Translations
The English Bible — three windows on the same text
Devine Scripture reads from three public-domain English translations. Each one was made for a different generation, from a different family of manuscripts, with a different ear for English. Comparing them is one of the simplest, most rewarding ways to study scripture.
WEB
World English Bible
2000
The World English Bible is a freely-distributable, modern-English revision of the ASV. It keeps the literal, formal-equivalence approach of its parent translation while replacing archaic 'thee/thou' language with contemporary speech.
KJV
King James Version
1611
Commissioned by King James I of England in 1604 and published in 1611, the King James Version (also called the Authorized Version) is the most influential English Bible ever produced. Its rhythms shaped English literature for four centuries.
ASV
American Standard Version
1901
The American Standard Version is the American counterpart to the English Revised Version (1881–1885). It became the most widely-used scholarly translation of the early 20th century and is the parent text of the RSV, NASB, and WEB.