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Inerrancy and the King James BibleIs it possible or proper to claiminerrancy for a translation of theScripture?
Scriptual Argument for Inerrancy God Cannot Err The Bible is the Word of God Therefore, the Bible Cannot Err
Psalm 12:6-7And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silverrefined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times. 7)O LORD, you will keep us safe and protect us fromsuch people forever. (NIV)The LORD's promises are pure, like silver refined in afurnace, purified seven times over. 7) Therefore,LORD, we know you will protect the oppressed,preserving them forever from this lying generation,(NLT)
1611Genesis 15:181769 “In that same day “In the same day thethe LORD made aLORD made acouenant withcovenant withAbram, saying, UntoAbram, saing : Vntothy seed haue Ithy seed have I givengiuuen this land fromthis land, from thethe riurer of Egyptriver of Egypt untovnto the great riuer,the great river, thethe riuerriver Euphrates:”Epuphrates:”
1611Genesis 19:21 “And he said vntohim, See I haueaccepted theeconcerning thisthing, that I will notoverthrow this citie,for the which thouhas spoken.”1769 “And he said untohim, See, I haveaccepted theeconcerning this thingalso, that I will notoverthrow this city,for the which thouhast spoken.”
1611Genesis 22:71769 “And Isaac spake “And Isaac spakeunto Abraham hisvnto Abraham hisfather, and said, Myfather, and said, Myfather: and he said,father: and he said,Here am I, my,Here am I, my son.sonne. And hee said,And he said, BeholdBehold the fire andthe fire and thewood: but where iswood: but where isthe lambe for a burnt the lamb for a burntoffering?”offering?”
1611Matthew 3:121769 “Whose fanne is in “Whose fan is in hishand, and he willhis hand, and he willthroughly purge histhroughly purge hisfloor, and gather hisfloore, and gather hiswheat into thewheat into thegarner: but wil burnegarner; but he willvp the chaffe withburn up the chaffvnquenchable fire.”with unquenchablefire.”
1611Matthew 9:34 “But the Phariseessaid, He casteth outthe deuils throughthe prince of deuils.”1769 “But the Phariseessaid, He casteth outdevils through theprince of the devils.”
1611Matthew 12:23 “And all the peoplewere amazed, andsaid, Is this thesonne of Dauid?”1769 “And all the peoplewere amazed, andsaid, Is not this theson of David?”
1611Romans 4:121769 “And the father of “And the father ofcircumcision, tocircumcision to themthem who are not ofwho are not of thethe circumcisioncircumcision only,onely, but also walkebut who also walk inin the steepes of thatthe steps of thatfaith of our fatherfaith of our fatherAbraham, which heAbraham, which hehad being yethad being yetvncircumcised.”uncircumcised.”
1611Romans 6:121769 “Let not sinne reigne “Let not sintherefore reign intherfore in youryour mortal body,mortall body, that yethat ye should obeyshould obey it in thelusts thereof.”it in the luststhereof.”
1611Romans 7:21769 “For the woman “For the womanwhich hat anwhich hath anhusbaud, is bound byhusband is bound bythe law to herthe law to herhusband, so long ashusband so long ashe liueth: but if thehe liveth; but if thehusband be dead,husband be dead,she is loosed fromshe is loosed fromthe law of thethe law of herhusband.”husband.”
1611Romans 12:2 “And bee notconformed to thisworld: but be yetransformed by therenuing of yourminde, that ye mayproue what is thatgood, thatacceptable andperfect will of God.”1769 “And be notconformed to thisworld: but be yetransformed by therenewing of yourmind, that ye mayprove what is thatgood, andacceptable, andperfect, will of God.”
1611I Corinthians 12:281769 “And God hath set “And God hath setsome in the Church,some in the church,first Apostles,first apostles,secondarilysecondarily prophets,Prophets, thirdlythirdly teachers, afterTeachers, after thanthat miracles, thenmiracles, then giftsgifts of healings,of healings, helpes inhelps, governments,gouernments,diversities ofdiusersities oftongues.”tongues.”
1611I Timothy 1:4 “Neither giue heedto fables, andendlessegenealogies, whichminister questions,rather then edifyingwhich is in faith: sodoe.”1769 “Neither give heedto fables and endlessgenealogies, whichminister questions,rather than godlyedifying which is infaith: so do.”
1611Revelation 1:41769 “John to the seuen “John to the sevenchurches which areChurches in Asia,in Asia: Grace beGrace be vnto you, &unto you, and peace,peace, from himwhich is, and whichfrom him which is,was, and which is toand which was, andcome, and from thewhich is to come;seuen spirits whichand from the sevenare before hisSpirits which arethrone:”before his throne;”
1611Revelation 5:131769 “And euery creature “And every creaturewhich is in heauen,which is in heaven, andand on the earth, andon the earth, and undervnder the earth, andtheearth,andsuchassuch as are in the sea,are in the sea, and alland all that are inthat are in them, heard Ithem, heard I, saying,saying, Blessing, andBlessing, honour, glory,and power bee vntohonour, and glory, andhim that sitteth vpoinpower, be unto him thatthe Throne, and vntositteth upon the throne,the Lambe for euerand unto the Lamb forand euer.”ever and ever.”
II Chronicles 33:19Cambridge (1769)Oxford (1769) “His prayer also, and “His prayer also, andhow God was entreatedhow God wasof him, and all his sins,entreated of him, andand his trespass, andall his sin, and histhe places wherein hetrespass, and thebuilt high places, andplaces wherein he builtset up groves andhigh places, and set upgraven images beforegroves and gravenhe was humbled:images before he wasbehold, they arehumbled: behold, theywritten among theare written among thesayingsoftheseers.”sayings of the seers.”
Jeremiah 34:16Cambridge (1769)Oxford (1769) “But ye turned and “But ye turned andpolluted my name, and polluted my name, andcaused every man hiscaused every man hisservant, and everyservant, and every manman his handmaid,his handmaid, whom hewhom ye had set athad set at liberty at theirliberty at theirpleasure,toreturn,andpleasure, to return,brought them intoand brought them intosubjection, to be untosubjection, to be untoyou for servants and foryou for servants andhandmaids.”for handmaids.”
Christ’s Use of the O.T.Matthew 2:18Jeremiah 31:15 “In Rama was there a “Thus saith the LORD;voice heard,A voice was heard inlamentation, andRamah, lamentation,weeping, and greatand bitter weeping;mourning, RachelRahel weeping for herweeping for herchildren refused to bechildren, and wouldcomforted for hernot be comforted,children, becausebecause they arethey were not.”not.”
Christ’s Use of the O.T.Matthew 22:31-32Exodus 3:6 “But as touching the “Moreover he said, Iresurrection of theam the God of thydead, have ye not read father, the God ofthat which was spokenAbraham, the God ofunto you by God,Isaac, and the God ofsaying, I am the God ofJacob. And Moses hidAbraham, and the Godhisface;forhewasof Isaac, and the Godafraid to look uponof Jacob? God is notGod.”the God of the dead,but of the living. ”
Christ’s Use of the O.T.Matthew 26:31 “Then saith Jesusunto them, All yeshall be offendedbecause of me thisnight: for it iswritten, I will smitethe shepherd, andthe sheep of theflock shall bescattered abroad.”Zechariah 13:7 “Awake, O sword,against my shepherd,and against the manthat is my fellow, saiththe LORD of hosts:smite the shepherd,and the sheep shall bescattered: and I willturn mine hand uponthe little ones.”
Christ’s Use of the O.T.Mark 7:6Isaiah 29:13 “Wherefore the Lord “He answered andsaid unto them, Well said, Forasmuch as thispeople draw near mehath Esaiaswith their mouth, andprophesied of youwith their lips dohypocrites, as it ishonour me, but havewritten, This peopleremovedtheirheartfarhonoureth me withfrom me, and their feartheir lips, but theirtoward me is taught byheart is far from me.”the precept of men:”
Christ’s Use of the O.T.Luke 4:18-19Isaiah 61:1-2 “The Spirit of the Lord is “The Spirit of the Lord GODupon me, because heis upon me; because thehath anointed me toLORD hath anointed me topreach the gospel to thepreach good tidings untopoor; he hath sent methe meek; he hath sent meto heal thebrokenhearted, toto bind up thepreach deliverance tobrokenhearted, tothe captives, andproclaim liberty to therecovering of sight tocaptives,andtheopeningthe blind, to set atof the prison to them thatliberty them that areare bound; To proclaim thebruised, To preach theacceptable year of theacceptable year of theLord.”LORD,”
Practical Example “I threw the ball to Andrew and Daniel.” “I threw the ball to both Andrew and Daniel.” “I threw the ball to Andrew.”
1611Jude 251769 “To the onely wise “To the only wiseGod our Sauiour, beGod our Saviour, beglory and maiestie,glory and majesty,dominion and power,dominion and power,now and euer.both now and ever.Amen.”Amen.”
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II Samuel 21:19 “In another battle withthe Philistines at Gob,Elhanan son of JaareOregim the Bethlehemitekilled Goliath the Gittite,who had a spear with ashaft like a weaver's rod.”(NIV) “There was war with thePhilistines again at Gob,and Elhanan the son ofJaare-oregim theBethlehemite killedGoliath the Gittite, theshaft of whose spear waslike a weaver's beam.”(NASV)“In still another battle at Gob, Elhanan son of Jairfrom Bethlehem killed the brother of Goliath of Gath.The handle of his spear was as thick as a weaver'sbeam! ” (NLT)
Isaiah 14:12 “How you have fallen from “How you have fallen fromheaven, O star of theheaven, O morning star,morning, son of the dawn!son of the dawn! You haveYou have been cut down tobeen cast down to thethe earth, You who haveearth, you who once laidweakened the nations!”low the nations!” (NIV)(NASV)“How you are fallen from heaven, O shining star, sonof the morning! You have been thrown down to theearth, you who destroyed the nations of the world.”(NLT)
Matthew 5:22 “But I tell you that anyonewho is angry with hisbrother will be subject tojudgment. Again, anyonewho says to his brother,'Raca,' is answerable to theSanhedrin. But anyone whosays, 'You fool!' will be indanger of the fire of hell.”(NIV) “But I say to you thateveryone who is angry withhis brother shall be guiltybefore the court; andwhoever says to his brother,'You good-for-nothing,' shallbe guilty before the supremecourt; and whoever says,'You fool,' shall be guiltyenough to go into the fieryhell. ” (NASV)“But I say, if you are angry with someone, you are subject tojudgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger ofbeing brought before the high council. And if you curse someone,you are in danger of the fires of hell. ” (NLT)
Mark 1:1-2 “The beginning of the “The beginning of thegospel of Jesus Christ, thegospel about Jesus Christ,Son of God. 2) As it isthe Son of God. 2) It iswritten in Isaiah thewritten in Isaiah theprophet: "BEHOLD, Iprophet: "I will send mySEND MY MESSENGERmessenger ahead of you,AHEAD OF YOU, WHOwho will prepare yourWILL PREPARE YOURway” (NIV)WAY; ” (NASV)“Here begins the Good News about Jesus the Messiah,the Son of God. 2) In the book of the prophet Isaiah,God said, "Look, I am sending my messenger before you,and he will prepare your way. ” (NLT)
Luke 2:33 “The child's father and “And His father andmother marveled at whatmother were amazed atwas said about him. ”the things which were(NIV)being said about Him.”(NASV)“Joseph and Mary were amazed at what was being saidabout Jesus. ” (NLT)
John 1:18“No one has seen God at any time; the only begottenGod who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explainedHim.” (NASV)
1611 “In that same day the LORD made a couenant with Abram, saing : Vnto thy seed haue I 1769 “In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given giuuen this land from the riurer of Egypt vnto the great riuer, the riuer Epuphrates:” thi
