BIBLE TRANSLATIONS | NKJV

0. Introduction

a) Below is one comparison of twenty-three major Bible translations. Listed with each version is the text basis translators used for the Old and New Testaments, what technique they used to translate, and background information about the version.

1. Translation (Date originally published, abbreviation)

a) New King James Version Bible (1982, NKJV)

Text basis for O. T. :  Masoretic Text with Septuagint influence.

Text basis for N. T. :  Textus Receptus, similar to the Byzantine text type.

Technique used:  Formal Equivalence

Owner:  Thomas Nelson, Inc.

b) The NKJV is a conservative revision of the KJV that does not make any alterations on the basis of a revised Greek or Hebrew text, but adheres to the readings presumed to underlie the KJV. The Gideons, a Christian organization that distributes free copies of God's word through hotels, motels and other means, uses the NKJV.