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Very early black letter quarto edition of the king james version, intended for personal use, printed just two years after the first pulpit. Of the 5,200 greek manuscripts that exist today, 99% of the text agrees wordforword with the 1611 king james bible. The king james version kjv, also known as the king james bible kjb or simply the. The authorized version, commonly known as the king james version, king james bible or kjv, is an english translation of the christian bible by the church of england begun in 1604 and. King james appointed fiftyfour translators to the task, and thus the king james bible is often referred to as the only great translation accomplished by committee. By definition, any bible version that is not the authorized version of the. How the san antonio public library acquired a copy of the original 1611 king james authorized bible the story goes back to world war ii and the london blitz. The original king james bible 1611 pdf original bible.
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