Abbreviations for Bible Versions
English Versions
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The NET Bible / New English Translation (NT, 1998; First Beta Edition, 2001; Second Beta Edition, 2003; First Edition, 2005)3 |
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TNIV |
Today's New International Version (NT, 2001) |
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NLT |
New Living Translation (1996) |
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CEV |
The Contemporary English Version (1995) |
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NIrV |
New International Reader's Version (1995) |
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Message |
E. H. Peterson, The Message: The New Testament in Contemporary Language (1993) |
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NCV |
New Century Version (1991) |
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REB |
Revised English Bible (1989) |
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NRSV |
New Revised Standard Version (1989) |
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NJB |
New Jerusalem Bible (1985) |
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NJPS |
Tanakh (1985), produced by the Jewish Publication Society |
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NKJV |
New King James Version (1979) |
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TEV |
Today's English Version, also known as Good News for Modern Man (1976) |
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NIV |
The New International Version (NT, 1973; OT, 1978) |
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LB |
The Living Bible (1971) |
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NASB |
New American Standard Bible (1971; update 1995) |
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NAB |
The New American Bible (1970) |
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NEB |
The New English Bible (1970) |
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JB |
Jerusalem Bible (1966) |
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Amplified |
The Amplified Bible (1965) |
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BBE |
C. K. Ogden, The Bible in Basic English (1965) |
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JPS |
The Torah (1962), The Prophets (Nevi'im) (1978), The Writings (Kethuvim) (1982), produced by the Jewish Publication Society |
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MLB |
Modern Language Bible: New Berkeley Version (1959; rev. 1969) |
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Phillips |
J. B. Phillips, The New Testament in Modern English (1958) |
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RSV |
Revised Standard Version (NT, 1946; OT, 1952) |
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Knox |
R. A. Knox, The New Testament in English (1945) |
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AT |
The Bible-An American Translation (1927) |
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Moffatt |
James Moffatt, A New Translation of the Bible (1926) |
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TCNT |
The Twentieth Century New Testament (1898-1901; rev. 1904) |
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ASV |
American Standard Version (1901) |
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RV |
Revised Version (NT 1881; OT 1885) |
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YLT |
Young's Literal Translation (1862; rev. 1898) |
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KJV (=AV) |
The King James Version, known in Britain as the Authorized Version (1611) |
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AV (=KJV) |
The Authorized Version, known in America as the King James Version (1611) |
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Douay |
Douay-Rheims Version, a translation for the Roman Catholic Church (NT 1582; OT 1609-1610) |
Ancient Versions
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MT |
Masoretic Text (the traditional rabbinical text of the Hebrew Bible, dating from the medieval period) |
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LXX |
Septuagint (the Greek Old Testament, translated between 250-100 b.c.) |
