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Scriptura: Electronic Versions of the Bible in English

Electronic Versions of the Bible in English

The table below demonstrates the availability of various English language Bibles in most of the major Bible Study software packages/formats. Items marked as $0 are available as a free download for that platform. Items marked as P are not available as a stand-alone purchase, but are only available in larger packages – which generally include the program engines. Some of them are available in low-priced “base” packages, while others are only available with higher-end purchases – I make no distinction in this table.

Items marked with a B are available as part of a bundle package (e.g the TNIV, when available, is usually only available as part of an NIV Bundle purchase). If an entry is marked with (NT), only the New Testament is available on that platform, although the translation itself is not limited to the NT.

The information here was accurate to the best of my knowledge (excluding any “sale” discounts) as of the end of January, 2010. I don’t intend to be highly proactive in keeping it up to date, but I am leaving the Comments open at the bottom of the page, so please feel free to contribute your own corrections, additions, etc. This table is also available to download in PDF format.

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 (11:49 pm), by John W Gillis

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  The English Versions of Sacred Scripture as Available in Electronic Bible Study Software Formats                
Abbr. Name Date Accordance BibleWorks eSword LaParola Logos Online Bible PC Study Bible PocketBible QuickVerse SWORD The Word WORDsearch
KJV21 21st Century King James Version 1994           $0            
ACV A Conservative Version 2005     $0 $0           $0    
AKJV American King James Version 1999       $0   $0       $0 $0  
ASV American Standard Version 1901 P P $0 $0 $20 $0 P $0 $10 $0 $0 $0
AMP Amplified Bible 1965 $30   $20   $40   $40 $15       $30
AUV An Understandable Version 1995     $0                  
ALT Analytical Literal Translation (NT) 2007     $0                  
AB Apostle's Bible 2004     $0             $0    
ABPE Apostolic Bible (English) 2006       $0           $0 (NT)    
BBE Bible in Basic English 1965 P P $0 $0   $0 P $0   $0 $0 $0
Bishop Bishops' Bible 1568 P P $0               $0  
BLXXE Brenton's English LXX 1844   P   $0   $0         $0  
CTNT Centenary (Montgomery) Translation of the NT 1924                   $0   $0
CENT Common Edition New Testament 1999     $0             $0    
CJB Complete Jewish Bible 1998 $35 P $15       $80 $15       $35
CLV Concordant Literal Version (CLNT, CVOT) 1966     $0                  
CEV Contemporary English Version 1995 $30   $0   $30   $40   P     $30
CPG Cotton Patch Gospel 1969         $40              
TCB Coverdale's Bible 1535                     $0  
Dar Darby Version 1890 P P $0 $0 $30 $0 P $0 $10 $0 $0 $0
DSSB-E Dead Sea Scrolls Bible 1999 $40                      
DRC Douay-Rheims Challenor (1899 imprint) 1752 P P $0 $0 $20 $0 P   P $0 $0  
EDW Emphatic Diaglott 1864           $0            
J2000 English Jubilee 2000 Bible 2000                   $0    
EMTV English Majority Text Version 2002     $0     $0       $0 $0  
ESV English Standard Version 2007 $30 P $0   $40     $20 $10 $0 $0 $30
EVD English Version for the Deaf (Easy-to-Read) 1978             $40          
EPNT Etheridge New Testament (Peshitta) 1849   P                    
TGB Geneva Bible 1560 P P $0       $40 $0   $0 $0 $30
GTNT Godbey New Testament 1902       $0           $0    
GW God's Word 1995 $30 P $0   $25 $0 $40 $15 $15 $0   $0
GNB Good News Bible/Today's English Version 1976 $30   $0   $20   $40   P     $30
GSAAT Goodspeed & Smith, An American Translation 1945     $0 (NT)                  
GUV Grammar Uses Version 2009       $0                
LITV Green's Literal Translation 1985     $0             $0    
HNV Hebrew Names Version of the WEB 1997                   $0    
HCSB Holman Christian Standard Bible 2004 $30 P $10   $40   $40 $15 $15     $20
ICB International Children's Version 1986                 $15     $30
ISV International Standard Version 1998     $0   $20       $10 $0    
JNT Jewish New Testament 1997         $20              
JST Joseph Smith Translation (Inspired Version) 1833     $0             $0    
JPS JPS Masoretic Text Translation 1917   P $0             $0    
KJ2000 King James 2000 Version 2003     $0                  
AV1611 King James Bible 1611 1611   P $0               $0  
KJV King James Bible 1769 1769 P P $0 $0 $20 $0 P $0 P $0 $0 $0
KJVR King James Version 1850 1850       $0                
CPB KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible 1873     $0   P              
LPNT Lewis New Testament (from Peshitta) 1896   P                    
LexNT Lexham English Bible: New Testament 2008         P              
LB Living Bible 1971         $40   $40   P     $30
LONT Living Oracles NT 1835     $0     $0       $0    
MIT MacDonald Idiomatic Translation Bible 2008   P                    
Mace Mace New Testament 1729                       $0
MagP Magiera New Testament (from Peshitta) 2005   P                    
MCT McCord's Everlasting Gospel (NT) 1988             $30          
TM Message 2002 $30   $10   $40   $40 $15 $20     $30
MKJV Modern King James Version (Green) 1998     $0             $0    
MLB Modern Language Bible (New Berkeley Version) 1969                       $20
MNT Moffat NT: A New Translation 1913                       $20
MPNT Murdock New Testament (from Peshitta) 1851   P $0             $0    
NABRNT New American Bible with Revised NT 1991 $30 P     $40       $15     $30
NASB New American Standard Bible 1977 P P B       P       $12 B
NASBU New American Standard Bible Update 1995 P P $20   $50   $40 $25 $30   $30 $40
NCV New Century Version 1991         $30   $40 $15 $15     $30
NET New English Translation 2005 P P $0   $20   $40 $15   $0 $0 $20
NETS New English Translation of the Septuagint 2007 $40                      
NHEB New Heart English Bible 2009                   $0    
NIrV New International Readers' Version 1995 P P B   B   B $15 B      
NIV New International Version 1984 $30 P $30   $80 (B)   $50 $30 $40     $40
NJB New Jerusalem Bible 1985 $30 P     $40             $30
NJPS New JPS (TaNaKh) 1985 $30 P     $40              
NKJV New King James Version 1982 $30 P $15   $40   P $15 $15     $30
NLT New Living Translation 2005 $30 P $15   $40   $40 $15 $15     $30
NRSV New Revised Standard Version 1989 $30 P $15   $40   $40 $15 $20     $30
NPNT Norton New Testament (from Peshitta) 1881   P                    
Noyes Noyes Translation (Job - Rev) 1869     $0 (NT)     $0       $0    
OJBC Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha 1996                   $0    
JBP Phillips' New Testament in Modern English 1958                       $20
REB Revised English Bible 1989 $30                      
RKJNT Revised King James New Testament 2000                   $0    
RSV Revised Standard Version 1971 $30 P $10   $20   $40 $5 $15     $20
RSVCE Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 1966         $40              
RV Revised Version 1895   P $0     $0         $0  
EBR Rotherham Emphasized Bible 1902     $0             $0 $0  
Sch Schocken Bible: The Five Books of Moses 1995 $30       $40              
SISR Scriptures 1998     $0             $0    
TNIV Today's New International Version 2005 $30 P B   B   B B        
TCNT Twentieth Century New Testament 1904     $0             $0    
Leeser Twenty-Two Books of the Holy Scriptures 1853           $0       $0    
Tyn Tyndale Bible 1534   P $0 $0           $0 $0  
UKJV Updated King James Version 2000     $0             $0    
VW Voice in the Wilderness 2008                     $0  
WBT Webster 1833 Bible 1833 P P $0 $0   $0 P $0   $0 $0  
RWB Webster 1833 Revised 1995   P       $0       $0    
JWNT Wesley New Testament 1755     $0               $0 $0
Wey Weymouth New Testement in Modern Speech 1912 P   $0 $0   $0 P $0 p $0   $0
Wms Williams New Testament. 1936     $0     $0            
WEB World English Bible 2000   $0 $0 $0   $0 P $0   $0 $0  
WE Worldwide English New Testament 1969                   $0    
WORNT Worsley NT 1770     $0             $0    
WENT Wuest's Expanded New Testament 1961         $80 (B)   P         $16
WNT Wyclif NT 1380     $0             $0    
YLT Young's Literal Translation 1898 P P $0 $0 $20 $0 P $0 $10 $0 $0 $0
Legend P = version available only as part of library package Published Jan 31, 2010
B = version is part of a bundle of resources/versions by John W Gillis
$ = cost of obtaining version as stand-alone download MaybeToday.org
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  2. Ralph posted the following on November 27, 2010 at 5:25 pm.

    How may I get an electronic version of the JST Bible? of other versions?

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    1. John W Gillis posted the following on November 27, 2010 at 7:16 pm.

      Ralph, if you follow the link I have in the right-hand column above the table to the SWORD Project home page, the JST can be downloaded from the Module Add-Ons section.

      For e-Sword, I think it is only available through e-sword-users.org.

      Of course, if you don’t already have one of these programs, you’ll also need to download one of the core applications programs to read the JST module. Again, you can do that from the links I’ve provided above. These are both free programs. I find e-Sword a little easier to use, but both are well-constructed tools.

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