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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. 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 NKJV is the translation used by the [[Home School Legal Defense Association]] in its magazine, ''The Home School Court Report''. | ||
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The New King James Version is a translation of the Bible published by Thomas Nelson Publishers in 1982.[1] 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.[2] 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.
As a result, the NKJV has earned the wrath of the King James only crowd.[3]
The NKJV is the translation used by the Home School Legal Defense Association in its magazine, The Home School Court Report.
References
- ↑ New King James Version (NKJV Bible), Bible Gateway Version
- ↑ "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."
- ↑ http://www.1timothy4-13.com/files/bible/nkjv.html
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