Authorized Version

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The Authorized Version or King james Version is an English translation of the Bible commissioned by King james I of England (James VI of Scotland) and first published in 1611. For about three centuries it was the English Protestant Bible, and is still popular. Its literary qualities have been widely praised, even by some unbelievers.

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