How to Use King James Version in a Sentence
King James Version
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The King James Version was first commissioned in 1604 and then published and sponsored by King James six years later.
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Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The translation seems to hew most closely, though not exactly, to the King James Version of the Bible, which is used by many Protestant denominations.
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Sophie Hills,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 June 2025
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Ultimately, after some deliberation, officials decided to keep the King James Version at their high schools.
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Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Conversely, 50 years later, the Supreme Court of Georgia upheld an ordinance to start school days with readings from the King James Version of the Bible.
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Charles J. Russo,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
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Conversely, 50 years later, the Supreme Court of Georgia upheld an ordinance to start school days with readings from the King James Version of the Bible.
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Charles J. Russo,
The Conversation,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Redlands Unified School District voted on Tuesday to keep the King James Version of the Bible in school libraries during a school board meeting.
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Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Most strikingly, 83% of the New Testament in the famous King James Version, published in the early 1600s, was taken directly from Tyndale’s text.
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Michael Bruening,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
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