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[[Image:Geneva_Bible.jpg|thumb|right|1599 Geneva Bible original frontispiece]]

[[Image:Geneva_Bible.jpg|thumb|right|1599 Geneva Bible original frontispiece]]

The '''Geneva Bible''' (GNV) was the first full-length translation of the [[Bible]] to be published in the [[English]] language. It is sometimes called the "Bible of the Reformation." It was used heavily for concepts and terms that [[Shakespeare]] included in his works.  The [[Puritans]] also used this translation, including those on the ''[[Mayflower]]'', as did the [[Founding Fathers]]. Initially published by an English congregation in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]], 144 editions were printed with improvements between 1560 and 1644, of which its 1599 edition is the most renowned.  

The '''Geneva Bible''' (GNV) was the first full-length translation of the [[Bible]] to be published in the [[English]] language. It is sometimes called the "Bible of the Reformation." It was used heavily for concepts and terms that [[Shakespeare]] included in his works.  The [[Puritans]] also used this translation, including those on the ''[[Mayflower]]'', as did the [[Founding Fathers]]. Initially published by an English congregation in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]], 144 editions were printed with improvements between 1560 and 1644, of which its 1599 edition is the most renowned. Translators of the [[King James Version]] relied on the Geneva Bible, even copying 20% of it directly.

The Geneva Bible was the first to divide chapters into numbered verses. It includes extensive annotations and was the first study bible.  The Geneva Bible was one of the first to use "[[infinite]]", which most modern [[English]] translations still fail to use, as in {{bibleref|Psalms|147|5}} which the Geneva Bible renders as "Great is our Lord, and great is his power: his wisdom is infinite."

The Geneva Bible was the first to divide chapters into numbered verses. It includes extensive annotations and was the first study bible.  The Geneva Bible was one of the first to use "[[infinite]]", which most modern [[English]] translations still fail to use, as in {{bibleref|Psalms|147|5}} which the Geneva Bible renders as "Great is our Lord, and great is his power: his wisdom is infinite."