Question: what is the difference between king james version and new living translation?
Answer: The NLT prior to 2007 was a strict paraphrase and thus not trustworthy. Conversely, the NKJV is a word for word translation as opposed to a thought for thought translation like the NIV. The NKJV was translated much like the KJV but replaced archaic words with those that are contemporary and thus easier to comprehend.