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Publishing History
Part of the Bible was published for the first time in 1805.
The New Testament was first published in 1814.
The complete Bible was first published in 1843.
This Page
This shows the first few verses from John's Gospel in the Mather revised version, first published in 1870 by British & Foreign Bible Society, Mirzapur. This page is taken from a Bible published in 1992 by The Pakistan Bible Society, Lahore.
Part of the Bible was published for the first time in 1805.
The New Testament was first published in 1814.
The complete Bible was first published in 1843.