Bible translation that is:
- modern English
- very literal (formal equivalence / word-for-word translation)
- based on the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament
| pros (favorable factors) | cons (unfavorable factors) | users | |
| LSB (2021) (is a revision of the NASB 1995) https://lsbible.org https://316publishing.com/collections/lsb https://www.knygos.lt/lt/knygos/autorius/steadfast-bibles/ | extremely literal; modern English; “slave“; “man“ | “Yahweh“; not popular; no audio | John MacArthur |
| NASB 1995 | very literal | slighty dated English | John MacArthur; Jordan Riley; |
| NASB 2020 https://www.amazon.com/nasb | literal; 2020 more modern English than 1995 | inclusive language (“person“, “brothers and sisters“, “bond-servant“) | biblegateway.com; Molly Ann Luna; |
| ESV (2001; 2007; 2011; 2016; 2025) (is a conservative revision of the 1971 RSV) https://www.esv.org https://www.crossway.org/bibles | essentially literal; contemporary not casual English; the most widely used literal + readable translation | gotquestions.org; ItsGabby | |
| RSV (1952; 1971) (is a revision of the ASV) | |||
| NET (2005) | contemporary English; moderately high literal (leans literal but prioritizes clarity); footnotes for textual criticism |
Other translations:
| pros (favorable factors) | cons (unfavorable factors) | users | |
| ASV (1901) (is a revision of the RV) | the most word-for-word English translation of its era / the most literal old-school English Bible; public domain | archaic language | |
| RV (1881-1885) (is a revision of the KJV) | more literal than KJV, NKJV | archaic language | |
| NKJV (1982) | very popular | based on textus receptus, not Nestle-Aland; less literal than RV, ASV | Vlad Savchuk; Ray Comfort; Jackie Veritas; Lloyd Chin; Andi Haddock; |
| KJV (1611; 1769) | very popular; public domain | archaic language | Bryan Denlinger; Chris LaSala; Kelly Nicholson; Rachel Moses; Steven Anderson; |
| NRSVue (2022) (is a revision of the NRSV) | inclusive language (pro gay) | ||
| NRSV (1982) (is a liberal revision of the 1971 RSV) | inclusive language (pro gay) | ||
| TLV (2015) | hebrew names | Lea; | |
| CSB (2017) (is a revision of the 2004 HCSB) | more formal than NIV | not literal / “optimal equivalance“ philosophy; more dynamic than ESV | |
| AMP (1987; 2015) | with explanations | ||
| NIV (1978; 1984; 2011) | very popular; | not literal at all / “dynamic equivalence“; | |
| ERV (1987; 2006; 2015) (is a successor of the EVD) | easy to read | Rachel Moses?; | |
| NLT (1996; 2004; 2007; 2013; 2015) | Roman Savochka; |
Related:
Biblija su komentarais
https://dzodis.com/2025/09/13/biblija-su-komentarais/
Textus Receptus vs Nestle-Aland
https://dzodis.com/2025/07/09/textus-receptus-vs-nestle-aland/
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