KJV vs NKJV

KJV vs NKJV

1. KJV vs NKJV

Genesis 1:1 King James Version (KJV)
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 2:18 King James Version (KJV)
18
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will
make him an help meet for him.

Genesis 2:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
18
And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I
will make him a helper comparable to him.”

Genesis 22:8 King James Version (KJV)
8
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt
offering: so they went both of them together.

Genesis 22:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb
for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.

2 Samuel 22:6 King James Version (KJV)
6
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented
me;
2 Samuel 22:6 New King James Version (NKJV)

2. 6
The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.

Job 11:8 King James Version (KJV)
8
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst
thou know?

Job 11:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
8
They are higher than heaven—what can you do?
Deeper than
[a]Sheol—what can you know?

Job 26:6 King James Version (KJV)
6
Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

Job 26:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
6
Sheol is naked before Him,
And Destruction has no covering.

Psalm 16:10 King James Version (KJV)
10
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy
One to see corruption.

Psalm 16:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
10
For You will not leave my soul in
[a]Sheol,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to
[b]see corruption.

Psalm 18:5 King James Version (KJV)
5
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented
me.

3. Psalm 18:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
5
The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
Psalm 86:13 King James Version (KJV)
13
For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from
the lowest hell.

Psalm 86:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
13
For great is Your mercy toward me,
And You have delivered my soul from the depths of
[a]Sheol.
Footnotes:
a. Psalm 86:13 The abode of the dead


Psalm 109:6 King James Version (KJV)
6
Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

Psalm 109:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
6
Set a wicked man over him,
And let an
[a]accuser stand at his right hand.

Psalm 116:3 King James Version (KJV)
3
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon
me: I found trouble and sorrow.

Psalm 116:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
3
The
[a]pains of death surrounded me,
And the
[b]pangs of Sheol
[c]laid hold of me;
I found trouble and sorrow.

4. Footnotes:
a. Psalm 116:3 Lit. cords
b. Psalm 116:3 distresses
c. Psalm 116:3 Lit. found me


Ezra 8:36 King James Version (KJV)
36
And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants,
and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people,
and the house of God.
Ezra 8:36 New King James Version (NKJV)
36
And they delivered the king’s orders to the king’s satraps and the
governors in the region beyond
[a]the River. So they gave support to
the people and the
[b]house of God.

Matthew 7:14 King James Version (KJV)
14
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life,
and few there be that find it.
Matthew 7:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
14 [a]Because narrow is the gate and
[b]DIFFICULT is the way which leads
to life, and there are few who find it.

Matthew 18:26 King James Version (KJV)
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have
patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

Matthew 18:26 New King James Version (NKJV)
26
The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have
patience with me, and I will pay you all.’

Matthew 20:20 King James Version (KJV)

5. 20
Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons,
worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.

Matthew 20:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
20
Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons,
kneeling down and asking something from Him.

Matthew 21:32 King James Version (KJV)
32
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him
not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had
seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

Matthew 21:32 New King James Version (NKJV)
32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not
believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you
saw it, you did not afterward
[a]relent and believe him.

Matthew 26:28 King James Version (KJV)
28
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the
remission of sins.

Matthew 26:28 New King James Version (NKJV)
28
For this is My blood of the
[a]new covenant, which is shedfor many
for the
[b]remission of sins.

Matthew 27:3 King James Version (KJV)
3
Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned,
repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief
priests and elders,

Matthew 27:3 New King James Version (NKJV)

6. 3
Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was
remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief
priests and elders,

Mark 13:6 King James Version (KJV)
6
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive
many.

Mark 13:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
6
For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive
many.

Mark 14:24 King James Version (KJV)
24
And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is
shed for many.

Mark 14:24 New King James Version (NKJV)
24
And He said to them, “This is My blood of the
[a]new covenant, which
is shed for many.

Luke 21:8 King James Version (KJV)
8
And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my
name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore
after them.

Luke 21:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
8
And He said: “Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will
come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn
near.’
[a]Therefore do not
[b]go after them.

Luke 22:20 King James Version (KJV)

7. 20
Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament
in my blood, which is shed for you.

Luke 22:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
20
Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the
new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.

John 14:16 King James Version (KJV)
16
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that
he may abide with you for ever;

John 14:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
16
And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another
[a]Helper, that
He may abide with you forever—

Acts 24:14 King James Version (KJV)
14
But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so
worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the
law and in the prophets:

Acts 24:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
14
But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a
sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are
written in the Law and in the Prophets.

Romans 6:22 King James Version (KJV)
22
But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have
your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

Romans 6:22 New King James Version (NKJV)

8. 22
But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of
God, you have your fruit
[a]to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.

Romans 11:29 King James Version (KJV)
29
For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

Romans 11:29 New King James Version (NKJV)
29
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

1 Corinthians 7:22 King James Version (KJV)
22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman:
likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.

1 Corinthians 7:22 New King James Version (NKJV)
22
For he who is called in the Lord while a slave is the Lord’s freedman.
Likewise he who is called while free is Christ’s slave.

1 Corinthians 11:25 King James Version (KJV)
25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying,
this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it,
in remembrance of me.

1 Corinthians 11:25 New King James Version (NKJV)
25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This
cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you
drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

1 Corinthians 15:55 King James Version (KJV)
55
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

1 Corinthians 15:55 New King James Version (NKJV)

9. 55
“O
[a] Death, where is your sting?
O Hades, where is your victory?”


2 Corinthians 2:17 King James Version (KJV)
17
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of
sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

2 Corinthians 2:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
17
For we are not, as
[a]so many, peddling
[b] the word of God; but as of
sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.

2 Corinthians 3:6 King James Version (KJV)
6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the
letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

2 Corinthians 3:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
6
who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of
the letter but of the
[a]Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 10:5 King James Version (KJV)
5
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to
the obedience of Christ;

2 Corinthians 10:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
5
casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself
against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to
the obedience of Christ,

2 Corinthians 11:6 King James Version (KJV)

10. 6
But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been
throughly made manifest among you in all things.

2 Corinthians 11:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
6
Even though I am untrained in speech, yet I am not in knowledge.
But we have
[a]been thoroughly manifested among you in all things.

1 Timothy 6:10 King James Version (KJV)
10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted
after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with
many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some
have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced
themselves through with many sorrows.

2 Timothy 2:15 King James Version (KJV)
15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not
to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:15 New King James Version (NKJV)
15
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who
does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Hebrews 9:15 King James Version (KJV)
15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by
means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under
the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of
eternal inheritance.

11. Hebrews 9:15 New King James Version (NKJV)
15
And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by
means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the
first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of
the eternal inheritance.

The NKJV removes “Lord” 66 times, “God” 51 times, “Heaven” 50
times; Makes over 100,000-word changes- 2,289 in the N.T.