The source states it plainly.
The preserved Word of God
The King James Bible is the preserved Word of God.
God has not left His people without His Word. Start with why the King James Bible can be trusted in English, then examine the Scriptures and the historical record.
A clear claim. Five reasons. Sources you can examine.
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Read clearly. Compare carefully. Follow the sources.
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Why the King James Bible Is the Preserved Word of God
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Read the Word.
Check the record.
- Read the Scripture.Begin with the passage itself.
- Hear the challenge.Take the strongest objection seriously.
- Compare the sources.See what each record actually says.
- Weigh the answer.Let each historical claim be only as strong as its proof.
Evidence key
The evidence points this way.
More proof is still needed.
Let’s start here
How to study the evidence
Choose one question below. Read the Bible passage in context, compare the linked sources, then write what supports your answer and what you still need to check. Each study walks you through those steps.
GUIDED STUDY
Why Are These Bibles Different?
Compare the words. Did the translators make different choices, or use different source texts?
Read the guided study →GUIDED STUDYHow Far Back Can We Trace the Words?
Look at an old handwritten copy. Learn what its age can—and cannot—tell us.
Read the guided study →GUIDED STUDYWhat Happened to the Heavenly Witnesses?
Follow 1 John 5:7–8 through the evidence and form your own conclusion.
Read the guided study →The same passage, side by side
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See the difference in 1 John 5:7–8
The KJV names the Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost. The NIV’s main text is shorter. It still has verses 7 and 8; its footnote records the longer reading.
These are typeset text illustrations, not photographs of printed Bible pages. Tap either image to enlarge it. Each comparison identifies its edition and distinguishes the main text from footnotes. Use the links to examine each passage in context.
Not a King James invention
Latin-speaking Christians said these words came from John more than a thousand years before the KJV.
More than one witness
The Latin and Greek records differ. The case traces what survives, when it appears, and what each witness can establish.
What did Cyprian mean?
Did this early Christian writer quote a longer Bible verse? Or did he use the shorter verse to teach about Father, Son and Holy Spirit? Both views remain possible.
The question: when a modern Bible brackets or omits these words, which evidence is it following? Read the witnesses and the challenge to the KJB reading.
Examine the complete case →Research commitments
Questions are welcome.
Legends are not.
Source firstImportant claims link to old records or published research.
Both sidesEach case gives the strongest reasons for and against its claim.
Plain languageWe explain harder words as we use them.
Your own answerCheck the sources and decide whether the conclusion is fair.