Commissioned in 1975 by Thomas Nelson Publishers, 130 respected Bible scholars, church leaders, and lay Christians worked for seven years to create a completely new, modern translation of Scripture, yet one that would retain the purity and stylistic beauty of the original King James.
Read the New King James Bible Version online, a modern language update of the original King James Version. It retains much of the traditional interpretation and sentence structure of the KJV.
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The New King James Version (NKJV) is a translation of the Bible in contemporary English, working as a revision of the King James Version. Published by Thomas Nelson, the complete NKJV was released in 1982.
The New King James Version (NKJV) of the Bible is a modern and updated rendition of the classic King James Version (KJV). It maintains the literary beauty and traditional language of the KJV while using contemporary English to enhance readability for modern audiences