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RECOMMENDED BIBLES


Legacy Standard Bible (Bible Gateway)
Legacy Standard Audio Bible


New Living Translation (Bible Gateway)
New Living Translation/English Standard Version
New English Translation (NET Bible)


Legacy Standard Bible (Blue Letter Bible)
Legacy Standard Bible (LSB Homepage)
New Living Translation (Bible Hub)


Christian Standard Bible (Bible Gateway)
Christian Standard Bible (Blue Letter Bible)


Berean Standard Bible
Berean Standard Bible (PDF Outline by Bible Hub)


New American Standard Bible 2020 (Bible Gateway)
New American Standard Bible 2020 (Blue Letter Bible)


English Standard Version (Bible Gateway)
English Standard Version (Blue Letter Bible)
New King James Version (Bible Gateway)
New King James Version (Blue Letter Bible)
King James Version


New International Version 2011 (Bible Gateway)
New International Version 2011 (Blue Letter Bible)
ALL MY RESOURCES FOR THE 1984/2011 NIV


Evangelical Heritage Version


New American Standard Bible 1995
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Lexham English Bible
Modern English Version


New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (but see note below)


Compare Bible Translations Tool
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I have found the Legacy Standard Bible to be the most accurate of the Bibles on this list. The BSB, CSB, NASB 2020, and the NET BIble round out my top five favorites. I grouped the ESV and NKJV/KJV together because they have similar literary quality and style. I listed the NASB 1995, HCSB, LEB, and MEV together as Bibles I don't use, but all four are accurate versions of Scripture. I placed the NASB 1995 and HCSB low on the list only because the LSB is a improved revision of the NASB 1995 and the CSB is an improvement over the HCSB, making the older versions obsolete for me.

The Evangelical Heritage Version, while I have misgivings about translations done solely by one denomination (the EHV was done by Lutherans), I have found many wonderfully accurate renderings in the text, and I have found the EHV very enlightening. I would still, to be safe, compare it to two other versions, the NKJV and the Legacy Standard Bible, as the EHV uses both the traditional and modern Greek text. As always, pay attention to the footnotes in a BIble translation; they are there for a reason!

I included the New Living Translation in this list. The NLT does a fantastic job in clarifying difficult passages. But the NLT takes liberties and adds words and even phrases that are not found in Scripture, mostly to explain what IS in Scripture. While that can be helpful sometimes, those words and phrases are not the Word of God. It is impossible to tell what is Scripture and what is not when using the NLT, without comparing it to other Bibles. I do not recommend the NLT for in-depth study or as a stand-alone Bible. I would highly recommend that you should compare the NLT with such versions like the Legacy Standard Bible or the English Standard Version, and consider the NLT as more like a commentary.

While the New Revised Standard Version is used by many in academic circles, I believe that NRSV bows down to modern culture and attempts to be politically correct.




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RECOMMENDED MODERN BIBLES
LITERAL BIBLES
MEDIATING BIBLES
MEANING FOR MEANING BIBLES
EXPANDED BIBLES
STUDY BIBLES
HISTORICAL BIBLES
MODERN PARALLEL BIBLES
TEXTUS RECEPTUS AND ASV PARALLEL BIBLES
NT REVERSE INTERLINEAR
MOUNCE PARALLEL NT BIBLES
DAVID'S BIBLE TRANSLATION REVIEWS
NIV 1984/2011 AND NASB 1995/2020 RESOURCES

APOCRYPHA AND PSEUDEPIGRAPHA





COMPLETE LIST OF LITERAL, MEDIATING, AND MEANING FOR MEANING BIBLES

LITERAL BIBLES
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Legacy Standard Bible (Blue Letter Bible)
Legacy Standard Bible (Bible Gateway)
Legacy Standard Bible (LSB Homepage)
New American Standard Bible 2020 (Bible Gateway)
New American Standard Bible (Blue Letter Bible)
New American Standard Bible 1995
English Standard Version (Bible Gateway)
English Standard Version (Blue Letter Bible)
Lexham English Bible
New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)
New King James Version (Bible Gateway)
New King James Version (Blue Letter Bible)
King James Version
21st Century King James Version
Modern English Version
The WEB Bible
American Standard Version
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible
Revised Standard Version
Disciples' Literal New Testament


MEDIATING BIBLES
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Berean Standard Bible
Berean Standard Bible (PDF Outline by Bible Hub)
Christian Standard Bible (Bible Gateway)
Christian Standard Bible (Blue Letter Bible)
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Evangelical Heritage Version
New International Version 2011 (Bible Gateway)
New International Version 2011 (Blue Letter Bible)


MEANING FOR MEANING BIBLES
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NET Bible
New Living Translation (Bible Gateway)
New Living Translation (Bible Hub)
International Standard Version
GOD'S WORD Translation
Common English Bible
New Century Version
International Children's Bible
New International Reader's Version
The Voice




EXPANDED BIBLES
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Amplified Bible
Expanded Bible




STUDY BIBLES
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ESV STUDY BIBLE (Free ESV Text, Audio, Reading Plans, but No Free Study Notes)




HISTORICAL BIBLES
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Wycliffe Bible
1599 Geneva Bible
Revised Geneva Bible New Testament
Tyndale New Testament
King James Version (1611)
Wycliffe/Tyndale/Geneva/KJV New Testament

Other historical Bibles can be found at studylight.org.




MODERN PARALLEL BIBLES
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New King James Version/King James Version
Legacy Standard Bible/New American Standard Bible 1995
New American Standard Bible 2020/New American Standard Bible 1995
Christian Standard Bible/Holman Christian Standard Bible
New Living Translation/The Living Bible


Legacy Standard Bible/Christian Standard Bible
Legacy Standard Bible/The NET Bible
Legacy Standard Bible/New Living Translation
Legacy Standard Bible/New American Standard Bible 1995
Legacy Standard Bible/New American Standard Bible 2020
Legacy Standard Bible/NASB 1995/NASB 2020
Legacy Standard Bible/English Standard Version
Legacy Standard Bible/New International Version (2011 Update)
Legacy Standard Bible/Evangelical Heritage Version
Legacy Standard Bible/New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)
Legacy Standard Bible/American Standard Version
Legacy Standard Bible/Revised Standard Version
Legacy Standard Bible/Holman Christian Standard Bible
Legacy Standard Bible/International Standard Version
Legacy Standard Bible/Common English Bible


Christian Standard Bible/Legacy Standard Bible
Christian Standard Bible/Holman Christian Standard Bible
Christian Standard Bible/New American Standard Bible 2020
Christian Standard Bible/English Standard Version
Christian Standard Bible/New International Version (2011 Update)
Christian Standard Bible/The NET Bible
Christian Standard Bible/New Living Translation
Christian Standard Bible/New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)
Christian Standard Bible/International Standard Version
Christian Standard Bible/Common English Bible


The NET Bible/Legacy Standard Bible
The NET Bible/Christian Standard Bible
The NET Bible/New Living Translation
The NET Bible/New International Version (2011 Update)
The NET Bible/New American Standard Bible 2020
The NET Bible/English Standard Version
The NET Bible/New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)
The NET Bible/International Standard Version
The NET Bible/Common English Bible
The NET/The WEB


New International Version (2011 Update)/Christian Standard Bible
New International Version (2011 Update)/New American Standard Bible 2020
New International Version (2011 Update)/English Standard Version
New International Version (2011 Update)/New Living Translation
New International Version (2011 Update)/The NET Bible
New International Version (2011 Update)/New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)
New International Version (2011 Update)/Holman Christian Standard Bible
New International Version (2011 Update)/International Standard Version
New International Version (2011 Update)/Common English Bible


New American Standard Bible 2020/New American Standard Bible 1995
New American Standard Bible 2020/Christian Standard Bible
New American Standard Bible 2020/English Standard Version
New American Standard Bible 2020/American Standard Version
New American Standard Bible 2020/Revised Standard Version
New American Standard Bible 2020/New International Version (2011 Update)
New American Standard Bible 2020/The NET Bible
New American Standard Bible 2020/New Living Translation
New American Standard Bible 2020/New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)
New American Standard Bible 2020/Holman Christian Standard Bible
New American Standard Bible 2020/International Standard Version
New American Standard Bible 2020/Common English Bible


English Standard Version/Christian Standard Bible
English Standard Version/Revised Standard Version
English Standard Version/New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)
English Standard Version/New American Standard Bible 2020
English Standard Version/New International Version (2011 Update)
English Standard Version/The NET Bible
English Standard Version/New Living Translation
English Standard Version/Holman Christian Standard Bible
English Standard Version/International Standard Version
English Standard Version/Common English Bible


New Living Translation/Legacy Standard Bible
New Living Translation/Christian Standard Bible
New Living Translation/The NET Bible
New Living Translation/New American Standard Bible 2020
New Living Translation/English Standard Version
New Living Translation/New International Version (2011 Update)
New Living Translation/New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)
New Living Translation/International Standard Version
New Living Translation/Common English Bible


New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)/Christian Standard Bible
New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)/Revised Standard Version
New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)/English Standard Version
New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)/Common English Bible
New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)/New American Standard Bible 2020
New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)/New International Version (2011 Update)
New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)/New Living Translation
New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)/The NET Bible
New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)/International Standard Version


Lexham English Bible/Legacy Standard Bible
Lexham English Bible/Christian Standard Bible
Lexham English Bible/New American Standard Bible 2020
Lexham English Bible/Evangelical Heritage Version
Lexham English Bible/English Standard Version
Lexham English Bible/American Standard Version
Lexham English Bible/New International Version (2011 Update)
Lexham English Bible/The NET Bible
Lexham English Bible/New Living Translation
Lexham English Bible/Holman Christian Standard Bible
Lexham English Bible/New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)
Lexham English Bible/International Standard Version
Lexham English Bible/Common English Bible
Lexham English Bible/New King James Version
Lexham English Bible/Modern English Version
Lexham English Bible/The WEB Bible


Expanded Bible/Amplified Bible
Expanded Bible/New American Standard Bible 2020
Amplified Bible/New American Standard Bible 2020










TEXTUS RECEPTUS AND ASV PARALLEL BIBLES
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New King James Version/King James Version
New King James Version/21st Century King James Version
King James Version/21st Century King James Version


Modern English Version/King James Version
Modern English Version/New King James Version
Modern English Version/21st Century King James Version


King James Version/American Standard Version
New King James Version/American Standard Version
Modern English Version/American Standard Version
21st Century King James Version/American Standard Version


Legacy Standard Bible/New King James Version
New American Standard Bible 2020/American Standard Version
New American Standard Bible 2020/New King James Version


The WEB Bible/American Standard Version
Revised Standard Version/American Standard Version


The WEB Bible/New King James Version
The WEB Bible/Modern English Version





NT REVERSE INTERLINEAR
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Mounce New Testament Reverse-Interlinear





MOUNCE REVERSE INTERLINEAR PARALLEL NEW TESTAMENTS
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Mounce/New American Standard Bible 2020
Mounce/Christian Standard Bible
Mounce/Lexham English Bible
Mounce/English Standard Version
Mounce/American Standard Version
Mounce/New International Version (2011 Update)
Mounce/NET Bible
Mounce/Holman Christian Standard Bible
Mounce/New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)
Mounce/Revised Standard Version
Mounce/International Standard Version
Mounce/New Living Translation
Mounce/Common English Bible
Mounce/Expanded Bible
Mounce/Amplified Bible
Mounce/New King James Version
Mounce/Modern English Version
Mounce/The WEB Bible





DAVID'S BIBLE TRANSLATION REVIEWS
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David's Review of the Legacy Standard Bible
David's Review of the Christian Standard Bible
David's Review of the Berean Standard Bible
David's Review of the 2020 New American Standard Bible
David's Review of the 1995 New American Standard Bible
David's Review of the NET Bible
David's Review of the English Standard Version
David's Review of the New International Version, 2011 Update
David's Review of the King James/New King James Version
David's Review of the New Living Translation
David's Review of the Lexham English Bible
David's Review of the New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition)
David's Review of the World English Bible (WEB)
David's Review of the Holman Christian Standard Bible





APOCRYPHA AND PSEUDEPIGRAPHA
Interesting reading about Intertestamental Period history and literature, but not to be used as our doctrine
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New Revised Standard Version (Updated Edition) Apocrypha Interactive Outline
Common English Bible Apocrypha Interactive Outline

My Thoughts on the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha




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