Best English Bible versions
Sales
The sales rating is a good indicator. Figures are a stubborn thing. You can talk as much as you like about the popularity of the translation, but if you do not buy it, then you do not actually use it. So, in recent years, most are buying NIV, NLV, KJV and NKJV. All of them alternately occupy the first place in sales. So most people choose these translations.Standard
Among the Russian translations, the standard is the Synodal Bible. If the book uses Bible quotations and does not specify the version of the Bible, we know that these are quotes from the Synodal. In English, this standard is KJV. There are many people who believe that this is the only correct translation. But this is not and can not be. When translating, something is necessarily lost, such is the specificity of the language.Popular Versions
The popularity of KJV was said. NIV - emphasis is placed on a laconic modern language without distorting the word. That is an extremely difficult task. There is a translation of Living Bible, which is not a translation, but a paraphrase (we have a similar translation - New Testament "The Word of Life"). NIV is very popular in Youth with Mission. NASB is popular with teachers. When the original of the Bible describes something not categorically, it is not clear (allows variants), NASB also does not give a clear translation, unlike KJV or NIV. That is, NASB more accurately transmits the Word. NLV - the most popular among foreigners is its simple English. This is the most popular translation in plain English. Amplified Bible is an extended translation of the Bible, also popular with many, because it does not just translate, but interpret the text. What is convenient, no need for dictionaries, additional literature. The Message. I can not help but mention. This is not a direct translation, but a retelling in modern, beautiful literary English. If you want to take a fresh look at the Bible, it will be very interesting.Rating
It is clear that the places change periodically.John 3:16-17 (or Genesis 1:1 for the OT)
The most common translations of the Bible in English
(On sales and popularity, the list is created from a number of sources)- King James Version
- New International Version
- New American Standard Bible
- New King James Version
- English Standard Version
- New Living Translation
- Holman Christian Standard Bible
- New Revised Standard Version
- New Century Version
- New English Bible
- American Standard Version
- Good Safe Bible
- Today’s English Version
- Amplified Bible
- Today’s New International Version
- New English Translation
- Revised Standard Version
- Contemporary English Version
- God’s Word Translation (GW)
- Common English Bible
- Recovery Version of the Bible
- New International Reader’s Version
- Easy-To-Read Version
- Complete Jewish Bible
- Bible in Basic English
- 21st Century King James Version
- Modern King James Version
- Modern English Version
- World English Bible
- Revised English Bible (REB)
- Jerusalem Bible
- New American Bible
- The Living Bible
- The Message
- Young's Literal Translation
- The Bishops' Bible
- Douay-Rheims Version
- Tyndale Bible
- Geneva Bible
- The Voice
(Google's rating on the citation of Bible translations on the Internet)
- King James Version
- New International Version
- New Revised Standard Version
- English Standard Version
- New King James Version
- Revised Standard Version
- New American Standard Bible
- New Living Translation
- New American Bible
Quoting ESV is growing steadily.
Citation RSV on the contrary falls. The rest are kept exactly.