Bible readers prefer King James version

By Rhyne Piggott, USA TODAY

The first King James Bible was printed in New York in 1792. The King James version is the Bible most adults own, according to a new survey.

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The first King James Bible was printed in New York in 1792. The King James version is the Bible most adults own, according to a new survey.

Of the 89% of U.S. adults who own at least one Bible, 67% own a King James, which marks its 400th anniversary this year, according to LifeWay Research, a Nashville-based Christian research agency.

Although there are two dozen English-language Bibles in many contemporary translations, the King James Version reigns even more supreme among those who actually read their Bibles: 82% of those who read the Good Book at least once a month rely on the translation that first brought the Scripture to the English-speaking masses worldwide.

Age makes a difference. Seventy-six percent of Bible owners 55 and older have a King James, compared with 56% of those under 35, according to the survey of 1,004 adults, conducted March 2-6.

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