This post will focus largely on these "Big Five" translations and their merits and shortcomings. New King James Version (NKJV) July 2013 CBA Best Sellers, Christian Booksellers Association,.The Five Most Popular English Translations:Īccording to the Christian Booksellers Association, the five best-selling Bible translations in June 2013 were as follows: While you may be able to force yourself to read a difficult translation you may find it difficult to understand which may cause you to abandon reading the Bible all together! On the other side, choosing too "liberal" of a translation could cause you to misunderstand key areas of Scripture, which is not something that you want to do. Ranging from the Middle English translation called "the Ormulum" to the Geneva Bible, King James Version, right through to "The Message", finding the right Bible for your devotional time can become overwhelming. If you are interested in obtaining a printed copy, please contact the British and Foreign Bible Society at so many translations to choose from, which one should I choose?ĭid you know that there are currently over 450 English translations of the Bible? This text is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society This edition of the King James Authorised Version was paragraphed with sub-headings added by the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1954 and released again as a special edition in 2011.īFBS additions © 2011 British and Foreign Bible Society
Published by permission of the Crown's patentee, Cambridge University Press. Rights in the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible are vested in the Crown. The paragraphing, sub-headings from 1954, and other additions from 2011, are copyright the British and Foreign Bible Society. In 1954 the British and Foreign Bible Society produced a new edition of the KJV, keeping the original 1769 text, but adding sub-titles and paragraphs, making it easier to read. In 2011 this was reprinted in a special edition, with other appendices such as a Glossary, and concordance, to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Version. This is the text used in this on-line edition. The King James Version was printed with each new verse starting on a new line.
In 1804 the British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS) was founded and they printed millions of cheap copies of the Bible for people to buy and read. Through the work of the Bible Societies the King James Version (KJV) became the most printed and most widely read book in the world. In 1611 English spelling and punctuation were not in standard forms, and the Bible underwent a mainly-orthographic revision by Oxford and Cambridge universities in 1769, which is the version most people use today. The rights of the King James Version of the Bible were, and still are, protected under British law and are vested in the Crown. Officially the 1586 Bishop’s Bible was used as the base for the revision, but the scholars referenced all existing Bible translations in English, such as the Geneva Bible and Tyndale, and also editions in other languages. The completed Bible was first printed in 1611, and included the Apocrypha, which is omitted from this edition.
They were all from the Church of England (Anglicans), but included those of traditional and Puritan views. The King James Version of the Bible was not a new translation but a revision of the English Bible which was commissioned by King James I of Great Britain, following the Church of England Hampton Court Conference in 1604. 54 scholars from London, Oxford and Cambridge worked on the project. The King James Version (KJV) of the holy Bible was first printed in 1611, but the main edition used today is the 1769 version. The King James Version (KJV) is also known as the Authorized (or Authorised) Version (AV) because it was authorized to be read in churches. For over 300 years it was the main English translation used in the English speaking world, and is much admired and respected. About 400 words and phrases coined or popularised by the King James Version are part the English language today.
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