This day (14th January) in 1643 John Bois, one of the key translators of the Authorized Version of the Bible, died in Ely, England. He had been able to read the Hebrew Bible from the age of five and taught Greek at Cambridge for many years.

When the translation committee came to Revelation 13:8 there were various views as to whether the phrase "from the foundation of the world" referred to the "book of life" or to "the Lamb slain". John Bois however was quite clear in his own mind. He said, “since all translators, as far as I know, and a good portion of the commentators both ancient and modern, regard this passage as pertaining to the eternity of the sacrifice of Christ, I do not deem it prudent to institute anew anything in a matter so commonplace and spread abroad." His view prevailed and the AV translation has, "the lamb slain from the foundation of the world."