In this analysis we will compare the 'New King James Version' (NKJV) (1983 edition) to the King James (KJ) Bible. K J V S. N K J V Gen. 1:21 KJ: "And God created great WHALES, ..." NKJV: "So God created great sea creatures ..." COMMENT: There is a difference between sea creatures and WHALES. Gen. 2:7 KJ: "... and man became a living SOUL." NKJV: "... and man became a living being." COMMENT: A MAJOR difference between man and beast is that man is the ONLY creature with a SOUL. Gen. 2:13 KJ: "... land of ETHIOPIA." NKJV: "... land of Cush." COMMENT: I know where Ethiopia is, but where is Cush? Question: Is the NKJV's 'Cush' a "simpler and more easily understandable word" than the King James' "ETHIOPIA"? Gen. 3:4-5 KJ: "And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." -------- NKJV: "And the serpent said to the woman, 'You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.'" --------- COMMENT: This is major blasphemy! God (with a big G) is not evil! Think about the difference. Gen. 22:8 KJ: "And Abraham said, My son, God will provide HIMSELF a lamb for a burnt offering: ..." NKJV: "And Abraham said, 'My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering'..." COMMENT It is true, as the NKJV says, that God did provide FOR himself a sacrifice. However, that is only part of the story. The NKJV totally misses the DEEPER, and more AMAZING truth: GOD WAS the sacrifice! The KJ wording is perfect: "God will provide HIMSELF" (in the form of his only begotten son Jesus Christ) as the sacrifice. Gen. 24:47 KJ: "... and I put the EARRING UPON HER FACE, ..." NKJV: "... So I put the nose ring on her nose ..." COMMENT: The NKJV put WHAT on her nose? Deut. 23:17 KJ: "There shall be no ... SODOMITE of the sons of Israel." NKJV: "There shall be no ... perverted one of the sons of Israel." COMMENT: "SODOMITE" is watered down to just 'perverted one'. Sodomy is an ABOMINATION (Lev. 18:22), but the NKJV has REMOVED sodomy. 2Sam. 16:4 KJ: "... And Ziba said, I humbly BESEECH thee [that] I may find GRACE in thy sight, my lord, O king. NKJV: "... And Ziba said, 'I humbly bow before you, that I may find favor in your sight, my lord, O king!'" 1Kings 10:28 KJ: "... and LINEN yarn: the king's merchants received the LINEN yarn at a price." NKJV: "... and Keveh; the king's merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price." COMMENT: I know what linen is, but what is Keveh? Is the NKJV's 'keveh' actually a "simpler, more easily understood word", than the KJ's LINEN? 1Kings 14:24 KJ: "And there were also SODOMITES in the land: ..." NKJV: "And there were also perverted persons in the land ..." COMMENT: SODOMITES is watered down to 'perverted persons'. Sodomy is an ABOMINATION (Lev. 18:22). But notice, the NKJV has removed sodomy. Oh, BTW, an amateur archeologist has found the remains of Sodom and Gomorrah. I've seen their DVD and I believe it is real. Their web site is: http://www.wyattmuseum.com/cities-of-the-plain.htm 1Kings 15:12 KJ: "And he took away the SODOMITES out of the land, ..." NKJV: "And he banished the perverted persons from the land, ..." COMMENT: Again, the NKJV changes SODOMITES to just 'perverted persons'. Sodomy is GONE, in the NKJV, here in 1Kings 15:12, AND in 1Kings 14:24, AND in 1Kings 22:46 AND in 2Kings 23:7. 1Kings 20:38 KJ: " ... with ASHES upon his FACE." NKJV: " ... with a bandage over his eyes." COMMENT: In English, "ASHES" and 'bandage' are two different words entirely. So are FACE and eyes. Ezra 8:36 KJ: "And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's LIEUTENANTS, ..." NKJV: "And they delivered the king's orders to the king's satraps ..." COMMENT: Is the NKJV's 'satraps' a "clearer, more easily understood word" than the King James' "LIEUTENANTS"? Psalm 109:6 KJ: "Set thou a wicked man over him: and let SATAN stand at his right hand." NKJV: "Set a wicked man over him, And let an accuser stand at his right hand." COMMENT: Satan has been REMOVED from this verse in the NKJV. Eccl. 5:20 KJ: "... God ANSWERETH [HIM] in the joy of his heart." NKJV: "... God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart." COMMENT: The translators blew this one. Isaiah 11:3 KJ: "And shall make him of quick understanding ..." NKJV: Omitted. COMMENT: This verse is about Jesus Christ and says that he will be "of quick understanding". The NKJV omits this. Daniel 3:25 KJ: "... and the form of the fourth is like THE SON OF GOD." NKJV: (footnote) "or a son of the gods" COMMENT: 'A son of the (plural) gods?' It was Jesus Christ, The Son Of God, who was in the fiery furnace with Shadrach, Messach, and Abednego. It was Jesus Christ who protected them and it is Jesus Christ who protects us from the fiery furnace (i.e. from hell). Daniel 7:10 KJ: "... THE JUDGMENT WAS SET, and the books were opened." NKJV: "... The court was seated, And the books were opened." COMMENT: The JUDGMENT OF GOD has been removed. Hosea 11:12 KJ: "... but Judah YET RULETH WITH GOD, AND IS FAITHFUL WITH THE SAINTS." NKJV: "... But Judah, still walks with God, Even with the Holy One who is faithful." COMMENT: The topic of the verse is Judah. But, halfway through the NKJV changes the topic to God. Hosea 13:9 KJ: "O Israel, THOU HAST DESTROYED THYSELF; but in me [is] thine help." NKJV: "O Israel, you are destroyed, But your help is from Me." COMMENT: How did Israel get destroyed? The NKJV does not tell us. Zech. 11:17 KJ: "Woe to the IDOL shepherd that leaveth the flock! ..." NKJV: "Woe to the worthless shepherd, Who leaves the flock! ..." COMMENT: "IDOL" and 'worthless' are DIFFERENT. Matt. 2:4 KJ: "... he (King Herod) DEMANDED of them where Christ should be born." NKJV: "... he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born." COMMENT: King Herod, FURIOUS over the arrival of Jesus, (and wanting to DO AWAY with him) did NOT inquire where Christ should be born; he DEMANDED to know! Matt. 7:14 KJ: "Because strait [is] the gate, and NARROW [is] the way, ..." NKJV: "Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way ..." COMMENT: 'Difficult is the way'? No, "NARROW" is the way. Matt. 8:19 KJ: "And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, MASTER, I will follow thee ..." NKJV: "Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, 'Teacher, I will follow you ...'" COMMENT: Jesus AS MASTER is watered down to 'teacher'. Matt. 11:23 KJ: "And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to HELL: ..." NKJV: "And you, Capernaum ... will be brought down to Hades; ..." COMMENT: Hell is GONE in this verse in the NKJV. Matt. 12:32 KJ: "... but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in THIS WORLD, neither in THE [WORLD] TO COME." NKJV: "... but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come." Matt. 12:40 KJ: "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the WHALE'S belly; ..." NKJV: "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, ..." COMMENT: The Lord Jesus Christ knew the difference between a "WHALE" and a 'fish'. Matt. 13:39 KJ: "... the harvest is the end of the WORLD, ..." NKJV: "... the harvest is the end of the age, ..." COMMENT: The harvest comes at the END OF THE WORLD. Matt. 16:18 KJ: "... upon this rock I will build my church; and the GATES OF HELL shall not prevail against it." NKJV: "... on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it." COMMENT: Hell is gone (again) in the NKJV. Matt. 18:11 KJ: "For the Son of man IS COME to save that which was lost." NKJV: "For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost." COMMENT: The NKJV says Jesus Christ 'has come', a PAST TENSE statement. The NKJV implies that ALL who were to be saved, HAVE BEEN saved. NOT TRUE. Anyone TODAY can be saved by Jesus. The correct reading is PRESENT TENSE. This NKJV corruption is very subtle and there are NUMEROUS places where the NKJV changes the verb tense. Matt. 18:26 KJ: "The servant therefore fell down, AND WORSHIPPED HIM, saying, LORD, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all." NKJV: "The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, 'Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.'" COMMENT: The NKJV deletes WORSHIPPED HIM, and LORD is watered down to just 'Master'. Matt. 20:20 KJ: "Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, WORSHIPPING [him], ..." NKJV: "Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down ..." COMMENT: 'Kneeling down' is not even close to TRUE "WORSHIP". Matt. 23:8 KJ: "But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your MASTER, [even] Christ; ..." NKJV: "But you, do not be called 'Rabbi'; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, ..." COMMENT: Jesus AS MASTER is watered down to 'teacher'. Matt. 24:3 KJ: "... Tell us ... of the end of the WORLD ..." NKJV: "... Tell us ... of the end of the age ..." COMMENT: Jesus isn't being asked about a "new time period", or a "new dispensation". He is being asked about the WORLD COMING TO AN END. There is a difference. Matt. 27:4 KJ: "... I have sinned in that I have betrayed THE INNOCENT BLOOD ..." NKJV: "... I have sinned by betraying innocent blood ..." COMMENT: Lots of people are innocent of certain crimes. But ONLY JESUS CHRIST was "THE" INNOCENT BLOOD. Think about it. Matt. 27:27 KJ: "Then the soldiers ... took Jesus into the COMMON HALL, ..." NKJV: "Then the soldiers ... took Jesus into the Praetorium ..." COMMENT: Is the NKJV's 'Praetorium' "simpler and more easily understandable", than the King James' COMMON HALL? Mark 13:6 KJ: "For many shall come in my name, saying, I am [CHRIST]; ..." NKJV: "For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He,' ..." COMMENT: 'He' could be ANYBODY. Luke 11:4 KJ: "... And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from EVIL." NKJV: "... And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one." COMMENT: It is true, as the NKJV says, that we need to be delivered from the 'evil one'. But also, OUR FLESH IS SINFUL (Romans 8:3). So we need to be delivered from it, too. The King James is correct and MORE COMPREHENSIVE: We need to be delivered FROM EVIL (from ALL of its forms). Luke 16:23 KJ: "And in HELL he lift up his eyes, ..." NKJV: "And being in torments in Hades, ..." COMMENT: Hell is DELETED in this verse in the NKJV. Luke 21:8 KJ: "... for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [CHRIST]; ..." NKJV: "... For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He,' ..." Luke 24:46 KJ: "... and thus it BEHOVED Christ to suffer, ..." NKJV: "... thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer ..." COMMENT: The NKJV misses a HUGE POINT: It BEHOVED Christ to suffer. He did it WILLINGLY. John 1:3 KJ: "All things were made BY him; ..." NKJV: "All things were made through Him, ..." COMMENT: "BY" and 'through' are totally different. Think about it. John 1:10 KJ: "He was in the world, and the world was made BY him, ..." NKJV: "He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, ..." COMMENT: Again, "BY" and 'through' are not the same. John 4:24 KJ: "God [is] A Spirit: ..." NKJV: "God is Spirit, ..." COMMENT: For the NKJV to say: "God is Spirit" infers that ALL spirits are of God. NOT true. There are evil spirits, but in God, there is NO evil. So the KJ is correct: God is 'A' spirit. John 14:16 KJ: "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another COMFORTER, ..." NKJV: "And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, ..." John 14:26 KJ: "But the COMFORTER, which is the Holy Ghost, ..." NKJV: "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, ..." John 15:26 KJ: "But when the COMFORTER is come, ..." NKJV: "But when the Helper comes, ..." John 16:7 KJ: "... for if I go not away, the COMFORTER will not come ..." NKJV: "... for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come ..." John 18:28 KJ: "Then led they Jesus ... unto the HALL OF JUDGMENT: ..." NKJV: "Then they led Jesus ... to the Praetorium, ..." COMMENT: Is the NKJV's 'Praetorium' "simpler, and more easily understandable", than the King James' HALL OF JUDGMENT? Acts 2:31 KJ: "He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in HELL, neither his flesh did see corruption." NKJV: "he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption." COMMENT: The NKJV DELETES HELL (again). Acts 2:47 KJ: "... And the Lord added to the church daily such as SHOULD BE saved." NKJV: "... And the Lord added to the church daily those who were BEING SAVED." COMMENT: Salvation is an IMMEDIATE EVENT. It is NOT A PROCESS. People are either saved or they are not. They are NOT 'being saved'. Acts 3:13 KJ: "The God of Abraham, ... hath glorified HIS SON Jesus; ..." NKJV: "The God of Abraham, ... glorified His Servant Jesus, ..." COMMENT: Jesus as GOD'S SON has been watered down to just 'servant'. Acts 3:26 KJ: "... God, having raised up HIS SON Jesus, ..." NKJV: "... God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, ..." COMMENT: Again, the NKJV waters down Jesus as GOD'S SON to Jesus as just a 'servant'. Acts 4:13 KJ: "Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and IGNORANT men, ..." NKJV: "Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, ..." COMMENT: Untrained? Untrained? WHAT? Peter and John had been WITH JESUS for some time. They WERE NOT untrained! JESUS HAD TRAINED THEM. They were trained BY GOD ALMIGHTY: THE BEST TRAINER in the UNIVERSE! They were, however, ignorant. Acts 4:25 KJ: "... Why did the HEATHEN rage, and the people imagine vain things?" NKJV: "... Why did the nations rage, And the people plot vain things?" COMMENT: It wasn't nations that raged. It was the HEATHEN. Acts 4:27 KJ: "... thy HOLY CHILD Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, ..." NKJV: "... Your holy Servant Jesus, whom you anointed, ..." COMMENT: Again, the NKJV waters down Jesus. This time GOD'S HOLY CHILD is watered down to just a 'holy servant'. Acts 4:30 KJ: "... thy HOLY CHILD Jesus." NKJV: "... Your holy Servant Jesus." COMMENT: One more time: The NKJV waters down Jesus. GOD'S HOLY CHILD is watered down to 'holy servant'. Acts 8:9 KJ: "... a certain man, ... used sorcery, and BEWITCHED the people ..." NKJV: "... a certain man ... who previously practiced sorcery ... and astonished the people ..." COMMENT: No! No! No! He didn't 'astonish' the people as if they were being entertained/amazed. No, he BEWITCHED them (to their DETRIMENT). Acts 12:4 KJ: "... after Easter ..." NKJV: "... after Passover." COMMENT: Herod was a HEATHEN King. He did NOT REGARD Passover! He would have regarded Easter, though. Note: Easter is PAGAN. Passover is BIBLICAL. Acts 15:18 KJ: "Known unto God are all his works FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD." NKJV: "Known to God from eternity are all His works." Acts 17:22 KJ: "Then Paul stood in the midst of MARS' HILL, and said, ..." NKJV: "Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, ..." COMMENT: Is the NKJV's 'Areopagus' "simpler, and more easily understandable", than the King James' MARS' HILL? Acts 17:22 KJ: "... [Ye] men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are TOO SUPERSTITIOUS." NKJV: "... 'Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious;'" COMMENT: Come on! Being 'very religious' and "TOO SUPERSTITIOUS" are entirely different! Acts 17:29 KJ: "... we ought not to think that the GODHEAD is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, ..." NKJV: "... we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, ..." COMMENT: The GODHEAD is watered down to just 'divine nature'. Acts 18:12 KJ: "And when Gallio was the DEPUTY of Achaia, ..." NKJV: "... when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, ..." COMMENT: Is the NKJV's 'proconsul' a "simpler, more easily understood word", than the King James' DEPUTY? Acts 19:35 KJ: "... the city of the Ephesians is A WORSHIPPER OF the great goddess Diana, ..." NKJV: "... the city of the Ephesians is temple guardian of the great goddess Diana, ..." COMMENT: The NKJV waters down the IDOLATRY practiced in Ephesus. Acts 24:14 KJ: "But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call HERESY, so worship I the God of my fathers, ..." NKJV: "But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, ..." COMMENT: The unbelievers who came against the Apostle Paul did NOT think Christianity was a sect. No! They thought it was HERESY. Acts 28:29 KJ: "And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great REASONING among themselves." NKJV: "And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had a great dispute among themselves." Romans 1:18 KJ: "... men, who HOLD THE TRUTH in unrighteousness;" NKJV: "... men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness," Romans 1:25 KJ: "Who CHANGED the truth of God into a lie, ..." NKJV: "who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, ..." COMMENT: Those 2 verses are NOT the same. Romans 6:8 KJ: "Now if we BE DEAD with Christ, ..." NKJV: "Now if we DIED with Christ, ..." COMMENT: NO ONE died (past tense) WITH Christ. Jesus Christ died ALONE to pay ALL our sin debt. We did NOT help him! And because he died ALONE, we can NOW (present tense) be dead WITH HIM. Notice: The NKJV changes the verb tense thus corrupting the meaning of this verse. Romans 6:18 KJ: "Being then made free from sin, ye became the SERVANTS of righteousness." NKJV: "And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness." COMMENT: Are we 'slaves' or "SERVANTS"? Answer: SERVANTS! Think about the difference. Romans 6:19 KJ: "... now yield your members SERVANTS to righteousness ..." NKJV: "... now present your members as slaves of righteousness ..." COMMENT: Again, are we 'slaves' or "SERVANTS"? Answer: SERVANTS! There is a difference. Romans 6:22 KJ: "But now being made free from sin, and become SERVANTS to God, ..." NKJV: "But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, ..." COMMENT: What? 'Slaves of God'? No! No! No! We are "SERVANTS" to God, as properly stated in the King James Bible. Romans 13:2 KJ: "Whosoever ... resisteth the ordinance of God: ... shall receive to themselves DAMNATION." NKJV: "Therefore whoever ... resists the ordinance of God, ... will bring judgment on themselves." COMMENT: The NKJV waters down this WARNING. 1Cor. 1:18 KJ: "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which ARE SAVED it is the power of God." NKJV: "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." COMMENT: The NKJV is teaching AGAIN that salvation is a PROCESS. NOT TRUE. It is an IMMEDIATE EVENT. 1Cor. 1:21 KJ: "... it pleased God by the FOOLISHNESS OF PREACHING to save them that believe." NKJV: "... it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe." COMMENT: Contrary to what the NKJV says, THE GOSPEL MESSAGE IS NOT FOOLISHNESS. 1Cor. 1:22 KJ: "For the Jews REQUIRE a sign, ..." NKJV: "For Jews request a sign, ..." 1Cor. 6:9-10 KJ: "... Be not deceived: neither fornicators, ... NOR EFFEMINATE, ... shall inherit the kingdom of God." NKJV: "nor effeminate" has been OMITTED in NKJV. 1Cor. 9:27 KJ: "But I keep ... my body, ... into subjection: lest ... I myself should be a CASTAWAY." NKJV: "But I discipline my body ... lest, ... I myself should become disqualified." COMMENT: Being a CASTAWAY and being disqualified are VERY DIFFERENT. Think about it. 1Cor. 11:11 KJ: "... neither the woman WITHOUT the man, IN THE LORD." NKJV: "... nor woman independent of man, in the Lord." 1Cor. 11:29 KJ: "For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh DAMNATION TO HIMSELF, ..." NKJV: "For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, ..." COMMENT: The NKJV waters down God's WARNING. 1Cor. 15:45 KJ: "... The first man Adam was made a living SOUL; ..." NKJV: "... The first man Adam became a living being ..." COMMENT: A MAJOR difference between man and beast is that man is the ONLY creature with a SOUL. 1Cor. 15:55 KJ: "... O GRAVE, where [is] thy victory?" NKJV: "... O Hades, where is your victory?" 2Cor. 2:15 KJ: "For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them THAT ARE SAVED, ..." NKJV: "For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved ..." COMMENT: Again? The NKJV is teaching salvation is a PROCESS. NO! It is an IMMEDIATE EVENT. 2Cor. 2:17 KJ: "For we are not as many, which CORRUPT the word of God: ..." NKJV: "For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; ..." COMMENT: Peddling and CORRUPTING are VERY DIFFERENT. 'New' versions, like the NKJV, try and hide from the truth they are CORRUPTING the word of God. 2Cor. 5:17 KJ: "... behold, all things ARE BECOME new." NKJV: "... behold, all things have become new." COMMENT: Note: The NKJV CHANGES THE VERB TENSE to past tense. This is incorrect as the Christian walk is a DAILY (present tense) walk where all things ARE BECOME new. New situations happen for the Christian DAILY. This NKJV error is not the only place where the verb tense has been changed. 2Cor. 10:4 KJ: "(For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, but mighty THROUGH GOD to the pulling down of strong holds;)" NKJV: "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strong holds," 2Cor. 10:5 KJ: "Casting down IMAGINATIONS, and every high thing ..." NKJV: "casting down arguments and every high thing ..." COMMENT: It's IMAGINATIONS that can sometimes BAIT US into sin. Gal. 2:20 KJ: "I AM CRUCIFIED with Christ: nevertheless I LIVE; ..." NKJV: "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, ..." COMMENT: The NKJV is saying their crucifixion is over (past tense). NOT TRUE. The believers crucifixion is an ongoing, PRESENT TENSE, transaction. Also, we are not dead the way the NKJV implies. Philip. 3:8 KJ: "... DUNG, ..." NKJV: "... rubbish, ..." COMMENT: I have rubbish on the top of my office desk, but I don't want "DUNG" there!!! Philip. 3:21 KJ: "Who shall change our VILE BODY, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, ..." NKJV: "who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, ..." COMMENT: The problem is that our bodies are VILE. Col. 3:2 KJ: "Set your AFFECTION on things above, ..." NKJV: "Set your mind on things above, ..." COMMENT: The 'mind' can be an issue, but the BIGGER ISSUE is our "AFFECTION" (i.e. our HEART) as stated by the King James Bible. (See also Proverbs 4:23). Col. 3:6 KJ: "For which things' sake the wrath of God COMETH ON THE CHILDREN OF DISOBEDIENCE:" NKJV: "Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience." COMMENT: God's WRATH is not just coming on the 'sons' of disobedience, but on ALL CHILDREN OF DISOBEDIENCE (i.e. SONS and DAUGHTERS). 1Thes. 5:22 KJ: "Abstain from ALL APPEARANCE of evil." NKJV: "Abstain from every form of evil." COMMENT: We SHOULD abstain from every FORM of evil. But, MORE THAN THAT, we are to abstain from ALL APPEARANCE of evil. 1Tim. 6:5 KJ: "... men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, SUPPOSING THAT GAIN IS GODLINESS: from such withdraw thyself." NKJV: "... of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, WHO SUPPOSE THAT GODLINESS IS a means of GAIN. From such withdraw yourself." COMMENT: The NKJV twists this verse. Re-read it carefully. 1Tim. 6:10 KJ: "For the love of money is THE root of all evil: ..." NKJV: "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, ..." COMMENT: There is a big difference between the NKJV's 'a' root and the correct King James reading of "THE" root. 1Tim. 6:20 KJ: "... avoiding ... oppositions of SCIENCE falsely so called:" NKJV: "... avoiding ... contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge-" COMMENT: It's NOT 'knowledge' that sometimes attacks the gospel, it's "SCIENCE" falsely so called. For example: The theory of evolution, which, BTW, has been proven wrong at some good creationist web sites, like: http://www.drdino.com http://www.answersingenesis.org http://www.icr.org 2Tim. 1:7 KJ: "For God hath not given us THE spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." NKJV: "For God has not given us A spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." COMMENT: There is only ONE spirit of fear. Thus, the correct reading is: God has not given us THE spirit of fear (as the KJ states) NOT 'A' spirit of fear (meaning there is more than one spirit of fear) as the NKJV states. 2Tim. 2:15 KJ: "STUDY to shew thyself approved unto God, ..." NKJV: "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, ..." COMMENT: We are supposed to STUDY the word of God. 2Tim. 2:25 KJ: "... instructing those that OPPOSE THEMSELVES; ..." NKJV: "... correcting those who are in opposition, ..." COMMENT: The NKJV is exactly backwards. 2Tim. 3:3 KJ: "... despisers OF THOSE THAT ARE GOOD," NKJV: "... despisers of good," COMMENT: Quite a difference in the meaning of those two phrases. Titus 3:10 KJ: "A man that is an HERETICK after the first and second admonition reject;" NKJV: "Reject a DIVISIVE man after the first and second admonition," COMMENT: What?? JESUS CHRIST WAS DIVISIVE!!! The KJ is correct: The one that holds to false doctrine (the HERETICK) is the one to be rejected, NOT the one exposing the false doctrine. Heb. 2:11 KJ: "For both he that sanctifieth and they who ARE SANCTIFIED [are] all of one: ..." NKJV: "For both He who sanctifies and those who are BEING SANCTIFIED are all of one, ..." COMMENT: Another example of the NKJV changing verb tenses. Heb. 2:16 KJ: "For verily he took not on [him the nature of] angels; but he took on [him] the seed of Abraham." NKJV: "For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham." COMMENT: The NKJV is not even close. Heb. 3:1 KJ: "Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our PROFESSION, CHRIST JESUS;" NKJV: "Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus," COMMENT: Don't the translators know the difference between PROFESSION and confession? Heb. 3:16 KJ: "FOR SOME, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit NOT ALL that came out of Egypt by Moses." NKJV: "For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses?" COMMENT: The NKJV is exactly backwards. Heb. 4:8 KJ: "For if JESUS had given them REST, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day." NKJV: "For if Joshua had given them rest, then He would not afterward have spoken of another day." COMMENT: Our "REST" is in the LORD JESUS, not in Joshua! Heb. 10:14 KJ: "For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that ARE SANCTIFIED." NKJV: "For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified." James 5:16 KJ: "Confess [your] FAULTS one to another, ..." NKJV: "Confess your trespasses to one another, ..." 1Peter 3:20 KJ: "... in the days of Noah, ... eight souls were saved BY water." NKJV: "... in the days of Noah, ... eight souls, were saved THROUGH water." COMMENT: "BY" and 'through' are not the same. Notice: Noah was saved BY water. In other words, what destroyed the world, i.e. WATER, was also USED BY GOD, to FLOAT the ark and SAVE Noah! Likewise, the same FIRE that SLEW the men that threw Shadrach, Messach, and Abednego into the fiery furnace (Dan. 3:22) ALSO burned off the bindings that tied those men, such that they WALKED in the midst of the FIRE! (Dan. 3:25) Anyway, back to Noah's ark: An amateur archeologist has found the remains of Noah's ark. I've seen their DVD and I believe it is real. Their web site is: http://www.wyattmuseum.com/noahsark.htm There are people today that are looking for the ark on Mount Ararat. But, check your King James Bible. In Genesis 8:4 it says "the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the MOUNTAINS (PLURAL) of Ararat". The amateur archeologist found the remains of Noah's ark 12 miles from Mt. Ararat within the MOUNTAINS of Ararat. The discovered ark is 1 inch off, that's right 1 inch off, from 300 cubits (Gen. 6:15) in length. 2Peter 2:1 KJ: "... there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in DAMNABLE HERESIES, ..." NKJV: "... there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, ..." COMMENT: The problem is that the heresies are DAMNABLE. 1John 2:20 KJ: "But ye have AN UNCTION from the Holy One, and ye know all things." NKJV: "But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things." COMMENT: Are "UNCTION" and 'anointing' the same? 1John 3:16 KJ: "Hereby perceive we the LOVE [OF GOD] ..." NKJV: "By this we know love, ..." COMMENT: God is left out! What happened to GIVING GOD THE GLORY for his love? 1John 5:8 KJ: "And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree IN ONE." NKJV: "And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one." 1John 5:13 KJ: "... that ye may know that ye have eternal life, AND THAT YE MAY BELIEVE on the name of the Son of God." NKJV: "... and that you may continue to believe ..." COMMENT: 'Continue to believe'? The NKJV is inferring that a believer could LOSE HIS ABILITY TO BELIEVE ... i.e. a WORKS BASED SALVATION. Rev. 1:18 KJ: "I [am] he that liveth, ... and have the keys of HELL and of death." NKJV: "I am He who lives, and ... have the keys of Hades and of Death." COMMENT: The NKJV changes "HELL" to 'Hades' here in Rev. 1:18 and in Rev. 6:8 and in Rev. 20:13 and in Rev. 20:14. Rev. 7:3 KJ: "Saying, Hurt not the earth, ... till we have sealed the servants of our God IN their foreheads." NKJV: "saying, Do not harm the earth, ... till we have sealed the servants of our God ON their foreheads." COMMENT: The NKJV changes the sealing of the servants of God from "IN" their foreheads to 'on' their foreheads here in Rev. 7:3 and in Rev. 9:4 and in Rev. 14:1 and in Rev. 22:4. Rev. 13:16 KJ: "And he causeth all, ... to receive a mark IN their right hand, or IN their foreheads:" NKJV: "And he causes all, ... to receive a mark ON their right hand or ON their foreheads," COMMENT: The "mark of the beast" will be IN the right hand or IN the forehead (as in the possibility of a microchip, or something IN the skin that CANNOT be washed off etc.). Note: Something ON the right hand or ON the forehead could be more easily REMOVED. Note: The NKJV change from "IN" their right hand and "IN" their forehead to 'on' their right hand and 'on' their forehead occurs here in Rev. 13:16 and in Rev. 14:9. Rev. 19:8 KJ: "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and WHITE: for the fine linen is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of saints." NKJV: "And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints." COMMENT: The linen of the saints is WHITE because WHITE symbolizes PURITY. 'Bright' could be ANY COLOR. Also, fine linen is the RIGHTEOUSNESS of saints (which GOD GAVE TO US and HE GETS THE GLORY for it). The fine linen IS NOT the righteous ACTS of the saints (which would give man the glory).