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Bible Verse Comparisons
KJV side-by-side with the Clarity Edition — for the most-searched scriptures in the Bible.
What you will find here
The King James Version has been the most widely read English Bible for over 400 years. Its language is majestic — and, for many modern readers, difficult. The Clarity Edition rewrites KJV passages at a 5th-grade reading level while preserving every theological nuance, without removing a single verse.
Each page in this collection shows both versions side-by-side, explains what the verse means, provides historical context, offers practical applications, and includes study questions for personal or group use. Every page also includes an FAQ and cross-references — everything you need for a meaningful encounter with scripture.
Old Testament verse comparisons
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
The LORD is my shepherd. I have everything I need.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart...
Trust in the LORD with all your heart...
Fear thou not; for I am with thee...
Do not fear, for I am with you...
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you...
I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD...
Be strong and of a good courage...
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid...
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
You must not have any other gods besides me.
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength...
But those who wait on the LORD will renew their strength...
New Testament verse comparisons
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son...
God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son...
And we know that all things work together for good...
We know that God works all things together for the good...
Be not conformed to this world...
Do not be shaped by this world. Let God transform you...
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
I can do all things through Christ, who gives me strength.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear...
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power...
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart...
Love the Lord your God with all your heart...
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Most-searched verse comparisons
I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
I have come so that they may have life — and have it to the fullest.
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer...
Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, through prayer...
Whatsoever things are true... think on these things.
Whatever is true, whatever is honorable... think on these things.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering...
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience...
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not...
Love is patient and kind. Love does not envy...
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand...
Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand firm...
How the Clarity Edition works
The Clarity Edition is not a new translation from Greek and Hebrew manuscripts. It is a careful, systematic modernization of the King James Version — every verse preserved 1:1, every theological concept kept intact, archaic language updated to modern English.
The process followed strict scholarly principles: archaic vocabulary was mapped systematically (thee→you, hath→has, verily→truly), long sentences were broken into shorter ones, and every verse was scored using Flesch-Kincaid readability analysis. No verse that was already readable was rewritten. The data drove every decision.
The result: 7,957 New Testament verses and 31,102 Old Testament verses available in both the original KJV and the Clarity Edition — side by side, in the same app, switchable at any time.
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