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The word translated "tares" in the King James Version is ζιζάνια (zizania), plural of ζιζάνιον (zizanion). This word is thought to mean darnel (Lolium temulentum), [2] [3] a ryegrass which looks much like wheat in its early stages of growth. [4] The Weymouth New Testament, a translation of the Greek, translates the word as "Darnel".
In the King James Version of the Bible, the text reads: At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. The New International Version translates the passage as: At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath.
The image of the grain of wheat dying in the earth in order to grow and bear a harvest can be seen also as a metaphor of Jesus' own death and burial in the tomb and his resurrection. [2] The Rev. William D. Oldland in his sermon "Unless a Grain of Wheat Falls into the Earth and Dies" said: This parable is used by Jesus to teach them three things.
The exclusive use of the King James Version is recorded in a statement made by the Tennessee Association of Baptists in 1817, stating "We believe that any person, either in a public or private capacity who would adhere to, or propagate any alteration of the New Testament contrary to that already translated by order of King James the 1st, that is now in common in use, ought not to be encouraged ...
The King James Version is one of the versions authorized to be used in the services of the Episcopal Church and other parts of the Anglican Communion, [182] as it is the historical Bible of this church. It was presented to King Charles III at his coronation service. [183] [184] Other Christian denominations have also accepted the King James ...
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: 43:When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 44:Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, [n 1] generally known as Strong's Concordance, is a Bible concordance, an index of every word in the King James Version (KJV), constructed under the direction of American theologian James Strong. Strong first published his Concordance in 1890, while professor of exegetical theology at Drew Theological ...
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. The World English Bible translates the passage as: "Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn't bring