Editorial Philosophy

The editorial process for converting the KJV to NKJV was led by Tim Lale and involved a team of expert editors and proofreaders.

The intent was to preserve the integrity of Ellen White’s original ideas at all levels, from the chapter level down to the individual words. The Conflict Beautiful reads in an almost identical way to the original editions.

The New King James Version (NKJV) is quoted in place of most King James Version (KJV) Bible quotations. KJV is maintained where NKJV obscures an important word or idea in Ellen White’s writing or NKJV wording would require a change to Ellen White’s words.

Strict guidelines were used to make changes to individual words using the following criteria: the word is archaic or unfamiliar, and the meaning of the word has changed from its meaning in the nineteenth century. An example of this replacing the word “intercourse” with “interaction”.

If you would like to review a comprehensive list of the editorial changes made across all five books, please click here.