The KJV may sound all nice and majestic, but the NT wasn't written to be that way.
The AV certainly has a finish and poetry in prose that no other English version after it exhibits.
It was written in the finest hour of the English language.
But this is simply one aspect of why it is a superior Version.
It really is a better translation. One of the chief reasons being that the men who worked on it were in love with God and His Word and walked with Him daily. They really knew the Word from cover to cover.
Didn't know much about the latest movie, soap opera, rock group, or fashion fad, but they knew God and His Word.
They compared Scripture with Scripture and Approached the whole as coming from the mind of a unified Being.
They translated from the known to the unknown and let Scripture comment upon itself.
Most modern versions try too hard to come up with some new thing. And they have been oft translated by fair linguists who are bad theologians.
Why did the 1903 version of the NASB distort the doctrine of inspiration in 2 Tm. 3:16?
Luke's writing is in beautiful classical Greek.
Even Ecclesiates tells us that in the Word of the king there is power---We have the King of English versions in the AV.
Grace and Peace.
So does the NASB
The New American Standard Bible has been produced with the conviction that the words of Scripture as originally penned in the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek were inspired by God. Since they are the eternal Word of God, the Holy Scriptures speak with fresh power to each generation, to give wisdom that leads to salvation, that men may serve Christ to the glory of God.Why did the 1903 version of the NASB distort the doctrine of inspiration in 2 Tm. 3:16?
The purpose of the Editorial Board in making this translation was to adhere as closely as possible to the original languages of the Holy Scriptures, and to make the translation in a fluent and readable style according to current English usage.
Well, the NASB wasn't even in existence in 1903, so I have no idea what you're talking about.
Luke's writing is in beautiful classical Greek.
No, it isn't. Classical Greek had all but faded by the time Luke was around. Alexander's Hellanization of the world led to a simplification of the Greek language. Common Greek (that's what koine means) had less precision, but was easier to learn as a second language.
Even Ecclesiates tells us that in the Word of the king there is power---We have the King of English versions in the AV.
Thats nothing more than eisegesis, reading your presuppositions into the text. "In the word of the king there is power" is speaking to the authority he has by virtue of his position. It's downright irresponsible to try to use that verse to justify the KJV-only position.