Bible Translation Guide
Contemporary English Version (CEV) First published by the American Bible Society in 1995, the Contemporary English Version is an accurate and faithful Bible translation (not a paraphrase) from the original manuscripts, using English that can be read easily by children of primary school age, as well as adults for whom English is a second language. The aim is to present God’s Word in contemporary language that is clear, direct, and uncompromisingly simple. Ideal for children’s and youth ministry, and for cross-cultural outreach. English Standard Version (ESV) The English Standard Version stands in the tradition of the great mainstream English Bible translations of the past half-millennium: William Tyndale's New Testament of 1526, the King James Version of 1611 (KJV), the English Revised Version of 1885 (RV), the American Standard Version of 1901 (ASV), and the Revised Standard Version of 1952 and 1971 (RSV). Continuing in the spirit of this great legacy, the ESV is an ess...