First Authorized Version Matthews Bible Unpopular Comments in

First Authorized Version • Matthews Bible • • • Unpopular Comments in Bible against Roman Catholic Church Authorized Version • • • Took out comments about church King approved Ordered to be in every parish and chained to the pulpit

The Geneva Bible • How did it come to be? • Reformers fled to Geneva during persecution to translate from the original Hebrew and Greek • • Popular because of its small size Why was the Geneva Bible important? • • • More easily read Roman type First whole Bible that was divided in verses First whole Bible to use italics for words added by translators • First to omit the aprocryphal books

The Bishop’s Bible • How did it come to be? • • Committee of bishops brought it out in 1568 Why wasn’t it popular? • • Very Expensive Poor translation

The Douay Bible • How did it come to be? • • • Roman Catholics translated the NT in 1582 Roman Catholics translated the OT in 1610 What is wrong with this version? • • • Includes the Apocrypha Translated from the Latin Vulgate Contains gross errors

• The Apocrypha What is the Apocrypha? • • • Apocrypha means “hidden” or “secret” Fourteen books included in the Roman Catholic Bible Why is it not in the Protestant Bible? • Scriptures are self contained and complete with nothing lacking • • • No reference to the Apocrypha in the NT Scriptures warn against adding to the Bible Orthodox Jews/Christians do not acknowledge the Apocrypha • Apocrypha contains legendary nonsense and historical errors

King James Version • How did it come to be? • • In 1611… Forty-seven translators authorized by King James The forty-seven were divided into groups Each group translated a portion of the Bible The whole Bible was given to a committee Committee worked nine months examining the text Facts • • • Has held first place for 350 years Used most by most English-speaking people Later modified due to changes in English language errors

Revised Version • How did it come to be? • After ten years of men from different denominations revising the Authorized Version • Facts • • • 1881 – Revised NT published 1885 – Revised Version NT & OT released Paragraphs introduced in this version

American Standard Version • Facts • • • Issued in 1905 Took fifteen years to accomplish Divided the Bible into paragraphs

Revised Standard Version • How did it come to be? • A revision of the American Standard Version by a Protestant council • Facts • • • NT was published in 1496 NT & OT were published in 1952 Version reflects liberal theology

Other Translations • What other translations may be used as sources of reference? • • • Moffat Weymouth Amplified

Love For The Bible • God’s word should forever be cherished and hid away in our hearts!