Bibles

Bible translationEnglish

The translation text and selected text revision. Font size, margins and binding belong to a specific printed edition.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops · sponsored by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine · revised Old Testament and Psalms with the 1986 New Testament

• Formal equivalent (publisher's term)
• 73 books
• Approved for publication by the USCCB

Bible translationEnglish

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The Lockman Foundation, Christian ministry · Lockman translation team · published by The Lockman Foundation

• Word-for-word ("formal equivalence")
• Nestle-Aland 28 (NT)
• 66 books

Bible translationEnglish

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Thomas Nelson, Christian company · World Bible Translation Center and a team of 50 · published by Thomas Nelson

• Accurate and clear (publisher's terms)
• Eclectic Greek text (NT)
• 66 books

Bible translationEnglish

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Biblical Studies Press (bible.org), Christian ministry · more than 25 scholars · free online; print editions by Thomas Nelson

• More than 60,000 translators' notes
• Free to read online
• More than 25 scholars

Bible translationEnglish

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Biblica, Christian ministry · simplified from the NIV, with final review by Committee on Bible Translation members · third-grade reading level (publisher)

• Simplified from the NIV
• Third-grade reading level (publisher)
• 66 books

Bible translationEnglish

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Biblica, the translation sponsor · Committee on Bible Translation · published in the US by Zondervan

• Between word-for-word and thought-for-thought
• Eclectic Greek text (NT)
• 66 books

Bible translationEnglish

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Thomas Nelson, Christian company (HarperCollins) · 130 scholars, church leaders and lay Christians · published by Thomas Nelson

• Word-for-word ("complete equivalence")
• Textus Receptus (NT)
• 66 books

Bible translationEnglish

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Tyndale House Publishers, Christian company · Bible Translation Committee · published by Tyndale

• Thought-for-thought ("dynamic equivalence")
• Eclectic Greek text (NT)
• 66 books

Bible translationEnglish

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National Council of Churches, ecumenical body · revision directed by the Society of Biblical Literature · licensed through Friendship Press

• As literal as possible, as free as necessary (publisher)
• Eclectic Greek text (NT)
• 66 books; Apocrypha and Catholic editions

Children’s Bible or Bible storybookEnglish

This children’s edition or retelling; check its stated Bible coverage

Zonderkidz, Christian company (HarperCollins) · Kids' Bible with the full NIrV text, editor Lawrence O. Richards · published by Zonderkidz

• Full NIrV text
• Third-grade reading level (publisher)
• Ages 6 to 10 (maker)

Study Bible editionEnglish

This named resource and its selected edition or catalog

Zondervan, Christian company (HarperCollins) · Study Bible on the NIV text, general editor Kenneth L. Barker · published by Zondervan

• Full NIV text (2011)
• 21,000 or more study notes
• Fully Revised Edition 2020

Bible translationPortuguese

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Sociedade Bíblica do Brasil · Portuguese translation · publisher-provided description on YouVersion

• Português
• Sociedade Bíblica do Brasil

Bible translationPortuguese

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Biblica · Portuguese translation · publisher-provided description on YouVersion

• Português
• Biblica

Bible translationSpanish

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The Lockman Foundation, Christian ministry · NBLA translators · published by The Lockman Foundation

• Word-for-word
• Nestle-Aland Greek text (NT)
• 66 books

Bible translationSpanish

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Tyndale House Publishers, Christian company · NTV translation team · published by Tyndale House Publishers

• Between word-for-word and thought-for-thought
• Eclectic Greek text (NT)
• 66 books

Bible translationSpanish

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Biblica, the translation sponsor · Comité de Traducción Bíblica Internacional · published in the US by HarperCollins Christian Publishing

• Between word-for-word and thought-for-thought
• Eclectic Greek text (NT)
• 66 books

Bible translationSpanish

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Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas, Christian ministry · SBU revision · published by Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas

• Reina-Valera revision, current Spanish
• Textus Receptus (NT), variants noted
• 66 books

Bible translationSpanish

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Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas, Christian ministry · 1960 revision committee · published in the US by the American Bible Society

• Word-for-word
• Textus Receptus (NT)
• 66 books

Bible translationEnglish

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National Council of Churches, copyright holder · Catholic Edition prepared by the Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain · Second Catholic Edition published by Ignatius Press

• King James tradition, revised from the American Standard Version
• Eclectic Greek text (NT)
• 73 books

Audio Bible recordingEnglish

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Streetlights, Christian ministry (nonprofit) · Audio Bible, NLT · Tradition not disclosed

• Free
• NLT over hip-hop beats
• iOS and Android app

Children’s Bible or Bible storybookEnglish

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David C Cook, Christian ministry (nonprofit) · Bible stories retold in comic-book form, illustrated by Sergio Cariello · published by David C Cook

• Retelling, not the full text
• Ages 8 to 12 (maker)
• Over 230 stories

Children’s Bible or Bible storybookEnglish

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Zonderkidz, Christian company · Book, hardcover · 2016 edition

• Ages 4 to 8 (retailer listing)
• 512 pages
• More than 90 stories

Children’s Bible or Bible storybookEnglish

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Crossway, Christian ministry · Book, hardcover, 2014 edition · Author: David R. Helm, illustrated by Gail Schoonmaker

• Ages 2 to 7 (publisher)
• 456 pages
• Hardcover, $29.99

Children’s Bible or Bible storybookEnglish

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Crossway, Christian ministry · Book, hardcover, 2015 · Author: Kevin DeYoung, illustrated by Don Clark

• Ages 5 to 8 read aloud, 8 to 11 alone (publisher)
• 132 pages
• Hardcover, $18.99