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KJV Today is a website devoted to promoting faith in God's word. It promotes the use of the King James Bible among today's generation by describing the reasons for using the King James Bible and countering unmerited criticisms against it.

Articles

• “Replenish” or “Fill” in Genesis 1:28?

• “Easter” or “Passover” in Acts 12:4?

• “Unicorn” or “Wild oxen” in Numbers 23:22 et al.?

• “Heaven” or “Heavens” in Genesis 1:1?

• Editions of the KJV and the Apocrypha

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Old Testament

Genesis

• “Heaven” or “Heavens” in Genesis 1:1?
• “Replenish” or “Fill” in Genesis 1:28?
• "LORD" or "Jehovah/YHWH" in Genesis 2:4 et al.?
• “Cherubims” or “Cherubim” in Genesis 3:24 et al.?
• “Giants” or “Nephilim” in Genesis 6:4?
• “Gave up the ghost” or “Expired” in Genesis 25:8 et al.?

Exodus

• What exactly is happening in the passage about the circumcision of Moses' son in Exodus 4:24-26?
• “Jehovah” or “Yahweh” in Exodus 6:3 et al.?
• “Kill” or “Murder” in Exodus 20:13?

Numbers

• “Unicorn” or “Wild oxen” in Numbers 23:22 et al.?

Deuteronomy

• “Anakims” or “Anakim” in Deuteronomy 1:28 et al.?
• “Grove” or “Asherah” in Deuteronomy 16:21 et al.?

Joshua

• “Strength” or “Heap” in Joshua 11:13?

1 Samuel

• “God save the king" or “May the king live” in 1 Samuel 10:24, et al.?
• “One year” or “(missing number)” in 1 Samuel 13:1?

2 Samuel

• 700, 7000 or 1700 horsemen in 2 Samuel 8:4?
• "Forty years" or "Four years" in 2 Samuel 15:7?
• “Brother of Goliath” or “Goliath” in 2 Samuel 21:19?
• “Seven years” or “Three years” in 2 Samuel 24:13?

1 Kings

• “40,000” or “4000” in 1 Kings 4:26?
• “Ashes upon his face” or “Bandages over his eyes” in 1 Kings 20:38?

2 Kings

• “Children” or “Men” in 2 Kings 2:23?
• "College" or "Second quarter" in 2 Kings 22:14 et al.?
• “Against the king of Assyria” or “Up to the king of Assyria” in 2 Kings 23:29?

1 Chronicles

• “And” or “Even” in 1 Chronicles 5:26?
• “Nethinims” or “Nethinim” in 1 Chronicles 9:2 et al.?

2 Chronicles

• “Forty and two years old” or “Twenty-two years old” in 2 Chronicles 22:2?
• “Eight years old” or “Eighteen years old” in 2 Chronicles 36:9?

Psalms

• “Angels” or “God” in Psalm 8:5?
• Does the second "them" in Psalm 12:7 refer to God's words?
• “Hell” or “Sheol” in Psalm 16:10?
• Did Shakespeare influence the KJV in Psalm 46?
• “Sore” or “Hand” in Psalm 77:2?
• Should “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help” be rendered as a question in Psalm 121:1?
• Is the KJV missing a line in Psalm 145:13?

Ecclesiastes

• “Musical instruments” or “Concubines” in Ecclesiastes 2:8
• “World” or “Eternity” or “Ignorance” in Ecclesiastes 3:11?

Song of Solomon

• Should the KJV indicate the speakers in Song of Solomon?
• “Awake my love, until he please” or “Awake love, until it pleases” in Song of Solomon 2:7, 3:5, 8:4?
• "Turtle" or "Turtledove" in Song of Solomon 2:12 et al.?

Isaiah

• “Seraphims” or “Seraphim” in Isaiah 6:2 et al.?
• “Virgin” or “Young woman” in Isaiah 7:14?
• “Cockatrice” or “Adder” in Isaiah 11:8 et al.?
• “Joined” or “Captured” in Isaiah 13:15?
• “Satyrs” or “Goats” in Isaiah 13:21 et al.?
• “Lucifer” or “Day Star” in Isaiah 14:12?
• Is the creature in Isaiah 34:14 a "screech owl"?
• “Evil” or “Calamity” in Isaiah 45:7 et al.?
• “Sinim” or “Syrene/Aswan” in Isaiah 49:12?
• “Troop/number” or “Fortune (Gad)/Destiny (Meni)” in Isaiah 65:11?

Ezekiel

• “Chief prince” or “Prince of Rosh” in Ezekiel 38:2?
• “Young lions” or “villages/leaders” in Ezekiel 38:13
• “Sackbut” or a stringed instrument in Daniel 3:5 et al.?
• “The desire of women” or “The one desired by women” in Daniel 11:37?

Malachi

• “Curse” or “Destruction” in Malachi 4:6?

New Testament

• Does the KJV fail to translate the definite article properly in the Greek?
• Is the KJV inaccurate in its treatment of gender?

Matthew

• “Baptize” or “Immerse” in Matthew 3:6 et al.?
• “Hell” or “Gehenna” in Matthew 5:22 et al.?
• “Farthing” or “Penny/Cent” in Matthew 5:26 et al.?
• Is the Doxology to the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6:13 a late addition?
• “Devil” or “Demon” in Matthew 9:33 et al.?
• “Hell” or “Hades” in Matthew 11:23 et al.?
• “World” or “Age” in Matthew 12:32 et al.?
• “Strain at” or “Strain out” in Matthew 23:24?
• "Eagles" or "Vultures" in Matthew 24:28 and Luke 17:37?
• “Cast the same in his teeth” or “Reviled him in the same way” in Matthew 27:44?
• “Is risen” or “Has risen” in Matthew 28:6 et al.?

Mark

• “The prophets” or “Isaiah the prophet” in Mark 1:2?
• “Was now full” or “Was now filling” in Mark 4:37?
• “Observed” or “Kept safe” in Mark 6:20?
• “Pineth away” or “Stiffens out” in Mark 9:18?
• "Gave up the ghost" or "Expired" in Mark 15:37?
• Should the Longer Ending of Mark (Mark 16:9-20) be in the Bible?

Luke

• “Having had perfect understanding” or “Having followed all things closely” in Luke 1:3?
• Should Cainan be in the genealogy in Luke 3:36?
• "Book" or "Scroll" in Luke 4:20 et al.?
• “Worship” or “Honour” in Luke 14:10?
• “Possess” or “Acquire” in Luke 18:12?
• Should the comma be placed after “Today” in Luke 23:43?

John

• “Only begotten” or “One and only” in John 3:16 et al.?
• Should John 5:4 (Angel at the Pool) be in the Bible?
• “Supper being ended” or “During supper” in John 13:2?
• “Touch me not” or “Stop clinging to me” in John 20:17?
• "Love" or "Agape love" in John 21:15 et al.?

Acts

• “Bishopric” or “Office” in Acts 1:20?
• “Slew and hanged” or “Slew by hanging” in Acts 5:30?
• "Exceeding fair" or "Beautiful in God's sight" in Acts 7:20?
• “Jesus” or “Joshua” in Acts 7:45 & Hebrews 4:8?
• “It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him,” in Acts 9:5-6?
• “Easter” or “Passover” in Acts 12:4?
• “And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet” in Acts 13:20?
• “Superstitious” or “Religious” in Acts 17:22?
• “Since ye believed” or “When ye believed” in Acts 19:2?
• “Diana” or “Artemis” in Acts 19:24 et al.?
• “Churches” or “Temples” in Acts 19:37?
• “Heard” or “Understood” in Acts 22:9?

Romans

• “Obedience to the faith” or “Obedience of faith” in Romans 1:5?
• “God forbid” or “May it not be” in Romans 3:4, et al.?
• “Are dead” or “Died” in Romans 6:2 et al.?
• “Are buried” or “Were buried” in Romans 6:4?
• “Is crucified” or “Was crucified” in Romans 6:6?
• “Servants” or “Slaves” in Romans 6:17 et al.?
• "αποθανοντος" or "αποθανοντες" in Romans 7:6?
• “Itself” or “Himself” in Romans 8:16 et al.?
• “Office or “Ministry” in Romans 11:13 et al.?
• “Office” or “Function” in Romans 12:4?
• “Ruleth” or “Leads” in Romans 12:8 et al.?

1 Corinthians

• “Perish” or “Are perishing” in 1 Corinthians 1:18 & 2 Thessalonians 2:10?
• “Are saved” or “Are being saved” in 1 Corinthians 1:18 et al.?
• “By myself” or “Against myself” in 1 Corinthians 4:4?
• “Charity” or “Love” in 1 Corinthians 8:1 et al.?
• "Keep under my body" or "Beat my body" in 1 Corinthians 9:27?
• “Broken” or “Given” in 1 Corinthians 11:24?

2 Corinthians

• “Corrupt” or “Peddle” in 2 Corinthians 2:17?
• “Are lost” or “Are perishing” in 2 Corinthians 4:3?

Galatians

• "Temperance" or "Self-control" in Galatians 5:23 et al.?

Ephesians

• “Are saved” or “Have been saved” in Ephesians 2:8?

Philippians

• “Bishop” or “Overseers” in Philippians 1:1 et al.?
• "Thought it not robbery to be equal with God" or "Did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped" in Philippians 2:6?
• "Made himself of no reputation" or "Emptied himself" in Philippians 2:7?

2 Thessalonians

• “A falling away” or “The rebellion” in 2 Thessalonians 2:3?

1 Timothy

• “Office of a bishop” or “Overseership” in 1 Timothy 3:1 et al.?
• “Use the office of a deacon” or “Serve as deacons” 1 Timothy 3:10 et al.?
• “All evil” or “All kinds of evil” in 1 Timothy 6:10?

2 Timothy

• “Study” or “Be diligent” in 2 Timothy 2:15?

Titus

• “God and our Saviour” or “Our… God and Saviour” in Titus 2:13 & 2 Peter 1:1?

Hebrews

• “Communication” or “Sharing” in Philemon 1:6 & Hebrews 13:16?
• “Errors” or “Sins committed in ignorance” in Hebrews 9:7?
• “Faith” or “Hope” in Hebrews 10:23?
• “Them that have the rule over you” or “Leaders” in Hebrews 13:7 et al.?

James

• “For in many things we offend all” or “For we all stumble in many ways” in James 3:2?

1 John

• “The Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost” in 1 John 5:7?

2 John

• “Godspeed” or “Greeting” in 2 John 1:10 et al.?

Revelation

• “World” or “Earth” in Revelation 13:3?
• “Shalt be” or “Holy one” in Revelation 16:5?
• “And yet is” or “And shall come” in Revelation 17:8?
• “Book of life” or “Tree of life” in Revelation 22:19?