"The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city…"

I have been doing some research for our Spanish ministries on the Spanish Scriptures. I have found that there are a few Spanish Bibles that are based off of the same texts as the King James Bible.

I am not a Spanish speaker, I am not here to offend anyone, but as an English speaker that is seeking to reach the Spanish I must look into this issue.

That being said, I am by no means a Spanish authority, but I do know the textual issues that are of utmost importance in the Bible debate. One could rightly say when it comes to Spanish this gringo doesn’t know what he is talking about, to that I readily admit, However, I cannot ignore the textual issue.  I could not come to know the truth about the Texus Receptus and the Masoretic Hebrew and the Critical texts and still carry my NIV, NASB, or any modern English translation.  Imagine if I called myself a Bible believing Baptist that knew that the KJB was God’s Word, and yet I wanted to continue to use my NIV because that was what I was accustomed to using. Would this be a correct Bible stand? I don’t think so.

That being said, In my research I have found three Bibles that honor and use the TR that are readable via a free Bible Program called E-Sword.  These are the RV 1602 Purificada, The RV 1865, and the RVG Bibles.

E-Sword can be downloaded here: http://www.e-sword.net/

1.) 1602 “Purificada” Bible can be downloaded here:

http://pastorspage.urbanbaptist.org/media/RV1602P.zip

Unzip this file and inside you will find an executable (.exe) file that will install the Bible to your already installed E-Sword.

You can purchase a RV 1602 Purificada here:  https://shop.avpublications.com/product_info.php?products_id=50&osCsid=8d5208dc73d8bf461cf38d78aedc675b

2.) Rena Valera 1865:

You can also download the RV 1865 for E-Sword here: http://pastorspage.urbanbaptist.org/media/RV1865.zip

To install the 1865 module, right mouse click on the link and choose “save as” to save it to your computer. Then “ unzip” or extract the files to the E-Sword directory file in your Programs files. On a typical Windows PC the path will look like this “C:\Program Files\e-Sword.” Once the RV1865.bblx files is in the E-Sword program directory file it will work the next time you start the E-Sword program.

You can order an RV 1865 Bible from:

Local Church Publishers: http://www.localchurchbiblepublishers.com/category/bibles/spanish/

3.) Rena Valera Gomez:

You can download the RVG (Rena Valera Gomez) on the E-Sword download section under the category “Bibles”.

You can order an RGV Bible from:

The Bible for Today http://www.biblefortoday.org/

Chick Publications: http://www.chick.com/catalog/books/1288.asp

As an English speaking pastor, I do not have enough understanding to take a dogmatic stand one of these Bibles over the other. I know good fundamental Spanish-speaking men that do stand on one or the other. I most certainly must take a dogmatic stand on the Texus Receptus.