Revised Version of the Bible

noun

1. a recension of the Authorized Version, prepared by British and American scholars, the Old Testament being published in 1885, and the New Testament in 1881.

Example Sentences

It is well known, too, that a society, composed for the most part of members of one of the largest and most respectable denominations of Christians, has been established mainly for the purpose of publishing a revised version of the Bible, but it is not probable that this society will ever accomplish any thing more than an increased "contempt for God's word and commandment."

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In 1870 a new revised version of the Bible, which should receive the benefit of the labors of modern scholars, was decided on.

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The Revised Version of the Bible has again another translation, a rather unhappy compromise.

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I venture to say in conclusion: Consult the revised version of the Bible for meaning, but read the old one for style.

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I believe few people realise what an immense addition has been made to the literary patrimony of the English reader by the Revised Version of the Bible, and such other presentations of the sacred Scriptures as this Revised Version has made possible.

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