21st Century King James Version
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| 21st Century King James Version | |
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| Full name: | 21st Century King James Version |
| Abbreviation: | KJ21 |
| Complete Bible published: | 1994 |
| Textual Basis: | Textus Receptus, 57% deviation from Nestle-Aland 27th edition (NT) |
| Translation type: | 2% paraphrase rate |
| Copyright status: | Copyright ©1994 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved. |
| Genesis 1:1-3 | |
| In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. | |
| John 3:16 | |
| For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. | |
The 21st Century King James Version (KJ21) is a minor update of the King James Version. However, unlike the New King James Version, it does not alter the language significantly from the 1611 version, retaining Jacobean grammar (including "thee" and "thou"), but it does attempt to replace some of the vocabulary which no longer would make sense to a modern reader.
An example from Ezra 9:3
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...and sat down astonied. |
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21st Century King James Version |
....and sat down stunned. |
The KJ21 is also known for its formatting. Passages considered "more familiar" are in bold print, while "less familiar" passages are placed in a sans-serif print. Passages from the Revised Common Lectionary are marked with diamonds, and the translations of names are sometimes included with brackets.
The KJ21 has also been released in an edition with the Apocrypha and without the unusual formatting; this is known as the Third Millennium Bible.
[edit] External links
- www.kj21.com - The official site for the KJ21 version of the Bible
- KJ21 on BibleGateway.com - The complete text of the 21st Century King James Version, plus version, copyright and publisher information
