authorized kjv is right 100% of the time :)

Thanks for your thoughts in round 2.I came to a debate and suddenly find myself with nothing to debate. We are agreed that the Bible gives great advice / council / examples / and more.Psalm 119:1-21 How blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the law of the Lord.2 How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart.I want to respond to a few of your statements . . . “the kjv has gotten me through some puzzling situations” - this sounds like you have a story or two. Tell us one or two.___“Essentially, the second statement is a translation of the first” Not so, translation (outside mathematics) refers to taking a statement in one language and stating the same idea in another. Yours is a restatement, and even there we can get into trouble. In Luke 23:42-43 we have a statement from Jesus to the man on the cross beside him. 42 And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!” 43 And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.”People have argued for at least 2 differing readings(truly I say to you today) - you shall be with Me in Paradise OR(truly I say to you) - today you shall be with Me in Paradisethe first could be a figure of speech (truly I say to you today) - eventually you will be in paridisethe second is more immediate (It’s true) “today you shall be with Me in Paradise”Remember there was no punctuation in the original Greek. Translators try to figure out the meaning of the original and then try to make it clear in our language._____ “I invite anyone to find something wrong in the kjv” - The editors of the KJV found issues or problems that needed fixing, or there would not be different editions.The Cambridge vs. Oxford (both current) editions of the KJV Jeremiah 34:16 – “whom ye had set” vs. “whom he had set” 2 Timothy 2:2 – “heard from me” vs. “heard of me”These both change the meaning of the text, not just word arrangements or spelling.There are the major version revisions of 1611 and 1769 which have made changes in the meaning. Also there were several editions of the 1611 version. See my round 1.“to say that one is not perfect implies that another version is...”This is a logical fallacy in several ways. a) They could all be less than perfect. There is no reason any translation must be perfect. b) The idea that we need perfection in a text is flawed. God is perfect. The rest of us not so. It is the same with the scriptures. They point to a perfect God, but there is no place I can think of where Jesus says they are perfect. In MT 5 we read17 “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. 18 For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19 Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.Some take v. 18 as a claim of scriptural perfection, but it is Jesus saying that the Law will not change (be abolished) until it is fulfilled.Another scripture to consider is 2 Timothy 3:14-17 where scripture is said to be inspired and profitable.14 You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, 15 and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.Here is my position on issues brought up un this debate.1. The best Bible version / edition is the one you faithfully read, and through which you hear from God. 2. The KJV is a an adequate translation. There are a few places where I believe it misses the point of a good translation (letting the reader know what was intended by the original Greek, Hebrew & Aramaic words) but these do not change the core message, and any serious student will quickly become aware of these few verses.3. It is God that is perfect. I fear we make idols of many things, including our interpretation of scripture, our sectarian theological positions and much more.have a great day.