King James Version

Synopsis

The King James Version is an English translation of the Bible, commissioned for the Church of England at the request of King James I of England. It was first published in 1611 and has had a profound impact on the church in England and also on English literature as a whole.

Related topics

• KJV Concordance:Index

Text

• Old Testament
  • Genesis | Exodus | Leviticus | Numbers | Deuteronomy | Joshua | Judges | Ruth | 1 Samuel | 2 Samuel | 1 Kings | 2 Kings | 1 Chronicles | 2 Chronicles | Ezra | Nehemiah | Esther | Job | Psalms | Proverbs | Ecclesiastes | Song of Solomon | Isaiah | Jeremeiah | Lamentations | Ezekiel | Daniel | Hosea | Joel | Amos | Obadiah | Jonah | Micah | Nahum | Habakkuk | Zephaniah | Haggai | Zechariah | Malachi
• New Testament
  • Matthew | Mark | Luke | John | Acts | Romans | 1 Corinthians | 2 Corinthians | Galations | Ephesians | Philippians | Colosians | 1 Thessalonians | 2 Thessalonians | 1 Timothy | 2 Timothy | Titus | Philemon | Hebrews | James | 1 Peter | 2 Peter | 1 John | 2 John | 3 John | Jude | Revelation
• Apocrypha
  • Additional to Daniel | Judith | Esdras | Additions to Esther | Susanna | 1 Maccabees | 2 Maccabees|4 Ezra | Prayer of Manassheh | Sirach | Wisdom of Solomon | Baruch | Tobit | Bel

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Main article

The King James Version is an English translation of the Bible, commissioned for the Church of England at the request of King James I of England. It was first published in 1611 and has had a profound impact on the church in England and also on English literature as a whole.

History of translation

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