King James Bible

The Bible is the word of God: and if you speak English, you should use the King James Bible (KJV).

How to get a KJV Bible

• Visit a church which will give you one
• Wait for us to approach you when we are soul winning, and believe the gospel. We preach free salvation, and we might follow that up with a free Bible.
• Buy a KJV from a book shop, or an on-line store. Beware of things that look like the KJV, but are not, particularly the NKJV (it is not the same), and various modern translations say “Holy Bible” on the cover, but are not. Search terms that can get you the correct Bible include “KJV Bible” and “King James Version”.
• Buy this one: you’re going to pay for the thing, and as much again for shipping it to you. Be happy: it’s worth it.

KJV Bible, KJVTEX compact A5-880 (2023) ISBN: 978-0-6397-5450-5

Here’s a physical Bible you can get in your hands:

To be saved is the free gift of God to those that believe. It is a valuable gift. When we share the gospel with people, we like to give a Bible to those that believe. Many people have a high quality printing of a false Bible version, and giving Bible with good quality to replace it properly represents how the Gospel is superior to false ideas.

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You can review the complete contents of the printed Bible for yourself:

• 135 × 195 mm pages kjvtex-compact-a5-880-cropped.pdf
• A5 pages, with crop marks kjvtex-compact-a5-880.pdf

If you have the appropriate A5 paper, printing, cutting and binding equipment, you can republish it (just write in your own ISBN number, because your cover is likely to be different

What about modern versions?

We reject modern Bible versions, and so should you. The modern revisions have not improved the text in the least, but rather replaced it with inexact translations of the very worst manuscripts. These manuscripts have been selected because they are the oldest discarded corruptions of the text. The text, however, was never lost, and that received text is reliably translated in the KJV.

Taking care of your Bible

Over time, Bibles age and fail like any other book, but are also exposed to special risks by reason of daily reading. Here are some ideas about how to take care of your Bible:

• Write your own name neatly on the inside cover of the Bible. This way, when you lose it, you can get it back. Don’t think that you’re the only person with a Bible. You can write your telephone number too, if you’re in the habit of leaving your Bible in odd places.
• Wash your hands: when your hands are dirty, you leave marks on the pages. Dirty marks can feed fungal growth, and sticky marks can cause pages to stick together.
• Turn the pages carefully: Bible paper is really thin. It tears easily. Don’t rip through pages.
• Do not open the Bible more than it can actually open: for a stitched Bible, that is generally lying flat i.e. 180°. Don’t fold it back on itself (breaking the spine). For a perfect bound book, 150° is as much as you should open the pages.
• Don’t drop or throw your Bible.
• Unfold dog-ears early: when a page is folded, fold it back. If you force things into the pages, e.g. by putting it in a handbag, and throwing keys in, then this will tend to bend the pages.
• Keep your Bible dry, and away from extremes of temperature. Wetness will dissolve the pages. Extreme temperature will degrade the glue: freezing makes it brittle, heating makes glue run.
• Keep your Bible with you: don’t put it down somewhere: you will forget it, and it will get rained on, baked in the sun
• Repair damage early: you can use tiny amounts of glue (as much as a hair width of glue) to stick pages back when they come adrift. Use tape to reattach the text to the cover. Use tape to cover up damage to the cover.
• Have a regular place to put your Bible: don’t use it as a pillow.
• Put your Bible in a Bible bag, or add your own cover, made out of fabric or plastic.