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Revised Fenton

The Holy Bible in Modern English. Revised Edition.
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   Work on the 'The Holy Bible in Modern English' began in 1853 by a London businessman named Ferrar Fenton (1832–1920). The complete Bible was first published in 1903, though some individual bible 'books' were published as separate volumes during the preceding 11 years.
   Fenton is well known for a rearranging of the books of the Bible into what the author believed was the correct chronological order. In the Old Testament, this order follows that of the Hebrew Bible. The name of God was translated throughout the Old Testament as "The Ever-Living".
   Fenton is an exciting translation that shows respect and gives clarity in many areas where other translations fall short. This Bible is described as being "translated into English direct from the original Hebrew, Chaldee, and Greek languages."

Blog entry: September 17, 2016


   Welcome to the new blog section. Join us in this exciting effort to display the works of Ferrar Fenton! The Holy Bible in Modern English is now fully digitized and can be seen for it's creative and artistic beauty as well as for the spiritual edification that we all need through the daily study of the scriptures.


   This project actually began in 2012 when the conversion of scanned images, using OCR software, revived a very beautiful but tangled digital version of Ferrar Fenton's work. The major part of the editing, including verse alignment, OCR errors and chapter breaks took over one year. Still, as we go there are minor fixes to punctuation and a few odd necessary edits.

   In its very raw form, 'The Holy Bible in Modern English' went online with a free but very undependable web hosting service in 2014, where it has been ever since.
   With thanks to the generosity of others, just recently, the site has been moved to its current home. This hosting service is by far superior to the previous but costs are high so we are maintaining an ad service to help offset the costs.

   
KJV GAL 1:1

"Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)"
   
KJV GAL 1:2 "And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:"
   
KJV GAL 1:3 "Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,"
   
KJV GAL 1:4 "Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:"
   
KJV GAL 1:5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
   
KJV GAL 1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
   
KJV GAL 1:7 "Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ."
   
KJV GAL 1:8 "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed."
   
KJV GAL 1:9 "As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed."
   
KJV GAL 1:10 "For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ."
   
KJV GAL 1:11 "But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man."
   
KJV GAL 1:12 "For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ."
   
KJV GAL 1:13 "For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:"
   
KJV GAL 1:14 "And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers."
   
KJV GAL 1:15 "But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,"
   
KJV GAL 1:16 "To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:"
   
KJV GAL 1:17 "Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus."
   
KJV GAL 1:18 "Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days."
   
KJV GAL 1:19 "But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother."
   
KJV GAL 1:20 "Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not."
   
KJV GAL 1:21 Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
   
KJV GAL 1:22 And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
   
KJV GAL 1:23 "But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed."
   
KJV GAL 1:24 And they glorified God in me.
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