The English Standard Version Bible is undergoing its first text update in nearly a decade, with revisions to 36 passages across 42 verses, the ESV Translation Oversight Committee announced.
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ESVBibleupdateincludes68wordedits,revertsGenesis3:16translationto2001wordingByLeahMarieAnnKlett,AssistantEditorThursday,February13,2025nazdravie/iStockTheEnglishStandardVersion(ESV)Bibleisundergoingitsfirsttextupdateinnearlyadecade,withrevisionsto36passagesacross42verses,theESVTranslationOversightCommitteeannounced.
Thechanges,aimedatimprovingaccuracyandclarity,willberolledoutgraduallyoverthenexttwoyears,thecommitteerevealedinanupdateMonday.
TheTOC,astandingcommitteeoftheCrosswayBoardofDirectors,overseestheESV’spublicationandensuresitsfaithfulnesstotheoriginalbiblicaltexts.Thelatestupdateinvolves68wordchanges,approximatelyoneper11,000wordsofthetranslation,alongwithmodificationsto57footnotesandpunctuationadjustmentsin14verses.
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