ESV
Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), Copyright © July 2001 by Crossway Books/Good News Publishers, Wheaton, IL, tel: 630/682-4300, www.goodnews-crossway.org. A new scholarly evangelical translation in the tradition of the ERV, ASV, RSV, NASB.
KJV
The KJV is public domain in the United States.
LXE
The English Translation of The Septuagint Version of the Old Testament by Sir Lancelot C. L. Brenton, 1844, 1851, published by Samuel Bagster and Sons, London, original ASCII edition Copyright © 1988 by FABS International (c/o Bob Lewis, DeFuniak Springs FL 32433). All rights reserved. Apocryphal portion not available. Copyright © 1998-1999, by Larry Nelson (Box 2083, Rialto, CA, 92376).
NAS
The New American Standard Bible (NASB), 1977. Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. This excellent translation is based on the same principles of translation as the ASV with the entire Bible completed in 1971. Both the 1977 NASB English Bible translation and the 1995 New American Standard Bible 1995 Update are included as separate literal Bible texts. PERMISSION TO QUOTE: When quotations from the NASB text are used in not-for-resale media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, posters, transparencies or similar media, the abbreviation (NASB) may be used at the end of the quotation.
NIV
Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.” (American Edition Copyright.)
When quotations from the NIV text are used in non-saleable media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, posters, transparencies or similar media, a complete copyright notice is not required but the initials (NIV) must appear at the end of each quotation.
NLT
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, second edition. Copyright © 2004 by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. The NLT is a new translation, intended to replace The Living Bible. When quotations from the NLT text are used in nonsalable media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, newsletters, transparencies or similar media, a complete copyright notice is not required but the initials “NLT” must appear at the end of each quotation. Quotations in excess of two hundred and fifty (250) verses or 20 percent of the work, or other permission requests, must be directed to, and approved in writing by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 80, Wheaton, Illinois 60189. “New Living”, “NLT”, and the New Living Translation logo are registered trademarks of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
NRS
New Revised Standard Version Bible. Copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. When quotations from the [N]RSV text are used in non-saleable media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, posters, transparencies, or similar media, the initials ([N]RSV) ought to be used at the end of each quotation.
RSV
Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Copyright © 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. When quotations from the [N]RSV text are used in non-saleable media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, posters, transparencies, or similar media, the initials ([N]RSV) ought to be used at the end of each quotation. Included are the various RSV OT Apocryphal Deutero-Canonical books.
TNK
JPS TANAKH 1985 (English). The TANAKH, a new translation (into contemporary English) of The Holy Scriptures according to the traditional Hebrew text (Masoretic). The Jewish Bible: Torah, Nevi’im, Kethuvim. Copyright © 1985 by The Jewish Publication Society. All rights reserved. This fresh translation began work in 1955.
