*THOU* SHALT BE SAVED

Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

We know that those "archaic thees and thous" specify "you" in the SINGULAR. Is that important? These are probably the two most used salvation verses that use this expression. The KJB makes it clear that salvation is an INDIVIDUAL things. Let's look at some of the most popular modern versions.

NIV

31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved ­you and your household.”

9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 

Nkjv

31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 

ESV

31 And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."

9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 

CEV

31 They replied, "Have faith in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved! This is also true for everyone who lives in your home."

9 So you will be saved, if you honestly say, "Jesus is Lord," and if you believe with all your heart that God raised him from death. 

HCSB

31 So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved­you and your household."

9 if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 

Besides the heresy of saying people need to parrot words "Jesus is Lord", or confess that Jesus is Lord (rather than confess "THE Lord Jesus" as Saviour) every one of the modern versions uses the ambiguous "you" EVERY time.

Is salvation an issue where we want ambiguity and confusion? The KJB gives us absolute clarity.

A group "you" is what happens in denominational "Confirmation", where a group chants what they are told, but most do not make an INDIVIDUAL confession of Christ and leave the "Confirmation" as a "twofold child of hell".

Once again, so much for the claim that modern versions don't dilute any important doctrines. And so much for the claim that "thee and thou" are archaic terms that don't matter". A seemingly innocuous change can have major ramifications about one of the most important doctrines in the scripture.

Stick with the tried, tested, and proven KJB.