Resource 1560 Geneva Bible pdf - bookmarked by book and chapter 2014-01-09

Really sorry FWC.... I've read so many posts I evidently missed that. My bad for missing your 1st post and thinking it had something to do with her security software since I could get to it. I'll have our youngest download.... upload.... one of those for her so he can burn it to a cd or dvd or what ever kids these days burn to so I can hand to her. It'll be a nice surprise for her. She's been lusting for it and tried to get it a few times.

 

I recently purchased a copy of the 1560 Geneva Bible. I haven't gotten very far reading it yet, but I am so glad this forum exists to answer questions about it. Thank you all for the help.
How much different is the 1599 version?

 

Thanks

Thanks for the answer. I will read farther in the Bible and see if I have questions. Thank you for your time.

 

I did some research into this question. I did not come to a conclusion as to which is better. I had to make a decision as to what was most important to me.

I am not an antique book collector. I am interested in what was going on in the minds of the early reformers of the time. The anti-catholic sentiment is to be expected when you consider it was the catholics who were killing the Bible translators. These guys were not pacifists. They were willing to lay down their life for their cause.

So for me, readability was most important. I thought I would be more likely to actually read it if I could actually read it. So I opted for the 1599 from the Geneva Bible Restoration Project:
1599 Geneva Bible Restoration Project
Found a good price on a large leather-bound discontinued one on ebay. Have not regretted it.

 

~ God Be Praised ~

Dear Melbo ;

Thanks You Very Much
for your production of
The 1560 Geneva Bible file .

Unfortunately, the single file
is too big for me to download
on my dial up modem .

How about dividing up this big file
into a set of smaller files or books,
that way I can download individual
and smaller parts 1 at a time .

Then display all of the downloads,
books, on a single page, so that
readers can download individual
books .

Just a thought, Melbo .

Again, Thank You For Everything !

~ God Be Praised ~

 

~ Dear Geneva Bible Readers ~

Here is a Brief Enty,

From
The Geneva Bible :

Repentance shall be the way for them to return
to him ;

The prayer of Manasseh King of the Jews ()

() This prayer is not in the Ebrew,
but is translated out of the Greeke .

O Lord almighty, God of our fathers,
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their
righteous seede, which hast made heaven
and earth with all their ornament, which
hast bound the sea by the word of thy
commandement, which hast shut up the
depth, and sealed it by thy terrible and
glorious Name, whome all do feare, and
tremble before thy power : for the Majestie
of thy glory cannot be borne, and thine angry
threatning toward sinners is importable, but
thy mercifull promise is unmeasurable and
unsearchable .

For thou art the most high Lord,
of great compassion, long suffering,
and most mercifull, and repentest
for mans miseries .

Thou, O Lord,
according to thy great goodness hast
promised (a) repentance and forgivenesse
to them that sinne against thee, and for thine
infinite mercies hast appointed repentance
unto sinners that they may be saved .

(a) Thou hast promised that repentance
shall be the way for them to returne to thee .

Thou therefore, O Lord, that art the God of
the just, hast not appointed repentance to the
just, As to Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob,
which have not (b) sinned against thee, but
thou hast appointed repentance unto me that
am a sinner : for I have sinned above the
number of the sand of the sea .

(b) Hee speaketh this in comparison of
himself, and those holy fathers which have
their commendation in the Scriptures, so
that in respect of himself, he calleth their
sinnes nothing, but attributeth unto them
righteousnes.

My transgressions, O Lord, are multiplied :
my transgressions are exceeding many : and
I am not worthy to behold and see the height
of the heavens for the multitude of mine
unrighteousnes.

I am bowed downe with many yron bands,
that I cannot lift up mine head, neither have
any release.

For I have provoked thy wrath, and done evill
before thee, I did not thy will, neither kept I thy
commandements.

I have set up abominations, and have multiplied
offences .

Now therefore I bowe the knee of mine heart,
beseeching thee of gace .

I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned, and I
acknowledge my transgressions : but I humbly
beseech thee, forgive me : O Lord, forgive me,
and destroy me not with my transgressions .

Be not angry with me for ever by reserving evil
for me, neither condemne me into the lower parts
of the earth .

For thou art the God, Even the God of them
that repent : and in me thou wilt shew all thy
goodnes : for thou wilt save mee that am
unworthy, according to thy great mercy :
therefore I will prayse thee for ever all the
dayes of my life : for all the power of the
heavens prayse thee, and thine
is the glory for ever and ever .

Amen .

~ To God Be The Glory ~

 

They shall live eternally with the Son of God ;

From :
The 1560 -1599 A.D.
Geneva Bible New Testament ;

The Revelation
Of Saint John The Apostle
& Evangelist With the Annotations
Of Francis Junius & Chapter 22 :

1 The river
of water of life is shewed,

2 and the tree of life;

6-7 Then followeth
the conclusion of this prophecy,

8 where John declareth, that the
things herein contained are most true.

13 And now the third time
repeateth these words. All things
come from him, who is the beginning
and the end.

1 And (1) he shewed me
a pure (*) river of water of
life, clear as crystal, proceeding
out of the throne of God, and of
the Lamb.

(1) Here is absolved and finished
the description of the celestial Church
(as I shewed before Revelation 21:12)
by the effects in Revelation 22:5; and
then this book is concluded
in the rest of the chapter.

The effects
proceeding from
God, who dwelleth
in the Church, are these:
the everlasting grace of God,
in this verse, the eternal living
of the godly, as in Revelation 2:7;
the eternal fruits which the godly
bring forth unto God, themselves and
others, Revelation 22:2; freedom and
immunity from all evil, God himself
taking pleasure in his servants, and they
likewise in their God, Revelation 22:3 .

The beholding and sight
of God, and sealing of the faithful
from all eternity, Revelation 22:4;
the light of God, and an everlasting
kingdom and glory, Revelation 22:5 .

(*) He alludeth
to the visible paradise
to set forth the more sensibly
the spiritual; and this agreeth with
that which is written, Ezekiel 47:1 .

2 In the (*) midst of
the street of it, and of
either side of the river,
was the tree of life, which
bare twelve manner of fruits,
and gave fruit every () month;
and the leaves of the tree served
to heal the (()) nations with.

(*) Meaning
that Christ who is
the life of his Church,
is common to all his and not
peculiar for any one sort of people.

() For there are all things pleasant
and full of all contention continually.

(()) Which some time were
impure as Gentiles, but now are
purged and made whole by Christ.

3 And there shall be
no more curse, but the
throne of God and of the
Lamb shall be in it, and his
servants shall serve him.

4 And they shall see
his face, and his Name
shall be in their foreheads.

5 (*) And there shall be
no () night there, and they
need no candle, neither light
of the sun, for the Lord God
giveth them light, and they shall
reign for evermore.

(*) Isaiah 60:19 .

() The light shall be
unchangeable and shine forever.

6 (2) And he said unto me,
These words are faithful and
true; and the Lord God of the
holy Prophets sent his Angel to
shew unto his servants the things
which must shortly be fulfilled.

(2) This whole book
is concluded and made up by
a confirmation, and a salutation.

The confirmation hath three parts:

The words of the Angel unto
Revelation 22:15; the words of
Christ, Revelation 22:16-17; and
the obtestation made by John from
divine authority, thence unto
Revelation 22:18-20 .

By the speech of the Angel
this prophecy is confirmed,
unto Revelation 22:7-8;
and then he speaketh of
the use of this book in
the verses following.

The prophecy is first confirmed by
the Angel from the nature thereof,
that it is faithful and true;

Secondly, from the nature
of the efficient cause, both
principal, which is God, and
instrumental, which is the
Angel in this verse.

Thirdly, from the promises
of God concerning his coming
to effect all these things, and
concerning our salvation,
Revelation 22:7 .

Fourthly,
from the testification of
John himself, Revelation 22:8 .

The rest of the speech
of the Angel tending to the
same, and John interrupted
or broke off by his unadvised
act of worshipping him, in the
same verse, which the Angel
forbidding, teacheth him that
adoration must be given not
to him, but only to God, as for
himself, that he is of such nature
and office, as he may not be
adored; which thing also was
in like manner done,
Revelation 19:10 .

7 Behold, I come shortly.
Blessed is he that keepeth
the words of the prophecy
of this book.

8 And I am John,
which saw and heard these
things. And when I had heard
and seen, (*) I () fell down to
worship before the feet of the
Angel which shewed me these
things.

(*) Revelation 19:10 .

() Now this is the second
time that he suffered himself to be
carried away with the excellency of
the persons, which is to admonish us
of our infirmity and readiness to fall,
except God strengthen us miraculously
with his Spirit.

9 But he said unto me,
See thou do it not, for I
am thy fellow servant, and
of thy brethren the Prophets,
and of them which keep the
words of this book.
Worship God.

10 (3) And he said unto me,
(4) (*) Seal not the words of
the prophecy of this book,
for the time is at hand.

(3) The Angel
returneth unto his
former speech; in which
he teacheth the use of this
book, both towards ourselves,
in this and the next verse; and in
respect of God for declaration of
his truth, thence unto the fifteenth
verse Revelation 22:11-15 .

(4) That is,
propound this
prophecy openly unto all,
and conceal no part of it.

The contrary
whereunto is commanded
in Isaiah 8:16; Daniel 8:26 .

(*) This is not then
as the other Prophecies
which were commanded to
be hid until the time appointed,
as in Daniel 12:4; because that
these things should be quickly
accomplished, and did now begin.

11 (5) He that is unjust,
let him be unjust still; and he
which is filthy, let him be filthy
still; and he that is righteous,
let him be righteous still; and he
that is holy, let him be holy still.

(5) An objection prevented,
but there will be some that will
abuse this occasion unto evil, and
will wrest this Scripture unto their
own destruction, as Peter saith.

What then?
saith the Angel,
the mysteries of God
must not therefore be
concealed, which it hath
pleased him to communicate
unto us.

Let them be harmful unto
others, let such be more and
more vile in themselves, whom
this Scripture doth not please; yet
others shall be further conformed
thereby unto righteousness and
true holiness.

The care and reformation
of these may not be neglected,
because of the voluntary and
malicious offence of others.

12 (6) And behold,
I come shortly, and my
reward is with me, (*) to
give every man according
as his work shall be.

(6) The second part
belonging unto the use
of this book, as I said
in Revelation 22:10 .

Also
(saith God by the Angel)
though there should be no
use of this book unto men;
yet it shall be of this use unto
me, that it is a witness of my
truth unto my glory, who will
come shortly to give and execute
just judgment, in this verse; who
have taught that all these things have
their being in me, Revelation 22:13;
and have denounced blessedness
unto my servants in the Church,
Revelation 22:14 and reprobation
unto the ungodly, Revelation 22:15 .

(*) Romans 2:6 .

13 I am (*) Alpha
and Omega, the beginning
and the end, the first and the last.

(*) Revelation 1:8; Revelation 21:6;
Isaiah 44:6; Isaiah 41:4 .

14 Blessed are they,
that do his Commandments,
(7) that their right may be in the
(*) tree of Life, and may enter in
through the gates into the City.

(7) The blessedness of the godly
set down by their title and interest
thereunto; and their fruit in the same.

(*) They shall live
eternally with the Son of God.

15 For without
shall be dogs and enchanters,
and whoremongers, and murderers,
and idolaters, and whosoever loveth
or maketh (*) lies.

(*) That maintain
false doctrine and delight therein.

16 (8) I Jesus
have sent my Angel,
to testify unto you these
things in the Churches. I am
the root and the (*) generation
of David, and the bright
morning () star.

(8) The second place of
confirmation (as I said) is the
speech of Christ, ratifying the
vocation of John, and the authority
of his calling and testimony, both
from the condition of his own person
being God and man, in whom all the
promises of God are Yea and Amen;
2 Corinthians 1:20; and also from the
testification of other persons, by the
acclamation of the holy Ghost, who
here is as it were an honorable
assistant of the marriage of the Church
as the spouse; and of every of the godly
as members; and finally from the thing
present, that of their own knowledge
and accord, they are called forth
unto the participation of the good
things of God; Genesis 22:17 .

(*) That is,
a true and natural man and
yet God equal with my Father.

() For Christ is the light
that giveth light to every one
that cometh into this world.

17 And the Spirit
and the bride say, Come.
And let him that heareth say,
() Come. And let him that is
(()) athirst, come; and (*) let
whosoever ((())) will, take
of the water of life freely.

() Let them be afraid of
God's horrible judgments,
and as soon as they hear the
Lamb call, let them come.

(()) He that selleth himself
oppressed with afflictions,
and desireth the heavenly
graces and comfort.

(*) Isaiah 55:1 .

((())) That is,
when God beginneth to
reform or will by his Spirit.

18 (9) For I protest unto
every man that heareth the
words of the prophecy of this
book, If any man shall add unto
these things, God shall add unto
him the plagues that are written
in this book;

(9) The obtestation of John
(which is the third part of the
confirmation, as noted in verse six)
joined with a curse of execration, to
preserve the truth of this book entire
and uncorrupted, in two verses.

19 And if any man shall
diminish of the words of the
book of this prophecy, God
shall take away his part out of
the book of life, and out of the
holy City, and from those things
which are written in this book.

20 (10) He which testifieth
these things, saith, (*) Surely,
I come quickly. Amen. Even so,
() come Lord Jesus.

(10) A divine confirmation
or sealing of the obtestation;
first from Christ avouching the
same, and denouncing his coming
against all those that shall put their
sacrilegious hands thereunto; then
from John himself, who by a most
holy prayer calleth Christ to take
vengeance of them.

(*) Seeing the Lord is at hand,
we ought to be constant and rejoice,
but we must beware we esteem not
the length nor shortness of the Lord's
coming by our own imagination,
2 Peter 3:9 .

() This declareth the earnest desire
that the faithful have to be delivered
out of these miseries, and to be joined
with their head Christ Jesus.

21 (11) The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you all, AMEN.

(11) The salutation
Apostolical, which is the
other place of the conclusion,
as I said, Revelation 22:6; and
is the end of almost every Epistle;
which we wish unto the Church,
and to all the holy and elect members
thereof in Christ Jesus our Lord, until
his coming to judgment, Come Lord
Jesus, and do it.

Amen, again Amen.

THE END

Chapters 1-22
of the 1560-1599
Geneva Bible
Book of Revelations
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The 1560-1599
Geneva Bible With Footnotes
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Please check your copy of Geneva Bible 1560 pdf

while perusing the pdf I noticed that one of the bookmarks is missing in the New Testament under 1 Peter, it has 4 chapters bookmarked but lacks the 5th bookmark for chapter 5 in First Peter.

 

The only ground and foundation of Christian strength ;

From :
The 1560 -1599 A.D.
Geneva Bible New Testament
& The First Epistle General Of Peter ;

The Argument
& 1st Peter Chapter 5 :

The Argument

He exhorteth the faithful
to deny themselves, and to
contemn the world, that being
delivered from all carnal affections and
impediments, they may more speedily attain
to the heavenly kingdom of Christ, whereunto
we are called by the grace of God revealed
to us in his Son, and have already received it
by faith, possessed it by hope, and are therein
confirmed by holiness of life.

And to the intent
this faith should not faint,
seeing Christ contemned and
rejected almost of the whole world,
he declareth that this is nothing else
but the accomplishing of the Scriptures
which testify that he should be the stumbling
stone to the reprobate and the sure foundation
of salvation to the faithful; therefore he exhorteth
them courageously to go forward, considering
what they were, and to what dignity God hath
called them.

After, he entreateth particular points,
teaching subjects how to obey their governors,
and servants their masters, and how married
folks ought to behave themselves.

And because it is appointed
for all that are godly, to suffer
persecutions, he sheweth them what
good issue their afflictions shall have,
and contrariwise what punishments God
referreth for the wicked.

Last of all he teacheth how the ministers
ought to behave themselves, forbidding them
to usurp authority over the Church; also that
young men ought to be modest, and apt to
learn, and so endeth with an exhortation.

1st Peter Chapter 5

1 He warneth the Elders
not to usurp authority over the Church,

5 willing the younger sort
to be willing to be taught,
and to be modest,

8 to be sober and watchful
to resist the cruel adversary.

1 The (1) (*) Elders which are among you,
(2) I beseech which am also an Elder, and a
witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a
partaker of the glory that shall be revealed,

(1) He describeth peculiarly the office
of the Elders, that is to say, of them
that have the care of the Church.

(*) By Elders he understandeth all
them which preach, teach, or minister
in the Church.

(2) He useth a preface
touching the circumstance
of his own person, that is, that
he as their companion communeth
with them not of matters which he
knoweth not, but wherein he is as well
experienced as any, and propoundeth unto
them no other condition but that which he
himself hath sustained before them, and doeth
still take the same pains, and also hath one
selfsame hope together with them.

2 (3) (a) Feed the (4) flock of (*) God,
(5) which () dependeth upon you, (6) caring
for it not by constraint, but willingly, not for
filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

(3) The first rule :
He that is a shepherd,
let him feed the flock.

(a) He saith not,
Offer for the quick and dead,
and sing patched shreds in a
strange tongue, but (Feed.)

(4) The second :
Let the shepherd consider, that
the flock is not his, but God's.

(*) Or, Christ.

(5) The third :
Let not shepherds
invade other men's flocks,
but let them feed that which
God hath committed unto them.

() Or, which is committed unto you,
or as much as in you lieth.

(6) Let the shepherds govern the
Church with the word and example
of godly and unblameable life, not by
constraint but willingly, not for filthy lucre,
but with a ready mind, not as lords over
God's portion and heritage,
but as his ministers.

3 Not as though ye were lords
over God's (b) heritage, but that
ye may be examples to the flock.

(b) Which is the Christian people.

4 (7) And when that chief Shepherd
shall appear, ye shall receive an
incorruptible crown of glory.

(7) That the shepherds' minds
be not overcome either with the
wickedness of men, or their cruelty,
he warneth them to cast their eyes
continually upon that chief Shepherd,
and the crown which is laid up
for them in heaven.

5 (8) Likewise ye younger,
submit yourselves unto the Elders,
and submit yourselves every man,
one to another, (*) deck yourselves
inwardly in lowliness of mind, (9) for
() God resisteth the proud, and giveth
grace to the humble.

(8) He commendeth many peculiar
Christian virtues, and especially modesty;
which admonition all of us stand in need of,
but especially the younger sort, by reason
of the untowardness and pride of that age.

(*) Romans 12:10 .

(9) Because pride seemeth to many,
to be the way unto the glory of this life,
the Apostle witnesseth on the contrary
side, that ignominy and shame is the reward
of pride, and glory the reward of modesty.

() James 4:6 .

6 Humble (*) yourselves therefore
(10) under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time.

(*) James 4:10 .

(10) Because those proud
and lofty spirits threaten the modest
and humble, the Apostle warneth us to
set the power of God against the vanity
of proud men, and to hang wholly
upon his providence.

7 (*) Cast all your care
on him, for he careth for you.

(*) Psalm 55:22;
Matthew 6:25; Luke 12:22 .

8 (11) Be sober, and watch,
for (*) your adversary the devil
as a roaring lion walketh about,
seeking whom he may devour;

(11) The cruelty of Satan,
who seeketh by all means to
devour us, is overcome by
watchfulness and faith.

(*) Luke 22:31 .

9 Whom resist steadfast in the faith,
(12) knowing (*) that the same afflictions
are accomplished in your (c) brethren
which are in the world.

(12) The persecutions
which Satan stirreth up,
are neither new nor proper
to any one man, but from old
and ancient times common to the
whole Church, and therefore we must
suffer that patiently wherein which we
have such and so many fellows
of our conflicts and combats.

(*) Nothing cometh unto us,
which we see not to appertain to the
rest of Christ's members; and therefore
we ought not to refuse that condition
which is common to all the Saints.

(c) Amongst your brethren which
are dispersed throughout the world.

10 (13) And the God of all grace,
which hath called us unto his eternal
glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have
suffered a little, make you perfect, confirm,
strengthen and stablish you.

(13) He sealeth up
as it were with a seal,
the former exhortation with
a solemn prayer, again willing
them to ask increase of strength
at his hands of whom they had the
beginning, and hope to have the
accomplishment, to wit, of God
the Father in Jesus Christ in whom
we are sure of the glory of eternal life.

11 To him be glory
and dominion forever and ever, Amen.

12 (14) By Silvanus
a faithful brother unto you,
as I suppose, have I written briefly,
exhorting and testifying how that this is
the true grace of God, wherein ye stand.

(14) Continuance and perseverance
in the doctrine of the Apostles, is the only
ground and foundation of Christian strength;
Now the sum of the Apostles' doctrine, is
salvation freely given of God.

13 (15) The Church that is at (d) Babylon
elected together with you, saluteth you,
and Marcus my son.

(15) Familiar salutations.

(d) In that famous city of Assyria,
where Peter the Apostle of circumcision
then was.

14 Greet ye one another
with the (*) kiss of love. Peace be with
you all which are in Christ Jesus, Amen.

(*) Romans 16:16;
1 Corinthians 16:20; 2 Corinthians 13:12 .

The 1560-1599
Geneva Bible With Footnotes
http://www.genevabible.org/Geneva.html

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Thank you for this notice Intelirand ;

As I have not yet viewed this pdf,
I am wondering if 1st Peter Chapter 5
is hidden under 1st Peter Chapter 4 or
if 1st Peter Chapter 5 is just missing from
the pdf all together .

If it is missing, it would be good
to have it replaced with the 1560 GB -
1st Peter Chapter 5 pdf .

The version I present to you here is
from The 1560-1599 GBNT version .

This version is a kind of hybrid,
but I like it just the same .

I suppose that
The 1st Peter Chapter 5
text is the 1560 version and the
Annotations include those from
both 1560 & 1599 versions .

I hope this post will tide you over
untill you can find the origional
1560 1st Peter Chapter 5 pdf .

Thanks again
for this heads up, Intelirand !

~ To God Be The Glory ~

 

Gratitude

Thank you very much for this bible

 

Amazing Bible and God bless.

 

Hi , New here.
First I tried to download the PDF but it came back as a corrupted file.
Secondly, many English words from that time are still in use in the Dutch language.

 

I am about to embark on this endeavor of exploring the Geneva Bible. I ask for your prayers as I journey into my personal relationship with Jesus Christ on a new level.

 

Which Geneva Bible are you reading? I have the 1560 Geneva Bible which was written in Late Middle English. If you need any help with learning how to read the 1560 Geneva Bible, I'd be glad to assist you .....

 

Am curious about one point. The original KJ contained the Apoc. and for this reason many pilgrims refused to use it. In your opening post you said the Geneva contained it also. Did they all have it or just a few? It is my understanding that the pilgrims largely used the Gen. for that very reason(no Apoc.).