Suggested Amendments to the text of the King James Version in Acts and the Epistles
The Epistle Book, published by Deacon Peter Gardner, with a margin correction
I would suggest that every instance in which we find the phrase “Holy Ghost,” it should be changed to “Holy Spirit,” not because it is hard to understand, but simply to conform it to the normal usage in our services. I would do the same with the word “shew” and all its various forms (“shewed,” “shewing,” “sheweth,” “shewing,” and “shewbread”) – “shew” should be changed to “show” (“showed,” “showing,” “showeth,” “showing,” and “showbread”). These changes can only be done practically by the publisher, however, because these words appear so frequently in the text. Otherwise, I would encourage you to just train your readers to make these corrections while reading it.
I would suggest you make the following changes in the margin of your text, for the sake of consistency, but more importantly to remove obscurities that have resulted due to the changes in meaning of some of the words and phrases in the King James text. Some of the changes are less critical than others. The changes I think are the most essential are in bold.
Acts 2:40 untoward --> perverse
Acts 3:17: wot --> know
Acts 7:2: Charran --> Haran
Acts 7:11: Chanaan --> Canaan
Acts 7:16: Sychem --> Shechem
Acts 7:29: Madian --> Midian
Acts 7:30; 7:38: Sina --> Sinai
Acts 7:40: wot --> know
Acts 7:45: Jesus --> Joshua
Acts 8:3: haling --> dragging off
Acts 8:28;8:30 Esaias --> Isaiah
Acts 9:35: Saron --> Sharon
Acts 11:19: Phenice --> Phoenicia
Acts 12:9: wist --> knew
Acts 13:19: Chanaan --> Canaan
Acts 13:21: Cis --> Kish
Acts 15:3: Phenice --> Phoenicia
Acts 16:1; 17:14; 17:15; 18:5: Timotheus --> Timothy
Acts 19:9: divers --> diverse
Acts 19:22; 20:4: Timotheus -->Timothy
Acts 21:1 : Coos --> Cos
Acts 21:2: Phenicia --> Phoenicia
Acts 23:5: wist --> knew
Acts 27:12: Phenice ---> Phoenix
Acts 27:27: Adria --> the Adriatic Sea
Acts 27:40: hoised --> hoisted
Acts 28:13: fetched a compass --> circled round
Acts 28:25: Esaias --> Isaiah
James 1:2: divers --> diverse
James 3:1: masters --> teachers
James 3:9 similitude --> likeness
James 3:13: conversation --> manner of life
James 5:17: Elias --> Elijah
1 Peter 1:15: manner of conversation --> your conduct
1 Peter 1:18: conversation --> ways
1 Peter 2:12; 3:1; 3:2 : conversation --> conduct
1 Peter 3:11: ensue --> pursue
1 Peter 3:16 : conversation --> conduct
1 Peter 5:3: ensamples --> examples
1 Peter 5:13: Marcus --> Mark
2 Peter 2:6: ensample --> example
2 Peter 2:7: conversation --> conduct
2 Peter 3:11: in all holy conversation --> in holy conduct
1 John: No changes
2 John: No changes
3 John: No changes
Jude 1:7: Gomorrha --> Gomorrah
Jude 1:11 Core --> Korah
Jude 1:22: difference --> distinction
Romans 1:13: let --> hindered
Romans 1:18 hold --> suppress
Romans 1:28 convenient --> fitting
Romans 9:25: Osee --> Hosea
Romans 9:27; 9:29: Esaias --> Isaiah
Romans 9:29: Sodoma --> Sodom
Romans 9:29: Gomorrha --> Gomorrah
Romans 9:33: Sion --> Zion
Romans 10:16; 10:20: Esaias --> Isaiah
Romans 11:2: Wot --> Know
Romans 11:2: Elias --> Elijah
Romans 11:17; 11:19; 11:24: graffed --> grafted
Romans 11:26: Sion --> Zion
Romans 15:12: Esaias --> Isaiah
Romans 16:1 Phebe --> Phoebe
1 Corinthians 4:17: Timotheus --> Timothy
1 Corinthians 6:9: abusers of themselves with mankind --> sodomites
1 Corinthians 9:27 keep under --> discipline
1 Corinthians 10:11: for ensamples --> as examples
1 Corinthians 10:24: wealth --> well being
1 Corinthians 11:2 ordinances --> traditions
1 Corinthians 12:10: divers --> diverse
1 Corinthians 15:33: evil communications corrupt good manners --> evil associations corrupt good morals
1 Corinthians 16:10: Timotheus --> Timothy
2 Corinthians 1:12 had our conversation --> conducted ourselves
2 Corinthians 1:19: Timotheus --> Timothy
2 Corinthians 5:11 terror --> fear
2 Corinthians 6:12: Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels. --> Ye are not restricted by us, but ye are restricted by your own affections.
2 Corinthians 6:13: enlarged --> open
2 Corinthians 8:1: do you to wit of --> make known to you
Galatians 1:13 conversation --> conduct
Galatians 2:10: forward --> eager
Galatians 4:11 afraid of à afraid for
Galatians 4:17: not well --> for no good
Galatians 4:17: affect --> be zealous for
Galatians 4:24; 4:25: Agar --> Hagar
Galatians 5:20 variance, emulations --> contentions, jealousies
Galatians 6:6: communicate unto --> share with
Ephesians 2:3 conversation --> manner of living
Ephesians 4:22 conversation --> way of life
Ephesians 5:4: convenient --> befitting
Philippians 1:1: Timotheus --> Timothy
Philippians 1:8: record --> witness
Philippians 1:22: wot --> know
Philippians 1:27: conversation --> conduct
Philippians 2:19: Timotheus --> Timothy
Philippians 3:17: ensample --> example
Philippians 3:20: conversation --> citizenship
Philippians 4:2: Euodias --> Euodia
Colossians 1:1: Timotheus --> Timothy
Colossians 1:24: behind of –> lacking in
Colossians 4:10 Marcus --> Mark
1 Thessalonians 1:1: Timotheus --> Timothy
1 Thessalonians 1:7: ensamples --> examples
1 Thessalonians 3:2; 3:6: Timotheus --> Timothy
1 Thessalonians 4:15: prevent --> precede
2 Thessalonians 1:1: Timotheus --> Timothy
2 Thessalonians 2:7: letteth will let --> restraineth will do so
2 Thessalonians 3:9: ensample --> example
1 Timothy 1:10: them that defile themselves with mankind --> sodomites
1 Timothy 4:12: conversation --> conduct
1 Timothy 5:4: nephews à grandchildren
1 Timothy 5:7: give in charge --> command
1 Timothy 6:18: communicate --> share
2 Timothy 1:6: putting --> laying
2 Timothy 3:6: divers --> diverse
Titus 3:3: divers --> diverse
Philemon 1:6: communication --> sharing
Philemon 1:8: convenient --> befitting
Philemon 1:24: Marcus --> Mark
Hebrews 1:1; 2:4: divers --> diverse
Hebrews 4:3; 4:5: if they shall enter into my rest --> they shall not enter into my rest
Hebrews 5:6; 5:10; 6:20; 7:1; 7:10; 7:11: Melchisedec --> Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:14: Juda --> Judah
Hebrews 7:15; 7:17; 7:21: Melchisedec --> Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:26: harmless --> blameless
Hebrews 9:5: cherubims --> cherubim
Hebrews 11:32: Jephthae --> Jephthah
Hebrews 12:22: Sion --> Zion
Hebrews 13:5; 13:7: conversation --> conduct
Hebrews 13:9: divers --> diverse
Hebrews 13:11; 13:12; 13:13: without --> outside
Hebrews 13:16: communicate --> share