Historical facts
The translators’ preface, the 1611 title page, Scrivener, Erasmus and Revelation, later KJV standardization, and English words whose meanings changed.
Sources, history, and further reading
The KJV deserves more than slogans—from either side.
This page accompanies the tract If You Love the KJV, You Should Know These 9 Facts. It is not an argument against reading, preaching, memorizing, or preferring the King James Bible. It asks whether Scripture and history require one exact KJV form to bind every English-speaking Christian.
Both files are printable US Letter PDFs. The tract is arranged for double-sided printing.
The distinction that matters
Love for the KJV is not the issue.
KJV preference is a faithful Christian choice. TR, Byzantine, or Majority-text preference belongs to a serious textual debate. The tract examines a narrower claim: that the KJV’s exact English wording alone is perfectly preserved and finally controlling for every English-speaking Christian.
That claim may be true only if it can be shown. It should not be assumed merely because God preserves His Word, because Byzantine manuscripts are numerous, or because God has used the KJV wonderfully.
What you can check
Follow the case all the way back to the sources.
Major arguments
Preservation, missing verses, doctrinal weakening, manuscript majority, Vaticanus and Sinaiticus, Westcott and Hort, stability, and blessing.
Numbered sources
Primary documents, manuscript records, confessions, specialist scholarship, representative KJV-only publications, direct links, and stated limits.
The heart of the tract
Read the KJV. Love the KJV. Preach from the KJV. But do not bind Christian consciences to a doctrine about one English translation that Scripture itself does not teach.
We share the desire to honor every inspired word. We disagree about what the evidence proves. That disagreement should be handled with truth, patience, and brotherly love.
Corrections
The sources are public because the claims should be checked.
If you find a quotation out of context, a broken source, or a factual error, report the exact claim, source number, and challenged wording through the church or distributor that supplied the tract. Substantiated corrections will be applied to the tract and dossier together.
Current edition: Release 2.2 · Last link review: 26 August 2026