Modern King James Version (MKJV) King James 3 (KJ3)-(LITV)

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I posted this on 2 other threads, Gen. Theology and Bibliology. I received some great info from Logos1560, Bill777 and fuzzyh and I'm just looking for some more responses.

Does anyone have any info, views, opinions, etc., good or bad, on KJ3 (King James 3) version (also know as LITV) Literal Translation of the Bible and the Modern King James Version (MKJV)? Or on it's translator, Jay P. Green, Sr.


Here's some links:


http://www.sovgracepub.com/bibles/LITV2005.htm (http://www.sovgracepub.com/bibles/LITV2005.htm)

http://www.sovgracepub.com/bibles/literal.htm

http://www.sovgracepub.com/bibles/mkjv.htm (http://www.sovgracepub.com/bibles/mkjv.htm)

http://www.amazon.com/Holy-Bible-Mod...e=UTF8&s=books (http://www.amazon.com/Holy-Bible-Modern-James-Version/dp/1878442643/sr=8-1/qid=1167460749/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-3519299-0053559?ie=UTF8&s=books)


http://www.amazon.com/Modern-King-Ja...e=UTF8&s=books (http://www.amazon.com/Modern-King-Ja...e=UTF8&s=books)


Thanks and God Bless!

[Logos1560]

A few sample N. T. renderings from MKJV

Matt. 23:24
strain out (Tyndale's, Coverdale's, Matthew's, Taverner's, Great, Whittingham's, Geneva, Bishops', 1755 Wesley's, 1833 Webster's, 1842 revision of KJV by Baptists, NKJV, MKJV)
strain at (KJV)

Matt. 28:12
gave large money unto the soldiers (KJV)
gave a large sum of money to the soldiers (1833 Webster's, NKJV)
gave enough silver to the soldiers (MKJV)

Mark 2:22
bottles (KJV)
wineskins (NKJV, MKJV)

Luke 1:63
writing table (KJV)
writing tablet (NKJV, MKJV, 2005 Cambridge KJV)

Luke 17:6
mulberry tree (1535 Coverdale's, 1557 Whittingham's, 1560 Geneva, NKJV)
sycamine tree (Bishops', KJV, MKJV)

John 3:8
The wind bloweth where it listeth (KJV)
The wind blows where it wishes (NKJV)
The Spirit breathes where He desires (MKJV)

John 8:58
Before Abraham was, I am (KJV)
before Abraham was, I AM (NKJV)
Before Abraham came into being, I AM! (MKJV)

Acts 7:45
Joshua (Tyndale's, 1535 Coverdale's, 1537 Matthew's, 1539 Great, 1755 Wesley's, NKJV, MKJV)
Jesus (KJV)

Acts 17:4
joined unto Paul and Silas (1535 Coverdale's)
joined in company with Paul and Silas (1557 Whittingham's, 1560 Geneva)
consorted with Paul and Silas (KJV)
joined with Paul and Silas (NKJV)
joined themselves to Paul and Silas (MKJV)

Romans 8:16
same Spirit (Tyndale's, Coverdale's, Great, Geneva, Wesley's)
Spirit itself (Bishops', KJV)
Spirit Himself (NKJV, MKJV)

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The MKJV has Jehovah many times where the KJV does not (Exod. 15:3, 2 Sam. 7:20, 28, Ps. 8:1, 9, 140:7, 141:8, Song of Sol. 8:6, Isa. 10:16, 38:11, Ezek. 25:3, 32:31, 34:10, 17, 30, 36:23, Hab. 3:19, etc.).

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A few O. T. examples to assist in your own evaluation of the MKJV:

1 Kings 8:53
O Lord Jehovah (Tyndale's, 1537 Matthew's, 1842 revision by Baptists, 1987 Green's Literal Translation)
O Lord GOD (KJV, NKJV, MKJV)

2 Kings 2:19
the water is naught (KJV)
the water is bad (1833 Webster's, NKJV, MKJV)

Neh. 1:5
great and terrible God (KJV)
great and awesome God (NKJV, MKJV)

Neh. 8:9
Tirshatha (KJV) ["or, the governor" 1611 KJV margin]
governor (1842 revision, NKJV, MKJV)

Job 3:8
to raise up leviathan (1535 Coverdale's)
to raise up their mourning (KJV)
to arouse Leviathan (NKJV)
to stir up Leviathan (MKJV)

Job 20:24
bow of steel (KJV)
bronze bow (NKJV)
bow of bronze (MKJV)

Job 30:29
ostriches (1535 Coverdale's, Geneva, NKJV, MKJV)
owls (KJV)

Job 30:31
pipe (1535 Coverdale's)
organ (KJV)
flute (NKJV, MKJV)

Song of Solomon 8:6
flame of the LORD (1535 Coverdale's, 1537 Matthew's, 1539 Great)
vehement flame (KJV, NKJV)
flame of Jehovah (MKJV)

Isa. 34:5
Edom (1560 Geneva, 1833 Webster's, NKJV, MKJV)
Idumea (KJV)

Ezek. 24:17
bonnet (1535 Coverdale's, MKJV)
tire (KJV)
turban (NKJV)

Dan. 8:7
choler (KJV)
rage (NKJV)
anger (1833 Webster's, MKJV)

Amos 6:12
wormwood (Coverdale's, Geneva, NKJV)
hemlock (KJV, MKJV)

Nahum 2:1
keep the munition (KJV)
Man the fort (NKJV)
guard the rampart (MKJV)

Zeph. 2:14
pelican (Coverdale's, Geneva, NKJV, MKJV)
cormorant (KJV)

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A few more N. T. examples from MKJV and other translations:

1 Cor. 10:25
Whatsoever is sold in the market, that eat (Tyndale's, Matthew's, Bishops', New Scofield, KJ21)
Whatsoever is old in the shambles, that eat (KJV)
Eat whatever is sold in the meat market (NKJV, MKJV)

1 Cor. 14:20
in understanding be of a ripe age (Geneva)
in understanding be perfect (Bishop's)
in understanding be men (KJV)
in understanding be mature (NKJV)
in your minds be mature (MKJV)

Gal. 2:13
dissimulation (KJV)
hypocrisy (NKJV)
dissembling (MKJV)

Gal. 2:17
God forbid (KJV)
Certainly not (NKJV)
Let it not be said (MKJV)

1 Thess. 5:22
Abstain from all kind of evil (1557 Whittingham's)
Abstain from all appearance of evil (KJV)
Abstain from every form of evil (NKJV)
Abstain from every appearance of evil (MKJV)

2 Thess. 1:3
meet (KJV)
fitting (NKJV)
right (MKJV)

1 Tim. 1:10
For them that defile themselves with mankind (KJV)
for sodomites (NKJV)
for homosexuals (MKJV)

1 Tim. 6:5
which think that godliness is lucre (1535 Coverdale's)
supposing that gain is godliness (KJV, MKJV)
who suppose that godliness is a means of gain (NKJV)

Titus 1:8
one that loveth goodness (Tyndale's, Coverdale's, Great, Geneva)
a lover of goodness (Bishops')
a lover of good men (KJV)
a lover of what is good (NKJV)
a lover of good (MKJV)