modern english bible translations

There are many attempts to translate the Bible into modern English which is defined as the form of English in use after 1800. Differences between these translations are the result of differing base texts, different theological emphasis, different style, different translation aims (e.g. readability vs literal)

AB	The Apostles' Bible
ACV	A Conservative Version
AKJV	American King James Version
ALT	Analytical-Literal Translation
ASV	American Standard Version
BBE	Bible in Basic English
BWE	Bible in Worldwide English
Brenton	Brenton's English Translation of the Septuagint
CJB	Complete Jewish Bible
CEV	Contemporary English Version
Darby	Darby Bible
ESV	English Standard Version
Fenton	Ferrar Fenton Bible
GodsWord	GOD'S WORD Translation
HCSB	Holman Christian Standard Bible
ISV	International Standard Version
JB	Jerusalem Bible
JPS	Jewish Publication Society Old Testament
Jubilee2000	English Jubilee 2000 Bible
KJ21	21st Century King James Version
Knox	Ronald A. Knox' English Translation from the Vulgate
LITV	Green's Literal Translation
MKJV	Green's Modern King James Version
Murdock	James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
NAB	New American Bible
NASB	New American Standard Bible
NCV	New Century Version
NEB	New English Bible
NIV	New International Version
NIrV	New International Reader's Version
NIVBr	New International Version, Anglicized Edition
NJB	New Jerusalem Bible
NKJV	New King James Version
NLT	New Living Translation
NRSV	New Revised Standard Version
NWT	New World Translation
OrthJBC	The Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha
Orthodox	Orthodox Study Bible
Phillips	J B Phillips New Testament
RcV	Recovery Version of the New Testament
REB	Revised English Bible
RKJNT	Revised King James New Testament
RNKJV	Restored Name King James Version
RSV	Revised Standard Version
RSV-CE	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
TEV	Todays English Version (Good News Bible) 1966 and 1976
TLB	The Living Bible
TMB	Third Millenium Bible
TNIV	Today's New International Version
Twenty	Twentieth Century New Testament
WEB	World English Bible
YLT	Young's Literal Translation

Modern English Bible Translations

See also