Authorized Version
Britishnoun
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But Mr. Kirkpatrick has a backup plan — the Authorized Version, better known as the King James Bible.
From Washington Times ● May 26, 2021
What became known as the King James, or Authorized, Version was based heavily on the Geneva Bible but more in conformity to the Church of England, McDermott said.
From Washington Times ● May 11, 2019
We may imagine him as a stuffed robe-and-crown who gives a thumbs-up to the Authorized Version and fades into muffled bedchambers, but James was a serious man of letters.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 6, 2014
His conclusion, according to the Friedmans: "Since Shakespeare wrote the Psalms, and Shakespeare was not the real Shakespeare, the Authorized Version must show the hidden hand of Francis Bacon."
From Time Magazine Archive
“The Text being thus settled” they proceed to do the only thing they were originally appointed to do; viz. to try their hands at improving our Authorized Version.
From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William
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