It was brought over by the Puritans, and hated by King James🧐
It was also the first portable Bible; so a Bible for the people, by the people.
there is a real nice Patriot's Edition with the George Washington picture that Q posted.
https://genevabible.com/product/geneva-bible-patriots-edition/
this ad is older, but gives a good overview of the above Bible; https://youtu.be/3XBuFr1b8VU
short summary; https://youtu.be/MJ1bQ38Qp7I
good explanation, but probably need to watch at x2 https://youtu.be/4pErXUUk4Ho?t=360
I've always been more interested in what Jesus himself had to say than in most other material in the Bible [long set of related digressions being bypassed here . . .] and a great tool for that is the Rex Humbard Prophecy Bible. It prints the words of Jesus in red; everything else in black. Makes it very easy to go through the entire New Testament reading only what Jesus had to say. It's a very coherent voice (until Revelations, when the personality behind the words is suddenly quite different).
It's a King James version (or at least mine is, Humbard may have produced other translations as well). Mine is old and leather bound, bought in a used book store -- which might be your best bet for getting one. You can get one for $125 from the Rex Humbard Foundation or an MP3 version -- useless to me -- for $7.99 or a used leather bound copy for $40 at Amazon.
thanks for the link. havent heard of Rex Humbard before, so this will be interesting. and I agree, definitely think reading the words of Jesus makes the most sense.
also reminds me of when President Trump said he was non-denominational. he obviously understands that man made religions are fallible, so we should go right to the original 'source'; Jesus. which of course i think is a great coincidence since the common material between Matthew and Luke is referred to as the Q-Source;)
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/q.html
Wow. Did not know that (Q-Source).
yeah I didn't at first either, until Q told us to 'read the Bible' and I started researching. makes sense though after reading it. so much like our Q, it's even the part of the Bible that talks about the rights of children.
Luke 17:2 It is better for him if a millstone is hung around his neck and he is thrown into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to sin.
I'd forgotten that Luke has that same bit about the millstone that's also found in Matthew. One of the most important things Jesus did was to emphasize the importance of compassion for and appreciation of children.
I put together a dozen verses with Jesus' own words (as reported long after the fact by others and then translated, etc) that summarize for me the central themes of Jesus's secular teachings --
Matthew: 18:1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 18:2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 18:5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. 18:6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Mark: 10:13: And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 10:14: But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 10:15: Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Luke: 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
John: 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.