1599 Geneva Bible an Inspiring Essence

The Geneva Bible is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James Version by 51 years. It was the primary Bible of 16th century English Protestantism and was used by William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, John Knox, John Donne and others (Download PDF).

Scripture Verses from the Heart of the 1599 Geneva Scriptures

𝟏𝟎 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐞 in the furnace of affliction. — 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝟒𝟖:𝟏𝟎

⁴ To whom coming, as unto a living stone, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝, and precious, ⁵ Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. — 𝟏 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐:𝟒-𝟓

⁹ But 𝐲𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 into his marvellous light: — 𝟏 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐:𝟗

 ¹³ But we are bound to give thanks alway to 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: — 𝟐 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝟐:𝟏𝟑

³ Praise the Lord ; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. ⁴ For the 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞. ⁵ For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. — 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝟏𝟑𝟓:𝟑-𝟓

⁶ For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡.— 𝐃𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝟕:𝟔

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; and the people whom 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. — 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝟑𝟑:𝟏𝟐

¹⁹ If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but  𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, therefore the world hateth you. — 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝟏𝟓:𝟏𝟗

⁴ Blessed is the man 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐞, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. — 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝟔𝟓:𝟒

 ¹⁵ Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝 after them, even you above all people, 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲. — 𝐃𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝟏𝟎:𝟏𝟓

 ¹⁴ And he said, The 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐞, that thou shouldest 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. — 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟐:𝟏𝟒

 ¹⁴ These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝, and 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧, and 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥. — 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟕:𝟏𝟒 

¹⁷For God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to do with one consent for to give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God be fulfilled. — 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟕:𝟏𝟕

 For God hath not given to us the Spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, neither of me his prisoner: but be partaker of the afflictions of the Gospel according to the power of God, Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us through Christ Jesus before the world was, But is now made manifest by that appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality unto light through the Gospel. Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and Apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. For the which cause I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him against that day. Keep the true pattern of the wholesome words, which thou hast heard of me in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. — 2 Timothy 1:7-13