hath his measure, he increaseth the body unto the edifying of itself through love.

7 Unto: But unto G.1 (1)

9 that but that (now in that G.) (2)

meaneth G.: is (3)

lowest G.: lower (4)

10 above: far above G. (5)

II the very...made: he gave G. (6)

some (3): and some G. (7)

12 edifying: gathering together G.: so that the saints might be gathered together Gt. for the repairing of the saints T. (8)

to: into (9)

and: of (10)

even to: into (11)

13 come to: meet together into (meet together, in G.) (12)

full...age: age of the fulness G. (13)

14 should: omit G. (14)

by: in (15)

through: in (16)

whereby...us (whereby they lay in wait to deceive G.): to the laying wait of deceit (17)

15 let us follow G.: following (18)

and in...him: let us grow up into him in all things (and in all things grow up into him G.) (19)

even: om. (20)

16 if: om. G. (21)

be: being G. (22)

throughout...another: by every joint of subministra tion (by every joint for the furniture thereof G.) (23)

1 The notation is the same as before. The Testament of the Genevan Bible (1560) is represented by G, the Genevan Testament by Gt,

Tomson's revision by T. The readings of the Bishops' Bible are taken from the first edition 1568. See p. 252.

16 operation...measure: effectual power on the measure of Chap. iii. every part (eff. p. which is in &c. G.) (24)

he increaseth: maketh increase of (receiveth increase of G.) (25)

through: in G. (26)

Of these twenty-six variations no less than sixteen are new, while only ten are due to the Genevan version; and the character of the original corrections marks a very close and thoughtful revision based faithfully upon the Greek. The anxiously literal rendering of the particles (2) and prepositions (9, 11, 12, 15, 16) is specially worthy of notice: so too the observance of the order (19), and of the original form of the sentences (17, 18, 20, 23, 24), even where some obscurity follows from it. In four places the Authorised Version follows the Bishops' renderings (3, 4, 10, 25); and only one change appears to be certainly for the worse in which the rendering of the Genevan Testament has been followed (8 Beza ad coagmentationem). The singular independence of the revision as compared with those which have been noticed before is shewn by the fact that only four (3, 10, II, 18) of the new changes agree with Beza and at least nine are definitely against him (4, 12, 15, 16, 17, 20, 23 24, 25)1.

In 1572 a new edition of the Bishops' Bible was published. In this the translation of the Old Testament, as far as I have been able to examine it, is un

1 According to Mr Offor (MS. Collections, II. 54 ff.) the New Testament in the Bishops' Bible is taken from a revision of Sir J. Cheke's (?) New Testament published by Jugge in 1561. The collations which he gives of John i., Acts i., Rom. i., Rev. i., certainly go far to establish the statement, but I have not been

able to consult the edition referred to.
The Testament which answers to it
in Dr Cotton's list is described as
Tyndale's.' [Mr F. Fry has taken
great pains to ascertain the truth of
this statement, but has not been able
to find the least trustworthy evidence
in support of it.]

Internal
History.

Second edi Bishops"

tion of the

Bible.

Internal

History.

Chap. iii.changed, but that of the New Testament is carefully revised. The later editions follow this revision with very few intentional variations; and I am not aware that the text of 1568 was ever reprinted. As was natural this second edition was taken as the basis of the Authorised Version, though there are numerous cases in which the rendering of the edition of 1568 is restored there'. The collation of a single epistle will shew the extent of the differences, and the proportion in which the respective readings were preferred by King James' revisers.

BISHOPS' BIBLE 1572, 1578.

grace [be].....and [from], A. V.
(1)
predestinated, A. V. (2)
heavens, A. V. mg. (3)
in whom also ye [hoped], (si-
milarly A.V.) (4)

not only in this world only

(1572) (5)

not only in this world (1575—

1602) A.V.

and [he quickened] you (simi

larly A. V.) (6)

5 by grace are ye saved, by [whose] grace ye are saved,

A. V.

6 in the heavenly

7 in kindness

10 hath ordained

14 the wall

-17 preached, A. V.

1 Mr F. Fry has shewn (N. & Q. 4th S. vii. Jan. 28, 1871) that the edi

A. V. (7)

in heavenly things (8)
in [his] kindness, A. V. (9)
hath before ordained, A.V. (10)
the middle wall, A. V. (II)
preached the glad tidings of
(12)

tion used by the Revisers of K. James was probably that of 1602.

12 confidence which is by confidence by, A. V. (21)

joint of subministra- joint yielding nourishment (28)

13 rebuked of the light, rebuked are made manifest of

Chap. iii.
Internal
History.

Of the changes introduced in 1572 1, (6), 7, 21, (27), 30, 34, (38), 39, 40, 41, 44, appear to be due to the Genevan version; but the revision generally bears the same mark of independent judgment as that of 1568.

The notes in the Bishops' Bible differ generally in their character from those in the Genevan. They are shorter and more epigrammatic, and deal more frequently with the interpretation than with the application of the text. Yet there are in them, as will be seen even in the following examples, many dogmatic statements which are of importance in estimating the standard theology of the age. The chief part of the commentary on a single chapter will shew the general range of the notes: a few detached specimens will illustrate their doctrinal nature.

'Natural sorrow if it be in measure is not to be re'prehended.

'to embalm: This was to the godly then an outward 'token of incorruption, but to the ignorant a vain cere'mony.

'Am I God? or In the place of God.