query: when was the king james version of the bible translated

pos: King James Version King James Version The King James Version (KJV), also known as the King James Bible (KJB) or simply the Version (AV), is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, begun in 1604 and completed/published in 1611 under the sponsorship of King James I. The books of the King James Version include the 39 books of the Old Testament, an intertestamental section containing 14 books of the Apocrypha, and the 27 books of the New Testament. It was first printed by Robert Barker, the King's Printer, and was the third translation into English approved by the

pos: King James Version Demopoulos, was a director of translating of King James Bible into Russian. In 2010 New Testament of Russian KJV was released in Kiev, Ukraine. In 2017 1st edition of whole Bible was released. Footnotes Citations King James Version The King James Version (KJV), also known as the King James Bible (KJB) or simply the Version (AV), is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, begun in 1604 and completed/published in 1611 under the sponsorship of King James I. The books of the King James Version include the 39 books of the Old Testament, an intertestamental

pos: Literature in the other languages of Britain vernacular languages provided new literary models. The "Book of Common Prayer" and the "Authorized King James Version" of the Bible have been hugely influential. The King James Bible, one of the biggest translation projects in the history of English up to this time, was started in 1604 and completed in 1611. The earliest surviving examples of Cornish prose are "Pregothow Treger" (The Tregear Homilies), a set of 66 sermons translated from English by John Tregear 1555–1557. In 1567 William Salesbury's Welsh translations of the New Testament and Book of Common prayer were published. William Morgan's translation of the whole Bible

pos: King James Version King James Version The King James Version (KJV), also known as the King James Bible (KJB) or simply the Version (AV), is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, begun in 1604 and completed/published in 1611 under the sponsorship of King James I. The books of the King James Version include the 39 books of the Old Testament, an intertestamental section containing 14 books of the Apocrypha, and the 27 books of the New Testament. It was first printed by Robert Barker, the King's Printer, and was the third translation into English approved by the

neg: The Message (Bible) 2002. The entire Bible was released the same year and follows the traditional Protestant Biblical canon. "The Message" was translated by Peterson from the original languages. It is a highly idiomatic translation, using contemporary slang from the US rather than a more neutral International English, and it falls on the extreme dynamic end of the dynamic and formal equivalence spectrum. Some scholars, like Michael J. Gorman, consider some of Peterson's idiomatic renderings unconventional. New International Version: King James Version: The Message: New International Version: King James Version: The Message: Hebrew Bible: New Testament: Entire Bible: The Message (Bible) The Message:

neg: Heave offering from the verb stem "nuf", "to wave," and both nouns, and both verbs, are found together in the third occurrence in the Hebrew Bible. Consequently, versions such as the King James Version have in a few verses translated "heave offering," by analogy with "wave offering": The term occurs seventy-six times in the masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible; in the Septuagint it was rendered "afieroma" (ἀφiαίρoμα), in JPS Tanakh (1917) it is generally translated "offering"; while in the King James Version (1611) it is also generally translated "offering" but also sometimes "oblation" and four times "heave offering". The word is

neg: Abila (Peraea) the Moabite residents, the heresy of Peor and the Covenant of Peace according to which God recognized the zeal of Phinehas and the permanence of the Aaronic priesthood. It was also the final headquarters of Joshua before he crossed the Jordan. The location is translated as "Shittim" in the Geneva Bible, Jerusalem Bible, King James Version, New International Version and New Revised Standard Version. The Complete Jewish Bible and Orthodox Jewish Bible both translate as "Sheetim". The Good News Translation has "Acacia Valley" and the New King James Version has "Acacia Grove". Josephus stated that there was in his time

neg: Matthew 6:22 that this was not a standard metaphor for the soul in Jewish literature of the period. Matthew 6:22 Matthew 6:22 is the twenty-second verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament, and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. In the King James Version of the English Bible the text reads: The World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see here: The , "lychnos", is generally translated as "lamp", but in the King James Version, the Geneva Bible and Calvin's Commentary it was translated as "light". By

neg: Bible translations into fictional languages second book of the series, "The Judas Rose", the constructors of Láadan use Thursday-night women's prayer services beyond their own households. Part of this task involves translating the King James Version into Láadan. A portion of Psalm 23, verse 5 is translated with cultural shifts: The King James Version reads, here, "…thou anointest my head with oil…" Bible translations into fictional languages Bible translations into constructed languages that were created as part of a fictional setting include: Quenya is a fictional language devised by J. R. R. Tolkien. Various parts of the Bible have been translated into Neo-Quenya, an attempt

neg: Matthew 6:22 Matthew 6:22 Matthew 6:22 is the twenty-second verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament, and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. In the King James Version of the English Bible the text reads: The World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see here: The , "lychnos", is generally translated as "lamp", but in the King James Version, the Geneva Bible and Calvin's Commentary it was translated as "light". By lamp, this verse may mean that the eye is a metaphorical window by which light enters

neg: Romans 3 the Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges argues that they were Paul's "inveterate adversaries in the Church". New King James Version New King James Version "Propitiation" is translated from the Greek word "hilasterion", which specifically means the lid of the Ark of the Covenant. The only other occurrence of "hilasterion" in the New Testament is in , where the KJV & NASB both translate it as "mercy seat". The verb "logizometha" is plural: "we conclude" in the King James Version and New King James Version, "as we see it" in the Jerusalem Bible", "we maintain" in the New American Standard

neg: Biblical inerrancy 1909 or in its place, the revisions of 1862 or 1960). The New King James Version was also translated from the Textus Receptus. A faction of those in the "King James Only movement" rejects the whole discipline of textual criticism and holds that the translators of the King James Version English Bible were guided by God and that the KJV thus is to be taken as the authoritative English Bible. One of its most vocal, prominent and thorough proponents was Peter Ruckman, whose followers were generally known as Ruckmanites. He was generally considered to hold the most extreme form of

neg: Modern English Version Modern English Version The Modern English Version (MEV) is an English translation of the Bible begun in 2005 and completed in 2014. The work was edited by James F. Linzey, and is an update of the King James Version (KJV), re-translated from the Masoretic Text and the "Textus Receptus." The ecumenical Committee on Bible Translation is composed of 47 American and English scholars from the three major branches of Christendom: Orthodox, Protestant, and Roman Catholic. In June 2005, Southern Baptist minister, chief editor, and executive director Rev. James F. Linzey assembled and directed the Committee on Bible Translation, which included

neg: Religious symbolism in the United States military Association advertises that it has produced a "Leader's Bible" that is "an update of the King James Bible created by "military chaplains": "The Military Bible Association was founded to provide military men and women with The Leader’s Bible, an update of the King James Version by Military Chaplains. The Military Bible Association realizes the need to reach out to the military, because military personnel are often a forgotten group, who need the love of Christ." Although "military chaplains" are credited with helping to create the Bible, and the cover of the book includes the words "translated by military chaplains," chaplains

neg: Revelation 22 a "boulevard" and refers to "the trees of life" (plural) on either side of the river. New King James Version New King James Version Some early manuscripts have text which has been translated as "the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End". (NKJV) New King James Version New King James Version Revelation 22 Revelation 22 is the twenty-second (and the last) chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John, and the final chapter of the New Testament and of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle, but the precise identity

neg: Geneva Bible notes were translated from a new Latin commentary by Franciscus Junius. The annotations which are an important part of the Geneva Bible were Calvinist and Puritan in character, and as such they were disliked by the ruling pro-government Anglicans of the Church of England, as well as King James I, who commissioned the "Authorized Version", or King James Bible, in order to replace it. The Geneva Bible had also motivated the earlier production of the Bishops' Bible under Elizabeth I, for the same reason, and the later Rheims-Douai edition by the Catholic community. The Geneva Bible remained popular among Puritans

neg: 400th anniversary of the King James Version the John Rylands Library in Manchester. Zondervan released "The Holy Bible: 1611 King James Version 400th Anniversary Edition" as a replica of the original Authorized Version as it was released in 1611, to mark the anniversary. Digital images from the Bible Museum in Goodyear, Arizona were used to produce this work with the Apocrypha excluded. 400th anniversary of the King James Version 2011 was the 400th anniversary of the King James Version, when a series of events and exhibitions took place commemorating the four-hundredth anniversary of the publication of the King James Version in 1611. The Shakespeare's Globe theatre marked

neg: Romans 6 phrase has been translated in various forms: New King James Version New King James Version Romans 6 Romans 6 is the sixth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle, but written by an amanuensis, Tertius of Iconium, while Paul was in Corinth, in winter of AD 57-58. Paul wrote to the Roman Christians in order to give them a substantial resume of his theology. In chapter 6, it is shown that the Christian, in baptism, dies to sin. The New King James Version organises this

neg: Revelation 9 English nonconformist Moses Lowman explains that "stars, in the language of prophecy, signify angels. "The key to the bottomless pit" (, "hē kleis tou phreatos tēs abyssou") is translated as "the key to the shaft of the Abyss" in the New International Version. New King James Version New King James Version Early Methodist theologian Joseph Benson says that this instruction "demonstrates that they were not natural but symbolical locusts". New King James Version The Vulgate adds a Latin equivalent, "latine habens nomen Exterminans", which the Wycliffe Bible explains as "Destroyer". The latter also describes the angel as "the angel of

neg: Tyndale Bible to the words and ideas of Luther, whose works had been banned in England. Perhaps the Tyndale Bible's greatest impact is that it heavily influenced and contributed to the creation of the King James Version, which is one of the most popular and widely used Bibles in the world today. It has been suggested that around 90% of the King James Version (or at least of the parts translated by Tyndale) is from Tyndale's works, with as much as one third of the text being word for word Tyndale. Many of the popular phrases and Bible verses that people quote

neg: King James Version A Rev. Hardin of Bedford, Pennsylvania, wrote a letter to Cambridge inquiring about this verse, and subsequently received a reply from Dr. Cooper on 3 June 1985, admitting that it was a "matter of some embarrassment regarding the lower case 's' in Spirit". Like Tyndale's translation and the Geneva Bible, the Authorized Version was translated primarily from Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic texts, although with secondary reference both to the Latin Vulgate, and to more recent scholarly Latin versions; two books of the Apocrypha were translated from a Latin source. Following the example of the "Geneva Bible", words implied but not

neg: King James Version Asa for not having executed his idolatrous 'mother', Queen Maachah (Maachah had actually been Asa's grandmother, but James considered the Geneva Bible reference as sanctioning the execution of his own mother Mary, Queen of Scots). Further, the King gave the translators instructions designed to guarantee that the new version would conform to the ecclesiology of the Church of England. Certain Greek and Hebrew words were to be translated in a manner that reflected the traditional usage of the church. For example, old ecclesiastical words such as the word "church" were to be retained and not to be translated as "congregation".

neg: Reformation Study Bible Reformation Study Bible The Reformation Study Bible is a study Bible published by Ligonier Ministries. The most recent edition (2015) is published in the English Standard Version and the New King James Version. Dr. R. C. Sproul is the general editor and author of the theological notes. The Reformation Study Bible was first begun in 1988 as an attempt to create a modern Geneva Bible with study notes done in the Reformed tradition. The New International Version was to be used. However, when the publishing was taken over by Thomas Nelson, the translation was switched to the New King James

neg: Geneva Bible and remained in widespread use until after the English Civil War. The Geneva notes were surprisingly included in a few editions of the King James version, even as late as 1715. Like most English translations of the time, the Geneva Bible was translated from scholarly editions of the Greek New Testament and the Hebrew Scriptures that comprise the Old Testament. The English rendering was substantially based on the earlier translations by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale (the Genevan Bible relies significantly upon Tyndale). However, the Geneva Bible was the first English version in which "all" of the Old Testament was

neg: Bible society already been published before Martin Luther's version appeared. From medieval time and then again accompanying the Protestant Reformation, there was a marked increase in interest in the scriptures. Notwithstanding the oppositional attitude adopted by the Roman Catholic Church at and after the Council of Trent (1545-1563), the translation and circulation of the Bible were undertaken with greater zeal, and in a more systematic fashion. The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) was founded 1698. It published the King James Version of the English Bible, and translated and published editions of the Bible in other British languages such as Welsh and

neg: Bible translations into Japanese Bible Society and the Scottish Bible Society in Tokyo. Their New Testament and Old Testament, called the Meiji Version (明治元訳 "meiji genyaku", "Meiji era Original Translation"), was published in 1880 and 1887 respectively. They translated from a Greek text as well as the King James version. A revision of the New Testament, the "Taisho Revised Version" (大正改訳聖書 "taisho kaiyaku seisho", "Taisho era Revised Translation of Scripture") appeared in 1917 during the Taishō period. This version was widely read even outside of Christian society. Its phrases are pre-modern style, but became popular in Japan. This was based on the Nestle-Aland Greek

neg: Exorcising a boy possessed by a demon kind can come out only through prayer'. Some sources add, 'and through fasting'. The version in Matthew's gospel () is considerably shorter, and drops the reference to a crowd and (in most versions) the need for prayer. It also specifies that the boy is "moonstuck" (, "selēniazetai"), translated as "a lunatic" in the Geneva Bible and the King James Version ("lunatick") and as "an epileptic" in the New King James Version and the Revised Standard Version. Strong's Concordance states that the condition of epilepsy was "supposedly influenced by the moon". The version in Luke's gospel is also shortened, but here

neg: New International Reader's Version New International Reader's Version The New International Reader's Version (NIrV) is an English translation of the Christian Bible. Translated by the International Bible Society (now Biblica) following a similar philosophy as the New International Version (NIV), but written in a simpler form of English, the NIrV seeks to make the Bible more accessible for children and people who have difficulty reading English, such as non-native English speakers. The authors describe it as a special edition of the NIV written at a third grade reading level. Here is a comparison of a passage in the King James Version, the New International

neg: Tyndale Bible New Testament was published in 1526. Two revised versions were later published in 1534 and 1536, both personally revised by Tyndale himself. After his death in 1536 Tyndale’s works were revised and reprinted numerous times and are reflected in more modern versions of the Bible, including, perhaps most famously, the King James Bible. Tyndale's Pentateuch was published at Antwerp by Merten de Keyser in 1530. His English version of the book of Jonah was published the following year. This was followed by his revised version of the book of Genesis in 1534. Tyndale translated additional Old Testament books including Joshua,

neg: Standard works studied by members of the LDS Church. However, it is still printed in every version of the King James Bible published by the church. Although the Apocrypha was part of the 1611 edition of the KJV, the LDS Church does not currently use the Apocrypha as part of its canon. Joseph Smith taught that while the contemporary edition of the Apocrypha was not to be relied on for doctrine, it was potentially useful when read with a spirit of discernment. Joseph Smith translated selected verses of the Bible, working by subject. Smith did not complete the entire text of the

neg: Literature of Birmingham a substantial community of learned religious men from the 13th century onwards. The first Birmingham literary figure of lasting significance was John Rogers, who was born in Deritend in 1500 and educated at the Grammar School of the Guild of St. John, and who compiled, edited and partially translated the 1537 "Matthew Bible", the first complete authorised version of the Bible to be printed in the English language. This was the most influential of the early English printed Bibles, providing the basis for the later "Great Bible" and "Authorized King James Version". Rogers' translation of Philipp Melanchthon's "Weighing of the

neg: King James Version period, the New Testament was translated from Greek, the Old Testament from Hebrew and Aramaic, and the Apocrypha from Greek and Latin. In the "Book of Common Prayer" (1662), the text of the "Authorized Version" replaced the text of the "Great Bible" for Epistle and Gospel readings (but not for the Psalter, which substantially retained Coverdale's "Great Bible" version), and as such was authorised by Act of Parliament. By the first half of the 18th century, the "Authorized Version" had become effectively unchallenged as the English translation used in Anglican and English Protestant churches, except for the Psalms and some

neg: Kidney to revive these methods in medical procedures as part of Ayurveda Urine therapy. These procedures have been called "nonsensical" by skeptics. The Latin term "renes" is related to the English word "reins", a synonym for the kidneys in Shakespearean English (e.g. "Merry Wives of Windsor" 3.5), which was also the time when the King James Version of the Bible was translated. Kidneys were once popularly regarded as the seat of the conscience and reflection, and a number of verses in the Bible (e.g. Ps. 7:9, Rev. 2:23) state that God searches out and inspects the kidneys, or "reins", of humans,

neg: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible Book Concern of Dobbs Ferry, New York. Five years later, in 1913, Dr. Thompson was joined by B.B. Kirkbride, of Indianapolis, Indiana. The two men formed the Kirkbride Bible Company, in order to further improve and distribute Thompson's work. The original Thompson Chain-Reference Bible, as well as several subsequent versions, were based on the King James Bible. Currently, editions based on the King James Version, New King James Version, New International Version (1978 version; now out of print), New American Standard Bible (1977 version) and English Standard Version are available, as well as electronic versions that incorporate other features. ,

neg: Philippians 2 Philippians 2 Philippians 2 is the second chapter of the Epistle to the Philippians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Saint Timothy. This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible): New King James Version New King James Version New King James Version Or "nevertheless emptied himself"; not of that fulness of grace which was laid up in him from everlasting, for with this he appeared when he was made flesh, and dwelt among men; nor of the perfections of his divine nature, which were

neg: Mark 1 Mark 1 Mark 1 is the first chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The New King James Version organises this chapter as follows: King James Version: Codex Sinaiticus version: The opening verse of the Gospel of Mark states right from the start Mark's belief. However, because there is no article in the Koine Greek, some have suggested that ( ) could be translated "... a Son of God". Robert Miller translates it as "The good news of Jesus the Anointed" on the basis that χριστου means "anointed" and the phrase υιου του

neg: Psalm 46 adapted the psalm into the song "Psalm 46 (Lord of Hosts)", which appeared on their 2016 album "Psalms II". For several decades, some theorists have suggested that William Shakespeare placed his mark on the translated text of Psalm 46 that appears in the King James Bible, although many scholars view this as unlikely, stating that the translations were probably agreed upon by a committee of scholars. On the other hand, Shakespeare was in King James' service during the preparation of the King James Bible, and was generally considered to be 46 years old in 1611 when the translation was completed.

neg: Theophory in the Bible Theophory in the Bible Theophory refers to the practice of embedding the name of a god or a deity in, usually, a proper name. Much Hebrew theophory occurs in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament. The most prominent theophory involves names referring to: The following is an alphabetical list of names referring to El and their meanings in Hebrew: The name "Abel", which appears to refer to El, in fact is not an instance of theophory. "Abel" can be translated as "breath", "temporary" or "meaninglessness" and is the word translated as "vanity" in in the King James Version. The

neg: Devil in Christianity the Latin Vulgate, and transferred directly from Latin into the King James Version as a name "Lucifer" When the Bible was translated into Latin (the Vulgate), the name Lucifer appeared as a translation of "Morning Star", or the planet Venus, in Isaiah 14:12. Isaiah 14:1-23 is a passage concerned with the plight of Babylon, and its king is referred, in sarcastic and hyperbolic language to as "morning star, son of the dawn". This is because the Babylonian king was considered to be of godly status and of symbolic divine parentage (Bel and Ishtar, associated with the planet Venus). While this

neg: History of trade and industry in Birmingham John Rogers, the compiler and editor of the 1537 "Matthew Bible", parts of which he also translates. This is the first complete authorised version of the Bible to be printed in the English language and the most influential of the early English printed Bibles, providing the basis for the later "Great Bible" and the "Authorized King James Version". Rogers' 1548 translation of Philipp Melanchthon's "Weighing of the Interim", possibly translated in Deritend, is the first book by a Birmingham man known to have been printed in England. By the early 16th century Birmingham was already a centre of metal working,

neg: Gender in Bible translation Gender in Bible translation Gender in Bible translation concerns various issues, such as the gender of God and generic antecedents in reference to people. Many in today’s churches have become conscious of and concerned about sexism. Bruce Metzger states the English language is so biased towards the male gender that it may restrict and obscure meaning from original languages. The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) was one of the first major translations to adopt gender-neutral language. The King James Version translated at least one passage using a technique that many now reject in other translations, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for

neg: Alcohol in the Bible the Bible as not referring to alcohol, arguing that all positive references to "wine" in Scripture refer to non-alcoholic beverages and all negative references speak of alcoholic beverages. Advocates of this view, called the "two-wine" position, argue that the Greek and Hebrew words rendered "wine" in most English versions are generic terms for fruit juices; context determines if the beverage in view is alcoholic or not. The fact is pointed out that even in earlier stages of the English language, such as in 1611 when the King James Version was translated, "wine" could refer to non-alcoholic beverages as well as

neg: Wotansvolk viewed the Bible as containing secret codes hidden by pre-Christian, non-Jewish Aryan masters. Lane stated that this Bible code was carried over into the King James Version, which he believed Sir Francis Bacon had translated. Lane also taught something which he called "Pyramid Prophecy" which according to him, said his name and birth-date were prophesied in the Bible as being connected to the coming of the Antichrist, and embodying the spirits of Mars, Thor, and King David while being described as "the "Man" of prophecy", the ""666 Man"" and the ""Joseph Smith of Wotanism"". Universalist Asatruars (notably The Troth) and

neg: Psalm 130 Psalm 130 Psalm 130 is the 130th psalm of the Book of Psalms, one of the Penitential psalms. The first verse is a call to God in deep sorrow, from "out of the depths" (Out of the deep), as it is translated in the King James Version of the Bible respectively in the Book of Common Prayer. The Book of Psalms is the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible, and in its Latin translation Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 129 in a slightly different

neg: Psalm 130 Psalm 130 Psalm 130 is the 130th psalm of the Book of Psalms, one of the Penitential psalms. The first verse is a call to God in deep sorrow, from "out of the depths" (Out of the deep), as it is translated in the King James Version of the Bible respectively in the Book of Common Prayer. The Book of Psalms is the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible, and in its Latin translation Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 129 in a slightly different

neg: Protestant Bible Revised Standard Version (printed in both Protestant and Catholic editions), 6% for the New American Bible (a Catholic Bible translation) and 5% for the Living Bible. Other versions were used by fewer than 10%. A 2015 report by the California-based Barna Group found that 39% of American readers of the Bible preferred the King James Version, followed by 13% for the New International Version, 10% for the New King James Version and 8% for the English Standard Version. No other version was favoured by more than 3% of the survey respondents. Protestant Bible A Protestant Bible is a Christian Bible

neg: Bible translations into Albanian Albanian Interconfessional Bible Society. In 1993, the Albanian Bible Society finished work on a translation of the complete Old Testament and by 1994 they finished the entire Bible. The Society had been preparing literature with Biblical content since 1974 and originally published its Bible with the name "Lajmi i Mirë" (LIM). The work was translated from the Italian text of the "Textus Receptus"-based "Nuova Diodati" Revision 1991 and checked against the original languages and the English King James Version. By 2002 the Society produced a revision of the New Testament which was "completely revised and compared in detail with the

neg: Aurochs and the skin to a temple of Hercules. Aurochs horns were often used by Romans as hunting horns. Aurochs were among those wild animals caught for fights ("venationes") in arenas. Julius Caesar described aurochs in Gaul: The Hebrew Bible contains numerous references to the untameable strength of "re'em", translated as "bullock" or "wild-ox" in Jewish translations and translated rather poorly in the King James Version as "unicorn", but recognised from the last century by Hebrew scholars as the aurochs. When the aurochs became rarer, hunting it became a privilege of the nobility and a sign of a high social status.

neg: Books of the Bible differ from those editions. For the Catholic canon, the Douaic titles are provided in parentheses when these differ from those editions. Likewise, the King James Version references some of these books by the traditional spelling when referring to them in the New Testament, such as "Esaias" (for Isaiah). In the spirit of ecumenism more recent Catholic translations (e.g., the New American Bible, Jerusalem Bible, and ecumenical translations used by Catholics, such as the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition) use the same "standardized" (King James Version) spellings and names as Protestant Bibles (e.g., 1 Chronicles, as opposed to the Douaic 1

neg: James 1 James 1 James 1 is the first chapter of the Epistle of James in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The author identifies himself as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ" and the epistle is traditionally attributed to James the brother of Jesus. This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible): New King James Version New King James Version New King James Version New King James Version New King James Version Here the apostle uses the word "tempted", in another sense than he did before. Before he speaks

neg: King James Version earlier than 1409 to avoid the legal ban. As the text translated in the various versions of the Wycliffe Bible was the Latin Vulgate, and as it contained no heterodox readings, there was in practice no way by which the ecclesiastical authorities could distinguish the banned version; consequently many Catholic commentators of the 15th and 16th centuries (such as Thomas More) took these manuscript English Bibles to represent an anonymous earlier orthodox translation. In 1525, William Tyndale, an English contemporary of Martin Luther, undertook a translation of the New Testament. Tyndale's translation was the first "printed" Bible in English. Over

neg: Third Millennium Bible This has helped win it some support among traditionalist Anglicans and Eastern Orthodox Christians. A version without the Apocrypha (and with formatting changes) is known as the 21st Century King James Version. Third Millennium Bible The Third Millennium Bible (TMB), also known as the New Authorized Version, is a 1998 minor update of the King James Version of the Bible. Unlike the New King James Version, it does not alter the language significantly from the 1611 version, retaining Jacobean grammar (including "thees" and "thous"), but it does attempt to replace some of the vocabulary which no longer would make sense

neg: Elohim verbs, adjectives and pronouns. For example, "Baalim", "Adonim", "Behemoth". This form is known as the "honorific plural", in which the pluralization is a sign of power or honor. In the following verses "Elohim" was translated as God singular in the King James Version even though it was accompanied by plural verbs and other plural grammatical terms. Here the Hebrew verb "revealed" is plural, hence: "the gods were revealed". An NET Bible note claims that the Authorized Version wrongly translates: "God appeared unto him". This is one of several instances where the Bible uses plural verbs with the name "elohim". Marti

neg: Science and invention in Birmingham of the Knights Templar. They are sufficiently well known to be referred to without explanation as far away as London. Birmingham's first notable literary figure is John Rogers, the compiler and editor of the 1537 "Matthew Bible", parts of which he also translates. This is the first complete authorised version of the Bible to be printed in the English language and the most influential of the early English printed Bibles, providing the basis for the later "Great Bible" and the "Authorized King James Version". Rogers' 1548 translation of Philip Melanchthon's "Weighing of the Interim", possibly translated in Deritend, is the

neg: Matthew 28:2 Matthew 28:2 Matthew 28:2 is the second verse of the twenty-eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse is part of the resurrection narrative. Mary Magdalene and "the other Mary" were approaching Jesus' tomb after the crucifixion, when an earthquake occurred and an angel appeared. The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads: In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as: The modern World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 28:2 Scholars accept that this verse is a reworking of

neg: Revelation 15 early manuscripts. Alternative readings are: New King James Version , may also be translated as "the temple of the tabernacle of witness in the heaven". Acts 7 records St Stephen's contrast between the tabernacle or tent of witness () in the wilderness and the real home of the Most High: New King James Version Revelation 15 Revelation 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle, but the precise identity of the author remains a point of

neg: 1 Corinthians 13 1 Corinthians 13 1 Corinthians 13 is the thirteenth chapter of the First Epistle to the Corinthians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Sosthenes in Ephesus. This chapter covers the subject of "love." In the original Greek, the word ἀγάπη "agape" is used throughout. This is translated into English as "charity" in the King James version; but the word "love" is preferred by most other translations, both earlier and more recent. "New King James Version -" 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have

neg: Bible translations into Scottish Gaelic a diglot New Testament was published by the Scottish Bible Society of the 2000 edition of the Gaelic New Testament and the English New King James Version. In 2009 a new Gaelic translation of the New Testament was started by the Scottish Bible Society called "Eadar-theangachadh Ùr" The aim is to translated the Bible into modern everyday Scots Gaelic. The translation team comprises translators from the Church of Scotland, Free Church of Scotland, Methodist Church and Roman Catholic Church. The translation aims to combine faithfulness to the Greek original with vocabulary in normal use, and clarity with dignity. This fresh

neg: Jah Testament of these Bible versions. "Hallelujah!" or "Alleluia!" is also used in other Bible versions such as the Divine Name King James Bible, American Standard Version, the Recovery Version, The Tree of Life Version, Amplified Bible, God's Word Translation, Holman Christian Standard Bible, International Standard Version, The Message, New American Bible Revised Edition, The Jerusalem Bible, The New Jerusalem Bible, NJPS Tanakh, The first JPS translation, The Living Bible, The Bible in Living English, Young's Literal Translation, King James Version, The Spanish language Reina Valera and even in Bible versions that otherwise do not generally use the Divine Name such

neg: Charity (virtue) of God". The phrase "Deus caritas est" from —or "Θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν" (Theos agapē estin) in the original Greek is translated in the King James Version as: "God is love", and in the Douay-Rheims bible as: "God is charity" (). Thomas Aquinas does not simply equate charity with "love", which he holds as a passion, not a virtue. The King James Version uses both the words "charity" and "love" to translate the idea of "caritas"/ἀγάπη (agapē): sometimes it uses one, then sometimes the other, for the same concept. Most other English translations, both before and since, do not; instead, throughout

neg: Divinity "divine nature" through the "exceeding great and precious promises" of Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4). In the Christian Greek Scriptures of the Bible, the Greek word θεῖον ("theion") in the Douay Version, is translated as "divinity". Examples are below: The word translated as either "deity", "Godhead", or "divinity" in the Greek New Testament is also the Greek word θεότητος ("theotētos"), and the one Verse that contains it is this: Colossians 2:9 The word "divine" in the New Testament is the Greek word θείας ("theias"), and is the adjective form of "divinity". Biblical examples from the King James Bible are below:

neg: 21st Century King James Version the unusual formatting; this is known as the Third Millennium Bible. 21st Century King James Version The 21st Century King James Version is a minor update of the King James Version which stays true to the Textus Receptus and does not delete Bible passages based on Alexandrian Greek manuscripts. However, unlike the New King James Version, it does not alter the language significantly from the 1611 King James Version, retaining Jacobean grammar (including "thee" and "thou"), but it does attempt to replace some of the vocabulary which might no longer make sense to a modern reader. The reader should notice

neg: James 2 who perform them appear to be true and living believers. New King James Version Contains citation from New King James Version Contains reference to James 2 James 2 is the second chapter of the Epistle of James in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The author identifies himself as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ" and the epistle is traditionally attributed to James the brother of Jesus. This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible): New King James Version New King James Version Contains citation from New King

neg: Jay P. Green Jay P. Green Jay P. Green, Sr. (1918 – May 20, 2008) was an ordained minister, Bible translator, publisher, and businessman. Green was born in Ennis, Kentucky. He earned degrees from Washington University in St. Louis, Toronto Baptist Seminary, and Covenant Theological Seminary. His motivation to produce an accessible, more easily understood translation of the Bible began when he tried to read the King James Version to his children and they asked, "Daddy, why don't you make a Bible that we can understand?" His first effort was "The Children's King James Version, New Testament" (1960). He went on to produce

neg: New King James Version an organization asked for a Bible in newer English to be used. As of 2013, however, the Gideons have chosen to start using the English Standard Version (ESV) instead of the NKJV. New King James Version The New King James Version (NKJV) is an English translation of the Bible first published in 1982 by Thomas Nelson. The New Testament was published in 1979, the Psalms in 1980, and the full Bible in 1982. It took seven years to complete. The anglicized edition was originally known as the Revised Authorized Version, but the NKJV title is now used universally. The NKJV

neg: Emerods their "secret parts", causing many to die. According to chapter 6, the plague was not relieved until the Philistines returned the Ark of the Covenant to the Israelites, along with a trespass offering of "five golden emerods and five golden mice" (the plague of emerods occurred simultaneously with a plague of mice). The concept of "golden hemorrhoids" has on occasion given rise to puzzlement or humor. Modern scholars have pointed out that the Hebrew term "Ophalim", translated "emerods" in the King James Version, could also be translated as "tumors", as is done in the Revised Version of the Bible. In

neg: King James Version English Church authorities: The first had been the "Great Bible", commissioned in the reign of King Henry VIII (1535), and the second had been the "Bishops' Bible", commissioned in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1568). In Europe, the first generation of Calvinists had produced the "Geneva Bible" of 1560 from the original Hebrew and Greek Scriptures, which was influential in the writing of the Authorized King James Version. In January 1604, King James convened the Hampton Court Conference, where a new English version was conceived in response to the problems of the earlier translations perceived by the Puritans, a

neg: King James Version In addition, later scholars have detected an influence on the "Authorized Version" from the translations of "Taverner's Bible" and the New Testament of the "Douay–Rheims Bible." It is for this reason that the flyleaf of most printings of the "Authorized Version" observes that the text had been "translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special commandment." As the work proceeded, more detailed rules were adopted as to how variant and uncertain readings in the Hebrew and Greek source texts should be indicated, including the requirement that words supplied in

neg: James 2 James 2 James 2 is the second chapter of the Epistle of James in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The author identifies himself as "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ" and the epistle is traditionally attributed to James the brother of Jesus. This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible): New King James Version New King James Version Contains citation from New King James Version Contains citation from ; New King James Version It is like a lifeless carcass, a body without a soul, ( James 2:26

neg: Bible correspondence course King James Version and New King James to the New American Standard Bible and New International Version. When a student completes a study guide, the correspondence course provider corrects the study guide and sends the next lesson. These lessons are unaccredited and provided for free or for a low fee. This makes the courses available to low income students and inmates. These lessons also come in multiple languages such as Spanish, Tagalog, and Portuguese. After completing the course, the student is formally awarded a Certificate of Completion which commonly comes with special privileges within the organization. Bible correspondence course Bible

neg: Beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. These are more commonly referred to as the church's standard works. Though not canonical, many members of the church also accept the teachings and pronouncements of the church's general authorities—and in particular those of the President of the Church—as doctrine, and complementing the standard works. The church accepts the Holy Bible as the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. Joseph Smith wrote, "I believe the Bible as it read when it came from the pen of the original writers". The LDS Church uses the Authorized King James Version

neg: Matthew 6:25 as life. The word translated in this verse as "eat" is the same word frequently translated as "rust" in . Matthew 6:25 Matthew 6:25 is the twenty-fifth verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse shifts the discussion from one of money to one of worry. In Koine Greek it reads: In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: The World English Bible translates the passage as: For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 6:25 Jesus has just

neg: John Nelson Darby of Sorrows". He was also a Bible commentator. His writings were collected in his lifetime and published from January 1866 as "The Collected Writings of J. N. Darby"; there were 32 volumes published – two per year 1866–81 and two more soon after. He translated the Bible with the help of various brethren in different countries into German, French and English. He declined however to contribute to the compilation of the Revised Version of the King James Bible even though the revisers consulted Darby's work. He died 1882 in Sundridge House, Bournemouth and is buried in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. Darby

neg: Christianity However, they are considered to be important historical documents which help to inform the understanding of words, grammar and syntax used in the historical period of their conception. Some versions of the Bible include a separate Apocrypha section between the Old Testament and the New Testament. The New Testament, originally written in Koine Greek, contains 27 books which are agreed upon by all churches. Modern scholarship has raised many issues with the Bible. While the Authorized King James Version is held to by many because of its striking English prose, in fact it was translated from the Erasmus Greek Bible

neg: Colossians 3 any other way of bringing and offering the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving to God; nor are they, nor can they be acceptable to God by, and through any other, but by him alone. New King James Version Colossians 3 Colossians 3 is the third chapter of the Epistle to the Colossians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Saint Timothy. This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible): New King James Version New King James Version New King James Version New King James Version

neg: Colossians 2 Colossians 2 Colossians 2 is the second chapter of the Epistle to the Colossians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Saint Timothy. This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible): New King James Version New King James Version New King James Version New King James Version New King James Version This is said to prevent an objection that might be made to the perfection of these Gentile believers, because they were not circumcised; for the Jews thought that perfection lay in circumcision, at least

neg: Verbal plenary preservation providence as the Textus Receptus had to be translated in order that the universal priesthood of believers, the rank and file, might give it their God-guided approval. (vii) Historical Axiom Consistent with Proverbs 11:14, this axiom means that God providentially guided the King James translators to produce the purest Textus Receptus of all as the earlier editions were individual efforts but the Textus Receptus underlying the King James Version is a corporate effort of 54 of the most outstanding biblical-theological and, more importantly, Bible-believing scholars of their day. On the question of why the Textus Receptus underlying the King James

neg: Philippians 1 Philippians 1 Philippians 1 is the first chapter of the Epistle to the Philippians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Saint Timothy. This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible): New King James Version New King James Version New King James Version New King James Version Christ was his life "efficiently", the efficient cause and author of his spiritual life; he spoke it into him, produced it in him, and disciplined him with it: and he was his life, objectively, the matter and object

neg: Lucifer to Satan. Most modern scholarship regards these interpretations as questionable, and translate the term in the relevant Bible passage as "morning star" or "shining one" rather than as a proper name, "Lucifer". As a name for the Devil, the more common meaning in English, "Lucifer" is the rendering of the Hebrew word in Isaiah () given in the King James Version of the Bible. The translators of this version took the word from the Latin Vulgate, which translated הֵילֵל by the Latin word "lucifer" (uncapitalized), meaning "the morning star, the planet Venus", or, as an adjective, "light-bringing". As a name

neg: Olive Tree Bible Software Amplified Bible (AMP), Authorized King James Version (KJV), Darby Bible (DBY), English Standard Version (ESV), The ESV Study Bible (ESVSB), Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB), New American Standard Bible (NASB), New International Version (NIV), New King James Version (NKJV), New Living Translation (NLT), NLT Study Bible, and New Revised Standard Version (NRSV). Bibles are also available in various languages, including English, French, German, and Spanish. Ancient language resources include: the Novum Testamentum Graece (NA27) Greek New Testament with morphological information and UBS dictionary; the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, the Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament/Hebrew Bible with the Groves-Wheeler Westminster Hebrew Morphology

neg: Revelation 17 in no way to be conjectured which of the vial-angels it was". The words "to me" do not appear in Codex Alexandrinus or in the Vulgate translation. New King James Version The King James Version and New King James Version include the word 'mystery' within her title, but in many other English translations the word is descriptive of the name: "a name that has a secret meaning" (Good News Bible). New King James Version Revelation 17 Revelation 17 is the seventeenth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.

neg: Douay–Rheims Bible was readily accessible. Nevertheless, the official instructions to the King James Bible translators omitted the Rheims version from the list of previous English translations that should be consulted, probably deliberately. The degree to which the King James Bible drew on the Rheims version has, therefore, been the subject of considerable debate; with James G Carleton in his book "The Part of Rheims in the Making of the English Bible" arguing for a very extensive influence, while Charles C Butterworth proposed that the actual influence was small, relative to those of the Bishops' Bible and the Geneva Bible. Fortunately, much of

neg: Geneva Bible unify better the Anglican Church in England and Scotland, James embraced the idea. He could not only be rid of those inconvenient annotations, but he could have greater influence on the translation of the Bible as a whole. He commissioned and chartered a new translation of the Bible which would eventually become the most famous version of the Bible in the history of the English language. Originally known as the "Authorized Version" to be read in churches, the new Bible would come to bear his name as the so-called King James Bible or King James Version (KJV). The first and

neg: Early Modern English Bible translations published in 1611 as a complete Bible (Herbert #309) and a New Testament (Herbert #310). Translated by 47 translators using the widest range of source texts, it became known as the "Authorized Version" in England and is the most widely used of the Early Modern English Bible translations. Its use has continued in some traditions up to the present. Even though modern scholarship continues to claim problems with some of the translation, it is widely admired for its style and use of language. The edition of the King James Bible found in modern printings is not that of the 1611

neg: Geneva Bible by the Protestant Reformation leaders. In addition, the Early Modern English glossary was included in the updated version. The advisory board of the restoration project included several Protestant Christian leaders and scholars. This can also be found on BibleGateway.com. To compare the Geneva Bible with the King James, here is in both versions (with spelling modernized). The differences have been italicized (in both extracts): Geneva Bible King James Bible Here are both the Geneva and the King James versions of with spellings as in their originals (not modernized): Geneva Bible King James Bible The two versions are very similar to

neg: LDS edition of the Bible that is largely reflective of the theological positions of apostle Bruce R. McConkie, who assisted Monson in editing the work and wrote the chapter headings. In 1992, the church's First Presidency announced the King James Version was the church's official English Bible, stating "[w]hile other Bible versions may be easier to read than the King James Version, in doctrinal matters latter-day revelation supports the King James Version in preference to other English translations." In 2010, this statement was written into the church's "Handbook", which directs official church policy and programs. In 2009, the LDS Church published a Spanish-language edition of

neg: Satyr reflects a broad continuum between the divine and the bestial. In the 1560 Geneva Bible, the word "sa’ir" in both of the instances in Isaiah is translated into English as "satyr". The 1611 King James Version follows this translation and likewise renders "sa’ir" as "satyr". Edwards states that the King James Version's translation of this phrase and others like it was intended to reduce the strangeness and unfamiliarity of the creatures described in the original Hebrew text by rendering them as names of familiar entities. Edmund Spenser refers to a group of woodland creatures as Satyrs in his epic poem

neg: Wycliffe's Bible of the New Testament only, was by John Lewis in 1731. However, due to the common use of surviving manuscripts of Wycliffe's Bible as works of an unknown Catholic translator, this version continued to circulate among 16th-century English Catholics, and many of its renderings of the Vulgate into English were adopted by the translators of the Rheims New Testament. Since the Rheims version was itself to be consulted by the translators working for King James a number of readings from Wycliffe's Bible did find their way into the Authorized King James Version of the Bible at second hand. Wycliffe's Bible

neg: John 20:5 John 20:5 John 20:5 is the fifth verse of the twentieth chapter of the Gospel of John in the Bible. The Beloved Disciple and Peter have traveled to the tomb of Jesus to investigate Mary Magdalene's report that the body of Jesus had disappeared. In this verse the Beloved Disciple arrives at the tomb and while he looks in he does not enter it. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: The English Standard Version translates the passage as: Barrett reports that the term that is translated as stooping/bending over is one that is most often

neg: Today's New International Version "So God created human beings in his own image." Older translations use the word "man" to translate the word "’adam" employed in the Hebrew language, the same word used as the proper name of the first man married to the first woman, Eve. Matthew 5:9 reads: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." Here, the Greek word "huioi" is translated "children" rather than "sons" as found in other modern English translations such as the New American Standard Bible and the Amplified Bible. However, the 1611 Authorized King James Version also renders this passage as "children"

neg: Eliot Indian Bible to produce the King James Version of the Christian Bible in 1611. Eliot had to become a grammarian and lexicographer to devise an Algonquian dictionary and book of grammar. He used the assistance of a few local Massachusett Indians in order to facilitate the translation, including Cockenoe, John Sassamon and James Printer. Eliot made his first text for the "Corporation for the propagation of the Gospel in New England" into the Massachusett language as a one volume textbook primer catechism in 1653 printed by Samuel Green. He then translated and had printed in 1655-56 the Gospel of Matthew, book of

neg: Early Modern English Bible translations Bishop Challoner and while it continued to be known as the Douai version, many consider it to be equivalent to a separate translation. In various updates, this version remained the standard Catholic English-language Bible until 1941. The King James Version (KJV), or Authorized Version is an English translation of the Holy Bible, commissioned for the Church of England at the behest of James I of England. First published in 1611, it has had a profound impact not only on most English translations that have followed it, but also on English literature as a whole. The King James Version was first

neg: Geneva Bible early editions of the King James Bible from 1611 and the first few decades thereafter lack annotations, unlike nearly all editions of the Geneva Bible up until that time. Initially, the King James Version did not sell well and competed with the Geneva Bible. Shortly after the first edition of the KJV, King James banned the printing of new editions of the Geneva Bible to further entrench his version. However, Robert Barker continued to print Geneva Bibles even after the ban, placing the erroneous date 1599 on new copies of Genevas which were actually printed circa 1616 to 1625. Despite

neg: Arab (etymology) of the country” when listing those who brought tribute to King Solomon. The word is typically translated Arabia and is the name for Arabia in Modern Hebrew. The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible uses instead the literal translation “desert plain” for the verse in Isaiah. The adjectival noun "ʿaravi" formed from "ʿarav" is used in Isaiah 13:20 and Jeremiah 3:2 for a desert dweller. It is typically translated Arabian or Arab and is the modern Hebrew word for Arab. The New Revised Standard Version uses the translation "nomad" for the verse in Jeremiah. In the Bible, the word

neg: Modern English Bible translations Modern English Bible translations Many attempts have been made to translate the Bible into Late Modern ("c." 1700–1900) and present-day ("c." 1900–) English. The New Revised Standard Version is the version most commonly preferred by biblical scholars. In the United States, 55% of survey respondents who read the Bible reported using the King James Version in 2014, followed by 19% for the New International Version, with other versions used by fewer than 10%. The Wessex Gospels were the first translation of the four Gospels in English without accompanying Latin text. The Authorized King James Version of 1611 was sporadically altered

neg: History of the Puritans under King James I Henry VIII (1535), and the second had been the Bishops' Bible, commissioned in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1568). In January 1604, King James I convened the Hampton Court Conference, where a new English version was conceived in response to the problems of the earlier translations perceived by the Puritans, who preferred the Geneva Bible. The King James version slowly took over the place of the Geneva Bible had among the Puritans. The KJV of the Bible translation is noted for its "majesty of style", and has been described as one of the most important books in English culture

neg: King James Version "The Bible without notes", thereby distinguishing it from the Geneva "Bible with notes". There were several printings of the Authorized Version in Amsterdam – one as late as 1715 which combined the Authorized Version translation text with the Geneva marginal notes; one such edition was printed in London in 1649. During the Commonwealth a commission was established by Parliament to recommend a revision of the Authorized Version with acceptably Protestant explanatory notes, but the project was abandoned when it became clear that these would nearly double the bulk of the Bible text. After the English Restoration, the "Geneva Bible" was

neg: Book of Mormon that the Book of Mormon is an ancient record of actual historical events. The Book of Mormon is divided into smaller books, titled after the individuals named as primary authors and, in most versions, divided into chapters and verses. It is written in English very similar to the Early Modern English linguistic style of the King James Version of the Bible, and has since been fully or partially translated into 108 languages. As of 2011, more than 150 million copies of the Book of Mormon had been published. According to Joseph Smith, he was seventeen years of age when an

neg: Metanoia (theology) Metanoia (theology) Metanoia, a transliteration of the Greek μετάνοια, is "a transformative change of heart; especially: a spiritual conversion." The term suggests repudiation, change of mind, repentance, and atonement; but "conversion" and "reformation" may best approximate its connotation. In The King James Version of the Bible, its verbal cognate "metanoeo"/μετανοέω is translated as "repent". Metanoia means afterthought, from "meta" meaning "after" or "beyond" and "nous" meaning "mind". In Classical Greek "metanoia" meant changing one's mind about someone or something. When personified, Metanoia was depicted as a shadowy goddess, cloaked and sorrowful, who accompanied Kairos, the god of Opportunity, sowing regret

neg: King James Version of this name on both sides of the Atlantic: it is found both in a "Historical sketch of the English translations of the Bible" published in Massachusetts in 1815, and in an English publication from 1818, which explicitly states that the 1611 version is "generally known by the name of King James's Bible". This name was also found as King James' Bible (without the final "s"): for example in a book review from 1811. The "phrase" "King James's Bible" is used as far back as 1715, although in this case it is not clear whether this is a name or