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Louis Segond, a Swiss theologian, translated the Bible into French. His version, based on the Masoretic text and the Textus Receptus, remains a major reference for French-speaking Protestants. His faithful translation of the Scriptures was revised after his death and is still in use today.

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The Protestant Reformation, initiated by Martin Luther in 1517 with his 95 Theses at Wittenberg, profoundly transformed Western Christianity. Based on the principles of Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide and Sola Gratia, it led to the emergence of Protestantism in its many forms (Lutheranism, Calvinism and Anglicanism) and brought major religious, political and cultural upheavals to Europe, marking the beginning of the modern era.

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The Textus Receptus is a compilation of the Greek text of the New Testament first published by Erasmus in 1516. Revised by Estienne, Beza and the Elzevir brothers, it served as the basis for major translations such as the King James Bible and Luther's Bible. In the 19th century, the discovery of older manuscripts such as Codex Sinaiticus revealed its limitations. Modern critical editions (Nestle-Aland, UBS) have since replaced it, although it remains an essential historical reference.

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The Segond 1910 Bible is the first major revision of Louis Segond's Bible translation, carried out after his death under the auspices of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Faithful to the original Hebrew and Greek texts, it corrects errors and lightly modernizes the language for better accessibility. Widely adopted by French-speaking Protestant communities, it became an essential reference for decades and laid the foundations for later Bible revisions.

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The Scofield Bible (Revised Version 1975) is a revision of the Louis Segond translation enriched with the reference notes of the American theologian C.I. Scofield. It includes doctrinal annotations, cross-references, diagrams and maps. A major tool in evangelical and fundamentalist circles, it popularized dispensationalism and remains widely used for in-depth study of the Scriptures.

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The Nouvelle Édition de Genève (NEG 1979) is a revision of the Louis Segond translation, published by the Société Biblique de Genève. It modernizes the language while remaining faithful to the original Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. Widely adopted in French-speaking Protestant churches, it is valued for its clarity, its precision and its usefulness in Bible study and theological teaching.

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