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Bible translations

Berean Standard Bible (BSB, 2023)

The Holy Bible, Berean Standard Bible, BSB is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub, Discovery Bible, OpenBible.com, and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. This text of God's Word has been dedicated to the public domain.

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World English Bible (WEB, 2000–2020)

World English Bible — public domain. "World English Bible" is a trademark of eBible.org; text shown unmodified.

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King James Version (KJV, 1769)

King James Version — public domain outside the United Kingdom. In the UK, rights are vested in the Crown and administered by Cambridge University Press under Crown patent.

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American Standard Version (ASV, 1901)

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain.

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Audio narration

BSB Audio Bible narrated by Bob Souer — dedicated to the public domain (CC0 1.0). Source

BSB Audio Bible narrated by Barry Hays — dedicated to the public domain (CC0 1.0). Source

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Original-language study

Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek texts, word glosses, and brief lexicons: STEPBible.org data by Tyndale House, Cambridge — Translators Amalgamated Hebrew OT (TAHOT), Translators Amalgamated Greek NT (TAGNT), and the Translators Brief lexicons of Extended Strong's (TBESH, TBESG). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Lightly reformatted for display.

Topic index

Topical passage suggestions come from the OpenBible.info topical Bible, licensed CC BY. Topic suggestions reflect community votes, not a doctrinal position.

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