King James Version (KJV) , 1611 first edition
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1611; text as commonly printed since 1769 · public domain in most of the world
Edition 1769 text , current1611 first edition , historical
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Commissioned by the Church of England; translated by six companies of scholars; public domain in most of the world
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- Full name
King James Version
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KJV
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English
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Word-for-word, in the English of 1611
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Masoretic Text (Bomberg's Rabbinic Bible)
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Textus Receptus (Beza, Stephanus)
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66 books in most printings; the 1611 edition placed the Apocrypha between the Testaments
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Follows the forms of the source languages; "brethren", "man" for people in general
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Public domain in most of the world; printing rights in the United Kingdom are held under Crown letters patent
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1611; standard text 1769
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| Fact | Value | Source · fetched |
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| Made by | Commissioned by the Church of England; translated by six companies of scholars; public domain in most of the world | Cambridge University Press, about the KJV · Verification pending |
| Translation philosophy | Word-for-word, in the English of 1611 | The translators to the reader, 1611 preface · Verification pending |
| Textual basis, Old Testament | Masoretic Text (Bomberg's Rabbinic Bible) | Cambridge University Press · Verification pending |
| Textual basis, New Testament | Textus Receptus (Beza, Stephanus) | Cambridge University Press · Verification pending |
| Canon | 66 books in most printings; the 1611 edition placed the Apocrypha between the Testaments | Cambridge University Press · Verification pending |
| Reading grade level | No published figure | Publisher pages checked · not published |
| Gender language | Follows the forms of the source languages; "brethren", "man" for people in general | The translators to the reader, 1611 preface · Verification pending |
| Verses in footnotes | None; the Textus Receptus verses are in the main text | Cambridge University Press · Verification pending |
| Licence | Public domain in most of the world; printing rights in the United Kingdom are held under Crown letters patent | Cambridge University Press, rights · Verification pending |
| First published | 1611; standard text 1769 | Cambridge University Press · Verification pending |
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The Textus Receptus and the 1769 text
KJV-only congregations hold the KJV, usually the 1769 text, as the standard English Bible, on the basis that the Textus Receptus preserves the original text. Translations from an eclectic Greek text place some of its verses in footnotes. Both positions are described, with sources, in the guide on textual basis.
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Which text do most printings carry?
The 1769 Oxford standard text. The 1611 first edition is reprinted for study and differs in spelling and in some readings.
Is it word for word?
Yes by the translators’ own description, in the English of 1611. The literal-to-idiomatic meter shows where readers place its feel.
Is it approved for Catholic use?
No. It has no imprimatur. Editions with the Apocrypha reprint the 1611 arrangement; that is not the same as Catholic approval.