From Luther League Magazine September 1961…..
The year 1961 marked the 350th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible. The English Revised Version, the American Standard Version and the Revised Standard Version were all attempting to bring the King James Version up to date. On March 14, 1961, the New English Bible was published by scholars of Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland. This version was to change the King James Version into English of the twentieth century.
The year 1961 marked the 350th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible. The English Revised Version, the American Standard Version and the Revised Standard Version were all attempting to bring the King James Version up to date. On March 14, 1961, the New English Bible was published by scholars of Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland. This version was to change the King James Version into English of the twentieth century.