It's time to lay aside the King James Version of the Bible because of the needs of evangelism, preaching and teaching, and personal study.
The quote is the concluding paragraph. Be sure to read the whole article, plus the previous article written about the KJV, at the link above.
A great deal of debate has occurred over the question of "literal" translation as opposed to the "dynamic equivalence" approach that the NIV and most modern translations employ. This is the effort to translate the thought rather than give a word for word rendering. The fact is that there is no such thing as translating word for word from one language into another. The KJV does not do it. The ASV does not do it. There are many examples of dynamic equivalency in these and all versions. Translations will necessarily involve some paraphrase. I have worked enough with translators in preaching in foreign lands to understand this reality.
He stole my thunder. :)
Anybody know if Hugo McCord’s NT version, published by FHU, is online anywhere? I’ve not found it, if it is. Would be a good resource.
I think FHU is calling it McCord's New Testament Translation of the Everlasting Gospel. Mouthful.