Versions of the Bible

The bible has been translated many times into English for many purposes.

[edit] Comparison of Bible Versions

Version	Publish Date	Translation Type	Publisher	Copyright	Notes
New International Version - NIV	1978	Formal & Dynamic Equivalence	Zondervan	1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society
New American Standard Bible - NASB	1971	Formal Equivalence	Zondervan	1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 the Lockman Foundation	Last revised in 1995
American Standard Version - ASV	1901	Formal Equivalence	Zondervan	Public Domain
Bible in Basic English - BBE	1949		Cambridge University Press	Public Domain
World English Bible - WEB	2000	Formal equivalence	Rainbow Missions	Public Domain
Revised Standard Version - RSV	1952	Formal & Dynamic Equivalence		1946, 1952, 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
Darby Bible - DBY	1890			Public Domain
Webster's Bible - WEBSTER				Public Domain
Young's Literal Translation - YLT	1862	Extremely Literal		Public Domain
New English Translation - NET	2005	Dynamic equivalence	Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C.	2005 Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C.
The Message - MSG	2002	Paraphrase		2002 Eugene H. Peterson
New Living Translation - NLT	1996	Formal & Dynamic Equivalence		1996, 2004 Tyndale Charitable Trust
Today's New International Version - TNIV	2005	Dynamic and Formal Equivalence	Zondervan	2005 International Bible Society
King James Version - KJV	1611			Public domain	Also known as AV
English Standard Version - ESV	2001	Formal Equivalence	Crossway Bibles	2001, 2007 Crossway Bibles

For effective bible study, choose a study bible version that translates true to the original language.