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Originally Posted by bibleprotector
Be very concerned. All traditional, normal King James Bibles have "shew". Once there are changes like "alway" to "always", there are meaning differences. If there are differences like this, there will be differences in words like "intreat", "mortar", "bewray", etc.
The meaning of “alway”. The following is a great example of the exactness of the words of the Authorized King James Bible (using the Oxford English Dictionary for reference). The world “always” means “at every time” and “on every occasion”, whereas the word “alway” means “all the time” and “perpetually”. For example, Jesus said, “lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” (Matthew 28:20b). Yet He also said, “but me ye have not always.” (John 12:8b). This is not a contradiction, since John is describing Jesus’ personal physical presence. Even though Jesus is not “always” on Earth by His own physical person, yet He is “alway” with His people on the Earth, for example, by the Holy Ghost and the Word.
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That's a wonderful example of the subtle butchering to the word of God that some KJB publishers have mischievously done.
As far as "shew" and "show" are concerned, I believe the definition is the same for both words, yet the publishers have take the liberty to change it, maybe to lessen any confusion or update the 'archaic' spelling or something, either way there's no justification for tampering with the text.