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What is the 21st Century King James Version (KJ21)?



    
    

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
21st Century King James Version - History Published in 1994 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc. (Gary, South Dakota), the 21st Century King James Version of the Bible seeks to preserve the sacred message an...

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My picture Jack Gutknecht Supporter ABC/DTS graduate, guitar music ministry Baptist church
The 21st Century King James Version of the Holy Bible (KJ21®) is an updating of the 1611 King James Version (KJV).

It is not a new translation, but a careful updating to eliminate obsolete words by reference to the most complete and definitive modern American dictionary, the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, unabridged. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization have also been updated.

What has been historically known as Biblical English has been retained in this updating. It is readily distinguished from the colloquial language of commerce and the media used in contemporary Bible translations.

Biblical English is the language which has found its acceptance in Scripture and liturgy for more than 500 years in most of the English-speaking churches throughout the world. Only in the late twentieth century does one find the use of secular English in Bible translations. All language relating to gender and theology in the King James Version remains unchanged from the original.

The 21st Century King James Version contains universally useful study aids. It includes the chapter summaries from the 1611 King James Version, updated for quick reference. Also included are the cross-references from the original King James Version plus many more, but without sectarian emphasis. Not since 1611 has there been a Bible that is 
so - Right for its time, Right for the traditionalist, Right for Bible lovers.

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