Bible Translations on the Scale `Literal/Paraphrased'
as judged by Zondervan
Bible Co.
This is intended to be rank ordered from top to bottom, but is divided
into three groups.
LITERAL (most literal)
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`interlinear' (word by word, no attempt at readable
English)
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NASB -- New American Standard Bible
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KJV -- King James Version
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NKJV -- New King James Version
DYNAMIC EQUIVALENCE (middle of the road)
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NAB -- New American Bible
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NRSV -- New Revised Standard Version
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Jerusalem Bible
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NIV -- New International Version
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NIRV -- New International Readers Version
PARAPHRASE (least literal)
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CEV -- Contemporary English Version
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TEV -- Today's English Version
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GNT -- God's Word, New Testament
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NLT -- New Living Translation
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Living Bible
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The Message