Editing Standard works (section)

==The Bible==
{{main|LDS edition of the Bible}}
{{further|Bible translations into English}}
[[File:Standard Works Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Quadruple combination format of the ''Standard Works'' opened to the [[Book of Isaiah]]. Note the cross references between Biblical and Latter-day Saint scripture in the footnotes.]]

[[English language|English-speaking]] Latter-day Saints typically study a [[LDS edition of the Bible|custom edition]] of the KJV, which includes custom chapter headings, footnotes referencing books in the Standard Works, and select passages from the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible.<ref>{{citation |contribution-url= http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/EoM/id/5508 |contribution= Bible: LDS Publication of the Bible |first= William James |last= Mortimer |author-link= William James Mortimer |title= Encyclopedia of Mormonism |pages= 110–111 |title-link= Encyclopedia of Mormonism }}</ref>

Though the KJV was always commonly used, it was officially adopted in the 1950s when [[J. Reuben Clark]], of the church's [[First Presidency (LDS Church)|First Presidency]], argued extensively that newer translations, such as [[Revised Standard Version]] (RSV) of 1952, were of lower quality and less compatible with LDS Church tradition.<ref name=tribKJV>{{cite news |last= Stack |first= Peggy Fletcher |author-link= Peggy Fletcher Stack |title= LDS sticking with King James Version |newspaper= [[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |date= February 18, 2011 |url= http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/lifestyle/51259225-80/church-bible-lds-james.html.csp?page=1 |access-date= 2010-02-21}}</ref> After publishing its own KJV edition in 1979, the First Presidency announced in 1992 that the KJV was the church's official English Bible, stating: "[w]hile other Bible versions may be easier to read than the King James Version, in doctrinal matters latter-day revelation supports the King James Version in preference to other English translations."<ref name = ensignkjv>{{citation |url= https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1992/08/news-of-the-church?lang=eng |title= First Presidency Statement on the King James Version of the Bible |series= News of the Church |journal= [[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]] |date=August 1992 |page= 80 }}</ref> In 2010, this statement was written into the church's ''[[Handbook (LDS Church)|Handbook]]'', which directs official church policy and programs.<ref name=tribKJV/><ref>{{citation |url= https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/handbook-2-administering-the-church/selected-church-policies-and-guidelines/selected-church-policies?lang=eng |contribution= 21.1.7 Bible |title= Selected Church Policies |series= [[Handbook 2: Administering the Church]] |publisher= LDS Church |year= 2010 }}</ref>

A Spanish version, with a similar format and using a slightly revised version of the 1909 [[Reina-Valera]] translation, was published in 2009.<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures?lang=spa Santa Biblia: Reina-Valera 2009]" (Holy Bible: Reina-Valera 2009)</ref> Latter-day Saints in other non-English speaking areas may use other versions of the Bible.

Though the Bible is part of the LDS Church's canon and members believe it to be the word of God, they believe that [[Bible errata|errors, omissions, and mistranslations]] are present in even the earliest known Biblical manuscripts. They state that the errors in the Bible have led to incorrect interpretations of certain passages. Thus, as Joseph Smith explained, the church believes the Bible to be the word of God "as far as it is translated correctly".<ref>{{Mormonverse|Articles of Faith|8}}</ref> The LDS Church teaches that "[t]he most reliable way to measure the accuracy of any biblical passage is not by comparing different texts, but by comparison with the Book of Mormon and modern-day revelations".<ref name = ensignkjv/>

The manuscripts of the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible state that "the [[Song of Solomon|Songs of Solomon]] are not inspired scripture,"<ref>{{citation |publisher= LDS Church |title= Bible Dictionary |page= 776 |contribution-url= http://lds.org/scriptures/bd/song-of-solomon?lang=eng |contribution= Song of Solomon |series= [[LDS edition of the Bible|KJV (LDS)]] |title-link= Bible Dictionary (LDS Church) }}</ref> and therefore it is not included in the LDS Church's canon and is rarely studied by its members. However, it is still printed in every version of the KJV published by the church.

===The Apocrypha===
Although the [[Apocrypha]] was part of the [[King_James_Version#Authorized_Version |1611 edition of the KJV]], the LDS Church does not currently use the Apocrypha as part of its canon. Joseph Smith taught that while the contemporary edition of the Apocrypha was not to be relied on for doctrine, it was potentially useful when read with a [[Discernment of spirits|spirit of discernment]].<ref>{{Mormonverse|D&C|91}}</ref>

===Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible===
{{main|Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible}}

Joseph Smith translated selected verses of the Bible, working by subject. His complete work is known as the ''Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible'', or the ''Inspired Version''. Although this selected translation is not generally quoted by church members, the English Bible issued by the church and commonly used by Latter-day Saints contains cross-references to the Joseph Smith Translation (JST), as well as an appendix containing longer excerpts from it. Excerpts that were too long to include in the Bible appendix are included in the Pearl of Great Price as the Book of Moses (for Genesis 1:1-6:13) and Joseph Smith-Matthew (for Matthew 23:39-24:51 and Mark 13).