A Bible which has any statement from Jesus printed in red ink, to stand out from the black text the Bible is printed in. For example, "Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I." (John 14:28), would be in all red ink, to denote it is a quote from Jesus.
The first red letter edition of the Bible was printed in 1901, by Louis Kopsch. The color red for words spoken by Jesus was meant to signify the color of Christ's blood, which was shed to pay the price for mankind's sins.
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