Sources

All texts are in the public domain in the United States.

Primary Sources

1662 Book of Common Prayer

Lectionary, psalter, collects, and liturgical structure for the Daily Office.

Public Domain
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The historic prayer book of the Church of England, published over 360 years ago.

King James Version

Scripture readings from the 1611/1769 Authorized Version (31,103 verses).

Public Domain
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The translation prescribed for use with the 1662 Prayer Book.

Digital text from CrossWire Bible Society, matching the eBible.org public domain edition.

Apocrypha (KJVA)

Deuterocanonical books as appointed in the 1662 lectionary (4,209 verses).

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Includes Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, and 1 & 2 Maccabees.

Text from getBible.net API (CrossWire KJVA module).

Supplementary Content

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Verse-by-verse Bible commentary by John Wesley (1765).

Public Domain
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Wesley was an Anglican priest whose theological perspective is highly compatible with the 1662 Prayer Book.

Digital text from CrossWire Bible Society Wesley SWORD module.

Red Letter Text

Words of Jesus highlighted across 2,028 verses.

Public Domain
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Markup data extracted from eBible.org KJV USFM files.

Covers the Gospels, Acts, portions of the Epistles, and Revelation.

Bible Illustrations

241 woodcut illustrations by Gustave Doré (1866).

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Originally published in La Grande Bible de Tours. Covers scenes from Genesis through Revelation.

Digital scans from catholic-resources.org.

Notice for Users in the United Kingdom

In the UK, the King James Version and 1662 Book of Common Prayer are subject to Crown Copyright and Royal Letters Patent, which do not expire.

The rights to print these works in England are held by the Crown and administered by Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press. In Scotland, rights are held by the Scottish Bible Board.

If you are in the United Kingdom, please obtain these texts from an authorized publisher.