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The King James Version used italics to indicate words that had no exact equivalent in the original text, but had been supplied by the translators for various reasons, usually to make the text read properly in English. A modern reader is used to seeing italics used for emphasis; their use in the King James Version creates a strange impression.
The King James Version used italics to indicate words that had no exact equivalent in the original text, but had been supplied by the translators for various reasons, usually to make the text read properly in English. A modern reader is used to seeing italics used for emphasis; their use in the King James Version creates a strange impression.
Many modern editions of the King James Version omit the italicization.
Many modern editions of the King James Version omit the italicization.
A recent attempt to "update" the King James Version was the New King James Version, which most notably modernized pronouns such as "thou" and verb forms such as "art".
Some Christians believe that the 1611 Authorized Version of the King James Bible is the only acceptable English translation of the Bible. This is referred to by some Christians, especially those who do not hold to this viewpoint, as the "KJV-only movement".
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