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Arguably the most printed book in history, The King James Version of the Bible was a landmark that changed the world. The translation name is used differently in different areas of the world and, except for the UK, has moved into full open copyright status. In the UK, Parliament still holds... read more

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  • - God creates world; Jesus is born and dies on a cross to save mankind; Jesus is resurrected and will return one day
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  • “.... multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision..”
  • “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.”
    Paul to the Corinthian church
  • “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
    Paul to the Ephesian church
  • “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son so that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.”
    Jesus to Nicodemus
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  • EPH5.19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; EPH5.20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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  • ROM6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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  • PRO3.9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: PRO3.10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
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  • PSA119.105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
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  • While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
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  • Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. PRO3.6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
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  • ROM8.28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
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  • ROM8.38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
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  • For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not
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  • 2TI1.7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
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First Sentence edit see section history

IN the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by The Old Testament of the Bible (King James Version).

This is book 41 of 96 in Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List. (authoritative list)

Preceded by To Kill a Mockingbird, and followed by A Clockwork Orange.

This is book 86 of 96 in The Art of Manliness' Essential Man’s Library. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Strenuous Life, and followed by Lonesome Dove.

This is book 3 of 97 in Western canon according to Harold Bloom. (community list)

Preceded by Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day, and followed by Apocrypha.

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Robert Barker
Country: England
Publication Date: 1611
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 1590

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

This book contains words that older kids or teenagers might only understand.

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

  • BibleResources.Com: On this website you can read the Bible online, Search the Bible for a word or phrase, and listen to the Bible read. This also has information about the Bible which includes a Bible dictionary.

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • The Bible (Authorized King James Version)
  • The Bible (New King James Version)
  • The Bible (New International Version)
  • The Bible (Contemporary English Version)
  • The Bible (English Standard Version)
  • Holy Bible (New Living Translation)

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • In the Beginning
  • A Textual History of the King James Bible
  • Defending the King James Bible: A four-fold superiority : texts, translators, technique, theology
  • Translation That Openeth the Window: Reflections on the History and Legacy of the King James Bible (Society of Biblical Literature Biblical Scholarship in North America)
  • King James, His Bible, and Its Translators
  • God's Secretaries

Books Influenced by This Book edit see section history

   
  • Old Testament of the Bible (King James Version)
  • The New Testament of the Bible with Psalms (King James Version)
  • The New Testament of the Bible (King James Version)

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