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unusual facts about Authorized King James Version



A Man Escaped

The second part of the title comes from the Bible, John 3:8, and in English it is worded this way only in the Authorized King James Version (more recent translations using words like "wants" (which is the title in French) or "pleases" instead of "listeth").

Braille Institute of America

By 1924, Atkinson finished printing the 21 volumes of the Braille King James Version of the Bible.

Chan Hiang Leng Colin v. Public Prosecutor

Their counsel contended that WTBTS produced publications that were not contrary to public interest, such as the King James Bible.

Edgerton, Wisconsin

In 1886, Catholic parents in Edgerton protested the reading of the King James Bible in the village schools because they considered the Douay version the correct translation.

Frederik's Church

Inscribed in gold lettering on the entablature of the front portico are the words: HERRENS ORD BLIVER EVINDELIG (Danish: "the word of the Lord endureth for ever." – 1 Peter 1:25, KJV).

John Bertram Phillips

During World War II, while a minister at Church of the Good Shepherd in London, he found the young people in his church did not understand the Authorised Version of the Bible.

Messiah Part II

The libretto by Charles Jennens is entirely drawn from the Bible, mostly from the King James Bible, whereas several psalms are taken from the Book of Common Prayer.


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