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CW The Clear Word 1994 Jack Blanco ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ● Michael Paul WEB World English Bible 2000 Johnson ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● Charles ABP Apostolic Bible Polyglot 2003 Vanderpool ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● N/A ○ ○ Paul W. AB The Apostles’ Bible 2005 Esposito ● ● ● N/A N/A N/A ● ● ○ ● N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ● ● ● ● N/A N/A Paul W. EMTV English Majority Text Version 2013 Esposito ● ● N/A N/A ● N/A N/A ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● N/A N/A N/A ● ● Jay P. MKJV Modern King James Version 2014 Green ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● Public DARBY John Darby’s Translation 1890 Domain ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● Public ASV American Standard Version 1901 Domain ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ● ● ● National NRSV New Revised Standard Version 1989 Council ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ● Lockman NASB New American Standard Bible 1995 Foundation ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● American CEV Contemporary English Version 1995 Bible Society ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● God's Word GW God’s Word Translation 1995 To the Nations ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ●

ESV English Standard Version 2001 Crossway ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ○ ● Eugene H. MSG The Message 2002 Peterson ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● Holman HCSB Holman Christian Standard Bible 2003 Bible Publishers ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ● Biblical NET New English Translation 2005 Studies Press ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ● Tyndale NLT New Living Translation 2007 House ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ○ ●

LEB Lexham English Bible 2010 Logos ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

NIV New International Version 2011 Biblica ● ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ○ ● ISV ISV International Standard Version 2011 Foundation ● ● ● ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ○ ● ○ ● Thomas VOICE The Voice 2012 Nelson ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ● Zondervan/ AHB Amplified Holy Bible 2015 Lockman ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ ○

Notes on Reading this Chart:

I’ve created this chart for my own personal reference, and as a teaching tool. All variantions are described in reference to the King James Version. This is not to imply that the reading of the KJV is superior to the others, but only to make comparison easier. Please understand that there are many, many variations among the translations. For this chart, I’ve chosen only a few verses for Comparison, to show the preferences of the translators and the variation between the different manuscripts of the Old and New Testaments.

The translations I chose to compare are by no means an exhaustive list. I chose a sampling of old English translations that are freely available, as well as some of the most popular recent translations that people are reading today. For brevity, have omitted many mid-20th century which have been replaced by newer versions, such as the RSV and many older variants of the NIV.

On the inclusion of the Douay-Rheims: This purpose of this chart is not to show the differences between the Latin text and the texts generally accepted by protestant Christians—that would be a study for another time. However, I have included the DR in this comparison to show how the Latin text renders the selected verses in this comparison. Many people claim that the modern translations follow the “Latin Vulgate,” but it can be seen from this chart that, in fact, the Vulgate and the TR agree in many places where both vary from the critical text.