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      • But in quick answer: The Authorized Version is another name for the King James Version. Biblegateway doesn't make it entirely clear in its descriptions, but "AKJV" and "KJV" there are probably just two different editions of the same translation.
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  1. AKJV usually stands for the Authorized King James Version, which is usually used in reference to the pure Cambridge edition (1901). KJV tends to refer to either the 1769 Blayney edition or (more frequently) the 1873 Scrivener edition (also called the Cambridge Paragraph Bible).

  2. Dec 10, 2023 · Yes, but the differences are marginal. The Authorized King James of 1611 was the original printing ordered by King James for the Church of England. The King James bible that many have today is the same version, but has the corrected spelling of certain words.

  3. The King James Version (KJV) is the world's most widely known Bible translation, using early 17th-century English. Its powerful, majestic style has made it a literary classic, with many of its phrases and expressions embedded in the English language.

  4. Mar 9, 2015 · 1 Answer. Sorted by: 3. The American King James Version seems to be a fairly new revision of the King James to update the spelling and vocabulary of the KJV to match modern usage and remove archaisms. In that sense, it's similar to the more popular NKJV (New King James Version).

  5. This comparison focuses on the New Testament and deals, specifically, with the differences between all King James Bibles (KJV, AKJV, NKJV and KJ 2000) and the majority of modern translations (ESV, NIV, NLT, NASB, etc.).

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    Verse
    King James Bible
    Niv
    1
    But I say unto you, Love your enemies, ...
    But I tell you, love your enemies ...
    2
    So the last shall be first, and the first ...
    “So the last will be first, and the first ...
    3
    But Jesus answered and said,Ye know not ...
    “You don’t know what you are asking,” ...
    4
    And whosoever shall not receive you, nor ...
    And if any place will not welcome you or ...
  6. The only difference is how the text is formatted - but it's the exact same words. The one titled KJV is public domain and has standard verse by verse formatting. The one titled AKJV is from Cambridge Press and uses more modern formatting - you can see an example here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deut+6.4-6%3B+Luke+1.46-55 ...

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  8. Jun 12, 2024 · The most popular versions of the Bible today include the New International Version (NIV), King James Version (KJV) and New King James Version (NKJV), the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), and the English Standard Version (ESV).

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