New King James Version (NKJV) , 1982 text
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Thomas Nelson, Christian company (HarperCollins) · 130 scholars, church leaders and lay Christians · published by Thomas Nelson
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- Made by
Thomas Nelson, a Christian publishing division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing; it commissioned the translation in 1975 and holds the copyright
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- Full name
New King James Version
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NKJV
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"Complete equivalence": the publisher's term for a word-for-word method that seeks to keep all the information in the text while presenting it in good literary form
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The 1967/1977 Stuttgart edition of the Biblia Hebraica (Masoretic Text), with frequent comparison to the Bomberg edition of 1524-25
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The Textus Receptus, the traditional Greek text behind the King James Version, kept in the body of the text; major Critical Text and Majority Text variants are noted in footnotes
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Protestant, 66 books
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Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Up to 500 verses may be quoted in any form without written permission if they are under 25 percent of the work, not a complete book, and not quoted in a commentary or other Bible reference work
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1982, full Bible, after seven years of work from 1975; the 1982 text is the only edition
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| Made by | Thomas Nelson, a Christian publishing division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing; it commissioned the translation in 1975 and holds the copyright | Bible Gateway, NKJV version information · Verification pending |
| Translation philosophy | "Complete equivalence": the publisher's term for a word-for-word method that seeks to keep all the information in the text while presenting it in good literary form | NKJV preface, hosted by Blue Letter Bible · Verification pending |
| Textual basis, Old Testament | The 1967/1977 Stuttgart edition of the Biblia Hebraica (Masoretic Text), with frequent comparison to the Bomberg edition of 1524-25 | NKJV preface, hosted by Blue Letter Bible · Verification pending |
| Textual basis, New Testament | The Textus Receptus, the traditional Greek text behind the King James Version, kept in the body of the text; major Critical Text and Majority Text variants are noted in footnotes | NKJV preface, hosted by Blue Letter Bible · Verification pending |
| Canon | Protestant, 66 books | Bible Gateway, NKJV book list · Verification pending |
| Reading grade level | No published figure | Publisher pages checked · not published |
| Gender language | Not published | Publisher pages checked · not published |
| Committee | 130 scholars, church leaders and lay Christians working for seven years from 1975, commissioned by Thomas Nelson; names not published on the pages checked | Bible Gateway, NKJV version information · Verification pending |
| Verses in footnotes | None; the Textus Receptus verses are in the main text. Footnotes marked NU-Text show where the Nestle-Aland and UBS critical text differs, and M-Text where the Majority Text differs | NKJV preface, hosted by Blue Letter Bible · Verification pending |
| Licence and quotation | Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Up to 500 verses may be quoted in any form without written permission if they are under 25 percent of the work, not a complete book, and not quoted in a commentary or other Bible reference work | Bible Gateway, NKJV copyright information · Verification pending |
| First published | 1982, full Bible, after seven years of work from 1975; the 1982 text is the only edition | Bible Gateway, NKJV version information · Verification pending |
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The Textus Receptus and the footnotes
The NKJV keeps the verses of the Textus Receptus in the main text, so verses such as Matthew 17:21 stay in place, and marks in footnotes where the critical text (NU-Text) and the Majority Text (M-Text) differ. The preface says the editors chose to retain the traditional text and show the variants so readers can see them. Translations from an eclectic Greek text place some of these verses in footnotes instead; both positions are described, with sources, in the guide on verses in footnotes.
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Is it word for word?
Yes by the publisher’s own description, “complete equivalence”, which the preface contrasts with dynamic equivalence. The literal-to-idiomatic meter above shows where readers place its feel.
What text is it based on?
The Masoretic Text in the 1967/1977 Stuttgart edition of the Biblia Hebraica for the Old Testament, and the Textus Receptus, the Greek text behind the King James Version, for the New Testament, with critical and Majority Text variants in footnotes.
Are verses missing?
No. The Textus Receptus verses are in the main text; footnotes say where the critical text omits them, for example “NU omits v. 21” at Matthew 17:21.
Is it approved for Catholic use?
No. It has the 66-book Protestant canon and no imprimatur.
Who translated it?
130 scholars, church leaders and lay Christians commissioned by Thomas Nelson in 1975, working for seven years. The publisher’s pages checked do not list their names.