Compare Bible translations: What’s the Difference Between the NIV, NRSV, and Other Bible Translations?

What’s the Difference Between the NIV, NRSV, and Other Bible Translations?

A bookshelf of various bible translations. Mark Boulton / Alamy

Compare Bible translations: What are the differences in English Bible translations, including the NIV, NRSV, ESV, CEB and King James? Beyond the differences in translation techniques, readers should be aware that translators occasionally read their biases into the accounts. Readers of the Bible should compare translations regularly to allow for a broader understanding of the passage and insight into the intent of the original Biblical manuscripts.

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