An Evangelical Bible Translation

Another English translation of the Bible recently appeared: the New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition (NRSVue). While presented as an “updated edition” rather than a new translation, NRSVue incorporates 20,000 changes—12,000 of which the editors deem “significant changes.” I have long appreciated the NRSV for its dignified, simple, transparent, smooth-flowing prose, which creates an immersive reading experience both in private study and public worship. Compared to the English Standard Version—which is the version used by my denomination, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod—the NRSV seems less clunky, less concerned with sounding “dignified” or “stylish.” The NRSVue improves upon the excellence of the NRSV in several subtle ways. Every serious Bible reader should check it out.