Setting the world straight on the King James Bible
Timothy Asquith of the Black Creek Baptist Church made this chart. “eth” & “est” Today’s topic is the “eth” and “est” endings to verbs (run vs runnest vs runneth) which are what make the Bible sound so archaic. You are going to find that it isn’t so much archaic as it is a well formed structure of language that helps your reading comprehension. So, the question is, why the “eth” or “est”? To…
“And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy” - Acts 21:9. The KJB is so fascinating: a simple statement, as shown above, is structured for accurate and full understanding. Look at the last clause, “..., which did prophesy.” Notice, it is a relative pronoun clause: the comma, and then which, defines the clause as additional information. Although it’s interesting information…
A reprint from 2017 In accordance with one of the missions of this website we will look at an English word that is not necessarily an issue within various King James Bibles, but is forsaken by all other versions to the detriment of our language and culture. At issue is the word "castles". These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes…
And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost, Luke 23:46. There is a similar verse to our opening verse in the Book of Psalms, Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth, Psalm 31:5. If Psalm 31:5 is a prophecy of Luke 23:46 (and it is), then why does the Gospel use…
And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people, Nehemiah 13:24. The logical thing to do here if we listen to the modern apologists for the new versions is to write bibles in the language of these children. Nehemiah thought otherwise. And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them,…
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way, 2nd Thessalonians 2:7. Who lets? To phrase that question in Late Modern English as opposed to the Early Modern English of our King James Bible does not make it any clearer. If it reads, "he who know lets will let" doesn't tell us anything new. To understand who is doing the letting we…
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water, 1st Peter 3:20. 1st Peter 3:14-21 is one of the more difficult passages to deconstruct. Your King James translators meticulously interpreted the rather complex Greek into English. Keeping it exactly as they gave it to…
I was at a woodworker’s display the other day: many pieces of furniture and projects were on display, all made by a handful of local craftsmen. As I looked at each piece, I could claim, “Oh, Ernie made that…” and “that’s Bill’s work…,” and so on. I know the creative style of those guys; I know their favorite method of assembly and finishing; I can recognize their hand in the finished work. We…
The great advantage to reading and studying the King James Bible is that you can learn as much as you could if you had the original manuscripts in your hands and could read those languages fluently
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost, John 19:30 . Before I weigh in on this, I would like to recount a story from my time as an unbeliever that took place as I was beginning to grapple with eternal truth. I was in the military at that time serving overseas. I had been living a double life, not as someone who was a…
Beget - Definition Begat is a past tense of the verb to beget. In biblical genealogies, as Matthew 1, begat shows not only the generation, but also the line of succession, the heir, through the male line. To Beget not only includes physical procreation, it may also indicate a spiritual or non-physical generation, as in an appointment, or selection (to be an equal or to be an heir). And, using…
A Modified Reprint from 2021 Wax is yet another word, another brush stroke on the canvas of accurate communication. It has been eliminated and replaced for the sake of ‘easy reading.’ But our goal in Bible reading isn't easy reading, our goal is understanding. Therefore, replacing the instances where wax or waxed are used with more generic words such as grow or grown, essentially dulls and blurs…
Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon, 2nd Chronicles 36:6 . This post is meant to help me as much anyone else. As I read through the bible, I often find myself confused as to which king is being referenced. All together, three kings, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah are referenced as having been taken to Babylon and often by…
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself, Proverbs 27:16 . To bewray : To reveal, divulge, disclose, declare, make known, show . Bewray is similar to betray. To betray someone is to break a trust. People betray their countries or betray their families. In order to betray someone or something there must be an implied trust that is broken.…
Brother Paul Scott is also going through his various posts from the last 9 years and he is editing them for inclusion in the upcoming book that we envision. Upon reviewing the following post from 2017, he decided not to change a thing. I could not more heartily agree. Paul Scott Mar 9, 2017 2 min read Updated: Feb 15, 2020 “Bu t when divers were hardened, and believed not…” (Acts 19:9 ) . Divers?…
“Teacher, teach us the Bible from your old book – we learn more from your old Bible.” So I was told, years ago, by a group of Vietnamese students. They had another foreign teacher, but he used the New International Version (NIV) and the Vietnamese detected it was shallow and dull. They relished my KJB (the ‘old’ one), even though it was initially more difficult to read. Fast forward to today: I’m…
Editor's Note: Some of you have inquired about the upcoming book, The Word of the Week . We are indeed working on it and I hope that soon I will have copied and edited enough posts to make a worthwhile book. I am receiving much help from a good brother in Oregon who is cleaning up the blog site. You may have noticed that the format of the pages is different. Brother Hampshire has divided the posts…
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness, 2nd Peter 3:3 . If there is any one place wherein all major Christian doctrines merge into one vision of the future, it is the kingdom to come wherein Jesus Christ rules the earth while living here on it. Peter called that time the times of refreshing. He also called it or the…
Editors Note: As we prepare our former blog posts to be published in book form, both Brother Scott and I are reviewing and rewriting some of them. Here is Paul Scott's excellent summary of his previous two posts concerning near and nigh . In several past articles we’ve pointed out the differences of Nigh and Near. Briefly, Nigh indicates nothing between, whereas Near refers to being relatively…
For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven, Psalm 119:89 . My sister kindly alerted me to a link on Facebook in which the 23rd Psalm was compared in Early English 800-1066, Middle English 1000-1500, 1611, and 1989. The compiler of these four renditions of the 23rd Psalm did not appear to have an axe to grind. All too often such comparisons are done to justify making new translations. This…