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 Last Judgment
Sunday February 23 NS February 10 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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And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.