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What Does “Quick” Mean in the Bible?
In the King James Bible, “Quick” means “living” in modern English. It is an archaic word from the 1611 KJV that has dropped out of everyday use.
What Was Lost
The charged boundary between life and death. 'The quick and the dead' was not about speed and death but about the living and the dead standing before judgment. 'The word of God is quick' meant scripture itself is alive -- a living, breathing entity, not a fast one.