King James Bible
Example Sentences
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As the historian Daniel Dreisbach has observed, the King James Bible was “the most accessible, authoritative, and venerated text in early colonial society.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
As Johnson begins reading a medley from the King James Bible and the 1875 founding text by Mary Baker Eddy, “Science and Health,” the room feels caught in amber.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024
We make things: gardens, quilts, music and, above all, stories, in a vernacular all our own with its lexical ties to working class Anglo-Irish and the King James Bible.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2023
The move follows a complaint from a parent that the King James Bible has material unsuitable for children.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023
Two days later, I tell Mother I’m going to pick up a new copy of the King James Bible since I’ve worn mine so thin and all.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
