Bible, TGB, The Geneva Bible

An edition of the Geneva Bible offering the complete biblical text in a carefully formatted and accessible presentation for personal reading, study, and devotion.

History & Background

The Geneva Bible was the first English Bible to use chapter and verse divisions, produced by Protestant reformers in Geneva in 1560. It was the primary Bible of the Puritans, Pilgrims, and Shakespeare. The Geneva Bible predates the KJV by 51 years and was the most widely read English Bible of the Reformation era.

Canon Proximity Rating

Canon Proximity9.0 / 10 — Very High

Closely follows the 66-book Protestant canon; this historic edition reflects Reformation-era textual scholarship.

Rating Scale

9–10: Formally equivalent, 66 books

7–8: Dynamic equiv., 66 books

5–6: Includes Apocrypha

1–4: Major departures / additions