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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.

   
RF JO3 1:1 The old man to his friend Gaius, whom I truly love.
   
RF JO3 1:2 I pray above all, friend, that you may be prosperous and well, just as your soul prospers;
   
RF JO3 1:3 for I was exceedingly delighted when brethren came and testified of your truth, and how you walk in the truth.
   
RF JO3 1:4 I have no greater delight than to learn that my children conduct themselves always in the truth.
   
RF JO3 1:5 You practice faith, friend, when you bestow benefits on the brotherhood who are even strangers;
   
RF JO3 1:6 they testify of your friendship before the assembly, how well you have done in having helped them forward for the sake of God.
   
RF JO3 1:7 Because for the sake of that Name they went out, taking nothing from the heathen.
   
RF JO3 1:8 Such we ought therefore to support, so that we may be workers together for the truth.
   
RF JO3 1:9 I wrote something to the assembly; Diotrephes, however, who likes to make himself prominent among them, rejects us.
   
RF JO3 1:10 If I come, therefore, I will make him remember his conduct, sneering at us with vile expressions; and indeed, not content with these, he did not receive the brethren, and hindered those who would, and expelled them from the assembly.
   
RF JO3 1:11 Do not, friend, imitate the bad, but the good. The well-doer is from God; the wrong-doer has not seen God.
   
RF JO3 1:12 Demetrius is well reported of by all, as well as by the truth itself; yes, and we also give evidence, and you know that our evidence is reliable.
   
RF JO3 1:13 I have much to write to you; but I am unwilling to communicate to you with pen and ink.
   
RF JO3 1:14 Very soon, however, I hope to see you, when we can speak by word of mouth. Peace to you. The friends send you regards. Remember the friends by name.
(These two short Letters were written from Ephesus, probably between the year 88 and 90 A.D.)
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