King James Only movement

The King James Only movement (also known as King James Onlyism or KJV Onlyism) asserts that the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible is superior to all other English translations of the Bible. Adherents of the movement, mostly certain Conservative Anabaptist, traditionalist Anglo-Catholic, Conservative Holiness Methodist, Primitive Baptist and Independent Baptist churches, believe that this text has been providentially preserved as a perfect translation of the Bible into English, or at least is the best translation of the Bible in English.

Most radical factions argue that the King James translation itself was divinely inspired, superseding the original Greek itself or that the King James translation was preserved while the other manuscripts became corrupted. However, other factions who follow the view of Edward Hills maintain that the KJV is not merely a translation of the Greek text, but an independent edition of the Textus Receptus in its own right, faithfully rendered in English and representing the most accurate expression of the Textus Receptus tradition. Others prefer the KJV simply because it is in the public domain in most countries (with the United Kingdom being a notable exception), which allows them to freely copy any amount of the translation without worrying about royalties or copyright.

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