KJV compared with the TR
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No. | Ref. | KJV | TR | Significance |
1 | Luke 21:19 | possess | endurance gain | TR makes salvation by works. |
2 | John 3:36 | believeth not | is not subject to | TR makes salvation by works. |
3 | 1 Cor. 1:18 | are saved | are being saved | TR makes salvation by works. |
4 | 2 Cor. 2:15 | are saved | being saved | TR makes salvation by works. |
5 | John 10:30 | my Father | the Father | TR attacks the Deity of Jesus Christ. |
6 | Matt. 5:22 | without a cause | lightly | The TR makes Jesus into a sinner since Jesus got angry many times, but always with just cause. |
7 | Acts 2:31 | hell | hades | The correct English word for the abode for those who die without trusting Christ is "hell, not the transliteration "hades." |
8 | Acts 3:21 | since the world began | from of old | TR attacks the eternal nature of Jesus Christ. |
9 | Matt. 7:14 | strait | straitened | Changed tense of word changes meaning. |
10 | Mark 2:15 | Jesus | The first use of "Jesus" omitted in favor of "he" | Eliminating Jesus' name is wrong. |
11 | Luke 17:36 | Two menshall be in the field; the one shall be taken, the other left | omitted | TR omits entire verse. |
12 | Acts 12:4 | Easter | Passover | TR is in error. |
13 | Acts 1:3 | many infallible proofs | many proofs | TR fails to state the proofs of the resurrection are infallible, i.e. indisputable. |
14 | Acts 4:13 | unlearned and ignorant | unlettered they are and uninstructed | Changed words changes meaning. |
15 | Acts 7:45 & Heb. 4:8 | Jesus | Joshua | The TR destroys the OT typology of Jesus Christ returning as a military captain who leads armies to do battle and destroy the United Nations. The correct translation is the KJV "Jesus." |
16 | Rom. 1:32 | have pleasure | are consenting to | Changed words changes meaning. |
17 | Rom. 12:11 | the Lord | omitted | TR omission of "the Lord" removes the One who believers are supposed to be serving. |
18 | 1 Cor. 7:2 | nevertheless, to avoid fornication | but on account of fornication | TR fails to point out the admonition to avoid fornication. |
19 | 1 Cor. 15:31 | I protest by your rejoicing | by our boasting which I have | Changed words changes meaning. |
20 | Gal. 2:20 | I am crucified | I have been crucified | Changing the tense of word to past tense changes meaning. |
21 | Phil. 3:8 | dung | refuse | TR uses a less offensive term; doing so changes the meaning of the verse. |
22 | Col. 3:2 | affection | mind | TR uses the wrong word. God is interested in the seat of your affection and love (your heart - Prov. 23:26). |
23 | 1 Thes. 2:15 | us | you | Changed words changes meaning. |
24 | 1 Thes. 5:22 | Abstain from all appearance of evil. | Abstain from every form of wickedness. | TR allows believers to live carnally as long as it is not something actually "evil," while the KJV condemns everything evil as well as all things that appear to be evil. |
25 | 1 Tim. 6:20 | science | knowledge | TR takes away KJV warning against false science. |
26 | 2 Tim. 2:15 | study | be diligent | Changes meaning of the verse. |
27 | Heb. 2:10 | captain | leader | Jesus Christ as the "captain of their salvation" is much more than a mere religious "leader" as in the TR, e.g. Jesus Christ is the Son of God. |
28 | Heb. 3:6 | rejoicing | boasting | TR gives opposite meaning. |
29 | James 2:18 | without | omitted | Eliminating this word changes meaning of verse. |
30 | James 5:16 | faults | offenses | Changed word changes meaning. |
31 | 1 John 1:4 | your | our | Changed word changes meaning. |
32 | 1 John 2:23 | (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. | omitted | TR omits. |
33 | Rev. 3:1 | seven | The first use of "seven" omitted | TR destroys the cross-reference to "seven Spirits" in Rev. 1:4, 4:5, and 5:6. |
34 | Rev. 11:1 | And the angels stood | omitted | TR omits. |