Why this Bible?
God’s Word is for all of his people.
For those who are curious, as well as for Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant believers, WORD Verbatim unites scripture maintained throughout the historic Christian traditions into a single, clear, English reading edition.
This revision brings together books preserved across these traditions, rather than limiting readers to a single printed canon, allowing the texts to be read, compared, and examined openly.
William Tyndale contributed much of the lasting voice of the English Bible, and John Rogers preserved, restored, completed, and published that work as a full printed Bible. Both believed that Scripture should be accessible to all people in language they could understand.
WORD Verbatim carries on this mission for a new generation.
The language has been carefully updated where the original meaning has become unclear over time, while maintaining the character, strength, and clarity inherited from Tyndale and Rogers. The goal is not to insert another voice between Scripture and the reader, but to let the words speak for themselves.
The work so far
PROGRESS:
Word Count: 74%
Verses: 76%
Chapters: 74%
Genesis - complete
Exodus - complete
Leviticus - complete
Numbers - complete
Deuteronomy - complete
Joshua - complete
Judges - complete
Ruth - complete
1st Samuel - complete
2nd Samuel - complete
1st Kings - complete
2nd Kings - complete
1st Chronicles - complete
2nd Chronicles - complete
Prayer of Manasseh - complete
1 Esdras [3 Ezra] - complete
2 Esdras - complete
Ezra - complete
Nehemiah - complete
Tobit - complete
Judith - complete
Esther [incl. Rest of Esther] - complete
I Maccabees - complete
II Maccabees - complete
III Maccabees - complete
Job - complete
Psalms - complete
Proverbs - complete
Ecclesiastes - complete
Song of Solomon - complete
Wisdom of Solomon - complete
Wisdom of Sirach [Ecclesiasticus] - complete
(there was brief interlude to publish word search books)
Hosea - in progress (finally!)
Joel - patiently waiting
Amos - patiently waiting
Obadiah - patiently waiting
Jonah - patiently waiting
Micah - patiently waiting
Nahum - patiently waiting
Habakkuk - patiently waiting
Zephaniah - patiently waiting
Haggai - patiently waiting
Zechariah - patiently waiting
Malachi - patiently waiting
Isaiah - patiently waiting
Jeremiah - patiently waiting
Baruch - patiently waiting
Epistle of Jeremiah - patiently waiting
Lamentations - patiently waiting
Ezekiel - patiently waiting
Daniel - patiently waiting
Susanna - patiently waiting
The Prayer of Azariah - patiently waiting
Song of the Three Children - patiently waiting
Bel and the Dragon - patiently waitingNew Testament — completed and published
APPENDICES
IV Maccabees - patiently waiting
Explore the Early Modern English lexicon
Study to show yourself laudable to God,
a workman that needs not to be ashamed,
circulating the word of truth justly.
2nd Timothy 2:1
WORD
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Scripture…One For All
Bringing the historic Christian Scriptures together in one clear English edition. Something special is taking shape. Explore below to see how we're coming together. READ THE COMPLETE GENESIS PDF
The wider vision
WORD verbatim is intended to grow beyond a single volume.
The first aim is to complete a clear, dignified reading Bible that brings together the books preserved across the historic Christian traditions. Binding and presentation options are still being explored, including the possibility of a multi-volume boxed set.
Rather than allowing the boundaries of one later printed canon to decide what readers may encounter, each book will be considered by the same careful comparative method and presented transparently, with its history and reception acknowledged.
Once the reading edition is complete, the work may continue in a Study Bible edition,
offering fuller textual, historical and canonical notes without interrupting the biblical text itself.
In time, the same method may also be applied to additional ancient works preserved within traditions such as the Ethiopian Church.
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