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New King James Version · Free study tools

New King James Version (NKJV) Audio Bible

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Read your New King James Version with Greek New Testament word tools, Strong’s meanings and pronunciation, cross-references, and early Christian writings. Listen to NKJV New Testament narration and BSB narration on Old Testament chapters, then bring your study into a lesson.

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Old Testament — NKJV

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New Testament — NKJV

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About the New King James Version: The NKJV was commissioned in 1975 by Thomas Nelson Publishers; about 130 scholars worked seven years to complete it (published 1982). It modernizes the King James Version's vocabulary — replacing thee, thou, and archaic verb endings — while deliberately keeping the KJV's underlying Hebrew (Masoretic) and Greek (Textus Receptus) base texts and much of its cadence. On this page the NKJV New Testament plays as narrated audio; Old Testament chapters play the public-domain Berean Standard Bible narration by Bob Souer, synchronized with the reader. Pair any chapter with the Hebrew & Greek interlinear Bible or look up any word in Strong's Concordance — both free, built into every chapter page.
NKJV Audio Bible — Frequently Asked Questions
Is the NKJV audio Bible free to listen to online?

Yes — every chapter on The Historic Faith streams free with no signup, with verse-by-verse text highlighting while the audio plays.

Does the NKJV audio Bible include the Old Testament?

Yes. The NKJV New Testament plays its own narration; Old Testament chapters play the public-domain Berean Standard Bible narration (read by Bob Souer), synchronized verse-by-verse with the reader.

What is the difference between the NKJV and the KJV?

The NKJV (1982) modernizes the KJV's early-modern English — thee/thou, -eth endings, archaic words — while keeping the same Hebrew and Greek base texts (Masoretic Text and Textus Receptus) and much of the KJV's sentence rhythm.

Can I read along while the audio plays?

Yes — chapter text is shown with verse-by-verse highlighting synchronized to the narration, and you can adjust playback speed.

About the NKJV audio Bible: The New King James Version audio is provided in partnership with Faith Comes By Hearing via the Bible Brain (DBP v4) API. The text is rendered inline so you can read along while listening. For Greek/Hebrew interlinear and Septuagint reading, switch translations from inside any chapter page.