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Holy Bible (King James Version) (1611)

by KJV (Bible Version)

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Many people throughout the world use the King James Version, and it remains the most widely known and quoted version of the Bible. The Cameo Reference Bible includes the Old and New Testaments, cross-references, a concordance, Bibles maps and gazetteer - all in a handy size slightly larger than the Compact Reference Bible. This particular Bible has the words of the Lord printed in red, and is bound in white bonded leather. It also offers a number of presentation pages, including a family record giving space to record details of marriages and children's names. The handy size of this Bible and its white leather cover, silver edges and presentation pages make this an ideal Bible for baptisms, confirmations and weddings.… (more)
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Outstanding work of history and literature.
  gypsyRoze | May 30, 2020 |
Just reading Torah. Old language KJV difficult to follow but teachers to fear and follow God . ( )
  jenniebooks | Jul 13, 2017 |
"Initial reaction? I like it. Here are some things about it:
· no cross-references
· no book outlines or introductions
· no marginal notes
· no footnotes
· no words of Christ in red

"These may be negatives for some Bible purchasers, but those are things I was looking for. The Bible text is 'normal size' (not large or small print). The text may not be quite as bold as the Oxford mentioned above. There is a 1" margin on the insides and outsides of each page, with about 1-1/2" margin at the top and bottom of the pages. The Bible weighs a little less than 2-1/2 lbs. (2.4 by my scale) and is about 1-3/8" thick -- much smaller than the Oxford Bible. It's dimensions are about 10" X 7"."

Excerpt from my comments here: http://baptistsearch.blogspot.com/2014/11/bible-review.html ( )
  Rlvaughn | Feb 9, 2016 |
Belonged to Katherine Kent Stanley 1867
  LLMRED | Dec 28, 2015 |
In many senses still the Bible version for the English-speaking world. Although its use continues to decline (due to its increasingly-archaic language, the proliferation of modern Bible versions and the general decline in Bible reading and ownership), its phrases are still instantly recognizable and have shaped English. Only Shakespeare can rival its influence on the language.

The King James Bible was the culmination of a century of English Bible translation that began with William Tyndale’s 1521 New Testament. Tyndale’s skill with language and style ensured that all subsequent versions, including this, were really revisions of his work. Many memorable turns of Bible phrase originate with Tyndale. Like the Bible translations of the sixteenth century (Coverdale Bible-1535, Great Bible-1539, Geneva Bible-1560, Bishop’s Bible-1568, among others), the King James Bible was an exercise in politics as much as in translation. Completed in 1611, this version steers a middle course between the Reformed leanings of the Geneva Bible and the churchmanship of the Bishop’s Bible. In many of its translations it supports the theology and structure of the Church of England.

It replaced the Bishop’s Bible as the version to be read in churches, and, in this way, became known as the Authorised Version (AV). It was never given any royal sanction, but became known as the King James Bible (or Version) because it was dedicated to James I of England, Scotland and Ireland, who commissioned it. It was revised a number of times, and the text we now have was from the final 1769 revision.

The AV assumed a unique place in the English-speaking world because no other successful translations appeared between 1611 and 1885. Its only rival was the Douai Version, produced for Roman Catholics in 1609, which limited its appeal and readership. Everyone knew the Bible in King James language. Even today many continue to use it.

In this reviewer’s opinion, everyone should at least read familiar passages of the Bible in the AV, as well as modern translations. It teaches good style, keeping us in touch with our language. It links us with the majority of English-speaking Christians who, before the 1950s, only knew the Bible in that language, not to mention the older members of current church congregations who were raised on King James scripture. It may also expose the poverty of some modern translations.

However, the King James Bible is a poor choice for a working Bible today. Clearly, its language and idiom are very archaic. The few fundamentalists who still insist that it is the only viable Bible translation are true obscurants. More seriously, the AV relies on flawed Bible texts. Infinitely better resources are available to textual critics now than to scholars in 1611, who relied on a 1525 edition of the Massoretic text for the Old Testament, and on Erasmus’s Textus Receptus, first published in 1516, for the New Testament. To be tied to the AV as the only acceptable version of scripture is to make it into a new Vulgate, ignoring the spirit of the Reformers, let alone the everyday koine Greek of the New Testament and the very earthy, accessible language of Jesus.

In one way, it is a good thing that so many translations have stepped up to take the load from the AV. The word of God should not be associated with only one turn of phrase or style. It is to be wondered if any version will come to dominate. I doubt it. NIV for evangelicals. ESV for the conservative and Reformed. NRSV for mainliners. The Message for seekers and anyone who can’t stretch themselves beyond the Midwestern USA. And so on and so forth. So many translations in English, to suit an affluent US market, when so many peoples have no complete contemporary scriptures in their language. The Bible-reading scene has splintered, as it had before 1611. Among the good that has emerged since the demise of the AV, one can feel a little sadness that a monument of the English language, and of unity among Christians, has is passing away.
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The Hebrew and Greek Originals are of Qabalistic value. It contains also many magical apologues, and recounts many tales of folklore and magical rites.
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For my children, their children, and all the generations to come

Caritas aeternum est

- B.M.
Presented to Lorin Hungsberg by Mr. M. Kleinhemm date May 5th, 1959
TO THE MOST
HIGH AND MIGHTIE
Prince, IAMES by the grace of God
King of Great Britaine, France and Ireland,
Defender of the Faith, &c.,
THE TRANSLATORS OF THE BIBLE,
wish Grace, Mercie, and Peace, through
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CHRIST our LORD.
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"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth
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In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Bibliographical introduction. Mainly, no doubt, because of the predominance of French as the language of educated people in England from the time of the Norman Conquest until the middle of the fourteenth century, the Bible, as a whole, remained untranslated into English until the last years of the life of Wyclif.
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matthew 5:48)
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. (Matthew 5:48)
since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23)
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. Ephesians 2:8-9
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Various printings and bindings of the KJV have been combined here. This translation is also known as the "Authorized Version" (especially in the UK) and as the "Authorized King James Version". Please continue to combine any printing with the Old and New Testament texts only here. Please do not combine KJV editions that contain the Apocrypha with this work. Various "study editions" with extensive notes and aids should not be combined here. Please separate any that are here, and combine such editions as separate works.
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Many people throughout the world use the King James Version, and it remains the most widely known and quoted version of the Bible. The Cameo Reference Bible includes the Old and New Testaments, cross-references, a concordance, Bibles maps and gazetteer - all in a handy size slightly larger than the Compact Reference Bible. This particular Bible has the words of the Lord printed in red, and is bound in white bonded leather. It also offers a number of presentation pages, including a family record giving space to record details of marriages and children's names. The handy size of this Bible and its white leather cover, silver edges and presentation pages make this an ideal Bible for baptisms, confirmations and weddings.

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This edition does not include the Apocrypha, which were included in the Authorized Version under the authority of King James.
This is a King James bible, with chain references, index of proper names, a concordance, and maps. It is printed in Long Primer type on india paper, and bound in black calfskin leather, semi-yapp, with gilt edges.
Red Leather. Red Letter Edition. Given by my wife, Mary, to her first husband Keith after his ordination
This book contains the complete English text of the Holy Bible as translated under the authority of King James. Some unique features of this printing include a full color picture of Jesus teaching, the words of Jesus highlighted in red, and three full color maps. For reference, the book included a 125 page concordance plus tables explaining weights, money, and bibical measurements, a summary of all the books of the Bible, and an explanation of the languages used in the Bible.
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