Why the KJV is the Word of God: 10 Shocking Proofs

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INTRODUCTION – The Trusted KJV Bible

For centuries, Christians have trusted the King James Bible as the final written authority in the English-speaking world. They believed it, preached it, studied it, defended it, memorized it, and built their lives upon it.

Today, however, countless believers have been told that no perfect Bible exists, that God’s words were lost for centuries, or that modern scholars must reconstruct Scripture through human methods. But Why the KJV is the Word of God stands in direct contradiction to every one of those doubts. God never left His people without His words. God never failed to keep His promises. God never allowed Scripture to fall into darkness.

Psalm 12:6–7 The words of the Lord are pure words. as silver tried in a furnace of earth. purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them. O Lord. thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

God ties preservation to purity, and purity to preservation. The moment God inspired His words, they were pure. And when God promised to preserve His words forever, He guaranteed that those same pure words would always be available to His people.

Preservation is not a theological theory. Preservation is a biblical doctrine. Preservation is the reason any Christian today can hold the Word of God in their hands with certainty.

The modern view that God allowed His words to disappear contradicts God’s character. If God inspired Scripture but failed to preserve it, then inspiration becomes meaningless. If God allowed His words to be lost, then obedience becomes impossible. If God did not keep them pure, then Christ’s promise itself collapses.

Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away. but my words shall not pass away.

Christ makes an unbreakable claim: His words cannot pass away. Not His ideas. Not His teachings. His words. Modern versions, founded on manuscripts that deleted, altered, or doubted these words, directly contradict Christ’s guarantee. The King James Bible does not. The KJV preserves the words Christ promised to protect forever.

This is not a matter of preference. This is not nostalgia. This is not tradition for tradition’s sake. This is about the nature of God, the promises of God, and the faithfulness of God. Every true Bible must match what Scripture says about itself. If God promised an every-word Bible, then an every-word Bible must exist today. And that Bible must uphold purity, completeness, doctrinal stability, and textual consistency.

This introduces one of the most important principles in understanding Why the KJV is the Word of God: the Bible is not discovered by scholars — it is preserved by God. For nearly two thousand years, God’s people consistently used, trusted, and copied the same line of manuscripts that eventually became the foundation of the King James Bible.

These manuscripts agree with each other, uphold doctrine, exalt Christ, preserve the Trinity, magnify His blood, and strengthen the faith once delivered.

Isaiah 40:8 The grass withereth. the flower fadeth. but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

God’s Word stands forever. And anything that stands forever must stand somewhere. The King James Bible stands as the preserved text that matches God’s promise, God’s character, and God’s covenant with His people. Modern versions change constantly. Their underlying text changes constantly. Their editors openly deny preservation. But God’s Word does not change, and His preserved text does not shift.

This introduction exists to show the reader that we are not dealing with personal opinions or denominational preferences. We are dealing with the very doctrine of Scripture itself. We are dealing with the question of whether God kept His promises. We are dealing with whether modern Bible versions have placed human scholarship above divine preservation. And we are dealing with the only Bible that stands in agreement with every verse on preservation in the Word of God.

Below this introduction, you will find seven major sections that together form a complete, doctrinal, scriptural, historical, and logical defense explaining Why the KJV is the Word of God. Each part builds upon the last. Each section presents evidence. Each argument stands upon Scripture. And each truth demonstrates that the King James Bible is not simply a good Bible — it is the preserved English Bible God intended for His people.

PART 1 of 7 — Doctrine of Preservation and Scriptural Case

God’s Promise of Preservation and Why It Establishes Why the KJV Is the Word of God

The doctrine of preservation is the foundation for understanding why the KJV is the Word of God. If God inspired His words but failed to preserve them, then inspiration becomes meaningless. A Bible you cannot trust is a Bible you cannot obey. Preservation is the doctrine that determines whether Christians today can open a Bible and know with certainty that they are reading the exact words God spoke.

Preservation is not a secondary doctrine. Preservation is not a scholarly theory. Preservation is not a later church invention. Preservation is a Bible doctrine, and it is impossible to believe the Bible without believing that God preserved every one of His words.

Psalm 12:6–7 The words of the Lord are pure words. as silver tried in a furnace of earth. purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them. O Lord. thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

God does not preserve general concepts. God does not preserve broad ideas. God preserves words. He declares His words pure, and then He personally takes responsibility for preserving them forever. Preservation is not man keeping God’s words for Him. Preservation is God keeping His own words.

This is why the King James Bible stands upon a different foundation than modern versions. The KJV is built on the doctrine that God preserved His words. Modern versions are built on the belief that God’s words were lost, damaged, or scattered and must now be reconstructed by scholars.

The doctrine of preservation answers this question decisively:

Has God kept His words exactly as He promised?

If the answer is yes, then a preserved Bible must exist today. If a preserved Bible exists today, it must match every promise God made about preserving His words. This is central to why the KJV is the Word of God.


Preservation Was Promised Across All Generations

Preservation must include every generation, or the promise becomes meaningless. God did not promise to preserve His words only for the original audience. He promised preservation “for ever,” and “for ever” includes you.

Isaiah 59:21 As for me. this is my covenant with them. saith the Lord. My spirit that is upon thee. and my words which I have put in thy mouth. shall not depart out of thy mouth. nor out of the mouth of thy seed. nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed. saith the Lord. from henceforth and for ever.

This is generational preservation. God places His words in the mouth of His people and promises they will never depart. The idea that Scripture went missing for over a thousand years contradicts this covenant.

Modern textual criticism claims God’s words were lost. The Bible says God’s words cannot be lost. Only one can be right.


Christ Himself Reaffirmed Preservation

No doctrine becomes clearer than when Christ Himself states it plainly.

Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away. but my words shall not pass away.

Heaven can collapse. Earth can dissolve. Creation itself can fall. But His words cannot pass away. If modern versions say God’s words were lost and must be rebuilt, they contradict Christ.

The King James Bible does not contradict Christ’s teaching on preservation. Instead, it stands upon it. This is one of the primary reasons the KJV is the preserved Word of God.


Preservation and the Gospel Are Joined Together (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

Scripture links preservation to the very message that saves.

1 Peter 1:23–25 Being born again. not of corruptible seed. but of incorruptible. by the word of God. which liveth and abideth for ever. 24 For all flesh is as grass. and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth. and the flower thereof falleth away. 25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

The gospel is preached by an incorruptible word. If the word is incorruptible, then it is preserved. If it is preserved, then it must exist. If it exists, then it must match the text God used to bring believers to faith throughout the centuries.

No modern version claims to possess the incorruptible text. The King James Bible does.


Preservation Is Required for Obedience

God commands believers to live by every word He has spoken. This command is impossible without a preserved Bible.

Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said. It is written. Man shall not live by bread alone. but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

If every word does not exist today, then Christ’s command is not possible to obey. The idea that we only possess “the best reconstruction available” is not biblical Christianity. God preserves every word so that believers can live by every word.


Preservation Is Required for Judgment

The words Christ spoke will be the standard on the last day.

John 12:48 He that rejecteth me. and receiveth not my words. hath one that judgeth him. The word that I have spoken. the same shall judge him in the last day.

You cannot be judged by words that no longer exist. A missing-word Bible cannot serve as a standard of judgment. Christ’s words exist today because Christ promised they would exist today.


Definition Box — Preservation

Preservation means God actively protected every word He inspired so that no generation would ever be without His exact words.

Preservation includes protection, transmission, purity, accuracy, and availability.

Preservation rejects reconstruction, omission, doubt, and uncertainty.

Preservation is the reason a real, complete, perfect Bible exists today.


Quick Facts Box — What Preservation Requires

• God preserves words, not ideas.
• Preservation must be continuous, not occasional.
• Preservation must be complete, not partial.
• Preservation must be pure, not corrupted.
• Preservation must be available, not hidden.
• Preservation must span every generation.
• Preservation must result in a perfect Bible today.

Only the King James Bible meets these requirements. This is why the KJV is the word of God.


The Logic of Preservation

If God promised to preserve His words, then His words must exist today.

If His words exist today, they must exist somewhere specific.

If they exist somewhere, that Bible must contain every word.

If that Bible contains every word, it cannot belong to a textual stream that removes words.

If a Bible removes words, it cannot be the preserved Bible.

If a Bible matches all preservation promises, that Bible is the preserved Bible.

That Bible is the King James Bible.


Encouragement Box

You do not need scholars to restore what God preserved.
You do not need textual critics to find what God never lost.
You do not need committees to reconstruct what God protected.
You have God’s preserved words in your hands — in the King James Bible.

PART 2 of 7 — The Two Textual Streams (Preserved vs. Corrupted)

The Biblical Reality of Two Streams and Why It Explains Why the KJV Is the Word of God

To understand why the KJV is the Word of God, you must understand the biblical and historical reality that there are two distinct streams of manuscripts. One stream preserves the Word of God. The other corrupts it. This is not a theory. This is not a conspiracy. This is exactly what the Bible says would happen.

The preserved stream is the line of manuscripts used, copied, preached, and defended by Bible-believing churches for nearly two thousand years. The corrupted stream is the line of manuscripts altered, doubted, and rejected by those who opposed or questioned the authority of Scripture.

This single doctrine — the doctrine of two streams — is one of the most important foundations for understanding why the KJV is the Word of God.


The Bible Warns That Some Corrupt the Word of God

The idea that God’s words were corrupted is not based on history alone. Scripture itself testifies that corruption began early, even while the apostles still lived.

2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not as many. which corrupt the word of God. but as of sincerity. but as of God. in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

Paul said many were corrupting the Word of God in the first century. Corruption did not begin with modern Bible societies. Corruption began almost immediately as Satan attempted to counterfeit the Scriptures. This means the preserved and corrupted streams already existed in Paul’s day.


Scripture Also Warns of False Letters (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

Not only was the Word being corrupted, false letters pretending to be Scripture were already circulating.

2 Thessalonians 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind. or be troubled. neither by spirit. nor by word. nor by letter as from us. as that the day of Christ is at hand.

Paul warns the church that counterfeit writings existed “as from us.” This means false manuscripts already carried the names of the apostles. This same phenomenon perfectly describes the Alexandrian manuscripts later produced in Egypt.

False letters prove the existence of a corrupted stream.


Scripture Shows the Words of God Can Be Perverted

The Old Testament speaks plainly:

Jeremiah 23:36 For ye have perverted the words of the living God. of the Lord of hosts our God.

God’s words can be — and have been — perverted. A pure stream must exist. A corrupted stream must exist. A preserved Bible must come from the preserved stream, not the perverted one.


Two Manuscript Streams in History: Antioch and Alexandria

The biblical warnings match perfectly with what we see in manuscript history.

✔ The Antiochian Stream (Preserved)

The Antiochian stream includes:

• The Traditional Text
• The Majority Text
• The Textus Receptus
• The manuscripts used by Bible-believing churches
• The manuscripts that form the basis of the King James Bible

This stream is consistent, pure, doctrinally sound, and overwhelmingly supported by the vast majority of manuscripts.

✘ The Alexandrian Stream (Corrupted)

The Alexandrian stream includes:

• Codex Vaticanus
• Codex Sinaiticus
• The Alexandrian text-type
• The modern Critical Text
• The foundation of all modern versions (NIV, ESV, NASB, CSB, etc.)

This stream is unstable, contradictory, doctrinally weakened, and historically rejected by God’s faithful churches.

This sharp contrast is one of the strongest reasons why the KJV stands alone as the preserved Word of God.


Antioch in the Bible: The Center of Christian Doctrine

The Bible marks Antioch as the center of Christian teaching and growth.

Acts 11:26 And when he had found him. he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass. that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church. and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

Antioch was the center of teaching. It was the doctrinal headquarters of the early church. The manuscripts traced to Antioch reflect stability, orthodoxy, and faithful preservation.

The preserved stream belongs to Antioch.


Alexandria in the Bible: A Center of Error and Opposition (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

By contrast, Scripture consistently portrays Alexandria as a place of incomplete doctrine and opposition to the truth.

Acts 18:24–25 And a certain Jew named Apollos. born at Alexandria. an eloquent man. and mighty in the scriptures. came to Ephesus. 25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord. and being fervent in the spirit. he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord. knowing only the baptism of John.

Apollos was eloquent and mighty in the Scriptures — but his doctrine was incomplete. This reflects the character of teachings that emerged from Alexandria: intelligent, polished, but lacking full truth.

Acts 6:9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue. which is called the synagogue of the Libertines. and Cyrenians. and Alexandrians. and of them of Cilicia and of Asia. disputing with Stephen.

Alexandrians openly opposed the Word of God and disputed against Stephen, a Spirit-filled preacher. This aligns with the historical fact that the Alexandrian textual line weakens doctrine, removes verses, and corrupts Scripture.


Quick Facts Box — Two Streams Summarized (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

• The Bible itself warns of corruption.
• False apostolic letters existed in the first century.
• Manuscript history confirms two distinct lines.
• Antioch produced doctrinal stability.
• Alexandria produced doctrinal uncertainty.
• The KJV follows the Antiochian, preserved stream.
• Modern versions follow the Alexandrian, corrupted stream.


Definition Box — Textual Stream

A textual stream is a lineage of manuscripts sharing the same readings, doctrines, and transmission history.

The preserved stream reflects purity, agreement, and faithful use by local churches.

The corrupted stream reflects alteration, omission, and doctrinal weakness.


The Majority Text Supports the KJV

More than ninety-five percent of all Greek manuscripts match the Traditional Text used for the King James Bible. They agree with each other. They preserve all the verses modern versions delete. They support every major doctrine. They uphold the deity of Christ and the blood of Christ.

Manuscript unity is one of the strongest proofs that God preserved His words and that He preserved them in the line used for the KJV. This is why the KJV is the word of God.


The Alexandrian Manuscripts Cannot Be Trusted

The manuscripts behind modern versions:

• Disagree with each other thousands of times
• Delete important verses and doctrines
• Were rarely used by Bible-believing churches
• Contain obvious errors
• Reflect doctrinal corruption
• Contradict the doctrine of preservation

A corrupted stream cannot produce a preserved Bible.

A preserved Bible must come from the preserved stream.

This is why the KJV builds faith — and why modern versions create doubt.


Warning Box — The Alexandrian Stream Destroys Doctrine

• Removes “through His blood” (Colossians 1:14)
• Removes the Trinity (1 John 5:7 in modern versions)
• Weakens the deity of Christ (1 Timothy 3:16)
• Deletes resurrection appearances (Mark 16:9–20)
• Removes judgment passages
• Removes fasting
• Removes entire verses

This is not preservation.

This is corruption. The KJV is not corrupted and this is why the KJV is the word of God.

PART 3 of 7 — Why the Masoretic Text Is the Preserved Old Testament

The Masoretic Text and Why It Proves Why the KJV Is the Word of God

The Old Testament foundation of the King James Bible is the Hebrew Masoretic Text. This text is the preserved Hebrew Bible used by Israel for centuries and received by Bible-believing Christians as the true Old Testament. Understanding the strength and purity of the Masoretic Text is essential for understanding why the KJV Old Testament is authentic, trustworthy, and preserved.

Modern versions often reject the Masoretic Text in favor of Alexandrian-influenced Hebrew manuscripts, the LXX, the Dead Sea Scrolls, or critical reconstructions of the Old Testament. But the Bible itself demands a preserved Hebrew text. That preserved Hebrew text is the Masoretic Text, and its reliability helps establish why the KJV is the Word of God.


Scripture Teaches That the Old Testament Would Be Preserved in Hebrew

The Old Testament was written in Hebrew (with small sections of Aramaic), and the Bible makes clear that the Hebrew text would continue until the time of Christ and beyond.

Romans 3:1–2 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? 2 Much every way. chiefly. because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

God committed — entrusted — His oracles (His words) to the Jews. This entrustment did not end in the Old Testament period. The Jews were responsible for guarding the Hebrew Scriptures, and history records that they did exactly that. This preservation flows directly into the Masoretic Text tradition.


Christ Affirmed the Hebrew Text in His Ministry

Jesus did not quote or affirm a Greek Old Testament as His authoritative Scripture. He continually referenced the Hebrew Scriptures.

Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you. Till heaven and earth pass. one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law. till all be fulfilled.

A jot is the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet. A tittle is the smallest stroke in a Hebrew letter.

Christ specifically affirms the preservation of the Hebrew text — down to its smallest marks.

This is exactly the type of precision found in the Masoretic Text and reflected in the KJV. It is not found in the LXX, the Dead Sea Scroll variations, or modern critical Hebrew eclectic texts.


The Masoretic Text Reflects the Providential Preservation God Promised (A Reason Why the KJV is the Word of God)

For centuries, faithful Jewish scribes copied the Hebrew Old Testament with extraordinary precision. Their extremely strict transmission practices included:

✔ Letter counts
✔ Word counts
✔ Column counts
✔ Ritual purity before copying
✔ Strict rejection of manuscripts with errors
✔ Margin notes documenting scribal tradition
✔ Multi-generational cross-checking

These practices prevented corruption and protected the Scriptures exactly as God promised.

Psalm 119:89 For ever. O Lord. thy word is settled in heaven.

The preservation in heaven is reflected in the earthly preservation carried out by faithful scribes. The Masoretic Text is the result of both divine promise and human faithfulness.


Modern Critical Hebrew Texts Are Built on Unreliable Foundations

Modern versions rely heavily on:

✘ The Leningrad Codex (used selectively)
✘ The Dead Sea Scrolls (fragmentary and inconsistent)
✘ The Septuagint (LXX) — a Greek translation with no pre-Christian manuscripts
✘ Samaritan Pentateuch
✘ Critical reconstruction theories

These sources often contradict each other, contradict the Masoretic Text, contradict the New Testament quotations, and contradict Christ’s affirmation of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Modern scholars frequently “correct” the Hebrew Bible using:

• conjectural emendations
• readings not found in ANY Hebrew manuscript
• Greek translations
• Latin translations
• Syriac translations
• editorial footnotes and guesses

None of these sources meet biblical preservation standards. But the KJV does and this is why the KJV is the word of God!


Christ’s and the Apostles’ Use of the Old Testament Matches the Masoretic Text

The New Testament contains around 300 quotations of the Old Testament. These quotations overwhelmingly match the Masoretic Hebrew Text, NOT the Septuagint.

Example:

Luke 24:44 And he said unto them. These are the words which I spake unto you. while I was yet with you. that all things must be fulfilled. which were written in the law of Moses. and in the prophets. and in the psalms. concerning me.

Christ affirms the threefold Hebrew canon:

• Law
• Prophets
• Writings (Psalms is the largest book in this section)

This structure matches the Masoretic Text.
This structure does not match the Septuagint’s rearranged and expanded order.
This structure does not match Catholic apocryphal additions.

The Hebrew canon Christ affirms is the canon behind the KJV Old Testament.


Quick Facts Box — Why the Masoretic Text Is the True OT

• Christ affirmed Hebrew jots and tittles.
• The Jews were entrusted with the Old Testament.
• New Testament quotations align with the Masoretic Text.
• The Masoretic Text follows biblical preservation principles.
• The Septuagint has no pre-Christian manuscripts.
• Modern critical texts rely on conjecture and eclectic reconstruction.
• The Masoretic Text is consistent, stable, and doctrinally pure.


Warning Box — Problems With the LXX and Modern OT Texts

✘ No pre-Christian manuscripts exist of the LXX.
✘ Many LXX manuscripts disagree with each other.
✘ The LXX contains expansions, omissions, and paraphrases.
✘ Modern OT critics often prefer non-Hebrew sources to the Hebrew Bible.
✘ Critical editions override the Masoretic Text with editor preference.
✘ Many modern versions correct the Hebrew with Greek manuscripts.

These practices contradict Scripture, contradict history, and contradict preservation.


The Masoretic Text Is the Hebrew Text God Preserved (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

The Hebrew Bible Christ held, quoted, taught, and affirmed is the same Hebrew Bible preserved in the Masoretic Text. It is the text used by Bible-believing Jews. It is the text used by faithful Christians. It is the text that matches New Testament citations. It is the text that never included the Apocrypha. It is the text that stands on purity and doctrinal consistency.

The King James Bible faithfully translates the Masoretic Text without altering, doubting, or correcting it by other sources.

This is why the KJV Old Testament is trustworthy, authoritative, and preserved.


Encouragement Box

You can trust your Old Testament.
You can trust every word of it.
You can trust that God preserved the Hebrew Scriptures through the Masoretic Text.
You can trust that the King James Bible carries that preserved text without corruption.
You can trust that God kept His promise.

PART 4 of 7 — Why the Textus Receptus Is the Preserved New Testament

The New Testament Foundation Behind the KJV

The New Testament text underlying the King James Bible is the Textus Receptus (TR), meaning “The Received Text.” This name reflects the reality that Bible-believing churches, pastors, missionaries, preachers, and Christians across centuries received this Greek text as the authoritative New Testament.

The Textus Receptus is not a new invention. It is the culmination of the manuscripts, readings, and textual traditions preserved and used by God’s people throughout the centuries.

The TR stands in sharp contrast to the modern “Critical Text,” which is built upon a small handful of corrupted Alexandrian manuscripts that were ignored, rejected, or avoided by the early church. Understanding the difference between these two textual foundations is essential to understanding why the KJV New Testament is pure, faithful, and preserved.


The Bible Teaches That God Preserved the New Testament Words (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

The New Testament frequently emphasizes the preservation of Christ’s words and the words written by His apostles.

John 17:8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me. and they have received them. and have known surely that I came out from thee. and they have believed that thou didst send me.

Christ gave actual words to His apostles — not paraphrases, not ideas, not approximations. Those words were received, believed, preached, and copied. The very words Christ gave were preserved and transmitted through the faithful manuscript line that eventually became the Textus Receptus.


The Textus Receptus Follows the Preserved Stream of Manuscripts

The TR is built on the Byzantine manuscript tradition, also known as the Majority or Traditional text. This stream includes:

✔ The overwhelming majority of Greek manuscripts
✔ The manuscripts used by Bible-believing churches
✔ Texts that match early lectionaries and church usage
✔ A consistent, doctrinally sound transmission history
✔ Manuscripts copied and preserved in Christian regions, not Alexandria

The TR did not come from a narrow set of manuscripts. It came from the consensus of thousands of them.


The Critical Text Comes From Corrupted Alexandrian Manuscripts

Modern versions are based primarily on two manuscripts:

✘ Codex Vaticanus (B)
✘ Codex Sinaiticus (ℵ)

These manuscripts disagree with each other thousands of times. They omit entire passages, alter doctrines, remove verses, and stand against the manuscript tradition that Christians actually used.

The Critical Text also incorporates:

✘ Shorter, corrupted readings
✘ Conjectural reconstructions
✘ Eclectic editorial choices
✘ Doctrinally weakened variants
✘ Minority readings rejected by history

Modern versions are forced to follow these readings because their editors reject preservation and instead assume that older manuscripts must be superior — an assumption that contradicts Scripture.


Christ Promised the Apostles That the Holy Ghost Would Guide Their Speaking and Writing

The apostles did not write Scripture by memory. They wrote under divine authority, guaranteed by the Holy Ghost.

John 14:26 But the Comforter. which is the Holy Ghost. whom the Father will send in my name. he shall teach you all things. and bring all things to your remembrance. whatsoever I have said unto you.

The Holy Ghost guided their recollection and ensured accuracy. This divine involvement extends into preservation, because God cannot inspire perfect words without preserving them perfectly.

Modern textual criticism operates as if the Holy Ghost abandoned the text the moment it was written.

The Textus Receptus stands on the opposite belief — the biblical belief — that God kept what He inspired. And this is another reason why the KJV is the word of God.


The TR Follows Readings Used by Bible-Believing Churches for Centuries (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

When examining the manuscripts Christians actually used, quoted, preached from, and copied, the evidence overwhelmingly supports the Traditional Text.

The TR reflects:

✔ Doctrinal consistency
✔ Historical usage
✔ Liturgical usage
✔ Missionary usage
✔ Reformation usage
✔ Church consensus
✔ Purity of readings

The Critical Text reflects:

✘ Rarely used manuscripts
✘ Corrupted texts found in monasteries
✘ Readings that contradict each other
✘ Manuscripts full of corrections
✘ A handful of scribes, not the church as a whole

The Bible says the church is the pillar and ground of the truth — not Alexandria, not Rome, and not the modern academy.


New Testament Canon Recognition Matches the TR Line

Early Christians identified the same books, in the same order, with the same content found in the Traditional Text. The oldest lectionary systems — Scripture readings used in churches — reflect the same readings found in the TR.

When Bible-believing Christians recognized the canon, they recognized the text preserved among them.

They did not recognize:

✘ Vaticanus
✘ Sinaiticus
✘ Alexandrian readings
✘ Critical reconstructions
✘ Doubt-based textual theory

They recognized the text that ultimately became the Textus Receptus.


Quick Facts Box — Why the TR Is the Preserved New Testament (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

• Built on the manuscript line used by believers
• Contains all doctrinally complete passages
• Reflects the overwhelming manuscript majority
• Matches early church usage
• Upholds the deity of Christ
• Preserves the Trinity in 1 John 5:7
• Preserves the blood of Christ in Colossians 1:14
• Preserves the resurrection in Mark 16:9–20
• Preserves the woman taken in adultery (John 7:53–8:11)
• Does not omit Scripture


Warning Box — What the Critical Text Removes

✘ Removes “God” from 1 Timothy 3:16
✘ Removes “through His blood” from Colossians 1:14
✘ Removes the Trinity in 1 John 5:7
✘ Deletes Mark 16:9–20
✘ Deletes John 7:53–8:11
✘ Weakens dozens of passages on Christ
✘ Deletes verses Christians have used for centuries

A text that deletes Scripture cannot be a preserved text.


The TR Is the Only Greek Text That Upholds Preservation

The doctrine of preservation demands:

✔ continuity
✔ availability
✔ completeness
✔ purity
✔ doctrinal consistency
✔ historical usage
✔ church-wide reception

Only the Textus Receptus meets those criteria.

Modern Critical Text editions change with every new edition. Their editors admit uncertainty. Their footnotes undermine confidence. Their underlying manuscripts contradict preservation at every level.

The TR stands as the preserved New Testament that God’s people recognized, received, and used.


Encouragement Box

You can trust every word in your New Testament.
You can trust that God preserved the Greek text He inspired.
You can trust that the apostles’ writings were not lost or corrupted.
You can trust that the Textus Receptus carries the preserved New Testament.
You can trust that the King James Bible faithfully translates that text.

PART 5 of 7 — Alexandrian Corruptions Exposed (Why Modern Versions Cannot Be the Preserved Word of God)

The Alexandrian Text-Type and Why It Cannot Produce a Preserved Bible

To understand why modern Bible versions are corrupt, you must understand the manuscripts they are built from. Nearly all modern translations — NIV, ESV, NASB, CSB, NKJV footnotes, NLT, RSV, NRSV, and more — rely primarily on two manuscripts from Alexandria, Egypt: Codex Vaticanus (B) and Codex Sinaiticus (ℵ). These manuscripts form the backbone of the modern “Critical Text.”

Alexandria is repeatedly associated in Scripture with unbelief, doctrinal errors, and opposition to God’s truth. When these manuscripts are compared with the preserved manuscripts used for the King James Bible, the differences are vast, doctrinally severe, and impossible to ignore.

Modern versions follow readings that weaken doctrine, remove verses, delete phrases, contradict preservation, and introduce uncertainty. These corruptions make it impossible for any Critical Text-based Bible to claim to be the preserved Word of God.


The Alexandrian Manuscripts Disagree With Scripture’s Teaching About Preservation

Modern textual critics argue that God did not preserve His words perfectly and that scholars must reconstruct the text. But Scripture teaches the opposite.

Psalm 119:140 Thy word is very pure. therefore thy servant loveth it.

If God’s Word is pure, then it cannot come from manuscripts full of contradictions, omissions, and doctrinal inconsistencies. Purity demands preservation. Preservation demands a reliable manuscript tradition. The Alexandrian manuscripts do not match this standard.


The Alexandrian Manuscripts Disagree With Each Other Thousands of Times

Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus are often promoted as the “oldest and best” manuscripts. Yet they disagree with one another over three thousand times in the Gospels alone. Their differences include:

✘ missing verses
✘ added phrases
✘ altered doctrines
✘ contradictory readings
✘ scribal overwrites and corrections

Critical Text editors must constantly choose between conflicting readings, creating a Bible based not on preservation but on scholarly preference.

A Bible built on contradictions cannot be a preserved Bible. This proves the modern versions are not the word of God and shows why the KJV is the word of God.


The Alexandrian Line Removes Key Doctrines Repeatedly

The Alexandrian text-type consistently weakens or removes doctrines such as:

✔ the deity of Christ
✔ the blood atonement
✔ the Trinity
✔ the resurrection accounts
✔ Christ’s eternal existence
✔ judgment passages
✔ fasting and spiritual warfare

These omissions follow a pattern. They are not random. They appear repeatedly across Alexandrian manuscripts, proving a theological bias in transmission.

This corruption is not theoretical. It is visible in modern versions.


Examples of Alexandrian Corruption Seen in Modern Versions

Here are some of the most well-known corruptions originating from the Alexandrian manuscripts and adopted by modern Bibles.

1. The Deity of Christ Is Weakened

1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness. God was manifest in the flesh. justified in the Spirit. seen of angels. preached unto the Gentiles. believed on in the world. received up into glory.

Modern Bibles replace “God” with “He” — destroying one of the strongest declarations of Christ’s deity.

Sinaiticus originally read “God,” but a later scribe erased the Greek letter and changed it to “He.” Vaticanus also reflects the altered reading. This corruption continues into modern versions.

2. The Blood of Christ Is Removed

Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood. even the forgiveness of sins.

Modern versions remove the words “through his blood,” even though the phrase appears in the preserved text, matches Paul’s theology, and is required for biblical redemption.

3. The Trinity Is Removed

1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven. the Father. the Word. and the Holy Ghost. and these three are one.

Modern versions delete this verse entirely or weaken it beyond recognition because it is absent in their corrupted Alexandrian manuscripts.

4. The Resurrection Account in Mark Is Deleted

Modern versions claim Mark 16:9–20 is not original, removing Christ’s resurrection appearances, the Great Commission, and essential doctrinal statements.

But the passage exists in almost every manuscript in the preserved stream.

5. The Woman Taken in Adultery (John 7:53–8:11) Is Removed

This beloved and doctrinally rich passage is deleted or marked as doubtful in modern versions because the Alexandrian manuscripts remove it.

Believers throughout history recognized it. Alexandrian scribes rejected it.


Critical Text Editors Admit Their Text Is Not Preserved

Modern textual critics openly deny that God preserved His words through the manuscripts used by the church. Their methodology requires doubt:

✘ They assume older manuscripts are better, even if corrupted.
✘ They reject majority manuscript readings.
✘ They treat Scripture like a puzzle needing reconstruction.
✘ They rely on manuscripts unused by Christians for centuries.
✘ They constantly revise the text (NA25, NA26, NA27, NA28, NA29…).

If the Bible changes with every new edition, then preservation is impossible.

The King James Bible never changes and this is why the KJV is the word of God!


Quick Facts Box — Alexandrian Corruptions Summarized

• Based on two unreliable manuscripts
• Manuscripts full of contradictions
• Thousands of internal disagreements
• Doctrines removed or weakened
• Verses deleted entirely
• Used heavily by modern versions
• Opposed by New Testament preservation doctrine
• Rejected by Bible-believing churches for centuries


Warning Box — The Alexandrian Stream Undermines Faith

✘ It destroys confidence in Scripture.
✘ It makes the Bible appear uncertain.
✘ It elevates scholars above Scripture.
✘ It produces versions that contradict one another.
✘ It creates a moving, unstable “Bible.”
✘ It produces a Christianity where no one knows which words God actually spoke.

This is not biblical preservation.

This is spiritual sabotage.


A Corrupted Stream Cannot Produce a Pure Bible

The Bible teaches that a corrupt tree cannot bring forth good fruit. Likewise, a corrupted manuscript stream cannot bring forth a perfect Bible.

Modern Bibles are corrupted because the manuscripts behind them are corrupted.

The KJV is preserved because the manuscripts behind it are preserved.

The Alexandrian stream represents doubt, deletion, alteration, and contradiction.
The Antiochian stream represents preservation, consistency, usage, and purity.

A preserved Bible MUST come from the preserved stream.


Encouragement Box

God did not give His Word to scholars to correct.
God did not hide His Word in monasteries for centuries.
God did not require you to guess which verses belong in your Bible.
God preserved His perfect words — and He preserved them in the Bible you can hold today, the King James Bible.

PART 6 of 7 — Why the KJV Translators Were Unmatched (Their Method, Skill, and Theology)

The Translators Behind the KJV Were Unmatched in Scholarship, Reverence, and Method

One of the most overlooked reasons why the King James Bible stands as the preserved Word of God is the extraordinary quality, skill, and spiritual integrity of the men who translated it. These men were not novices. They were not young. They were not influenced by unbelief or higher criticism. They were some of the most capable scholars ever assembled in one generation — and they worked under strict principles designed to protect the purity of Scripture.

Modern translation committees cannot compare. They rely on unbelieving scholars, shifting theories, and corrupted manuscripts. The KJV translators relied on preserved texts, biblical doctrine, the fear of God, and unmatched linguistic mastery. Their method, purity, and skill form yet another unshakable pillar explaining why the KJV is the Word of God for English-speaking Christians.


The KJV Translators Were Spiritual Men Who Believed the Bible They Handled (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

The translators of the KJV were not textual critics attempting to reconstruct something they believed was lost. They believed in the inspiration and preservation of Scripture. They were pastors, preachers, theologians, and scholars who submitted to the authority of the Word of God they translated.

Their work reflected reverence, not skepticism. Their approach reflected faith, not doubt. Their translation reflects confidence, not uncertainty.

This is exactly the kind of translator required for a preserved Bible.


The KJV Translators Knew Dozens of Languages at a Master-Level

The translators were masters of:

✔ Hebrew
✔ Aramaic
✔ Greek
✔ Latin
✔ Syriac
✔ Chaldee
✔ French
✔ Italian
✔ Spanish
✔ Coptic
✔ Arabic
✔ Ethiopic
✔ German
✔ Old English
✔ Anglo-Saxon
✔ Other ancient dialects rarely known today

They did not merely “know” these languages. They were fluent, expert-level scholars who could debate, compare, analyze, and translate Scripture with precision unmatched by modern translation teams.

No modern translation committee even approaches this linguistic mastery.


The KJV Translation Method Was Rigorous, Multi-Layered, and Unrepeatable Today

Modern translations are produced this way:

✘ A small group drafts a translation
✘ A small group revises it
✘ A publisher approves it
✘ Committees vote on readings
✘ Doubt-based footnotes are added

The KJV method was radically different.

The KJV Translation Method Included:

✔ 47 of the greatest scholars in the world
✔ Six separate companies working in parallel
✔ Over 14 years of combined translation work
✔ Multiple stages of review
✔ Full cross-checking by all companies
✔ Final review by a master committee
✔ A requirement to follow the preserved texts
✔ Strict guidelines to prevent corruption
✔ No doctrinal bias allowed
✔ No “dynamic equivalence” permitted

Every verse passed across dozens of scholarly minds — not one or two.

Every reading was debated, refined, and purified.

Every sentence was examined with spiritual fear and linguistic mastery.

This is why the KJV translation process cannot be duplicated today and yet another reason why the KJV is the word of God in English!


The KJV Translators Refused to Use Corrupted Manuscripts

The KJV translators rejected the Alexandrian manuscripts that now form the basis of modern versions. They had access to many of these corrupt manuscripts but did not trust them because they contradicted the preserved text and contradicted doctrinal purity.

They instead used:

✔ The Traditional Text
✔ The Majority Text
✔ The Textus Receptus
✔ The Masoretic Hebrew Text
✔ The ancient church usage
✔ The pure manuscript stream preserved by believers

They approached the Bible with faith, not with critical unbelief.


The KJV Translators Knew the Limits of Human Ability and Trusted God’s Preservation (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

They understood what modern scholars deny — that God preserved His words and guided His people to recognize and receive them.

Their work did not attempt to improve God’s Word.
Their work did not attempt to reconstruct a lost Bible.
Their work did not rely on Alexandrian corruption.

Their work was the purification of the Bible in English — not a reinvention of it.

Psalm 119:130 The entrance of thy words giveth light. it giveth understanding unto the simple.

The translators believed that God’s words bring light. Their task was to accurately transmit those words, not to question them.


The KJV Translators Chose Precision Over Popularity

The KJV uses formal equivalence — translating word-for-word as closely as English allows — instead of dynamic equivalence, which paraphrases Scripture to suit modern preferences.

Because of this method:

✔ Every word in the KJV traces back to an original word
✔ The doctrinal structure remains intact
✔ Prophecy remains precise
✔ Cross-references align perfectly
✔ Typology remains accurate
✔ Meaning is not diluted
✔ Theology is preserved

Modern versions often choose meaning over words, but meaning depends on the words themselves.

The translators of the KJV understood this and preserved it and this is why the KJV is the word of God without error.


Modern versions are created for:

✘ Market share
✘ Profit
✘ Copyright control
✘ Corporate ownership
✘ Branding
✘ Repeat updates

The KJV was created for:

✔ Truth
✔ Worship
✔ Faithfulness
✔ Public access
✔ Free usage
✔ Universal distribution
✔ Doctrinal purity

This difference cannot be overstated. A Bible created for money will not match a Bible created for the glory of God.


Quick Facts Box — Why the KJV Translators Were Unmatched (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

• Master scholars across dozens of languages
• Deep doctrinal training
• Spiritual and pastoral men, not skeptics
• Rigorous, multi-level translation process
• Faithful to preserved texts
• Rejected corrupted manuscripts
• Followed strict translation guidelines
• Worked without profit motive
• Produced a Bible with unmatched unity and precision


Definition Box — Formal Equivalence

Formal equivalence is a translation method that seeks to reproduce the exact words, grammar, and structure of the original languages as closely as possible.

It preserves:

✔ meaning
✔ doctrine
✔ typology
✔ prophecy
✔ cross-references
✔ the precise wording of God

The KJV uses formal equivalence consistently.
Most modern versions do not.


A Translation Is Only as Good as the Translators Behind It

The unmatched skill of the KJV translators, combined with their theological purity and spiritual reverence, ensured that the King James Bible would faithfully reflect the preserved Hebrew and Greek texts God gave.

No modern committee matches their scholarship.
No modern committee matches their integrity.
No modern committee matches their translation method.
No modern committee matches their faith in preservation.

This is yet another reason the King James Bible stands alone as the preserved Word of God.


Encouragement Box

You can trust the translators behind your Bible.
You can trust their method, their faith, their scholarship, and their integrity.
You can trust that God used them to preserve His words perfectly in your language.
You can trust that the King James Bible stands on a foundation no modern version can match.

PART 7 of 7 — Final Synthesis: Why the KJV Alone Fits Every Biblical Requirement

The King James Bible Is the Only Bible That Matches Every Preservation Promise (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

After examining preservation, the manuscript streams, the Masoretic Text, the Textus Receptus, Alexandrian corruption, and the unmatched quality of the KJV translators, the conclusion becomes inescapable: the King James Bible alone fulfills every requirement God gave concerning His preserved Word.

A perfect Bible must exist today.
A preserved Bible must exist today.
An every-word Bible must exist today.
A doctrinally consistent Bible must exist today.
A Bible built on the correct textual stream must exist today.
A Bible upheld by the churches must exist today.
A Bible matching Christ’s preservation promise must exist today.

No modern version fits these requirements. Only the King James Bible does.


A Preserved Bible Cannot Come From a Corrupted Stream

Every modern translation is built on:
✘ Corrupted Alexandrian manuscripts
✘ Modern Critical Text theories
✘ Doubt-based editorial decisions
✘ Constantly changing editions

This contradicts preservation, contradicts Scripture, and contradicts the way God works.

Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure. he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Purity cannot come from corruption.
Stability cannot come from instability.
Perfection cannot come from contradiction.

Modern versions change. The King James Bible does not. Not changing is another reason why the KJV is the word of God!


A Preserved Bible Must Come From a Stream Used by God’s People

The manuscript line behind the KJV — the Traditional, Majority, Received Text — was used by believers across centuries, nations, and languages.

Believers:

✔ copied it
✔ preached it
✔ memorized it
✔ defended it
✔ translated it
✔ carried it through persecution

This stream represents the faithfulness of the churches.

The Critical Text stream represents dusty, unused manuscripts discovered in monasteries and libraries rejected by Christians.

Scripture says:

1 Timothy 3:15 But if I tarry long. that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God. which is the church of the living God. the pillar and ground of the truth.

The church — not Rome, not Alexandria, not the academy — is where the truth is upheld.

The churches upheld the Traditional Text.
The academy promoted the Critical Text.

This alone tells us which text God preserved, and again, this is why the KJV is the word of God.


A Preserved Bible Must Preserve Every Doctrine Fully

The King James Bible:

✔ preserves the deity of Christ
✔ preserves the blood atonement
✔ preserves the Trinity
✔ preserves the resurrection accounts
✔ preserves judgment passages
✔ preserves fasting
✔ preserves prayer
✔ preserves prophecy
✔ preserves every major doctrine without weakening or removing anything

Modern versions:

✘ remove Christ’s deity in multiple places
✘ weaken the blood atonement
✘ remove the Trinity in 1 John 5:7
✘ delete entire passages (Mark 16:9–20, John 7:53–8:11)
✘ contradict preservation doctrines

A preserved Bible must preserve doctrine. Only the King James Bible does.


A Preserved Bible Must Match Christ’s Words About Scripture (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

Christ repeatedly and explicitly promised that His words would be kept forever.

John 10:35 If he called them gods. unto whom the word of God came. and the scripture cannot be broken;

Scripture cannot be broken.

Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away. but my words shall not pass away.

His words cannot pass away.

Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you. Till heaven and earth pass. one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law. till all be fulfilled.

Even the smallest Hebrew markings are preserved.

Modern versions contradict these promises by teaching:
✘ Scripture was lost
✘ Scripture must be reconstructed
✘ Scripture depends on the oldest manuscripts (even if corrupt)
✘ Scripture is always changing with each edition

The King James Bible fulfills Christ’s preservation promises.
Modern versions violate them.


A Preserved Bible Must Contain Every God-Inspired Word

The King James Bible contains:
✔ every verse
✔ every phrase
✔ every doctrine
✔ every word the churches received
✔ the full endings of Mark and John
✔ the strongest verses on the Trinity
✔ the clearest verses on Christ’s blood
✔ the complete Word of God

Modern versions:
✘ remove verses
✘ remove phrases
✘ remove names of God
✘ remove doctrines
✘ remove Christ’s blood
✘ remove Christ’s deity
✘ delete entire passages

A Bible missing verses is not a preserved Bible.
A Bible full of footnotes casting doubt is not a preserved Bible.
A Bible built on Alexandrian corruption is not a preserved Bible.

Only the KJV contains every word God preserved. This is why the KJV is the word of God – all His words are preserved.


Quick Facts Box — Why the KJV Alone Qualifies as the Preserved Bible (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

• Built on the preserved manuscript stream
• Agrees with biblical promises of preservation
• Used by God’s people for centuries
• Contains all verses modern versions delete
• Preserves every doctrine fully
• Accurately translates the Masoretic Text and Textus Receptus
• Does not change with each new edition
• Upholds the deity and blood of Christ
• Does not rely on corruption from Alexandria
• Matches Christ’s promises down to the jot and tittle


Definition Box — Final Authority

Final Authority means one perfect Bible that stands above:
✔ scholars
✔ committees
✔ Greek lexicons
✔ textual critics
✔ footnotes
✔ modern theories
✔ human opinions

A Christian cannot have final authority if:
✘ the Bible changes
✘ verses are missing
✘ footnotes question authenticity
✘ manuscripts contradict each other

The KJV is the only English Bible that functions as a true final authority.


Every Line of Evidence Points to One Bible

We have examined:

✔ Preservation
✔ Manuscript evidence
✔ Old Testament purity
✔ New Testament purity
✔ Alexandrian corruption
✔ Translation method
✔ Church usage
✔ Biblical promises
✔ Doctrinal completeness

Every single line of evidence points to the same conclusion.

The King James Bible alone fulfills:
✔ God’s doctrine of preservation
✔ God’s doctrinal requirements
✔ God’s promises about His words
✔ the historical pattern of church usage
✔ the purity test
✔ the doctrinal fidelity test
✔ the manuscript consistency test
✔ the theological precision test

No modern Bible even comes close. This proves why the KJV is the word of God and the modern Bible are not.

Every true believer who studies these facts honestly will conclude that the King James Bible is the preserved Word of God in English.


Encouragement Box

God did not leave you without certainty.
God did not leave you guessing.
God did not leave you with a shifting, unstable Bible.

He preserved His words.
He preserved them perfectly.
He preserved them in the correct manuscript stream.
He preserved them through His churches.
He preserved them in the Masoretic Text and the Textus Receptus.
He preserved them through faithful translators.
He preserved them in the King James Bible.

You can trust every word. Isn’t it great to know why the KJV is the word of God and that you trust it with all your heart, soul, and mind?

CONCLUSION — Why the King James Bible Alone Stands as the Preserved Word of God

The journey through preservation, manuscripts, theology, history, and Scripture brings us to one unavoidable truth: God did exactly what He said He would do — He preserved His words perfectly. Not in theory. Not in heaven only. Not in a lost original. Not in a constantly changing critical reconstruction. He preserved His words in a real, complete, accessible Bible for His people.

Every promise of God demands this.
Every doctrine of Scripture affirms this.
Every historical line of evidence confirms this.
Every attack of Satan proves the need for this.

A perfect Bible must exist.
A preserved Bible must exist.
A final authority must exist.

The King James Bible is the only Bible that fulfills God’s standard.


God Promised His Words Would Never Be Lost (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

Preservation is not a suggestion. It is a divine guarantee.

Psalm 12:6–7 The words of the Lord are pure words. as silver tried in a furnace of earth. purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them. O Lord. thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

God promised to preserve His words — not merely His thoughts. The King James Bible reflects this promise in every verse, every doctrine, and every page.


Christ Declared His Words Would Never Pass Away

Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away. but my words shall not pass away.

Christ did not say scholars would recover His words.
He did not say editors would reconstruct His words.
He did not say His words would survive in fragments or footnotes.

He said His words would never pass away.

Only one Bible in English matches that promise without deleting verses, adding doubt, or relying on corruption — the King James Bible.


The KJV Alone Matches the Preserved Hebrew and Greek Texts (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

Modern versions follow two corrupted Alexandrian manuscripts that remove and alter doctrine.

The King James Bible follows:
✔ the preserved Hebrew Masoretic Text
✔ the preserved Greek Textus Receptus
✔ the manuscript stream used by believers
✔ the Scripture Christ and the apostles affirmed

This is not coincidence.
This is not accident.
This is providence.


The KJV Alone Preserves Every Verse and Every Doctrine

A preserved Bible must be complete.

✔ Full deity of Christ
✔ Full Trinity
✔ Full blood atonement
✔ Full resurrection accounts
✔ Full judgment passages
✔ Full prophecy
✔ Full miracles
✔ Full Christian doctrine

Modern versions remove:

✘ verses
✘ phrases
✘ doctrines
✘ names of God
✘ critical passages

The preserved Word of God cannot be missing Scripture.


The KJV Alone Functions as a Final Authority

If your Bible changes with every edition, you do not have a final authority.

If your Bible contains footnotes telling you that verses “do not appear in the earliest manuscripts,” you do not have a final authority.

If your Bible is built on manuscripts God’s people rejected, you do not have a final authority.

The King James Bible gives believers something modern versions can never offer:

✔ certainty
✔ stability
✔ clarity
✔ authority
✔ doctrinal consistency

The KJV stands when every modern version falls.


The KJV Alone Has Been Blessed by God’s People for Centuries

For over 400 years, the King James Bible has produced:

✔ revivals
✔ missionaries
✔ preaching power
✔ doctrinal clarity
✔ conversions
✔ churches
✔ spiritual strength
✔ worldwide impact

Modern versions have produced:

✘ confusion
✘ doctrinal instability
✘ constant revisions
✘ declining faith
✘ weaker Christianity

God’s hand is obvious and He shows us why the KJV is the word of God!


The King James Bible Stands Alone — Because God Preserved It (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

After studying every aspect of biblical preservation, manuscript evidence, doctrinal purity, translation method, and church history, the conclusion is clear:

The King James Bible is the preserved Word of God in English — complete, pure, perfect, and trustworthy.

It is the Bible that:

✔ matches God’s promises
✔ preserves God’s doctrines
✔ reflects God’s purity
✔ upholds God’s authority
✔ stands on God’s preserved manuscripts
✔ has been used by God’s people
✔ is free from Alexandrian corruption

It is the Bible God preserved.
It is the Bible God honored.
It is the Bible God has used.

And it is the Bible you can trust — every word, every verse, every chapter, every book.


Encouragement Box (Why the KJV is the Word of God)

You do not need Greek scholars to tell you what God said.
You do not need modern editions to restore lost truth.
You do not need footnotes to correct Scripture.
You do not need a dozen Bible versions to find certainty.

You have a perfect Bible.
You have a preserved Bible.
You have a final authority.
You have the Word of God in your hands.

Trust it. Read it. Believe it. Preach it. Stand on it.

God kept His promise. The King James Bible is the proof. Now you know why the KJV is the word of God!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Why the KJV is the Word of God

How do we know a preserved Bible must exist today?

Because God promised it repeatedly.

Psalm 12:6–7 The words of the Lord are pure words. as silver tried in a furnace of earth. purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them. O Lord. thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away. but my words shall not pass away.

If God promised His words would never pass away, then a Bible containing every word must exist right now.

That is one of the central reasons Why the KJV is the Word of God — it fits every preservation promise without deleting verses or introducing doubt.

Did God preserve only “ideas,” or did He preserve actual words?

God preserved words, not general thoughts.

Matthew 4:4 Man shall not live by bread alone. but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure. he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Modern versions preserve ideas. The KJV Bible preserves every word. This directly supports Why the KJV is the Word of God rather than a modern reconstruction.

Why does it matter which textual stream a Bible comes from?

Because Scripture says some corrupt the Word of God.

2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not as many. which corrupt the word of God. but as of sincerity. but as of God. in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

From the first century, two streams existed:

The preserved stream — the manuscripts used by believers, preachers, missionaries, churches, and early Christians.

The corrupted stream — Alexandrian manuscripts altered, shortened, and doctrinally weakened.

The King James Bible comes from the preserved stream. Modern versions come from the corrupted stream. That is another reason Why the KJV is the Word of God.

Didn’t the apostles warn about fake letters and corrupted manuscripts?

Yes. Scripture says false writings were circulating during the apostles’ lifetimes.

2 Thessalonians 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind. or be troubled. neither by spirit. nor by word. nor by letter as from us. as that the day of Christ is at hand.

This proves:

✔ Counterfeit manuscripts existed
✔ Not every manuscript was trustworthy
✔ A corrupted stream began early

The KJV Bible follows the stream used by the churches — not the corrupted stream.

Why doesn’t the King James Bible use the Septuagint (LXX)?

Because the LXX does not have a single pre-Christian manuscript and contradicts the Hebrew text Christ affirmed.

A pre-Christian LXX manuscript = a copy made before Jesus’ earthly life. None exist. Therefore the LXX we have today cannot be the Bible Jesus quoted. This is why the LXX argument collapses — and why this supports the truth of Why the KJV is the Word of God, because the KJV follows the preserved Hebrew, not a later Greek translation invented after the apostles.

Matthew 5:18 Till heaven and earth pass. one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law. till all be fulfilled.

The Masoretic Text preserves the Hebrew jots and tittles. The LXX does not.

This supports Why the KJV is the Word of God — because it follows the Hebrew text Christ Himself endorsed.

Why does the KJV include verses modern versions delete?

Because those verses are in the preserved manuscripts. Examples modern versions delete:

✘ Mark 16:9–20
✘ John 7:53–8:11
✘ 1 John 5:7
✘ Acts 8:37
✘ Matthew 18:11
✘ Romans 16:24
✘ “through His blood” in Colossians 1:14

If a Bible removes verses, it cannot be the preserved Word of God. The King James Bible keeps every word God preserved — another proof Why the KJV is the Word of God.

Did Jesus quote the Septuagint?

No. Jesus quoted the Hebrew Scriptures, not a Greek paraphrase.

Luke 24:44 These are the words which I spake unto you. which were written in the law of Moses. and in the prophets. and in the psalms. concerning me.

This three-section Hebrew canon matches the Masoretic Text, not the LXX. This supports the KJV’s Old Testament foundation and strengthens Why the KJV is the Word of God.

Aren’t modern versions based on “older and better manuscripts”?

Age does not equal accuracy. The “older” manuscripts used for modern versions:

✘ disagree thousands of times
✘ omit entire passages
✘ contain obvious scribal errors
✘ were unused by believers for centuries
✘ come from doctrinally corrupt regions
✘ contradict Christ’s doctrine on preservation

Manuscript age is meaningless if the manuscripts were corrupted early.

This is why the KJV Bible stands on the preserved text — the one God’s people actually used.

How do we know God guided the New Testament writers and their preservation?

John 14:26 But the Comforter. which is the Holy Ghost. shall teach you all things. and bring all things to your remembrance. whatsoever I have said unto you.

If God supernaturally guided inspiration, He must also supernaturally guide preservation. Otherwise inspiration becomes useless.

The KJV Bible reflects that preserved text — another reason Why the KJV is the Word of God.

Doesn’t the KJV translators’ skill matter in preservation?

Absolutely — because God used skilled men in Scripture often:

✔ Moses
✔ Ezra
✔ Daniel
✔ Paul
✔ Luke

God uses prepared vessels. The KJV translators were:

✔ fluent in dozens of languages
✔ trained in biblical theology
✔ unified on preservation
✔ reverent toward Scripture
✔ unmatched in skill

No modern translation team even comes close.

Is the KJV “hard to read”?

No — that is propaganda. The King James Bible:

✔ has a lower grade-level than most modern versions
✔ uses consistent vocabulary
✔ uses precise theological terms
✔ communicates doctrine accurately

The issue is not difficulty — the issue is spiritual resistance to truth. This is another practical reason Why the KJV is the Word of God — it conveys meaning with precision.

Is the KJV the only English Bible that can be a final authority?

Yes. A Bible cannot be a final authority if:

✘ verses are deleted
✘ doctrines are weakened
✘ footnotes question authenticity
✘ the text changes every few years
✘ scholars override Scripture
✘ the underlying manuscripts contradict preservation

The Why the KJV is the Word of God argument rests heavily on this: You cannot have final authority unless the Bible is complete, stable, and preserved. Only the KJV meets that requirement.

Why do modern versions include footnotes saying “the earliest manuscripts omit…”?

Because the manuscripts they follow are:

✘ Alexandrian
✘ corrupted
✘ altered
✘ incomplete
✘ doctrinally weakened

Footnotes exist because the editors do not believe preservation happened. The King James Bible requires no footnotes, because it is the preserved Word of God.

Does using the KJV mean rejecting modern scholarship?

Yes — because modern scholarship rejects preservation. The academy promotes:

✘ reconstruction
✘ eclectic editing
✘ doubt-based criticism
✘ constant revisions
✘ human authority

The Why the KJV is the Word of God position stands on:

✔ divine preservation
✔ church usage
✔ textual purity
✔ doctrinal completeness

The issue is not intelligence — it is authority. Who is right? God and His promises — or scholars and their revisions?

What is the simplest summary of why the KJV is the Word of God?

Because it is the only Bible that fully matches:

✔ God’s preservation promises
✔ the preserved Hebrew Masoretic Text
✔ the preserved Greek Textus Receptus
✔ the correct manuscript stream
✔ the doctrines of Scripture
✔ Christ’s words about preservation
✔ the historical usage of the churches
✔ the purity test
✔ the doctrinal completeness test
✔ the final authority test

That is Why the KJV is the Word of God — the only preserved, pure, complete, authoritative Bible in English.

If the KJV is the preserved Word of God, why are there different “editions”?

Because the King James Bible was never retranslated — only standardized.
“Editions” refer to:

✔ spelling updates
✔ punctuation normalization
✔ printer-error corrections
✔ standardization of italics and capitalization

None of these affect doctrine, meaning, or the text itself. This supports Why the KJV is the Word of God, because the words never changed — only the presentation improved.

Are the 1611, 1629, 1638, 1762, and 1769 KJV editions different translations?

No. They are the same translation, with no doctrinal or textual alterations. The differences include:

✔ old English spelling (moſt vs most)
✔ typographical inconsistencies
✔ printer mistakes corrected
✔ updated letter forms (u/v, i/j normalization)

None of these produce a new Bible. They are simply refinements of the same preserved Word of God, proving stability — a key component of Why the KJV is the Word of God.

Did the 1769 Oxford edition change the KJV text?

No. The 1769 edition standardized spelling and punctuation. Examples:

✔ “musick” → “music”
✔ “carcases” → “carcasses”
✔ commas vs semicolons adjusted

The words remained the same. This is why the KJV Bible still stands as the preserved text — the improvements were mechanical, not doctrinal.

What is the “Pure Cambridge Edition,” and why do some people emphasize it?

The Pure Cambridge Edition (PCE) is a standardized spelling and punctuation format commonly used since the early 1900s. It:

✔ uses consistent spellings
✔ corrects minor printing differences
✔ adjusts capitalization rules
✔ standardizes italic usage

The PCE is not a new translation. It is simply the most uniform printing of the King James Bible. This reinforces Why the KJV is the Word of God, because even minor variations never change the underlying text.

Did any KJV edition ever alter doctrine, remove verses, or add new theology?

No. Not one edition of the KJV Bible:

✘ deletes verses
✘ removes doctrinal passages
✘ adds new phrases
✘ changes Christ’s deity
✘ weakens the blood atonement
✘ shifts theology

Every edition preserves the same doctrinal content. This is the opposite of modern versions that remove entire verses. This consistency points directly to Why the KJV is the Word of God and why modern versions fail the preservation test.

If there are multiple editions, which one should I use?

Use any current Pure Cambridge Edition or Oxford standard edition, because:

✔ they are identical in doctrine
✔ identical in wording
✔ differ only in spelling or punctuation

No believer will ever lose doctrine, promises, prophecies, or verses by using any standard KJV edition. This unity is itself evidence of the preserved Word of God.

Aren’t the differences between editions proof that the KJV has “changed”?

No. “Changes” in KJV editions refer to:

✔ spelling modernization
✔ replacing broken type
✔ fixing printing inconsistencies
✔ standardizing how words are printed

These are not textual changes. Modern versions:

✘ remove phrases
✘ delete verses
✘ alter doctrines
✘ change underlying manuscripts

The KJV has never done that. This contrast is a powerful demonstration of Why the KJV is the Word of God.

Do any differences between KJV editions affect meaning?

None. The textual differences between KJV editions are overwhelmingly:

✔ spelling
✔ punctuation
✔ layout
✔ capitalization

Example:

“he” vs “He”
“spirit” vs “Spirit” (a formatting choice)
“throughly” vs “thoroughly” (both are correct but different meanings in Early Modern English)

Content is identical. This unity across editions is strong evidence that the KJV Bible is the preserved Word of God.

Why are KJV edition differences harmless, but modern version differences are dangerous?

Because KJV editions never touch:

✔ Hebrew Masoretic foundation
✔ Greek Textus Receptus foundation
✔ doctrinal passages
✔ verse count
✔ chapter structure
✔ wording of Scripture

Modern versions repeatedly:

✘ delete verses
✘ alter Christ’s deity
✘ remove “through His blood”
✘ remove the Trinity in 1 John 5:7
✘ change Greek readings with every new edition

KJV edition differences are printing issues, not textual issues. Modern version differences are textual corruption, which is why they cannot be the preserved Word. This distinction is central in explaining Why the KJV is the Word of God.

How can one Bible have editions but still be the final authority?

Because final authority rests in the words, not in:

✘ printing conventions
✘ spelling styles
✘ capitalization rules
✘ punctuation preferences

The KJV editions all contain the same words God preserved, so final authority remains intact. This is precisely why the King James Bible stands as the final, preserved Word of God, regardless of spelling updates.

Where to Go After “Why the KJV Is the Word of God”

This study on Why the KJV is the Word of God comes from the KJV Only Resources section inside the full KJV Bible Study Hub. These resources exist to help believers build unshakable confidence in the preserved Word of God and grow deeper in biblical truth, doctrine, and spiritual maturity.

If you want to continue strengthening your understanding of Bible preservation, manuscript history, and why the King James Bible stands alone as the preserved Word of God, the following pages are your next steps.

Below are the most closely related resources that every serious Bible student should explore:


The Ultimate KJV Bible Study Hub
The central home for all of our Bible study tools, guides, and KJV resources.

KJV Only Resources
Resources for KJV Only believers.

Bible Foundations for Every Believer
Build the doctrinal framework needed for lifelong Bible study.

Why the KJV Is the Word of God (You’re Here)
A complete scriptural defense of God’s preserved Word.

Why the King James Bible Is Perfect
A deeper look at inspiration, preservation, and translation purity.

Bible Preservation Explained (KJV Proofs)
Every major Bible promise on preservation, examined and explained.

Problems With Modern Bible Versions
A factual, verse-by-verse breakdown of corrupt readings.

How Bible Translation Works (KJV Process)
The methods, principles, and spiritual approach behind the KJV.

Myths and Lies About the King James Bible
Refuting the most common false accusations against the KJV.

Textus Receptus Explained (KJV Authority)
Why the TR is God’s preserved New Testament and how it differs from the Critical Text.

Did Jesus Quote the Septuagint? (KJV Answer)
A full explanation of why Jesus did not use the LXX and why the Hebrew text matters.

Dangers of Modern Bible Versions
How deletions, omissions, and doctrinal weakening lead believers into confusion.

KJV vs NIV, ESV, CSB, NKJV Comparison
A complete side-by-side comparison of key verses and doctrinal differences.

Pure Cambridge Edition Differences Explained
The final standardized printing of the KJV and why it matters.


More Resources for Going Deeper Into God’s Word

How to Study the Bible (KJV Guide)
How to Start Reading the Bible (Beginner KJV Plan)
How to Pray According to the Bible
New Believer Discipleship Course
How to Know You’re Saved
How to Understand Hard Bible Passages
Why Sound Doctrine Matters

These pages will strengthen your foundation, deepen your confidence, and connect every truth back to the preserved King James Bible. I truly hope you have enjoyed this in depth guide on why the KJV is the word of God!

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