Authorized Version

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But Mr. Kirkpatrick has a backup plan — the Authorized Version, better known as the King James Bible.

From Washington Times • May 26, 2021

What became known as the King James, or Authorized, Version was based heavily on the Geneva Bible but more in conformity to the Church of England, McDermott said.

From Washington Times • May 11, 2019

We may imagine him as a stuffed robe-and-crown who gives a thumbs-up to the Authorized Version and fades into muffled bedchambers, but James was a serious man of letters.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 6, 2014

Ah, but of course, I am thinking of the Prayer Book and not the Authorized Version.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were many others that employed the Authorized Version, like Clark's, and that divided the life of Christ according to the feasts.

From A Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ Based on the Broadus Harmony in the Revised Version by Robertson, Archibald Thomas