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while only changing the most obscure words and the Elizabethan “thee, thy, thou” pronouns. This was
an interesting marketing ploy, however, upon discovering that this was not enough of a change for them
to be able to legally copyright the result, they had to make more significant revisions, which defeated
their purpose in the first place. It was never taken seriously by scholars, but it has enjoyed some degree
of public acceptance, simply because of its clever “New King James Version” marketing name.

Are there errors in the Bible?

6.4 Let’s Practice…

1. The man God used to “Protest” the errors of the Catholic Church was
___________________. God also used him to translate the entire Bible into German.

2. What was the name of the Bible (named after the man who accomplished the work), which
was the first complete translation of the entire Bible in the English language?

3. God often uses those who rebel against Him to accomplish His will. How did God use Henry VIII to do
this?

4. God brought deep testing to his saints during the reign of _______________who tried to bring
English back under the Catholic Church.

5. A ray of hope appeared in 1560 with the printing of the___________________ Bible in English. This
version was also known as the __________________ Bible. This Bible also added verse numbering to
be more easily read and referenced.

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