I have the highest respect for the King James version of the bible, and to me, it is by far the best translation that I have read.  In my opinion, its level of scholarship and academic excellence is unsurpassed.  It took 50 top scholars 7 full years to complete, and it is as close to the original Greek and Hebrew that we’ve got to date.  The richness of its text combined with its historical accuracy makes it an astounding achievement.  It is no wonder that it has set, and is still, the standard for all new translations that have been written since.

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