Why
I Use the KJB
Is the King James Bible too hard to Read?
In comparing the first chapter of the first and last books of the Old and New Testaments, the Flesch-Kincaid research company’s Grade Level Indicator shows "The KJV ranks easier in 23 out of 26 comparisons" betrays the strictly
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Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Indicator |
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KJV
Grade
Level |
NIV
Grade
Level |
NASB
Grade
Level |
TEV
Grade
Level |
NKJV
Grade
Level |
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Gen. 1 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
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Mal. 1 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
4.6 |
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Matt. 1 |
6.7 |
16.4 |
6.8 |
11.8 |
10.3 |
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Rev. 1 |
7.5 |
7.1 |
7.7 |
6.4 |
7.7 |
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Grade
Level
Average |
5.8 |
8.4 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
6.9 |
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(table from Riplinger, Gail. New Age Bible Versions, p. 196)
http://www.av1611.org/kjv/kjv_easy.html
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