What is the King James Version of the Bible?

The King James Version is a translation named after King James I of England who commissioned the new English Bible translation in 1604 A.D. King James ‘authorized’ the new translation to be read in churches in England and beyond after it was first published in 1611 A.D.

When was the first version of the Bible published?

The Geneva Bible was published in 1560, the Bishops Bible in 1568, and finally the Authorized King James Version in 1611.

Is the King James Bible from 1611 real?

Conclusion: the FACT is that the King James Bible you buy off the shelf today is VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL to the King James Bible of 1611. God has truly preserved his word in the Bible of the King James.

What is the most popular translation of the Bible today?

Today the only popular translations based on these manuscripts (also called the Majority Text) are the King James Version and the New King James Version. Virtually all the other English translations are based upon Alexandrian texts, as the preponderance of textual scholars considers them closer to the originals.

The King James Version of the Bible, released in 1611, was authorized by King James in order to have as accurate a translation as possible, which could be printed and widely circulated. The original Old Testament writings were in Hebrew and the New Testament in Greek.

Do the modern translations of the Bible ‘omit’ certain words and verses?

Finally, though it is true that the modern translations ‘omit’ certain words and verses (or conversely, the KJV adds to the Word of God, depending on how you look at it), the issue is not black-or-white.

Are we making the Gospel more difficult to understand?

Such a use of that text, however, is a gross distortion of the Scriptures. The words in the New Testament, the grammar, the style, etc.—in short, the language—comprised the common language of the first century. We do God a great disservice when we make the gospel more difficult to understand than he intended it.

What replaced the Great Bible in the Book of Common Prayer?

In the Book of Common Prayer (1662), the text of the Authorized Version replaced the text of the Great Bible for Epistle and Gospel readings (but not for the Psalter, which substantially retained Coverdale’s Great Bible version), and as such was authorized by Act of Parliament.