Revised Version with Apocrypha RV
Leer en español- Protestant
- Old Testament source: Masoretic Hebrew
- New Testament source: Critical text
- Protestant, with the Apocrypha
- Formal (word for word)
- 1895
- Public domain
At a glance
- Language
- English
- Tradition
- Protestant — The only officially authorised British revision of the King James Version, made by Protestant scholars from several churches.
- Church approval
- Yes — Commissioned by the Convocation of Canterbury (Church of England) in 1870.
- Old Testament source
- Masoretic Hebrew — Hebrew Masoretic text; Apocrypha from Greek/Latin.
- New Testament source
- Critical text — A new critical Greek text compiled by the revisers (published by Palmer), close to Westcott-Hort.
- Canon
- Protestant, with the Apocrypha — (Apocrypha) Tobit, Judith, Greek Esther, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, Song of the Three, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 1 Esdras, Prayer of Manasseh, 2 Esdras
- Style
- Formal (word for word)
- Year
- NT 1881, OT 1885, Apocrypha 1894/1895 (Wikipedia gives 1894; eBible's edition title says 1895).
- Translators
- Over 50 British scholars of various denominations (commissioned by the Convocation of Canterbury); incl. Westcott and Hort
- Reading level
- Victorian formal English.
- Verse numbering
- English (KJV-style)
- Licence
- Public domain
- Text source
- eBible.org (eng-rv)
About
The 1881-1895 British revision of the King James Version, commissioned by the Church of England and made by scholars of several denominations. It uses a critical Greek New Testament and includes the Apocrypha.
Strengths
- Scholarly and literal
- Includes Apocrypha (source of the WEB's deuterocanon)
Things to know
- Archaic English
- Critical NT text differs from the Church's traditional Byzantine text in a number of places
Not yet verified
- Apocrypha date: 1894 (Wikipedia) vs '1895' (eBible title) — conflict not resolved
Profile checked 2026-10-17.
Books in this edition (80 books)
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Prayer of Manasseh O (C) (P), 1 Esdras O (C) (P), Ezra, Nehemiah, Tobit O C (P), Judith O C (P), Esther (Greek) O C (P), Esther, 1 Maccabees O C (P), 2 Maccabees O C (P), Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon O C (P), Sirach O C (P), Hosea, Amos, Micah, Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Baruch O C (P), Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three (O) (C) (P), Susanna (O) (C) (P), Bel and the Dragon (O) (C) (P), 2 Esdras (4 Ezra) (O) (C) (P), Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Revelation
Not in this edition: 3 Maccabees, 4 Maccabees, Psalm 151, Odes
Letters show which canons include a book: O Orthodox, C Catholic, P Protestant (in brackets: printed as Apocrypha or in an appendix).
Publisher's statement
Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)
The Revised Version of the Holy Bible (1895) with Apocrypha
Public Domain
Language: English
Dialect: archaic British
This work is in the Public Domain. You may copy and use it freely.
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