Transforms text into the style of the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) of the Bible, reflecting the distinctive language, theological expansions, and clarifying additions characteristic of Joseph Smith's inspired revision.
The Joseph Smith Translation (JST), also known as the Inspired Version, is Joseph Smith's revision of the King James Bible. Rather than a translation from original languages, it represents a prophetic reworking that adds clarifying passages, expands narratives, restores what Smith considered lost content, and adjusts theological meaning throughout both the Old and New Testaments.
This translator takes your input text and rewrites it in the distinctive style of the JST. It applies the characteristic features found in Smith's revision: expanded doctrinal passages, additional narrative detail, clarified pronouns and speakers, restored dialogue, and the archaic King James English that the JST retains. Whether you want to see how a passage might read in JST style or study the patterns of the translation, this tool generates text reflecting those methods.
The Joseph Smith Translation is known for doctrinal expansions (such as the extended Genesis 50 prophecy or the Enoch material), clarifying insertions that identify speakers or resolve ambiguity, theological corrections that align passages with Latter-day Saint doctrine, and retention of King James-era vocabulary like "thee," "thou," "wherefore," and "inasmuch."
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep.
And it came to pass that in the beginning, the Lord God created the heavens and the earth, by the power of his Only Begotten Son, who was with him from before the foundation of the world. And the earth was without form, and void; and I, God, caused darkness to come upon the face of the deep; and my Spirit moved upon the face of the waters, for I am God.
Jesus said to his disciples, 'Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.'
And Jesus spake unto his disciples, saying, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men; and they, hearing his words, believed on him and forsook all things, for they knew that he was the Son of the living God, and that he had been sent to redeem the world.
The people gathered and asked the prophet what they should do to be saved.
And it came to pass that the people gathered themselves together in great numbers, and they inquired of the prophet, saying, What shall we do that we might be saved and receive the blessings of the Lord our God? And the prophet opened his mouth and spake unto them the words which the Lord had given him, saying, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you, and walk uprightly before the Lord, keeping his commandments and his statutes, that ye may receive a remission of your sins and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
The JST includes doctrinal expansions, added verses and passages not found in any manuscript tradition, clarifications of ambiguous text, theological corrections aligning with Latter-day Saint beliefs, and identification of unnamed speakers. Some changes are minor word substitutions while others add entire chapters of new material, such as the extended Enoch narrative or the Genesis 50 prophecy about a latter-day seer.
No. This tool generates new text written in the style and manner of the Joseph Smith Translation. It applies the same patterns—doctrinal expansion, clarifying additions, archaic language, and theological adjustments—to whatever input you provide. For the actual JST text, consult the Community of Christ's Inspired Version or the LDS Church's footnotes and appendix in their edition of the King James Bible.
The JST's Old Testament revisions tend to include large-scale additions—entire new passages, extended narratives, and substantial prophetic content (like the Book of Moses material). The New Testament revisions are generally shorter and more targeted: clarifying who is speaking, adjusting doctrinal nuances in the epistles, and adding brief explanatory phrases to the teachings of Jesus.
No. Joseph Smith worked from the English King James Version text rather than Hebrew or Greek manuscripts. He described the process as inspired revision—making corrections and additions by prophetic insight rather than linguistic scholarship. This is why it is sometimes called the Inspired Version rather than a translation in the academic sense.
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