King James Version

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The King James Version is a landmark 17th-century English translation of the Christian Bible renowned for its majestic prose and lasting influence on English literature and religious practice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible translation
Christian Bible
English Bible translation
Religious text
alsoKnownAs Authorized Version
linked to: King James Version

King James Bible
linked to: King James Version
basedOn Masoretic Text
Textus Receptus
canonicalStatus Standard English Bible for centuries
centuryOfPublication 17th century
commissionedBy King James I of England
linked to: James VI and I
compiledBy Committee of translators appointed by King James I
contains Apocrypha (in early editions)
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
firstPublished 1611
genre Religious scripture
hasEdition 1611 first edition
1769 Oxford standard text
influenced English language idioms
English literature
Protestant theology
Religious practice in English-speaking countries
language Early Modern English
literaryStyle Majestic prose
notableFor Influence on English rhetoric
Influence on public worship
Memorable phrasing
placeOfPublication London
linked to: London, England
predecessor Bishops' Bible
Douay–Rheims Bible
Geneva Bible
Tyndale Bible
publisher Robert Barker
religion Christianity
script Latin alphabet
subject Christian doctrine
History of Israel
Life of Jesus
targetAudience English-speaking Christians
testament New Testament
Old Testament
linked to: Bible
textType Formal equivalence translation
translationFrom Aramaic
Hebrew
Koine Greek
translationMethod Committee-based translation
usedBy Anglican Church
linked to: Anglican Communion

Evangelical Christians
linked to: Evangelicalism

Protestant denominations

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Bible hasTranslation King James Version
King James Version alsoKnownAs Authorized Version
linked to: King James Version
King James Version alsoKnownAs King James Bible
linked to: King James Version
New King James Version basedOn King James Version
James VI and I commissioned King James Version of the Bible
linked to: King James Version
Matthew Bible influenced King James Version
Early Modern English exemplifiedBy King James Bible
linked to: King James Version
Apocrypha (in early editions) partOf King James Version
Apocrypha (in early editions) includedIn 1611 King James Bible
linked to: King James Version
Committee of translators appointed by King James I product King James Version of the Bible
linked to: King James Version
Committee of translators appointed by King James I product Authorized Version
linked to: King James Version
Committee of translators appointed by King James I alsoKnownAs King James Bible translators
linked to: King James Version
Tyndale Bible influenced King James Version
Geneva Bible influenced King James Version
Geneva Bible supersededBy King James Version
Textus Receptus influenced King James Version
Bishops' Bible successor King James Version
Bishops' Bible supersededBy King James Version
Bishops' Bible influenced King James Version
Douay–Rheims Bible influenced King James Version
Asimov's Guide to the Bible basedOn King James Version of the Bible
linked to: King James Version
Byzantine text-type influenced King James Version New Testament
linked to: King James Version
Revised Standard Version basedOn King James Version
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints religiousText King James Bible
linked to: King James Version
William Tyndale influenced King James Version of the Bible
linked to: King James Version
Robert Barker printed King James Bible
linked to: King James Version
Hampton Court Conference significantOutcome King James Version of the Bible
linked to: King James Version
Henry Savile memberOf King James Bible New Testament translation committee
linked to: King James Version
"Vanity of vanities; all is vanity" translationSource King James Version
Textus Receptus basisFor King James Version
subject linked to: Received Text
Textus Receptus basisFor New Testament of the King James Version
subject linked to: Received Text
linked to: King James Version
Modern English Version followsTraditionOf King James Version
Modern English Version relatedTo King James Version
King James Only movement primaryText King James Version
King James Only movement coreBelief King James Version is uniquely accurate English Bible translation
linked to: King James Version
King James Only movement coreBelief King James Version is uniquely authoritative English Bible translation
linked to: King James Version
Great Bible influenced King James Version
Samson Agonistes biblicalSource King James Bible
linked to: King James Version
folio Bible (1763) scriptureLanguageVariant King James Version
Hallelujah Chorus textSource King James Bible
linked to: King James Version
Messiah textSource King James Bible
subject linked to: Handel Messiah
linked to: King James Version
The Creation hasBiblicalSource King James Bible (English text influence)
subject linked to: Haydn The Creation
linked to: King James Version
Jah appearsIn King James Version (as JAH in Psalm 68:4)
linked to: King James Version
Inspired Version of the Bible basedOn King James Version
William Tyndale influenced King James Version
subject linked to: Tyndale
Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible basedOnText King James Version of the Bible
linked to: King James Version
RSV derivedFrom King James Version
American Standard Version basedOn King James Version
American Standard Version precededBy King James Version