removed this paragraph from the lead it is unsourced and reads like opinion the translation is still widely read today and highly regarded among many christian groups some groups known collectively as the king james only movement even go as far as to reject all modern translations believing the kjv to be the only reliable english bible translation this is despite the translation being almost years old criticisms of its accuracy and the fact that it is written in early modern english making it difficult for many modern english speakers to read or even understand cheers