New King James Version

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Bible translation English Bible translation

The New King James Version is a modern English translation of the Bible that updates the language of the King James Version while aiming to preserve its literary style and accuracy.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
New King James Version canonical	6
NKJV	1
New King James Version (in the New Testament)	1
New King James Version Bible	1
New King James Version translation	1
rejects New King James Version	1
“Complete and Updated” King James Version	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35061 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New King James Version
Context triple: [Bible, hasTranslation, New King James Version]

A. King James Version
The King James Version is a landmark 17th-century English translation of the Christian Bible renowned for its majestic prose and lasting influence on English literature and religious practice.
B. New Revised Standard Version
The New Revised Standard Version is a widely respected modern English translation of the Bible known for its scholarly accuracy and inclusive language.
C. New International Version
The New International Version is a widely used modern English translation of the Bible known for its balance of readability and accuracy.
D. New Living Translation
The New Living Translation is a modern English Bible version known for its clear, readable, thought-for-thought rendering of the original biblical texts.
E. Jerusalem Bible
The Jerusalem Bible is a mid-20th-century English Catholic translation of the Bible noted for its literary style and extensive scholarly footnotes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New King James Version
Target entity description: The New King James Version is a modern English translation of the Bible that updates the language of the King James Version while aiming to preserve its literary style and accuracy.

A. King James Version
The King James Version is a landmark 17th-century English translation of the Christian Bible renowned for its majestic prose and lasting influence on English literature and religious practice.
B. New Revised Standard Version
The New Revised Standard Version is a widely respected modern English translation of the Bible known for its scholarly accuracy and inclusive language.
C. New International Version
The New International Version is a widely used modern English translation of the Bible known for its balance of readability and accuracy.
D. New Living Translation
The New Living Translation is a modern English Bible version known for its clear, readable, thought-for-thought rendering of the original biblical texts.
E. Jerusalem Bible
The Jerusalem Bible is a mid-20th-century English Catholic translation of the Bible noted for its literary style and extensive scholarly footnotes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bible translation ⓘ English Bible translation ⓘ
abbreviation	NKJV ⓘ linked to: New King James Version
aimsToPreserve	accuracy of the King James Version ⓘ literary style of the King James Version ⓘ
basedOn	King James Version ⓘ
commissionedBy	Thomas Nelson Publishers ⓘ linked to: Thomas Nelson (publisher family)
contains	Gospels ⓘ New Testament ⓘ Old Testament ⓘ linked to: Bible Psalms ⓘ
copyrightHolder	Thomas Nelson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
distinguishedFrom	English Standard Version ⓘ New International Version ⓘ New Revised Standard Version ⓘ
feature	modernized vocabulary ⓘ retention of traditional cadence and style ⓘ updated grammar ⓘ
firstCompleteBiblePublicationYear	1982 ⓘ
genre	religious text ⓘ
has	red-letter editions ⓘ reference Bible editions ⓘ study Bible editions ⓘ
includes	textual variant notes ⓘ translator footnotes ⓘ
intendedTo	maintain continuity with King James Version tradition ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
marketedAs	“Complete and Updated” King James Version ⓘ linked to: New King James Version
NewTestamentFirstPublished	1979 ⓘ
notableFor	retaining much of King James Version phrasing ⓘ updating King James Version language ⓘ
OldTestamentFirstPublished	1982 ⓘ
preserves	traditional theological terminology where possible ⓘ
publisher	Thomas Nelson ⓘ
subject	Bible ⓘ Christianity ⓘ
targetAudience	Protestant Christians ⓘ readers of modern English ⓘ
textualBasisNewTestament	Textus Receptus ⓘ
textualBasisOldTestament	Masoretic Text ⓘ linked to: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
translationApproach	word-for-word emphasis ⓘ
translationCommitteeSize	over 100 scholars and church leaders ⓘ
translationPhilosophy	essentially literal ⓘ
usedIn	personal Bible study ⓘ preaching ⓘ public worship ⓘ
uses	capitalization for divine pronouns in many editions ⓘ paragraph formatting in many editions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited