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Why has the KJV been so popular?

Discussion in 'Bible Versions & Translations' started by Salty, Jun 1, 2018.

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  1. rlvaughn

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    Any surveys/polls been done on this?

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    It is normal Elizabethan English. It is Tyndale to a large extent. It is not exalted language and it is modern. It is not exalted when, for example, it talks about him that pisseth against the wall. Tyndale said that he was writing for the English ploughboy.
     
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