The Simplified KJV--cloth over boards, pewter branch

The King James Version of the Bible has stood the test of time.

Now it’s catching up with the times.

Barbour’s Simplified KJV builds off the familiarity and trustworthiness of the King James Bible while removing the difficulties of antiquated language and punctuation.

Keeping all the original translation work of the 1611 Bible, the Simplified KJV carefully updates old styles that may interfere with your understanding today:

outdated verb styles are refreshed—for example, art becomes are; gavest becomes gaveold forms of address—like thee, thou, and ye—are updatedconfusing older terms—such as wroth or divers—are modernizedpronouns for God—He, His, Him, You, Yours, Me, My—are capitalized for clarityquotation marks are included with spoken languagelong sentences are shortened with modern punctuationparagraphs are added throughout

The Simplified KJV maintains the feel of the original King James while markedly increasing its readability, bringing the trustworthy old translation into the 21st century.