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This is an inspired revision of the AuthorizedVersion by Joseph Smith. Begun in June 1830 and completed in July 1833, itwas the result of the commandment of God through direct revelation. Many plainand precious things had been taken away from the Bible. In most places,the language form arrangement of the King James (Authorized) Version wasfollowed. Certain completely new portions given in the form of revelatorydocuments were included in the text. At the death of Joseph Smith in 1844,the manuscripts were held by his widow until 1866, when they were deliveredto a committee appointed by the Reorganized Latter Day Saints Church.

This edition is a corrected edition. Some words and phraseswere transposed or improperly placed in the work done by Joseph Smith.These errors and mechanical errors were corrected. The original manuscriptsindicate that there was additional editing done by Joseph Smith after 1833.

It does not contain Song of Solomon. The Apocrypha was not addedbecause of a revelation stating that "it was not needful that it be translated.Many true things therein were correctly translated, but many things were not true,being interpolations of man."

Board of Publications of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints (1944)

[Tyndale House, Cambridge, UnitedKingdom]

Genesis1: 3 - 5

Yea, in the beginning I created the heaven, and the earthupon which thou standest. And the earth was without form, and void; andI caused darkness to come upon the face of the deep. And my spirit movedupon the face of the waters, for I am God.
[NOTE: Verse 1 states that God was speaking to Moses.]

 
 

John1: 1 - 3

In the beginning was the gospel preached through theSon. And the gospel was the word, and the word was with the Son, and theSon was with God, and the Son was of God. The same was in the beginningwith God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anythingmade which was made.

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