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{{summary | text=The King James Version is an English translation of the [[Bible]], commissioned for the [[Church of England]] at the request of [[King James I]] of [[England]]. It was first published in 1611 and has had a profound impact on the church in England and also on English literature as a whole.
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The King James Version is an English translation of the [[Bible]], commissioned for the [[Church of England]] at the request of [[King James I]] of [[England]]. It was first published in 1611 and has had a profound impact on the church in England and also on English literature as a whole. It is in the Public Domain except for the [[United Kingdom]] where it has perpetual Crown Copyright.
  
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===History of translation===
  
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===Use today===
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* [[The Old Testament]]
 
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** [[Bible, English, King James, Genesis|Genesis]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Exodus|Exodus]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Leviticus|Leviticus]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Numbers|Numbers]]  | [[Bible, English, King James, Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Joshua|Joshua]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Judges|Judges]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Ruth|Ruth]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 1 Samuel|1 Samuel]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 2 Samuel|2 Samuel]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 1 Kings|1 Kings]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 2 Kings|2 Kings]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 1 Chronicles|1 Chronicles]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 2 Chronicles|2 Chronicles]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Ezra|Ezra]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Nehemiah|Nehemiah]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Esther|Esther]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Job|Job]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Psalms|Psalms]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Proverbs|Proverbs]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Ecclesiastes|Ecclesiastes]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Song of Solomon|Song of Solomon]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Isaiah|Isaiah]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Jeremiah|Jeremeiah]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Lamentations|Lamentations]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Ezekiel|Ezekiel]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Daniel|Daniel]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Hosea|Hosea]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Joel|Joel]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Amos|Amos]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Obadiah|Obadiah]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Jonah|Jonah]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Micah|Micah]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Nahum|Nahum]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Habakkuk|Habakkuk]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Zephaniah|Zephaniah]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Haggai|Haggai]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Zechariah|Zechariah]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Malachi|Malachi]]
 
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* [[The New Testament]]
 
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** [[Bible, English, King James, Matthew|Matthew]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Mark|Mark]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Luke|Luke]] | [[Bible, English, King James, John|John]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Acts|Acts]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Romans|Romans]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 1 Corinthians|1 Corinthians]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 2 Corinthians|2 Corinthians]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Galatians|Galations]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Ephesians|Ephesians]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Philippians|Philippians]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Colossians|Colosians]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 1 Thessalonians|1 Thessalonians]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 2 Thessalonians|2 Thessalonians]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 1 Timothy|1 Timothy]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 2 Timothy|2 Timothy]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Titus|Titus]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Philemon|Philemon]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Hebrews|Hebrews]] | [[Bible, English, King James, James|James]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 1 Peter|1 Peter]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 2 Peter|2 Peter]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 1 John|1 John]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 2 John|2 John]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 3 John|3 John]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Jude|Jude]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Revelation|Revelation]]
 
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** [[Apocrypha]]
 
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** [[Bible, English, King James, Additions to Daniel|Additional to Daniel]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Judith|Judith]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Esdras|Esdras]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Additions to Esther|Additions to Esther]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Susanna|Susanna]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 1 Maccabees|1 Maccabees]] | [[Bible, English, King James, 2 Maccabees|2 Maccabees]]|[[Bible, English, King James, 4 Ezra|4 Ezra]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Prayer of Manassheh|Prayer of Manassheh]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Sirach|Sirach]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Wisdom of Solomon|Wisdom of Solomon]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Baruch|Baruch]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Tobit|Tobit]] | [[Bible, English, King James, Bel|Bel]]
 
  
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==Quotes==
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==Links==
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* [http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org King James Bible Online]
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The "Authorized Version" or "King James Version" of the Bible
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The King James Version is an English translation of the Bible, commissioned for the Church of England at the request of King James I of England. It was first published in 1611 and has had a profound impact on the church in England and also on English literature as a whole. It is in the Public Domain except for the United Kingdom where it has perpetual Crown Copyright.

History of translation

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