Comfortable Words lays out the complete text of the Authorized or King James Version of the Bible, published in 1611. You will also find a varied collection of prayers and hymns in a similar kind of ‘Church English’.
“On your bookshelves at home you will have something to supplement any anthology. Open your Bible at The Acts of the Apostles. if you want straightforward accounts.”
NL Clay, Straightforward English (1949)
Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
Sunday February 9 NS January 27 OS
Synaxis of All Who have Suffered for Christ
Sunday February 9 NS January 27 OS
In 1611, a team of scholars delivered to King James I of England the new translation of the Bible that he had commissioned from them.
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Four short passages from the New Testament appointed to be read aloud in the English Book of Common Prayer of 1549.
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The story of Israel and her covenants with God, from the making of mankind in the Garden of Eden to Abraham, Moses and David, and the Babylonian Exile in the sixth century BC.
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Stories and wise teachings from the time between the events of the Old Testament and those of the New.
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The story of Jesus Christ, his birth, his ministry, his death, and how the Apostles preached the good news of his resurrection and the promise of his return.
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A selection of Christian verse by modern masters such as Charles Wesley and Isaac Watts, and from the ancient liturgies of East and West.
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Prayers and confessions of faith from the Book of Common Prayer and other sources, in both East and West.
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Today is
January 28
OS
February 10
NS
O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.