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Modern English Bible translations consists of English Bible translations developed and published throughout the late modern period (c. 1800–1945) to the present (c. 1945–).

A multitude of recent attempts have been made to translate the Bible into English. Most modern translations published since c. 1900 are based on recently published critical editions of the original Hebrew and Greek texts. These translations typically rely on the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia / Biblia Hebraica Quinta, counterparted by the Novum Testamentum Graece (and the Greek New Testament, published by the United Bible Societies, which contains the same text).[1][2]

With regard to the use of Bible translations among biblical scholarship, the New Revised Standard Version is used broadly,[3] but the English Standard Version is emerging as a primary text of choice among biblical scholars and theologians inclined toward theological conservatism.[4][5][a]

## Development of Modern English Bible versions

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A bookshelf containing many English translations of the Bible

The Wessex Gospels were the first translation of the four Gospels in English without accompanying Latin text.[13] The Authorized King James Version of 1611 was sporadically altered until 1769, but was not thoroughly updated until the creation of the Revised Version in 1885; it was not until the Revised Standard Version of 1952 (New Testament in 1946) that a rival to the KJV was composed, nearly 350 years after the KJV was first published. The RSV gained widespread adoption among the mainstream Protestant Churches in America and a Catholic Edition was released in 1962. It was updated as the New Revised Standard Version in 1989.

In the late twentieth century, Bibles increasingly appeared that were much less literal in their approach to translation. In 1946, the New English Bible was initiated in the United Kingdom, intended to enable readers to better understand the King James Bible. In 1958, J. B. Phillips (1906–1982) produced an edition of the New Testament letters in paraphrase, the Letters to Young Churches, so that members of his youth group could understand what the New Testament authors had written. In 1966, Good News for Modern Man, a non-literal translation of the New Testament, was released to wide acceptance. Others followed suit. The Living Bible, released in 1971, was published by its author Kenneth N. Taylor, based on the literal American Standard Version of 1901. Taylor had begun because of the trouble his children had in understanding the literal (and sometimes archaic) text of the King James Bible. His work was at first intended for children, but was later positioned for marketing to high school and college students, as well as adults wishing to better understand the Bible. Like Phillips' version, the Living Bible was a dramatic departure from the King James Version.

Despite widespread criticism due to being a paraphrase rather than a translation, the popularity of The Living Bible created a demand for a new approach to translating the Bible into contemporary English called dynamic equivalence, which attempts to preserve the meaning of the original text in a readable way. Realizing the immense benefits of a Bible that was more easily accessible to the average reader, and responding to the criticisms of the Living Bible, the American Bible Society extended the Good News for Modern Man to the Good News Bible (1976) by adding the Old Testament, in this more readable style. This translation has gone on to become one of the best selling in history. In 1996, a new revision of Taylor's Living Bible was published. This New Living Translation is a full translation from the original languages rather than a paraphrase of the Bible.

Another project aimed to create something in between the very literal translation of the King James Bible and the more informal Good News Bible. The goal of this was to create a Bible that would be scholarly yet not overly formal. The result of this project was the New International Version (1978). This version became highly popular in Evangelical Protestant circles.

The debate between the formal equivalence and dynamic (or 'functional') equivalence translation styles has increased with the introduction of inclusive language versions. Various terms are employed to defend or attack this development, such as feminist, gender neutral, or gender accurate. New editions of some previous translations have been updated to take this change in language into account, including the New Jerusalem Bible (1985), the New Revised Standard Version (1989), the Revised English Bible (1989), and Today's New International Version (2005). Some translations have approached the issue more cautiously, such as the English Standard Version (2001).

A further process that has assisted in greatly increasing the number of English Bible versions is the use of the Internet in producing virtual bibles, of which a growing number are beginning to appear in print – especially given the development of "print on demand".

Today, there is a range of translations ranging from the most literal, such as the Young's Literal Translation to the most free such as The Message and The Word on the Street.

## 18th and 19th century translations

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Name | Date

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Challoner's revision of the Douay–Rheims Bible | 1752
John Wesley, Wesley's New Testament | 1755
Quaker Bible | 1764
Benjamin Blayney, New Translations of Jeremiah, Lamentations and Zechariah | 1784, 1797
Gilbert Wakefield, A Translation of the New Testament[14] | 1791
Thomson's Translation | 1808
Alexander Campbell's The Living Oracles (New Testament) | 1826
Webster's Revision | 1833
Young's Literal Translation | 1862
Julia E. Smith Parker Translation | 1876
English Revised Version | 1885
Darby Bible | 1890

## 20th and 21st century translations

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### King James Version and derivatives

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The King James Version of 1611 (in editions following the editing of Blayney at Oxford in 1769) still has an immense following, and as such there have been a number of different attempts to update or improve upon it. The English Revised Version and its derivatives also stem from the King James Version.

Abbreviation | Name | Date

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Webster | Webster's Revision of the King James Version | 1833
| (Johannes Lauritzen) | 1920
CKJV | Children's King James Version Jay P. Green | 1960
KJ II | King James II Version of the Bible Jay P. Green | 1971
KJ3/LITV | King James 3 Version of the Holy Bible (by Jay P. Green) | 1985
KJV20 | King James Version—Twentieth Century Edition Jay P. Green |
NKJV | New King James Version | 1982
KJ21 | 21st Century King James Version | 1994
TMB | Third Millennium Bible | 1998
MKJV | Modern King James Version by Jay P. Green[15] | 1999
AKJV | American King James Version[16] | 1999
KJV2000 | King James Version 2000[17] | 2000
UKJV | Updated King James Version[18][19] | 2000
KJVER | King James Version Easy Reading[20] | 2001
HSE | Holy Scriptures in English[21] | 2001
CKJV | Comfort-able King James Version[22] | 2003
NCPB | New Cambridge Paragraph Bible[23] | 2005
AV7 | AV7 (New Authorized Version) | 2006
AVU | Authorized Version Update[24] | 2006
KJV-CE | King James Version—Corrected Edition[25] |
DNKJB | Divine Name King James Bible[26] | 2011
MCT | Mickelson Clarified Translation, translated by Jonathan Mickelson[27][28] | 2008, 2013, 2015, 2019
MEV | Modern English Version[29] | 2014
| King James Bible for Catholics[30] | 2020
SKJV | Simplified King James Version[31] | 2022

### English Revised Version and derivatives

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The English Revised Version was the first official attempt to update the King James Version of 1769. This was adapted in the United States as the American Standard Version. The translations and versions that stem from them are shown in date order:

Abbreviation | Name | Date

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RV/ERV | English Revised Version | 1885
ASV | American Standard Version | 1901
RSV | Revised Standard Version | 1952, 1971
NASB | New American Standard Bible | 1971, 1995, 2020
NRSV | New Revised Standard Version | 1989, 2021
WEB | World English Bible | 2000, 2020
ESV | English Standard Version | 2001, 2016

### New International Version and derivatives

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The popular New International Version has appeared in a number of editions.

Abbreviation | Name | Date

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NIV | New International Version | 1978, 1984, 2011[32]
NIrV | New International Reader's Version | 1996, 1998, 2014
NIVI | New International Version Inclusive Language Edition (discontinued) | 1996-2002
TNIV | Today's New International Version (discontinued) | 2002-2011

### Dynamic translations and paraphrases

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A significant aspect in translations from the latter half of the 20th century was much greater use of the principles of dynamic equivalence.

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TLB | The Living Bible | 1971
GNT/GNB/TEV | Good News Translation/Good News Bible/Today's English Version | 1976, 1992
TCW | The Clear Word (paraphrase, non-official Seventh-day Adventist) | 1994
CEV | Contemporary English Version | 1995
GW | God's Word | 1995
NLT | New Living Translation | 1996, 2004, 2015
MSG | The Message | 2002
RNT | Restored New Testament | 2009
INT | Interpreted New Testament | 2020

### Internet-based translations

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The New English Translation (or NET Bible) is a project to publish a translation of the Bible using the Internet. It is freely available and accompanied by extensive translator's notes. The Open English Bible aims to create the first modern public domain English translation of the Bible, using an open-source process for corrections and modernizing verses.

Abbreviation | Name | Date

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NET | New English Translation | 2005
OEB | Open English Bible | In progress.[33]
LEB  | Lexham English Bible[34] | 2011
WEB | World English Bible | 2020
BSB | Berean Standard Bible | 2022
MSB | Majority Standard Bible | 2022
FBV | Free Bible Version | 2023

### Messianic translations

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Main article: Messianic Bible translations

Some Bible translations find popular use in, or were prepared especially for, the Messianic Judaism movement.

Abbreviation | Name | Date

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AENT | Roth, Andrew, Aramaic English New Testament | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
TS | The Scriptures | 1993, 1998, 2009
HRV | Hebraic Roots Version | 2004
CJB | Stern, David H, Complete Jewish Bible | 1998, 2017
CNT | Cassirer, Heinz, God's New Covenant: A New Testament Translation AKA Cassirer New Testament | 1989
OJB | Goble, Phillip E, Orthodox Jewish Bible | 2002
TLV | Tree of Life Bible | 2014
MCT | MCT Brit Chadashah Interlinear,[35] in English and Hebrew. | 2019

### New English Bible and derivatives

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Main article: New English Bible

The initiative to create the New English Bible began in 1946, in an attempt to make an entirely new translation of the Bible in contemporary English.

Abbreviation | Name | Date

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NEB | New English Bible | 1970
REB | Revised English Bible | 1989

### Public domain translations

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Abbreviation | Name | Date

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OEB | Open English Bible | In progress
WEB | World English Bible | 2020
BSB | Berean Standard Bible | 2022
MSB | Majority Standard Bible | 2022

### Catholic translations

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Abbreviation | Name | Date

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WVSS | Westminster Version of the Sacred Scriptures | 1913–1935[b]
SPC | Spencer New Testament | 1941
CCD | Confraternity Bible | 1941[c]
Knox | Knox Bible | 1950
KLNT | Kleist-Lilly New Testament | 1956[d]
JB | Jerusalem Bible | 1966
RSV-CE | Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition | 1965–66[e]
NAB | New American Bible | 1970
TLB-CE | The Catholic Living Bible | 1971
GNT–CE | Good News Bible Catholic Edition[f] | 1979
NJB | New Jerusalem Bible | 1985
CCB | Christian Community Bible | 1988
NRSV-CE | New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition | 1989
GNT-CE | Good News Bible, Second Catholic Edition | 1992
RSV-2CE | Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition | 2006
CTS | CTS New Catholic Bible | 2007
NCB | New Community Bible | 2008
NABRE | New American Bible Revised Edition | 2011/1986
NLT-CE | New Living Translation Catholic Edition | 2016
ESV-CE | English Standard Version Catholic Edition | 2018
RNJB | Revised New Jerusalem Bible | 2018-2019
NCB | New Catholic Bible - St. Joseph Edition | 2019[36]

In addition to the above Catholic English Bibles, all of which have an imprimatur granted by a Catholic bishop, the authors of the Catholic Public Domain Version[37] of 2009 and the 2013 translation from the Septuagint by Jesuit priest Nicholas King refer to them as Catholic Bibles. These versions have not been granted an imprimatur, but do include the Catholic biblical canon of 73 books.

### Sacred Name translations

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These Sacred Name Bibles were all done with the specific aim of carrying into English the actual Name of God as they were in the originals. Most have been done by people from the Sacred Name Movement. They are distinguished by their policy of transliterating Hebrew-based forms for sacred names, such as "Yahweh", "YHWH", etc.

Abbreviation | Name | Date

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SNB | Restoration of Original Sacred Name Bible | 1976
HNB | Holy Name Bible | 1963
SSBE | Sacred Scriptures Bethel Edition | 1981
SN-KJ | Sacred Name King James Bible | 2005
SSFOY | Sacred Scriptures, Family of Yah Edition | 2000
TWOY | The Word of Yahweh | 2003
TS | The Scriptures (ISR) | 1993, 1998, 2009
HRV | Hebraic-Roots Version | 2004
TBE | Transparent English Bible | In progress
NOG | Names of God Bible (Available in 2 editions, GW or KJV)[citation needed] | 2011, 2014
MCT | Mickelson Clarified Translation[38] | 2008, 2013, 2015, 2019
LSV | Literal Standard Version[39] | 2020
HHBT | Hebrew Heritage Bible Translation[40] | 2012
| Book of Yahweh |

### Masoretic Text / Jewish translations

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Main article: Jewish English Bible translations

Jewish translations follow the Masoretic Text, and are usually published in bilingual editions with the Hebrew text facing the English translation. The translations often reflect traditional Jewish exegesis of the Bible. As translations of the Masoretic Text, Jewish translations contain neither the apocrypha nor the Christian New Testament.

Abbreviation | Name | Date

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JPS | Jewish Publication Society of America Version[41] | 1917
| Judaica Press[42] | 1963
| Koren Jerusalem Bible[43] based on a translation by Harold Fisch | 1962
| Kaplan, Aryeh, The Living Torah[44]
Elman, Yaakov, The Living Nach | 1981
1996
NJPS | New Jewish Publication Society of America Version | 1985
Artscroll | Stone Edition (Artscroll) | 1996
| The Holy Scriptures, Hebrew Publishing Company, revised by Alexander Harkavy | 1936,1951
MCT | Mickelson Clarified Interlinear of the Old Testament,[45] in the Literary Reading Order; LivingSon Press[46] | 2015, 2019
TIB | The Israel Bible, Edited by Rabbi Tuly Weisz, Published by Israel 365 | 2018, 2021

### Septuagint translations

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Abbreviation | Name | Date

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| Charles Thomson's The Holy Bible, Containing The Old And New Covenant, Commonly Called The Old And New Testament: Translated From The Greek | 1808
| Brenton's English Translation of the Septuagint | 1851
ABP | Apostolic Bible Polyglot | 2003
AB | The Apostles' Bible[47] | 2007
OSB | Orthodox Study Bible | 2007
NETS | New English Translation of the Septuagint | 2007
DSPS | The Psalms of David: Translated from the Septuagint Greek[48] | 2010
LES | Lexham English Septuagint | 2013
OCT | MCT Octuagint[49][50] | 2019
EOB | Eastern / Greek Orthodox Bible | In progress

### Simplified English Bibles

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There have been a number of attempts to produce a Bible that greatly simplifies the English. (Some of these versions are also listed in other categories: for example, the NIrV is also found under the NIV section). These are translations that are not necessarily a very dynamic translation, but go beyond simply everyday English into a restricted vocabulary set, often aimed at non-native speakers of English.

Abbreviation | Name | Date

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BBE | Bible in Basic English | 1949
BWE | Bible in Worldwide English [New Testament only] (Annie Cressman)[51] | 1969
NLV | New Life Version (Gleason Ledyard) | 1986
SEB | Simple English Bible (Dr Stanley Morris) | 1980
ERV | Easy-to-Read Version (previously English Version for the Deaf) | 1989
NCV | New Century Version | 1991
NIrV | New International Reader's Version | 1998
MSG | The Message (Eugene H. Peterson) | 2002
EASY | EasyEnglish Bible (MissionAssist) | 2018

### Translations exclusively published by Jehovah's Witnesses

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Abbreviation | Name | Date

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Diaglott | The Emphatic Diaglott (Benjamin Wilson) | 1864, 1926
NWT | New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures | 1950, 1951 (NT only), 1961, 1963, 1981, 1984, 2013
By | The Bible in Living English (Steven T. Byington) | 1972

### Translations exclusively published by the Latter Day Saints movement

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See also: LDS edition of the Bible

Abbreviation | Name | Date

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JST | Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible | 1830

### Adaptive retellings

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Some versions have been labelled "adaptive retelling"[52] as they take many liberties with the form of the text.

Abbreviation | Name | Date

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| Black Bible Chronicles | 1993, 1994
CPG | Cotton Patch Gospel[53] by Clarence Jordan | 1968–1973 (4 vols)
| The Aussie Bible; also More Aussie Bible[54] by Kel Richards | 2003

### Other translations

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Abbreviation | Name | Date

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ERB | Rotherham's Emphasized Bible | 1902
Fenton | The Holy Bible In Modern English (by Ferrar Fenton) | 1903
MNT | A New Translation (by James Moffatt) | 1926
Lamsa | Lamsa Bible (by George Lamsa) | 1933
AAT | An American Translation (by Smith and Goodspeed) | 1935
| Anchor Bible Series | 1957
BV | Berkeley Version (by Gerrit Verkuyl) | 1958
AMP | Amplified Bible | 1965
Knoch | Concordant Literal Version (by Adolph Ernst Knoch) | 1966
MLB | The Modern Language Bible (New Berkeley Version) | 1969
TSB | The Story Bible | 1971
BECK | An American Translation (by William F. Beck) | 1976
MLV | Modern Literal Version | 1987
TMB | Third Millennium Bible | 1998
RcV | Recovery Version (Living Stream Ministry) | 1999
Purified | The Holy Bible: A Purified Translation (The New Testament) | 2000
ABP | Apostolic Bible Polyglot | 2003
HCSB | Holman Christian Standard Bible | 2004
DTE | The Writ, Dabhar Translation[55] (by Fritz Henning Baader) | 2005
| The Literary Bible (by David Rosenberg) (Old Testament Only) | 2009
CEB | Common English Bible | 2011
CSB | Christian Standard Bible | 2017
EHV | The Evangelical Heritage Version | 2019

## Partial translations

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### New Testament

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Abbreviation | Name | Date

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Diaglott | Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson | 1864
| Jefferson Bible, or The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, by Thomas Jefferson | 1895
| The Epistles of Paul in Modern English (includes Hebrews), by George Barker Stevens | 1898
| The Twentieth Century New Testament | 1902
| Weymouth New Testament (New Testament in Modern Speech) | 1903
| Centenary New Testament (by Helen Barrett Montgomery) | 1924
| The Four Gospels, by E. V. Rieu, Penguin | 1952
| The Authentic New Testament, by Hugh J. Schonfield | 1955
Phi / PME | The New Testament in Modern English and Four Prophets (by J. B. Phillips) | 1958
| The Simplified New Testament, by Olaf M. Norlie | 1961
WET | Wuest Expanded Translation (by Kenneth Wuest) | 1961
| The New Testament: a New Translation, by William Barclay | 1968
| TransLine, by Michael Magill | 2002
| The Four Gospels, by Norman Marrow, ISBN 0-9505565-0-5 | 1977
| The Original New Testament, by Hugh J. Schonfield, ISBN 0-947752-20-X | 1985
int-E | The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures by The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society | 1969,1985
| McCord's New Testament Translation of the Everlasting Gospel by Hugo McCord | 1988
| A Fresh Parenthetical Version of the New Testament[56] by B. E. Junkins ISBN 0-7618-2397-2 | 2002
| God's New Covenant: A New Testament Translation by Heinz Cassirer, ISBN 0-8028-3673-9 | 1989
Gaus | The Unvarnished New Testament[57] by Andy Gaus | 1991
Christian Bible | The Christian Bible: Its New Contract Writings Portion (Christian Bible Society, Mammoth Spring, AR) | 1991
| The New Testament, by Richmond Lattimore, ISBN 0-460-87953-7 | 1996
TCE | The Common Edition New Testament[58] | 1999
COM | The Comprehensive New Testament[59] | 2008
ALT | Analytical-Literal Translation | 1999?
| A New Accurate Translation of the Greek New Testament, by Julian G. Anderson ISBN 0-9602128-4-1 | 1984
| The Voice ISBN 1-4185-3439-0 | 2008
MLV | Modern Literal Version | 2012
JNT | Jewish New Testament by David H. Stern | 1989
| The Source New Testament With Extensive Notes on Greek Word Meaning, by Dr A. Nyland ISBN 0-9804430-0-8 | 2004
| The Last Days New Testament, Ray W. Johnson | 1999
NTE | The Kingdom New Testament: A Contemporary Translation (U.K. title: The New Testament for Everyone), N T Wright[60][61] | 2011
| The Wilton Translation of the New Testament, Clyde C. Wilton | 1999, 2010
| The Original Aramaic Bible in Plain English with Psalms & Proverbs, David Bauscher | 2010
MEV  | The New Testament, Modern Evangelical Version, by Robert Thomas Helm ISBN 1479774197 | 2013, 2016
| The New Testament: a Translation, by David Bentley Hart ISBN 0300186096 | 2017
| The New Testament: A Lawyer's Translation, by Malcolm Bishop KC (Troubador Publishing Ltd) ISBN 9781836287605 | 2024

### Hebrew Bible

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Name | Date

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The Wisdom Books in Modern Speech (Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, and Song of Songs), John Edgar McFadyen | 1917
Four Prophets (Amos, Hosea, Micah, Isaiah), J.B. Phillips | 1963
Job Speaks (Job), David Rosenberg | 1977
The Book of J (Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy), Harold Bloom and David Rosenberg | 1990
A Poet's Bible (Psalms, Song of Solomon, Lamentations, Maccabees, Job, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Zechariah, Jonah, Ruth, Esther, Judith, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah), David Rosenberg | 1991
The Book of Job, Stephen Mitchell | 1992
The Five Books of Moses, Everett Fox | 1995
The Lost Book of Paradise: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (Genesis and related apocrypha), David Rosenberg | 1995
Genesis, Stephen Mitchell | 1996
The Book of David (2 Samuel), David Rosenberg | 1998
Give us a King! (1, 2 Samuel), Everett Fox | 1999
The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible,[62] Martin Abegg, Peter Flint, Eugene Ulrich | 1999
The David Story (1, 2 Samuel), Robert Alter | 2000
The Five Books of Moses, Robert Alter | 2004
The Bible with Sources Revealed, Richard Elliott Friedman | 2005
The Book of Psalms, Robert Alter | 2007
The Wisdom Books, Robert Alter | 2010
Ancient Israel (Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings), Robert Alter | 2013
The Psalms Translated and Explained, Joseph Addison Alexander | 1850
The Torah and Former Prophets, William Whitt | 2018-2024 (in progress)

## Popularity of translations

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ECPA Bible Translations Bestsellers, Best of 2023[63] Rank  | Name  | Abbreviation  | Published

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1  | New International Version | NIV  | 1978
2  | King James Version[h] | KJV  | 1611
3  | English Standard Version | ESV  | 2001
4  | New Living Translation | NLT  | 1996
5  | Christian Standard Bible | CSB  | 2017
6  | New King James Version | NKJV  | 1982
7  | Reina-Valera[i] | RVR  | 1602
8  | New International Reader's Version | NIrV  | 1996
9  | New American Standard Bible | NASB  | 1971
10  | New Revised Standard Version | NRSV  | 1989

## See also

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* Bible translations (for a general overview of translation into many languages)
* Bible errata
* List of English Bible translations
* Jewish English Bible translations
* Bible version debate
* List of Bible verses not included in modern translations
* List of major textual variants in the New Testament
* Bible translations into Scots

## Notes

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1. ^ The ESV is available as an English Bible translation on the website of the Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft (German Bible Society), who publish the BHS/BHQ and Nestle–Aland critical text editions.[6] Academic works published by Crossway typically feature the ESV translation as their primary (or sole) Bible text used for quotation.[7][8][9] Various other evangelical publishers (such as Lexham Press, Ligonier Ministries, and Cruciform Press) frequently release Christian books that use the ESV text.[10][11][12]
2. ^ Released in parts between 1913–1935 with copious study and textual notes. The New Testament with condensed notes was released in 1936 as one volume.
3. ^ NT released in 1941. The OT contained material from the Challoner Revision until the entire OT was completed in 1969. This Old Testament went on to be the base for the 1970 NAB
4. ^ New Testament only; Gospels by James Kleist, rest by Joseph Lilly.
5. ^ Second Catholic Edition released 2006.
6. ^ Formerly known as the Today's English Version
7. ^ That is, the first year of a full translation (irrespective of containing the Apocrypha) having been published.
8. ^ The King James Version was originally published prior to the late modern period.
9. ^ The Reina-Valera is a Spanish translation.

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15. ^ p. 5. Naudé, Jacobus A., and Cynthia L. Miller-Naudé. "Alternative revisions of the American Standard Version (1901) and retranslations within the Tyndale–King James Version tradition." HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 78, no. 1 (2022).
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18. ^ Updated King James Version
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21. ^ The Holy Scriptures. Rabon Vincent Jr., translator. Victoria: Trafford, 2001. ISBN 1-55369-199-7
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23. ^ New Cambridge Paragraph Bible
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## Further reading

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English-language translations of the Bible

5th–11th century|

* Wessex Gospels
* Hatton Gospels
* Old English Hexateuch
* Old English Bible translations

Middle English|

* Wycliffe
* Middle English Bible translations

16th–17th century|

* Tyndale
* Coverdale
* Matthew
* Great Bible
* Taverner
* Geneva
* Bishops'
* Douay–Rheims (DRV)
* King James (KJV)

18th–19th century|

* Challoner
* Brenton's Septuagint
* Webster's
* Young's Literal (YLT)
* Revised (RV)
* Living Oracles
* Darby
* Emphatic Diaglott
* Joseph Smith
* Quaker
* Julia E. Smith Parker Translation

20th century|

* American Standard (ASV)
* Rotherham's Emphasized
* Ferrar Fenton
* Moffatt, New Translation
* Knox
* Basic English (BBE)
* Revised Standard (RSV)
* Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
* Anchor
* New World (NWT)
* Modern Language (MLB)
* New English (NEB)
* Living English (BLE)
* New American Standard (NASB)
* Good News (GNB)
* Jerusalem (JB)
* New American (NAB)
* Living
* New International (NIV)
* New Century (NCV)
* Bethel
* New King James (NKJV)
* New Jerusalem (NJB)
* Green's Literal Translation (GLT)
* Recovery
* Christian Community (CCB)
* New Revised Standard (NRSV)
* Revised English (REB)
* Contemporary English (CEV)
* The Message (MSG)
* Clear Word (TCW)
* New Life (NLV)
* 21st Century King James (KJ21)
* Third Millennium (TMB)
* New International Reader's (NIrV)
* New International Inclusive Language
* God's Word
* New Living (NLT)
* Heinz Cassirer's translation
* Complete Jewish Bible
* International Standard (ISV)
* Holman Christian Standard (HCSB)
* Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
* Lamsa
* Amplified (AMP)
* Confraternity (CB)

| Hebrew Bible|

* Jewish Publication Society of America Version
* New Jewish Publication Society of America Tanakh

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New Testament|

* Worrell
* Phillips

Partial|

* Four Prophets (Phillips)

21st century|

* Palmarian Bible (SH)
* World English (WEB)
* World Messianic
* English Standard (ESV)
* Today's New International (TNIV)
* New English (NET)
* Ignatius (RSV2CE)
* The Voice
* Common English (CEB)
* Apostolic Bible Polyglot
* New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE)
* Lexham English
* The Orthodox Jewish
* Original Aramaic Bible in Plain English
* Divine Name King James
* Names of God
* Tree of Life Bible
* Modern English (MEV)
* Literal English (LEV)
* Christian Standard (CSB)
* The Passion Translation (TPT)
* Revised New Jerusalem (RNJB)
* Evangelical Heritage (EHV)
* New Heart English Bible, Jehovah Edition (NHEB-JE)
* Legacy Standard (LSB)
* Antioch Bible
* Tree of Life Version (TLV)
* Berean Standard (BSB)
* Majority Standard (MSB)
* Free Bible Version (FBV)

| Hebrew Bible|

* Alter

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Septuagint|

* New English Translation of the Septuagint

Study Bibles|

* Haydock Bible
* Life Application Study Bible
* Oxford Annotated Bible
* Reformation Study Bible
* Scofield Reference Bible
* Thompson Chain-Reference Bible
* Dake Annotated Reference Bible
* Logos International Study Bible
* Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible
* MacArthur Study Bible
* Ryrie Study Bible
* The Wesley Study Bible
* The Lutheran Study Bible
* Orthodox Study Bible
* Study Bible for NIV
* Study Bible for ESV
* Study Bible for NLT
* Study Bible for GNT
* New Interpreter's Study Bible
* Reflecting God Study Bible
* Archaeological Study Bible
* The Life with God Study Bible
* The Green Bible

Picture Bibles|

* The Brick Bible
* The Manga Bible
* The Action Bible

Modern Dialectal & Slang|

* Glasgow
* LOLCat

Notable publishers|

* Cambridge University Press
* Oxford University Press
* American Bible Society
* Zondervan
* Thomas Nelson
* Tyndale House
* HarperCollins
* Holman
* Lockman Foundation
* Crossway
* Hendrickson Publisher
* Ignatius Press
* Saint Benedict Press
* Baronius Press

Additional lists|

* List of English Bible translations
* Old English (pre-1066)
* Middle English (1066–1500)
* Early Modern English (1500–1800)
* Modern Christian (1800–)
* Modern Jewish (1853–)

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