Translations
One Book, Many Ways to Read It
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NASBNew American Standard Bible
Formal · Formal. The most literal mainstream English translation — sometimes wooden, always transparent to the Greek and Hebrew.
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Same verse, two translations
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
- Style
- Formal
- Level
- Grade 10
- Year
- 2001
John 3:16
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”
- Style
- Dynamic
- Level
- Grade 6
- Year
- 1996
Deep dives
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New American Standard Bible
The most literal mainstream English translation — sometimes wooden, always transparent to the Greek and Hebrew.
King James Version
The 1611 translation that shaped English literature and church liturgy for four centuries.
New King James Version
A modern update of the King James that preserves its majesty while replacing archaic vocabulary.
English Standard Version
A modern revision in the Tyndale–King James stream — literal but readable, the default of Reformed evangelical churches.
New Revised Standard Version
The translation of the academy — chosen by universities, lectionaries and ecumenical bodies on both sides of the Atlantic.
Christian Standard Bible
An 'optimal equivalence' translation aiming to be as literal as possible and as fluent as necessary.
New International Version
The bestselling modern English Bible — accurate, readable, and the default pew Bible across much of the UK.
Good News Bible
A warm, accessible translation that renders the Bible in everyday English without losing meaning.
New Living Translation
Warm, fluent modern English — the easiest mainstream translation to read cold.
New International Reader's Version
A simplified NIV written at a third-grade reading level — the easiest widely available study Bible.
The Message
Eugene Peterson's one-translator paraphrase — vivid, idiomatic, never for study alone.