemnation"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
13:6 CHG "I am Christ" TO "I am He," "the One"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
15:28 OMIT entire verse
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
16:9–20 OMIT/question last 12 verses — Great Commission and signs following
NIV (F)NASV (F)NKJV (F)RSV (F)NRSV (F)NCV (F)LIV (F)
Luke (25+ changes)
1:28 OMIT "blessed art thou among women"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
2:33 CHG "Joseph" TO "his father" (undermines virgin birth)
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
2:43 CHG "Joseph and his mother" TO "parents"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
4:4 OMIT "but by every word of God"
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4:8 OMIT "get thee behind me, Satan"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
4:18 OMIT 8 words ("he hath sent me to heal…")
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
4:41 OMIT "Christ" ("Thou art Christ")
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
6:48 CHG "founded upon a rock" TO "well built"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
9:55–56 OMIT 9 words ("Ye know not what manner of spirit…") and first 16 words of v.56
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
10:15 CHG "hell" TO "Hades," "depths"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
11:2 OMIT 15 words from the Lord's Prayer
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11:4 OMIT "but deliver us from evil"
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16:23 CHG "hell" TO "Hades," "place of the dead"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
17:36 OMIT entire verse
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
21:4 OMIT "cast in unto the offerings of God"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
21:8 CHG "I am Christ" TO "I am He"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
22:64 OMIT "they struck him on the face"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
23:17 OMIT entire verse
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
23:38 OMIT "letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
23:42 OMIT "Lord" (thief on the cross)
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
John (20+ changes)
1:14, 1:18 OMIT "begotten"
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1:27 OMIT "is preferred before me"
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3:13 OMIT "which is in heaven" (Jesus' omnipresence)
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3:15 OMIT "should not perish"
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3:16, 3:18 OMIT "begotten"
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4:24 CHG "God is a Spirit" TO "God is Spirit"
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4:42 OMIT "the Christ"
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5:3 OMIT last 7 words
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5:4 OMIT entire verse
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
5:29 CHG "damnation" TO "condemnation," "judgment"
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6:47 OMIT "on Me"
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6:69 CHG "Christ, the Son of the living God" TO "Holy One of God"
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7:53–8:11 OMIT/question entire passage (woman taken in adultery)
NIV (F)NASV (F)RSV (F)NRSV (F)NCV (F)LIV (F)
8:9 OMIT "being convicted by their own conscience"
NIVNASVRSV (F)NRSVNCVLIV
8:59 OMIT last 10 words ("going through the midst…")
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
9:35 CHG "Son of God" TO "Son of Man"
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14:2 CHG "mansions" TO "rooms," "dwelling places"
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14:16 CHG "Comforter" TO "Helper," "Counselor"
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16:16 OMIT "because I go to the Father"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
Acts (25+ changes)
1:3 CHG "infallible" TO "convincing"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
2:30 OMIT "He would raise up Christ"
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2:31 CHG "hell" TO "Hades," "grave"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
2:38 CHG "remission of sins" TO "forgiveness of sins"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
4:27, 4:30 CHG "holy child" TO "holy servant" (attacks deity)
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
7:30 OMIT "of the Lord"
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8:37 OMIT entire verse (baptism confession)
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9:5–6 OMIT "it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks" and entire verse of v.6
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
10:6 OMIT "He shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do"
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15:11 OMIT "Christ"
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15:34 OMIT entire verse
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
16:31 OMIT "Christ" (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ)
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17:22 CHG "Mars Hill" TO "Areopagus"; CHG "superstitious" TO "religious"
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17:29 CHG "Godhead" TO "Divine Nature," "divine being"
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20:25 OMIT "of God"
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24:7 OMIT entire verse
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24:14 CHG "heresy" TO "sect"
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24:15 OMIT "of the dead" (resurrection of the dead)
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28:29 OMIT entire verse
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Romans (18+ changes)
1:3 OMIT "Jesus Christ our Lord"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
1:16 OMIT "of Christ" (gospel of Christ)
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1:18 CHG "hold the truth" TO "suppress the truth"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
1:25 CHG "changed the truth" TO "exchanged the truth"
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5:8 CHG "commendeth" TO "demonstrates"
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8:1 OMIT last 10 words — "who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
10:17 CHG "word of God" TO "word of Christ"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
11:6 OMIT last 18 words: "But if it be of works…"
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13:2 CHG "damnation" TO "judgment"
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13:9 OMIT "Thou shalt not bear false witness"
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14:6 OMIT 15 words
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14:10 CHG "judgment seat of Christ" TO "judgment seat of God"
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16:24 OMIT entire verse
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
1 & 2 Corinthians (18+ changes)
1 Cor 1:21 CHG "foolishness of preaching" TO "foolishness of the message preached"
NIVNASVRSVNRSVNCVLIV
1 Cor 1:22 CHG "require" TO "request," "ask"
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1 Cor 5:7 OMIT "for us"
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1 Cor 6:9 CHG "effeminate" TO "male prostitutes"
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1 Cor 6:20 OMIT "and in your spirit, which are God's"
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1 Cor 7:5 OMIT "fasting"
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1 Cor 9:1 OMIT "Christ"
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1 Cor 9:27 CHG "I keep my body" TO "I beat my body"
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1 Cor 10:28 OMIT last 10 words ("for the earth is the Lord's")
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1 Cor 11:24 OMIT "take eat… broken" (Lord's Supper)
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2 Cor 2:10 CHG "person of Christ" TO "presence of Christ"
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2 Cor 2:17 CHG "corrupt" TO "peddle," "sell" (word of God)
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2 Cor 5:18 OMIT "Jesus"
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2 Cor 11:6 CHG "rude in speech" TO "untrained"
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Galatians — Colossians (15+ changes)
Gal 2:20 OMIT "nevertheless I live"
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Gal 3:1 OMIT "that ye should not obey the truth"
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Gal 3:17 OMIT "in Christ"
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Gal 4:7 OMIT "through Christ"
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Gal 6:15 OMIT "for in Christ Jesus"
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Gal 6:17 OMIT "the Lord"
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Eph 1:6 CHG "accepted in the beloved"
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Eph 3:9 OMIT "by Jesus Christ" ("who created all things by…")
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Eph 3:14 OMIT "of our Lord Jesus Christ"
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Eph 5:30 OMIT "of his flesh, and of his bones"
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Phil 2:6 CHG "thought it not robbery to be equal with God" — changed in all modern versions
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Phil 4:13 CHG "Christ" TO "him"
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Col 1:2 OMIT "and the Lord Jesus Christ"
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Col 1:14 OMIT "through his blood" (redemption through…)
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1 Thessalonians — 2 Timothy (15+ changes)
1 Thes 1:1 OMIT last 9 words ("from God our Father…")
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1 Thes 2:19 OMIT "Christ" (also 3:11, 3:13)
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1 Thes 5:22 CHG "all appearance of evil" TO "every form of evil"
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1 Tim 2:7 OMIT "in Christ"
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1 Tim 3:16 CHG "God" TO "He" ("God manifest in the flesh")
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1 Tim 6:5 CHG "gain is godliness" TO "godliness is a means of gain"
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1 Tim 6:10 CHG "root of all evil" TO "root of all kinds of evil"
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1 Tim 6:19 CHG "eternal life" TO "the life that is truly life"
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1 Tim 6:20 CHG "science" TO "knowledge"
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2 Tim 2:15 OMIT "study" (command to study the word)
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Hebrews — 1 Peter (10+ changes)
Heb 1:3 CHG "by himself purged our sins"
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Heb 2:7 OMIT last 10 words ("and didst set him over…")
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Heb 7:21 OMIT "after the order of Melchisedec"
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Heb 10:34 OMIT "in heaven" ("ye have in heaven a better…")
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1 Pet 1:22 OMIT "through the Spirit"
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1 Pet 2:2 OMIT "of the word" ("sincere milk of the word")
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1 Pet 3:15 CHG "the Lord God" TO "Christ as Lord," etc.
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1 Pet 4:1 OMIT "for us"
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1 Pet 4:14 OMIT last 15 words
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2 Peter — 1 John (10+ changes)
2 Pet 2:1 CHG "damnable heresies" TO "destructive heresies"
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1 John 3:16 OMIT "of God" ("…the love of God")
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1 John 4:3 OMIT "Christ is come in the flesh" (antichrist test)
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1 John 4:19 OMIT "Him" ("We love him because…")
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1 John 4:33 CHG "author of confusion" TO "a God of disorder"
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1 John 5:7 OMIT the Trinitarian clause ("the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one")
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1 John 5:13 OMIT last 15 words; OMIT "and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God"
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Revelation (15+ changes)
1:8 OMIT "the beginning and the ending"
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1:9 OMIT "Christ" (twice)
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1:11 OMIT "I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last"
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1:18 CHG "hell" TO "Hades," "place of the dead"
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2:13 CHG "hell" TO "Hades"
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5:14 OMIT "him that liveth for ever and ever"
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6:8 CHG "hell" TO "Hades"
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8:13 CHG "angel" TO "eagle"
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11:15 CHG "kingdoms" TO "kingdom"
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11:17 OMIT "and art to come" (denies second coming in 13 words)
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14:5 CHG "before the throne of God"
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15:3 CHG "King of saints" TO "King of the ages," "nations"
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16:17 OMIT "of heaven"
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20:12 CHG "before God" TO "before the throne"
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20:13 CHG "hell" TO "Hades"
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21:24 OMIT "of them which are saved"
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22:19 CHG "book of life" TO "tree of life" (some editions)
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Why the KJV?

God promised to preserve His Word — and He has.

The King James Bible was translated from the Textus Receptus — the "Received Text" — which represents the vast majority of existing Greek manuscripts. Modern versions rely primarily on two manuscripts (Vaticanus and Sinaiticus) that disagree with each other in thousands of places and were rejected by the church for centuries.

The changes documented above are not mere matters of translation style. They systematically weaken the deity of Christ, remove doctrinal clarity, soften the language of judgment, and eliminate entire passages of Scripture. The pattern is consistent and unmistakable.

"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."

— Psalm 12:6–7

"Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."

— Matthew 24:35

"For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."

— Revelation 22:18–19