King James Version
noun
: a revision of the English Bishops' Bible carried out under James I, published in 1611, and widely used by Protestants : authorized version
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The translation seems to hew most closely, though not exactly, to the King James Version of the Bible, which is used by many Protestant denominations.
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Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
The book’s title is taken from the two-word verse in the King James Version that describes Christ’s reaction to seeing the corpse of Lazarus.
—Mary Jo McConahay, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Vice President-elect JD Vance will use a family King James Version Bible that belonged to his maternal great-grandmother.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
The publicist said Elite Source Pro is not a partner on the project and the Bible has always been printed in the King James Version.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 27 Mar. 2024
Oklahoma plans to spend $3 million on Bibles that initially matched Trump’s edition: a King James Version that contains the U.S. founding documents.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
Oklahoma plans to spend $3 million on Bibles that initially matched Trump's edition: a King James Version that contains the U.S. founding documents.
—CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
In the promotional video, Trump says the Bible uses the King James Version of the text.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Elizabethan England gave our language its particular beauty, especially in the plays of Shakespeare and the King James Version of the Bible.
—Adam M. Carrington, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
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Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
The book’s title is taken from the two-word verse in the King James Version that describes Christ’s reaction to seeing the corpse of Lazarus.
—Mary Jo McConahay, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Vice President-elect JD Vance will use a family King James Version Bible that belonged to his maternal great-grandmother.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
The publicist said Elite Source Pro is not a partner on the project and the Bible has always been printed in the King James Version.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 27 Mar. 2024
Oklahoma plans to spend $3 million on Bibles that initially matched Trump’s edition: a King James Version that contains the U.S. founding documents.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
Oklahoma plans to spend $3 million on Bibles that initially matched Trump's edition: a King James Version that contains the U.S. founding documents.
—CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
In the promotional video, Trump says the Bible uses the King James Version of the text.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Elizabethan England gave our language its particular beauty, especially in the plays of Shakespeare and the King James Version of the Bible.
—Adam M. Carrington, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
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