What is the Difference in the KJV and NLT? 

Thank you for this breakdown, when doing some comparisons myself of the different versions, to me the meaning of some verses change completely. I couldn’t understand KJV when I was younger but I am now able to grasp it much better in my older age and seems to be most accurate

Thank you for this video! I got a nlt in the mail...I opened it up and felt uneasy so I searched for information and I found you! Thank you! King James wins!

I read the nlt..........it flows easy. My two study bibles are thr kjv and the esv. They all have a time and place. I think i have 6 different translations! I tend to have a few open when studying. I love my nlt for just daily reading.

When I heard the Lord's Prayer in the NLT I about fell over when it came out, "May his name be kept Holy." I'm thinking He IS Holy. I think I about threw up in the church I was visiting, I emailed the pastor my concerns and he responded back that the NLT is absolute accurate.

New subscriber. Thanks for the skinny on the NLT. I am a KJV, NKJV and sometimes BSB reader. I don't usually even consider other versions so I had not heard of the NLT until recently.

Not many pastors know about the American King James Version. I have a copy. Very good.

I have the nlt inspire and I like it ok...but after reading it for a while I started feeling like, that I wasn't doing enough works or actions as it puts it and I found myself depressed and thinking what more can I do but as soon as reading the KJV again I knew Jesus paid it all and obedience is very important but clearly different than the vibe from the nlt.

Great video, well done. Years back I looked into this issue for a few years and in the end I definitely am more comfortable reading the KJV than any other translation.

There is no such thing as a word for word translation, Many Greek words cannot be translated directly to English. Ekklesia=assembly, group, gathering, It could mean church or a party at your house.

I read the NLT and study from the NASB and NKJV. I could not use the KJV this is not how we talk today and I find it very hard to understand. I have tried many times to read the KJV but just can not understand it.

Great history lesson brother

Sorry, I can't watch straight through to the end. God preserved the meaning of His words, but I don't believe synonyms are disallowed . I believe that is trying to put a gag order on how God says what He says. Would you actually tie God's hands in that fashion.

Interesting video! But for simple understanding here in germany: do you think the NLT is worth to use it as a bible for daily reading and brings me all deep understanding from Gods word and gospels or do you would prefer better more a textus receptus bible like KJV? Can I full trust the NLT in all?

The American King James Version is based off of the original manuscripts used by KJV 1611. It is a total shame more churches do not know about this hidden gem. It is the least compromised path for a modern English Bible but still keeps the integrity of the KJV 1611 Bible.

What is the best version for modern English for kids who do not read well?

KJV: clear, consise, beautiful, majestic words of The Almighty God. VS NLT: chaotic, confused, garbage words of man.

What year was the KJV that we have today translated? Why was the KJV left in the old English speaking language? Doesn't God want us to understand His Word? I am 63 & I am still searching for a bible. This is a struggle for me.

Isn't the translation "Lucifer" simply a derivative of the Latin translation of the Hebrew word "halal" aka morning star?

NLT was the first Bible I read cover to cover. It’s a decent translation but I do believe it tends to soften sin and sometimes it does the interpreting for you. One area NLT does a great thing is the way it puts measurements into things like yards or feet rather than say cubits. Or the way they write out numeric words such as 144,000 NLT vs KJV - an hundred forty and four thousand ~ Revelation‬ ‭14‬:‭1‬ Those kind of things help clarify a lot and/or make things easier to understand.

Wasn't expecting to laugh during this but, 11:31 got me.

NLT might be a curious curiosity with clarification like don't provoke your children to wrath "by how you treat them". However, there's important things that seem to be KJV exclusive or modern Bibles might contain still but fall short on. If one were to study what the missing verses are, it makes one curious about the plausible agenda of the modern bibles.

These translation comparisons are good tutorials. Thanks for uploading them.

Yet, our highschools still have William Shakespeare Literature/ Plays taught. This is based on Old English. We really are without excuse. Our nation has become lazy and our churches let it stand.

KJV is hardest translation it is very accurate but not everyone is able to read it but the NLT is the easiest translation to read and everyone can read it

What are your thoughts regarding red letter text Bibles?

The NASB, ESV, NRSV and the NIV are my go to Bibles, notice no KJV. I've been under the misconception that the TR was inferior to the CT. The more I have studied this subject the more I have come to understand that this idea is wrong. I have a KJV on order and I can't wait to read it. Thank you. Your information was a great help. God bless you.

I bought a KJV 1611 version. Should I read thr Apocrypha? If so how should I approach it?

Good video! I prefer the NASB2020, LSB, or ESV for accuracy

Man, I grew up with guys like this.....

The Catholic view of salvation is that one is saved by grace through faith in Christ. How is that different? The Catholic view of works is NOT that they save but that they are PROOF of faith, just like the bible teaches.

Even the Assemblies of God now have changed from NIV to NLT. My church seems still to hold good doctrine for now but how long? The AG is usually pretty strict on their doctrine and policies. I know they will never return to KJV1611. They held onto that version for years!!! By the 1990's, it was the NIV. Now, its NLT. The Baptists too- most. Same thing. What is going on?

I want to know how come in Ezra 7:8-10 why does it say he went to Babylon on April 8th, but in the KJV it doesn’t have a the date April 8? I want to know how did NLT get the dates?

Thanks for this video. I've compared the NLT to a few different translations, and I don't like the NLT. It does indeed change the meaning of many passages. It sure is popular in a lot of churches, though.

Re 14:20 From the 1599 Geneva bible. 14:20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, {15} and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand [and] six hundred furlongs. Note in the margin, (15) That is, overflowed very deep, and very far and wide: the speech is exaggeration to signify the greatness of the slaughter. These are those pleasant fruits truly, of the contempt of Christ, and desiring of Antichrist rather than him, which the miserable, mad and blind world reaps at this time. Re 14:20 From the 1611 King James bible. 20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. Rev 14:20 (KJV) The true meaning of the verse, a horse is the symbol of a nation or race in stride (move out). Such as the four horses in the seven seals, Rev.6:1-8. The bridle is what rules or guides the horse and no natural horse uses more than one bridle, and the bridle is around the head of the horse. What the Spirit is saying in the word used in the bible is that the nation the horse represents is about to fall and blood will run from the lowest level (smallest courts) clear up and into the highest courts of the people, in other words all law enforcement, and military, are found guilty of misusing the laws. By how the nation uses or obeys the laws is how the nation is judged. King James was no saint, but God uses both good and bad to bring about his purpose. King James had an aversion to the notes in the margin of the Geneva bible as did God, so God used King James’ aversion to bring about his (God’s) preserved word of truth in the English language, God did this because he knew that he would bring about this powerful nation [U.S.A. and the English language] of ours to lead the world. All glory to God. Amen

I agree with i try the nlt not only the translation wasnt that good but all the verses missing compared to the nkjv i dont trust it

The KJV is the one I trust. I do have issues parsing a lot of things and need to do further research to truly understand

The 1599 Geneva Bible, by Tolle Lege Press, is the best English translation that I've ever used.

KJV Bible is the True Infallible Word of the Living God

I have kjv, but i struggle understanding it

Pastor, your insults are becoming quite taxing.The nlt is a strong translation as by my opinion.The example you give for the beginning is proof.Taylors children couldn't understand the bible they were reading so his paraphrase they could.So I see that as a win.You aren't even dispensational so your flock stays in the dark about truth.I bet you still preach tithing, saturday sabboth, water babtism and tongues..all Jewish traditions..The nkjv mistranslates rom 11:13..Nlt,Niv got it right.The 12 was not the apostles to the gentiles, only Paul was.There is none righteous not one..Study that..Toni's husband

I find it very difficult to read the KJV. I read the ESV and NET.

Adam followed Eve eating the fruit seeing she didn't die right then; BUT look what happened next! Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 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. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

"Peradventure" one day we will be blessed with a 'thought for thought' equivalent to KJB "wherewith" we can read within our "three score and ten years" of our life? Don't confuse "thee" that we only have issues with "thy" choice. I am sold on KJV but I feel that our constant holding to archaic language has prevented any translation aimed at pleasing the KJO people being made. I prefer the Simplified or the KJV21 as I actually can read more than a sentence without laughing or grabbing a dictionary, but I would love an NLT that includes every meaning found in the text that the KJV was made from.

Use the version translation where God holy Spirit Specks to You I Pray Amen 😊👌

One big difference between the KJV and the NLT and most other modern versions is the doctrine of salvation, which IMO is a pretty important doctrine. I would note at Gal 2:16 the KJ teaches we are justified by the Faith of Christ while most modern versions say through faith in Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ showed tremendous faith that God would raise Him from the dead. Then at Rom 3:30 the KJ teaches that the one God will justify the Jew by faith and the Gentile through faith while the NLT at Rom 3:30 simply says everyone is saved by getting right with God. (Kind of weak don't you think?) Now to our foundational verse concerning salvation in this Age of Grace: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Eph.2.8 KJV I would direct the attention of the good reader to the second phrase in the above "and that not of yourselves" the "that" can only refer to the preceding faith. We are saved by the Grace of God through the Faith of Christ, NOT our own personal faith in Christ! There are two faiths at work now after the cross, man's personal faith as demonstrated in the OT where they had to show their faith by their works and the Faith of Christ which is gifted to every believer! One cannot find this doctrine of salvation in the modern versions with a magnifying glass. The Faith of Christ is the faith that came after the law. Gal 3:23 The one and only way to the Throne of God is through the Lord Jesus Christ made possible by the shed blood of God which was coursing through the body of Christ. Oh yes the blood! At 1Cor 15:3 the KJ teaches the gospel including HOW He died. How did Christ die for you and I? He bleed to death shedding His precious blood for one and all. The NLT as with other modern versions make no mention of HOW He died. Salvation today is totally made possible by the Faith of Christ. This is the Faith gifted to every believer which gives us the same knowledge Christ had: the moment I die, God will raise me from the dead. If you don't know in your heart that God will raise you instantly from the dead also, perhaps you might examine your belief system.

excellent.the HOLY SPIRIT is mostly left out of understanding the Bible, also the KJV uses older greek newer greek wescot and hort developed changed many words meaning the the 2 manuscripts used in modern transulations are very corrupt

Thank you for this video, I recently went to my brother's church and they were using the NLT and i felt something wrong with their bible. im glad i investigated! Great video THANK YOU!

Good job pastor. KJV is the way. We have these 30k denominations because people are not discerning.

It absolutely tickles me, that believers can watch something like this, a video about the various and many "translations" and STILL believe. It is absolutely absurd. Why would the original word of your supposed god, need to be rewritten, so many times. Why write a New Testament when there was the Old Testament? Why write a new living translation, then re write IT multiple times? Lol. It's a freakin game to keep that money rolling in and keep a hold of you. There is NO god. Never was, isn't and never will be. Plus, ANY bible you read, is 100% hearsay.

Tried to hear an honest review. Not what i heard.

NONSENSE They have much more scholarly research on events, and language translations. The 1611 was heavily edited. Tell the TRUTH.

Digging up new documents of golden tablets from an upstate New York field in 2024 might not get any traction for some believers who have the real Bible. Especially if someone claimed they were "fixing" the Bible. 😃😃😃 If it is a "personal" revelation, we might as well all be Gnostics. Pastors are fighting ends time delusions predicted in the real Bible. Some are willing to risk being an Elijah all alone against the horde of Molech priests. There will always be a remnant, even when fed by Ravens.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 kjv Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. Please rightly divide. Sin is sin. Today, in the Dispensation of Grace all can be saved by grace through faith alone.

Where the thing is about the new modern Bibles in the NLT Bible is that scripture wasn't removed it was the manuscript that they found that did not have those verses in scriptures and yes that the King James Bible added scripture to it, the NIV, NLT, ESV bibles are off all the same manuscript with the so-called missing versus but they're not missing there are in the footnotes as I said that the manuscript that they found for the new modern Bibles don't have those because that's what the manuscript is in the documents, but on the other hand with the King James version Bible we do not talk that way today we do not talk with the words of ye, thy, thee, those words are over 400 years ago and I don't believe that the King James version Bible is the only accurate English Bible that we should read I was reborn and saved on the NIV Bible and I still read it 15 years later and I also read the New living translation Bible and sometimes I would read the King James, but I know a lot of pastors and I know a lot of Christians that won't even touch the King James Bible because we don't talk that way anymore over 400 years ago and that's why we have these new modern Bible such as the NIV the NLT and ESV and other translations of the Bible too. Just to make it clear that nobody took any Bible verses out of any translation of the Bible it was just the manuscript that they fought for the new modern Bibles.

Yes, the NLT is a fine translation. Don't trust Sorenson. Work on your pronunciation of words such as 'preface' and 'Byzantine' for starters.

Plow boy today will choose NLT every time over KJV.

what about the amplified bible vs KJV

The canonized bible half true half false half lies

KJV is my fave as well, but most people don't know there were English translations BEFORE it

Begotten = biological

People who are KJV only need to wake up. Stuck in dead religion and legalism.

The KJV is the PERFECT word of God!

This picture behind you as well idol and antichrist photo this is not a picture how JESUSLOOKS like that please trough away that ifol photo

I just bought the life application Bible in the NLT and I like it. It words things different and that’s what I like about it. I know the meanings of words like lowring in the KJV but instead of having a Bible that says lowring and I have to think “threatening”, what’s wrong with a Bible that says threatening? When I study a word I don’t go check the KJV or the NKJV, I go to the original languages. I have books, tools to see exactly what God said. I don’t mean to be rude because you’re a brother in the Lord but you sound like one of these king James only guys. Instead of preaching the gospel to the lost you’re worried about what translation they are reading. Funny thing about books is they are written on paper and you know what you can do with paper? Write on it. Because I have a new translation doesn’t mean I’m scrapping all my other Bibles. It’s a tool. My concordance is a tool. My interlinear is a tool. My lexicons are tools. Gods Word is a sword and it cuts. I use it in battle regularly. God is still watching over His word to perform it and it’s still not going to come back to Him without accomplishing what He wants and I bet He honors His Word regardless if you saith it in kingeth jameseth lingo or modern English. You should teach on something worth teaching on like proving to these idiots who claim Jesus died on a Wednesday instead of a Friday because they understand Jesus saying He was going to be three days and nights in the heart of the earth like Jonah was three days and nights in the belly of the fish, against so much evidence He died on a Friday. Teach what matters and don’t split hairs