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I'm afraid some "Bible Believers" are putting too much emphasis on the "Originals" now!
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If the Scripture says something about it, or if we find indications from Scripture as to what the original language was, we could then point to an "original language".
I believe there are several reasons why we should retain the idea of Greek authenticity of the New Testament (but even if it wasn't all in Greek, that is not going to change the purity of our Bible today, of course).
The problem is not with arguing for Greek, the problem is where arguing for Greek undermines or leads to undermining our pure English Bible. Just because many scholars argue for Greek with a view to undermine the KJB does not mean that we should be quick to reject the Greek originality of the New Testament.
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Come on, let's get it together: it doesn't matter if Mark wrote in PIG Latin
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It would pose a problem if the Bible were written in pig latin, as opposed to "Biblical Greek", because God's Word needs to be given in a high form, not low. Every indication is that the original languages of the Bible, namely, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Syriack and Biblical Greek are the superior forms of communicating in their respective times.
God's works are perfect, His works are glorious, it would not be befitting if His Word were in pig latin as opposed to "Biblical original languages".
This view could undermine the 1611 men as TRANSLATORS, and begin to have them as reissuers of God's words: this is the problem of putting inspiration to all men rather than to just the original penmen.
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God was and still is able to preserve His words through the centuries, in whatever language He chooses!
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Though God is able to do so, this "choice" of God is not high and mysterious and beyond our comprehension, as though if defies being understood. Rather, we do see that God has been able to and has in practise preserved his Word through history, and has used various languages. The fact is that He favoured some languages in the past, and favours English today and the future.