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There is a word at Deuteronomy 23:2 & Zechariah 9:6 in the KJV that is not considered polite by many folks today.

The critical text fact is true, but essentially irrelevant. If I'm not mistaken, there is was no substantial changes in the Greek text (between 23 - 26) but mainly changes in the apparatus (footnotes).

Many KJVs are missing over 200 words from the TR (that is, up until about 2005) which were present in the 1611 AV. Some KJVs are still printed with these 200+ words -- http://www.baptistboard.com/showthread.php?t=47257

Good... because it was a revision of the Bishops' Bible. Historic fact.

From Matthew repeated but inverted phrases (KJV) -- 19:30 But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last [shall be] first. 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. Seeing how "and the first last" in 20:16 is treated, are the...

These three verses from Isaiah have redundant elements and are reminiscent of phrases found in Revelation (KJV) -- 41:4 Who hath wrought and done [it], calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I [am] he. 44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of...

There is a repetitious concluding formula found in the Chronicles. It names a king, follows the king's name with the phrase "first and last", which is then followed by the titles of various prophets' books (some of which are not included in the Bible). Here are just two examples from 1...

The title of the thread is "Final Canonization", yet I found no reference whatsoever to the canonization of 66 books in the OP?

Which Bible would Jesus use if He went to your church? Jesus did go to church (well, synagogue anyway) and He didn't use the KJV.

So, it seems that belief is a "work"?

You might want to investigate the New Testament of the Open English Bible (OEB) which is being created by taking existing English language translations, especially the Twentieth Century New Testament (1904 edition) and "and conforming them to modern English". The portions of the Old Testament...

That is not a typo. The name of this version has "New New" (yes, twice); and it is not "The" it is intentionally "A". This version which first appeared in 2013 must rank as one of the all time worst Bible publications. First, it is backed by Hal Taussig (editor, and commentary) and his fellow...

"Worst. Version. Ever!" Those are strong words, John. There are some other very bad versions out there! The 'Sacred Name' versions are notoriously bad.

They claimed that the versions merged spanned 200 years, so some were old. Yes, "thee" and "thou" were retained but only for second person address to Deity. Rev. Kenneth Becker (editor) received his B.A. in Bible (with Greek and English proficiency) and an M.A. in Christian Education from...

The MEB includes Mark 16:9-20 without comment, footnote, or brackets. But there is an interesting bracketed insertion at John 8 (actually before 7:53). A "special oddity" of the MEB is that they fit the chapter and verse divisions into paragraph divisions (thus, every chapter begins with a new...

I apologize for my typo. In their Preface it is "such as the word" (I accidently omitted "as").

The Majority English Bible has not yet been the subject of a thread on the BB, to my knowledge. The publisher is iUniverse. No doubt, this recent translation (copyright 2013) will be often confused with the even newer TR-based Modern English Bible (also MEB). The Majority English Bible...

Did you realize that the phrase "the apple of his/thine eye" is found multiple times in Scripture? (In five different books! KJV) -- He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. (Deuteronomy 32:10)...

The Gospel of Matthew seems to exhibit a lot of repetition. Matthew 16:19 (to Peter, thus singular pronouns) is very similar or exactly the same as Matthew 18:18 (to a group of disciples, thus plural pronouns). It seems clear that Jesus made this pronouncement on two different occasions. Also...

Excellent point! "Footnotes" at minimum ought to be distinguished as either Textual Notes (how the translators handled the text) or Study Notes (those extra-biblical explanations and opinions). I will add that I agree that owning a copy of Scripture with no accompanying notes can be quite...