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King James Bible

[king jeymz bahy-buhl] / ˈkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˈbaɪ bəl /
NOUN
Authorized Version
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Then came the King James Bible in 1611, which incorporated most of Tyndale’s text.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

The Bible, one of the very first printings of the 1611 King James Bible, was bought by book dealer Simon Finch from Norfolk.

From BBC Dec. 9, 2025

One Twitter user prompted it to “write a biblical verse in the style of the King James Bible explaining how to remove a peanut butter sandwich from a VCR.”

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2022

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

From Washington Times May 26, 2021

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




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