Do Catholics recognize the King James Version of the Bible?

The King James Version (KJV) is regarded as one of the first English translations of the Catholic Bible, with the Great Bible and the Bishops Bible as its first two English predecessors. Their translation also included the Apocrypha, although newer versions of such do not include the said books.

Why do Catholics not use King James Bible?

The King James Bible does not contain all the books that were originally present and used to make the Catholic Bible. Catholic Bible contains the Apocrypha whereas the King James Bible is devoid of it.

Why choose the King James Version of the Bible?

Fishers Baptist Church also believes that the King James Version of the Bible is an accurate, faithful, and reliable translation of these manuscripts and that the English reader, therefore, can study it with utmost confidence and rely upon it.

What English version of the Bible do you use?

The only English version of the Bible we use is the King James Version. Fishers Baptist Church believes that the King James Version IS an accurate translation of the Bible. At the same time, however, we do not believe that there is necessarily only one correct way in which a verse may have been translated.

Why do we use the KJV?

Why We Use the KJV. The biblical doctrine of preservation is verbal, plenary preservation, which is the only reasonable view in light of the Biblical doctrine of the verbal, plenary, inspiration of the Writings. Inerrancy – is the view that the Bible is without error, that the Bible is correct in every statement it makes.

Is the KJV the best Bible translation?

The KJV is a beautiful Bible translation, but as you can see in our comparison of Bible translations there are even better translations available today. We really like the New King James Version (NKJV), but if you want a more modern translation the God’s Word Translation (GWT) is one of our favorites.