“The Good Book”

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

     Hello again.  Thanks for your time.  I have researched Greek manuscripts for several months now, trying to find the closest Bible translation: Lucianic, Western, Byzantine, Alexandrian, Textus Receptus, Westcott and Hort, Nestle-Aland, United Bible Societies, and on and on.  I have looked at interlinear Bibles and searched and searched.  I was sold on the fact the New American Standard Bible was the most accurate, but my further study has all lead me back to the King James Version.  I think the King James Version and the Textus Receptus are the most accurate and can be trusted.  I have found Byzantine text types are more favored than Alexandrian.  Some theologians say the Alexandrian text was written by cults and pagans.  But anyway, what are your thoughts on searching for the truth?  Now there are all of these lost gospels which they found to be phony and some new old Bible they said they found that has a book of James in it that says Christ was just a servant.  I just want the truth.  I think I will use the King James and keep a NASB on the side to compare.

Sincerely,
Eager Reader

Dear Eager Reader,

All of the major word-for-word translations use a solid, trustworthy base of original texts. The King James, the New King James, the American Standard, the New American Standard, and the English Standard Version are all reliable word-for-word translations.  Take a look at our post "What's The Best Translation?" for a more in-depth discussion on word-for-word vs. thought-for-thought translations.

Many, many people with many, many doctorates have combed and re-combed the original manuscripts and texts, and there is very little real argument amongst them about the quality of the Bible texts that you hold in your hands today.  Using a KJV with a NASB as comparison is a fine choice.

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