The King James Version of the Bible was first published in 1611. Its literary brilliance is well known and its words and phrases have had a unique influence on the English language. Four hundred years ...

Geneva's grounded form of language ("Cast thy bread ... The new translation of the Bible was no huge success when it was first published. The English preferred to stick with the Geneva Bibles ...

The Revised English Bible updates the New English Bible, retaining the latter’s elegant literary style, but removing its archaisms. The REB employs a modest amount of inclusive language and is good ...

It required all churches in Wales by 1567 to have Welsh translations of the Book of Common Prayer and the Bible ... English. But it was still a major concession. Welsh became the first non-state ...