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DEFENDING THE KING JAMES BIBLE A FOURFOLD SUPERIORITY GOD'S WORDS KEPT INTACT IN ENGLISH By Pastor D. A. Waite, Th.D., Ph.D. Director, THE BIBLE FOR TODAY 900 Park Avenue Collingswood, New Jersey 08108 B.F.T. #1594-P Published By: THE BIBLE FOR TODAY PRESS 900 Park Avenue Collingswood, New Jersey 08108, U.S.A. Copyright, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006 All Rights Reserved PRINT BOOK ISBN #1-56848-012-1 EBOOK ISBN #978-0-9860113-7-5 First Printing: October, 1992 Second Printing: August, 1993 Third Printing: August, 1994 Fourth Printing: May, 1995 SECOND EDITION Fifth Printing (hardback): December, 1996 Sixth Printing (hardback): June, 1998 Seventh Printing (hardback): December, 1999 Eighth Printing (hardback): January, 2002 Ninth Printing (hardback): April, 2004 THIRD EDITION Tenth Printing (hardback): September, 2006 Eleventh Printing (perfect bound): 2008 SEPTEMBER, 2006 DEFENDING THE KING JAMES BIBLE A FOURFOLD SUPERIORITY GOD'S WORDS KEPT INTACT IN ENGLISH By Pastor D. A. Waite, Th.D., Ph.D. Director, THE BIBLE FOR TODAY, INCORPORATED 900 Park Avenue, Collingswood, New Jersey 08108 Phone: 856-854-4452; FAX: 856-854-2464; Orders:1-800-JOHN 10:9 E-Mail: [email protected]; Credit Card Orders Welcomed Web Pages: www.BibleForToday.org and www.BFTBC.org Published and Copyrighted 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006 by THE BIBLE FOR TODAY, INCORPORATED ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [No portion of this material may be reproduced in any form without written per- mission from the author and publisher, THE BIBLE FOR TODAY, 900 Park Av- enue, Collingswood, New Jersey 08108, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in connection with a review.] THIRD EDITION B.F.T. #1594-P THE BIBLE Majestic, eternal, immutable BOOK Inspired, inerrant, complete. The Light of my path as I walk on life's way, The Guide and the Lamp to my feet. Its writings are holy and verbally true, The unalterable Statute of Light, For profit, for doctrine, for correction, reproof, Infallible Guide to the right. My Treasure, my Comfort, my Help, and my Stay, Incomparable Measure and Rod, Each page is replete with its textual proof, The BIBLE, the exact WORD OF GOD! By Gertrude Grace Barker Sanborn (The author's mother-in-law) September, 1979 DEDICATION September, 2006 This book is affectionately and lovingly dedicated to my wife, Yvonne San- born Waite, who has been by my side now since August 27, 1948—fifty-eight years as of last month. She has encouraged me, prayed for me, assisted me, and stood with me for the things of the Lord and in the defense of His precious and inerrant Words. Through her help and willingness, this book has now been published to the glory of God and "IN DEFENSE OF TRADITIONAL BIBLE TEXTS," in- cluding the incomparable KING JAMES BIBLE. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I wish to thank those who helped in the production of this book, including: Ruthe Baker who typed the original seminar from the cassettes; Dr. Galen Gavel who designed the cover; and Yvonne S. Waite, Mr. D. A. Waite, Jr., and Phyllis B. Detwiler who proofread the manuscript and gave valuable suggestions. A special word of thanks goes to Dr. Kirk DiVietro. Pastor DiVietro, in my estimation, is a computer genius. He set up my new IBM-compatible computer two different times; he helped smooth out the text in Word Perfect 5.1 and later in 6.0 format; and he has graciously assisted me in many computer questions. Without his aid, this book could not have been published in its present form. A final word of appreciation goes to Daniel Stephen Waite for securing from the internet the names of scores of printers; for finding the best printing prices; for getting our fifth and sixth printings in hardback; and for marketing the book suc- cessfully to many active distributors. The copy has been gone over many times in an effort to bring to the reader the most effective tool possible in DEFENDING THE KING JAMES BIBLE. Though others have assisted in this process, the author accepts the responsibility for any oversights in form or content that we might have overlooked. FOREWORD This study on "DEFENDING THE KING JAMES BIBLE—A Fourfold Supe- riority—God's Words Kept Intact In English" is the product of over twenty-eight years of the author's thinking, researching, writing, publishing, and speaking on this most important theme. There is no more important subject in all the Christian Faith than the BIBLE. One vital question is: Which English Bible are we to read, study, memorize, preach from, and use today? A second important question is: Which English Bible can we hold in our hands and say with great confidence, "These are the WORDS OF GOD in English"? It has been the purpose of this study to answer BOTH of the above questions by pointing to THE KING JAMES BIBLE, proving its superiority in four areas: (1) its superior TEXTS; (2) its superior TRANSLATORS; (3) its superior TECHNIQUES; and (4) its superior THEOLOGY. In all FOUR of these areas, the KING JAMES BIBLE has no equal! The study is to be viewed as a suggestive outline of this theme rather than being in any sense exhaustive. There is really no end to this important discussion, due to the almost inexhaustible information available on it. Throughout the book, we have cited many helpful volumes for further study. We have also included (at the end of this book) a Bibliography which, at the time of publication, consisted of over 900 titles. This Bibliography lists books, tapes, videos, and other valuable materials on this theme which the reader might want to secure for his own library. More titles are being added monthly. For the latest up-to-date list of materials, we suggest you write THE BIBLE FOR TODAY and request BROCHURE #1. Though much has been added to this present volume, the bulk of materi- al contained was delivered at a seminar on the KING JAMES BIBLE given at GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, Cortland, New York, on February 13 and 14, 1988. The original seminar is available in both five, two-hour audio cassettes and/or two video cassettes. (BFT #1594/1-5) To the original three chapters have been added CHAPTER V, APPENDICES A and B, the INDEX, and the ADDITIONAL REFERENCES. APPENDIX C con- tains thirty-nine questions and answers that were asked during the original semi- nars. We hope that the answers to these questions which pertain to the defense of the KING JAMES BIBLE might be helpful to the readers. See p. xxxi for the THIRD EDITION’s important changes. THE N.T. GREEK TEXTUAL BATTLEGROUND TEXTUS RECEPTUS W/H CHANGES IN T.R. Has 140,521 Greek wds. Changes 5,604 places in the N.T Has 647 pp. in Greek Text Changes include 9,970 Greek wds. Has 217 Greek wds. per page Changes 15.4 Greek wds. per page Has 100% of the Greek wds. Changes 7% of the Greek wds. Has all 647 pp. unchanged Changes total 45.9 pp. in Greek text From the above chart, you can see the real GREEK TEXTUAL BATTLE- GROUND between the Westcott and Hort Greek text and the Textus Receptus Greek text of the New Testament. You can see that the additions, subtractions, or changes include almost 10,000 Greek words! To get a picture of just how many Words are involved (if they were together in one place) consider what 10,000 English words would amount to. It would be the equivalent of either: (1) the entire book of Romans (9,447 words); or (2) the entire book of 1 Corinthians (9,489 words); or (3) the books of 2 Corinthians and Galatians (9,190 words); or (4) the books of Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and 1 Thessalonians (9,096 words); or (5) the books of James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude (10,088 words); or (6) the books of Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 2 Timothy, Philemon, 2 Peter, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude (9,819 words). This represents the total number of Received Text Greek Words that have ei- ther been added to God's Words, subtracted from God's Words, or changed from God's Words by the Westcott and Hort Greek text. I think you will agree with me that there is much at stake in this BATTLE for our Bible! Isn't it time to CON- TEND for the BOOK?! Sincerely for the Defense of God's Words, Pastor D. A. Waite, Th.D., Ph.D. Director, THE BIBLE FOR TODAY, INCORPORATED "FORT 900" 900 Park Avenue, Collingswood, New Jersey 08108 Phone: 856-854-4452 September, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOREWORD INTRODUCTION A. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS B. HELP FOR 618 UNFAMILIAR WORDS IN THE KING JAMES BIBLE C. THE MANIFOLD DEFICIENCIES OF THE NASV, THE NKJV, & THE NIV D. THE KING JAMES BIBLE OF 1611 HAS ONLY 421 CHANGES OF SOUND FROM OUR PRESENT KING JAMES BIBLE E. THE KING JAMES BIBLE OF TODAY IS VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL TO THE KING JAMES BIBLE OF 1611 CHAPTER I: "GOD'S WORDS KEPT INTACT" IS BIBLE PRESERVA- TION (THE BIBLE'S TIMELESSNESS) A. GOD PROMISED BIBLE PRESERVATION 1. Psalm 12:6-7 2. Psalm 78:1-8 3. Psalm 105:8 4. Psalm 119:89 5. Psalm 119:111 6. Psalm 119:152 7. Psalm 119:160 8. Proverbs 22:20-21 9. Ecclesiastes 3:14 10. Matthew 4:4 11. Matthew 5:17-18 12.