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The Geneva Bible translates the often-quoted John 1:1 in an awkward way: "In the beginning was that Word, and that Word was with God, and that Word was God," but with extensive commentary about it.
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→Tyndale's New Testament
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→Distinction from the Authorized Version
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→Notable Translation Differences: more accurately uses
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the Geneva Bible uses the term "whelps" (puppies) in Jesus's initial denial of a woman's request, rather than the more derogatory term "dogs" used by most English translations
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April 8, 2025
The Geneva Bible included the Apocrypha until 1600, when the Puritans removed those books.
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first to use Roman type
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April 7, 2025
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Shakespeare included in some of his most famous lines. See Shakespeare and the Bible.
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February 6, 2025
The Geneva Bible was the first to emphasize the "infinite"
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The Geneva Bible was the first to divide chapters into numbered verses, although some verse numbering has changed since.
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The "Geneva Bible, imported from Europe and not printed in England until 1576, quickly surpassed the Great Bible in public favour," explains the ''Encyclopedia Britannica''.
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February 4, 2025
Translators of the King James Version relied on the Geneva Bible, even copying 20% of it directly.
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144 editions were printed with improvements between 1560 and 1644, of which its 1599 edition is the most renowned.
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add link to Searchable 1599 Geneva Bible on Biblegateway.com
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Initially published by an English congregation in Geneva, Switzerland, 144 editions were printed with improvements between 1560 and 1644.
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