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The '''New King James Version''' is a translation of the Bible published by Thomas Nelson Publishers in 1982.<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/index.php?action=getVersionInfo&vid=50#books&version=50; New King James Version (NKJV Bible)], ''Bible Gateway''

The '''New King James Version''' is a translation of the Bible published by Thomas Nelson Publishers in 1982.<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/index.php?action=getVersionInfo&vid=50#books&version=50; New King James Version (NKJV Bible)], ''Bible Gateway''

  Version</ref> The preface describes it as a revision of the [[King James Version]] that follows ''Textus Receptus'', the Greek text used by the translators of 1611.<ref>[http://www.bible-researcher.com/nkjv.html#preface "Preface"], ''New King James Version'' "The New King James Version is a conservative revision of the King James version....the Greek text followed is the Textus Receptus of the early printed editions of the sixteenth century."</ref> Other modern translations use the Critical Text, which is based on older manuscripts. NKJV does include numerous passages translated from the Critical Text in footnotes.  

  Version</ref> The preface describes it as a revision of the [[King James Version]] that follows ''Textus Receptus'', the Greek text used by the translators of 1611.<ref>[http://www.bible-researcher.com/nkjv.html#preface "Preface"], ''New King James Version'' "The New King James Version is a conservative revision of the King James version....the Greek text followed is the Textus Receptus of the early printed editions of the sixteenth century."</ref> Other modern translations use the Critical Text, which is based on older manuscripts.

As a result, the NKJV has earned the wrath of the [[King James only]] crowd.<ref>http://www.1timothy4-13.com/files/bible/nkjv.html</ref>

However, NKJV does include numerous passages translated from the Critical Text in footnotes.  As a result, the NKJV has earned the wrath of the [[King James only]] crowd.<ref>http://www.1timothy4-13.com/files/bible/nkjv.html</ref>

The NKJV is the translation used by the [[Home School Legal Defense Association]] in its magazine, ''The Home School Court Report''.  The translation is also commonly used within [[Churches of Christ|Church of Christ congregations]].

The NKJV is the translation used by the [[Home School Legal Defense Association]] in its magazine, ''The Home School Court Report''.  The translation is also commonly used within [[Churches of Christ|Church of Christ congregations]].