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The following seven items have been tagged The Authorized Version.

The Authorized Version is the name given to an English translation of the Bible that appeared in 1611. Commissioned by King James VI and II, and commonly called the King James Version, it was written in elegant and (even then) rather old-fashioned English intended exclusively for church use, and primarily for reading aloud. Though not the first English translation of the Bible, it had a far-reaching influence on English language and culture ever afterwards, and was recommended by schoolmaster NL Clay as a model of ‘straightforward English’.

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Books of the Bible

A list of the books of the Bible, including the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, and the New Testament, listed in the order in which they appear in the Authorized Version of 1611.

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1 Genesis 2 Exodus 3 Leviticus 4 Numbers 5 Deuteronomy 6 Joshua 7 Judges 8 Ruth 9 1 Samuel 10 2 Samuel 11 1 Kings 12 2 Kings 13 1 Chronicles 14 2 Chronicles 15 Ezra 16 Nehemiah 17 Esther 18 Job 19 Psalms -- Psalms (Coverdale) 20 Proverbs 21 Ecclesiastes 22 Song of Solomon 23 Isaiah 24 Jeremiah 25 Lamentations 26 Ezekiel 27 Daniel 28 Hosea 29 Joel 30 Amos 31 Obadiah 32 Jonah 33 Micah 34 Nahum 35 Habakkuk 36 Zephaniah 37 Haggai 38 Zechariah 39 Malachi

1 1 Esdras 2 2 Esdras 3 Tobit 4 Judith 5 The Rest of Esther 6 Wisdom 7 Ecclesiasticus 8 Baruch 9 Song of the Three 10 Susanna 11 Bel and the Dragon 12 Manasseh 13 1 Maccabees 14 2 Maccabees

1 Matthew 2 Mark 3 Luke 4 John 5 Acts 6 Romans 7 1 Corinthians 8 2 Corinthians 9 Galatians 10 Ephesians 11 Philippians 12 Colossians 13 1 Thessalonians 14 2 Thessalonians 15 1 Timothy 16 2 Timothy 17 Titus 18 Philemon 19 Hebrews 20 James 21 1 Peter 22 2 Peter 23 1 John 24 2 John 25 3 John 26 Jude 27 Revelation

Books of the Bible

A list of the books of the Bible, including the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, and the New Testament, listed in alphabetical order of their common names.

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1 Acts nt 2 Amos ot 3 Baruch ap 4 Bel and the Dragon ap 5 1 Chronicles ot 6 2 Chronicles ot 7 Colossians nt 8 1 Corinthians nt 9 2 Corinthians nt 10 Daniel ot 11 Deuteronomy ot 12 Ecclesiastes ot 13 Ecclesiasticus ap 14 Ephesians nt 15 1 Esdras ap 16 2 Esdras ap 17 Esther ot 18 Exodus ot 19 Ezekiel ot 20 Ezra ot 21 Galatians nt 22 Genesis ot 23 Habakkuk ot 24 Haggai ot 25 Hebrews nt 26 Hosea ot 27 Isaiah ot 28 James nt 29 Jeremiah ot 30 Job ot 31 Joel ot 32 John nt 33 1 John nt 34 2 John nt 35 3 John nt 36 Jonah ot 37 Joshua ot 38 Jude nt 39 Judges ot 40 Judith ap 41 1 Kings ot 42 2 Kings ot 43 Lamentations ot 44 Leviticus ot 45 Luke nt 46 1 Maccabees ap 47 2 Maccabees ap 48 Malachi ot 49 Manasseh ap 50 Mark nt 51 Matthew nt 52 Micah ot 53 Nahum ot 54 Nehemiah ot 55 Numbers ot 56 Obadiah ot 57 1 Peter nt 58 2 Peter nt 59 Philemon nt 60 Philippians nt 61 Proverbs ot 62 Psalms ot -- Psalms (Coverdale) ot 63 Revelation nt 64 Romans nt 65 Ruth ot 66 1 Samuel ot 67 2 Samuel ot 68 Song of Solomon ot 69 Song of the Three ap 70 Susanna ap 71 The Rest of Esther ap 72 1 Thessalonians nt 73 2 Thessalonians nt 74 1 Timothy nt 75 2 Timothy nt 76 Titus nt 77 Tobit ap 78 Wisdom ap 79 Zechariah ot 80 Zephaniah ot

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The Old Testament

Books 39

The story of Israel and her covenants with God, from the making of mankind in the Garden of Eden to Abraham, Moses and David, and the Babylonian Exile in the sixth century BC.

The Apocrypha

Books 14

Stories and wise teachings from the time between the events of the Old Testament and those of the New.

The New Testament

Books 27

The story of Jesus Christ, his birth, his ministry, his death, and how the Apostles preached the good news of his resurrection and the promise of his return.

Bible Readings

Posts 18

A selection of passages from the King James Bible, for reading practice.

Sunday Readings

Short passages from the King James Version, for the Sundays and Feasts of the Christian year.

Daily Readings

Short passages from the King James Version, new each day.

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Books of the Bible

Books of the Bible

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