Compare Translations

Read the King James Version first, followed by OLEB. The Old Testament compares the Hebrew-based KJV with the Septuagint; the New Testament compares the Received Text with the Byzantine text in King James English.

Open a passage to compare the wording. Highlights draw attention to selected differences in meaning or text; each verse is quoted in full. References follow each translation’s numbering.

Exodus 15:3

KJV Exodus 15:3

The Lord is a man of war: The Lord is his name.

OLEB Exodus 15:3

The Lord bringing wars to nought, the Lord is his name.

1 Kingdoms 17:4

KJV 1 Samuel 17:4

And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

OLEB 1 Kingdoms 17:4

And there went forth a mighty man out of the army of the Philistines, Goliath by name, out of Geth, his height was four cubits and a span.

Esther 1:1

KJV Esther 1:1

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

OLEB Esther 1:1

And it came to pass after these things in the days of Artaxerxes (this Artaxerxes ruled over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India),

Psalm 23:7

KJV Psalm 24:7

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; And the King of glory shall come in.

OLEB Psalm 23:7

Lift up your gates, ye princes, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; and the king of glory shall come in.

Psalm 67:16

KJV Psalm 68:15

The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; A high hill as the hill of Bashan.

OLEB Psalm 67:16

The mountain of God is a rich mountain; a mountain curdled like cheese, a rich mountain.

Job 38:17

KJV Job 38:17

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? Or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

OLEB Job 38:17

And do the gates of death open to thee for fear; and did the porters of hell quake when they saw thee?

Abbacum 1:5

KJV Habakkuk 1:5

Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: For I will work a work in your days, Which ye will not believe, though it be told you.

OLEB Abbacum 1:5

Behold, ye despisers, and look, and wonder marvellously, and vanish: for I work a work in your days, which ye will in no wise believe, though a man declare it to you.

Esaias 5:2

KJV Isaiah 5:2

And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, And planted it with the choicest vine, And built a tower in the midst of it, And also made a winepress therein: And he looked that it should bring forth grapes, And it brought forth wild grapes.

OLEB Esaias 5:2

And I made a hedge round it, and dug a trench, and planted a choice vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and dug a place for the wine-vat in it: and I waited for it to bring forth grapes, and it brought forth thorns.

Esaias 40:13–14

KJV Isaiah 40:13–14

Who hath directed the spirit of the Lord, Or being his counseller hath taught him? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, And taught him in the path of judgment, And taught him knowledge, And shewed to him the way of understanding?

OSB Isaiah 40:13–14

Who knows the Lord’s mind, and who was His counselor; who advises Him? Or with whom does He take counsel, who instructs Him, and who teaches Him judgment and shows Him the way of understanding?

OLEB Esaias 40:13–14

Who hath known the mind of the Lord? and who hath been his counsellor, to instruct him? Or with whom hath he taken counsel, and he hath instructed him? or who hath taught him judgment, or who hath taught him the way of understanding? Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed to him again?

Esaias 44:28

KJV Isaiah 44:28

That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, And shall perform all my pleasure: Even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; And to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

OLEB Esaias 44:28

Who biddeth Cyrus be wise, and he shall perform all my will: who saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built, and I will lay the foundation of my holy house.

Esaias 60:1

KJV Isaiah 60:1

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, And the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

OLEB Esaias 60:1

Be enlightened, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

Luke 23:42

KJV Luke 23:42

And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

OSB Luke 23:42

Then he said to Jesus, ‘Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.’

OLEB Luke 23:42

And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest in thy kingdom.

John 8:11

KJV John 8:11

She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

OSB John 8:11

She said, ‘No one, Lord.’ And Jesus said to her, ‘Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.’

OLEB John 8:11

She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, Neither do I judge thee: go, and sin no more.

1 John 5:7–8

KJV 1 John 5:7–8

For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

OSB 1 John 5:7–8

For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.

OLEB 1 John 5:7–8

For there are three that bear record, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

Revelation 21:6

KJV Revelation 21:6

And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

OSB Revelation 21:6

And He said to me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.’

OLEB Revelation 21:6

And he said unto me, I am become Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

Revelation 22:19

KJV Revelation 22:19

and if any man shall take away from 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 the things which are written in this book.

OSB Revelation 22:19

And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

OLEB Revelation 22:19

and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, may God take away his part out of the tree of life, and out of the holy city, the things which are written in this book.