Colossians — Book Source

Translation profile

Language: English. Collection scope: bible.

Translation: J. B. Rotherham

CrossWire identifies this exact historical source module as Public Domain. https://www.crosswire.org/sword/modules/ModInfo.jsp?modName=Rotherham. Primary text normalized to plain Unicode: OSIS/GBF control tags are not displayed; translated words, critical punctuation and explicit source addresses are retained. Source typography and paragraph/poetry/quotation markers are retained as source-format metadata; this reader does not reproduce the printed typography. Separate headings and notes are not merged into translated verse text. Source archive and checksums are preserved.

The rights statement answers a reuse question; it does not remove the need to compare translation choices, textual traditions, book order, and verse numbering. Spirit Nation keeps this edition identified on every chapter.

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Edition coverage

CrossWire identifies this exact historical source module as Public Domain. https://www.crosswire.org/sword/modules/ModInfo.jsp?modName=Rotherham. Primary text normalized to plain Unicode: OSIS/GBF control tags are not displayed; translated words, critical punctuation and explicit source addresses are retained. Source typography and paragraph/poetry/quotation markers are retained as source-format metadata; this reader does not reproduce the printed typography. Separate headings and notes are not merged into translated verse text. Source archive and checksums are preserved.

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