Bible Version Detail — English Standard Version(ESV)

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Abbreviation:

ESV

Name:

English Standard Version

Functional Translation (1-10):

Formal Translation (1-10):

Ease of reading (1-10, 10 is easiest):

Public Reading (1-10):

Serious Study (1-10):

Gender Neutral Language (1-10):

Capitalization of pronouns referring to God (Yes/No):

Extensive Translation of cultural terms (Yes/No):

Translated by Committee (Yes/No):

Yes

Interdenominational Participation (Yes/No):

Yes

Interfaith Participation (Yes/No):

Committee Note:

Conservative evangelical

This is the conservative answer to the NRSV. It is a bit more formal, but the clearest difference is that it does not use the type of gender neutral language used by the NRSV. It is also textually more conservative, less likely to accept conjectures or Dead Sea Scrolls data without further support.

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