The translation oversight committee changed just 52 words across 29 verses—out of more than 775,000 words across more than 31,000 verses—for the final “permanent text” edition.

Why did King James want a newly translated Bible? Before James commissioned the KJV in 1604, most people in England were learning from two different Bibles — the Church of England's translation ...

At Age 400, King James Bible Still Reigns The King James translation, ... And in the KJV, it's distinctively the voice of God." Consider Isaiah 40, he says. Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, ...