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THE

REVISED VERSION

.OF THE

NEW TESTAMENT,

WITH A

HISTORY OF REVISION,

EMBRACING

THE AUTHORIZED VERSION OF THE ANGLO-
AMERICAN REVISION OF THE

NEW TESTAMENT,

TOGETHER WITH

A SUCCINCT ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN OF THE NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURES,
THEIR INSPIRATION, WRITERS AND COMPILERS; THE ANCIENT VERSIONS
AND MANUSCRIPTS; ALL MODERN VERSIONS; KING JAMES'

VERSION, ITS EXCELLENCIES AND DEFECTS; AND A COM-
PLETE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN, PRINCIPLES, METH-
ODS AND PROGRESS OF THIS REVISION, AND THE
CHARACTER OF THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED WITH FAC-SIMILES OF ORIGINAL

MANUSCRIPTS.

ST. LOUIS:

SCAMMELL & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS.
CINCINNATI AND PHILADELPHIA: DOUGLASS BROS.

BOSTON: W. H. THOMPSON & COMPANY.

FOND DU LAC: G. L. BENJAMIN.

1881.

COPYRIGHT 1881.

BY SCAMMELL & COMPANY.

31,948

PREFACE.

The Revision of the New Testament is presented to the English speaking Christian world as the ripe result of the greatest and most comprehensive movement for the correct rendering of the Holy Scriptures ever attempted. After ten years of harmonious effort by the leading Biblical scholars of Great Britain and America, selected from all the prominent religious denominations, the work on the New Testament is completed. Never before have translators had access to such wealth of materials, or assembled such a variety of perfected scholarship. Yet, while many thoroughly justified changes have been made from the old version, so conservative have been the methods and extent of the alterations, that the Book does not thereby become a stranger to us, but retains the same familiar sound. And, even if many Christians cannot bring themselves at first to adopt it wholly in place of the old, yet no sincere student of God's Word, honestly seeking for all the light obtainable, can do otherwise than accept it as an invaluable and indispensable aid to study.

The American Committee of Revision have declared that the work shall be given to the people free of copyright. And the exact correctness of this reprint of the English edition is fully proved and certified to in each complete copy. It will be, word for word, and point for point, the authorized edition perfectly reproduced.

The exceedingly interesting and valuable History of the origin and progress of the Revision, and of all matters and subjects connected therewith, is an indispensable aid to a proper understanding and appreciation of the work. This will cause this edition to be preferred over bare reprints of the Testament alone. The large, open type-a luxury and benefaction to eyes tried by the so called "cheap" small and close type volumes flooding the book market-will still further recommend this edition.

The Old Testament Revision will not be completed for several years.

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