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There are several hundred translations of the Holy Bible, which could be good or bad depending on how you look at it. Have you ever wondered why so many translations and what the difference between them is? We did, so we decided to see what we could find out. There are four general types of Biblical translations; literal, paraphrase, thought-for-thought, and those that are a combination of these or just don't fit any particular category. We've tried our best to put the various translations in the proper category (difficult since a word-for-word translation is almost impossible), and for those that we were not able to categorize or that are poor translations we have an "Other" category. Please email us with your comments and, if you can, to fill in some of the blanks, as we'd like to be accurate. Below you'll see links to pages that include the different types of translations (literal, thought-for-thought, paraphrase, or other) and a listing of the translations we have looked at so far below that. Click on the links to find out more about the translation and how that translation depicts John 3:16. You'll also find a link to some information on the original texts used in translations and other information on our Bible Translation Information page. Please understand that we did not gather most of this information, and that it came from a variety of sources (with permission). Please let us know if you feel anything here is incorrect so we can check it out.
............Literal.............Thought-For-Thought.............Paraphrase.............Other
1 American King James Version (AKJV) – Literal
2 American Standard Version (ASV) – Literal
3 An American Translation (AAT) - Paraphrase
4 Amplified Bible (AMP) – Thought For Thought
5 Analytical-Literal Translation (ALT) – Literal
7 Ancient Roots Translinear Bible (ARTB) – Literal
8 The Apostles’ Bible (AB) – Literal
9 Beck’s American Translation (BECK) – Literal
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11 Bible in Basic English, 1965 (BBE) – Thought For Thought
12 The Bible in Living English - Other
13 Bible in Worldwide English (BWE) - Paraphrase
14 Bishops’ Bible, 1568 (Bishops) – Literal
15 Brenton’s English Translation of the Septuagint – Literal
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17 Challoner’s revision of the Douay-Rheims Bible – Literal
18 Children’s King James Version, also known as the Seaside Bible (CKJV) – Paraphrase
20 The Common Edition New Testament (TCE) – Literal
21 The Complete Apostles’ Bible (CAB) – Literal
22 The Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) – Literal
23 A Conservative Version (ACV) – Literal
24 Contemporary English Bible (CEV) - Other
25 Cotton Patch Gospel (CPG) - Other
26 Darby Bible (DBY) – Literal
27 Douay-Rheims Bible, 1610 (D-R) - Other
28 EasyEnglish Bible (EEB) - Paraphrase
29 Emphatic Diaglott – Literal
30 English Jubilee 2000 Bible (Jubilee 2000) - Other
31 English Majority Text Version (EMTV) – Literal
32 English Standard Version (ESV) – Literal
33 Ferrar Fenton Bible - Other
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35 God’s Word Bible (GW) – Thought For Thought
36 Good News Translation (GNT) or Good News Bible (GNB) - Paraphrase
38 Green’s Literal Translation, also known as Literal Translation of the Holy Bible (LITV) – Literal
39 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) – Thought For Thought
40 Holy Scriptures Version (HSV) - Other
41 The International English Bible, also known as the Simple English Bible (SEB) - Paraphrase
42 International Standard Version (ISV) – Literal
43 James Murdock New Testament (JMNT) - Other
44 Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible - Other
45 Julia E. Smith Parker Translation – Literal
46 King James 2000 Version – Literal
47 King James Version (KJV) – Literal
48 Lamsa Bible, formally known as The Holy Bible from Ancient Eastern Manuscripts (LBP) - Other
49 Literal Translation of the Holy Bible, also known as Green’s Literal Translation (LITV) – Literal
50 Living Bible (TLB) - Paraphrase
51 Matthew Bible (MB) – Literal
52 The Message (MSG) - Paraphrase
53 Modern King James Version (MKJV) – Literal
54 The Modern Language Bible, also known as the New Berkeley Version (MLB) – Thought For Thought
55 Moffatt, New Translation (MNT) – Thought For Thought
56 New American Standard Bible (NASB) – Literal
57 The New Authorized Version in Present-Day English (AV7) – Literal
58 The New
59 New
60 New Century Version (NCV) - Paraphrase
61 New English Bible (
62 New English Translation (NET) – Thought For Thought
63 New International Reader’s Version (NIRV) – Thought For Thought
64 New International Version (NIV) – Thought For Thought
65 New International Version Inclusive Language Edition (NIVI) – Thought For Thought
66 New Interpreters’ Study Bible (NISB) - Other
67 New King James Version (NKJV) – Literal
68 New Life Version (NLV) - Paraphrase
69 New Living Translation (NLT) - Paraphrase
70 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) – Literal
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72 Phillips New Testament in Modern English (Phi) - Paraphrase
73 The Quaker Bible (QB) – Literal
74 Recovery Version of the Bible (RcV) – Literal
75 Restored Name King James Version (RNKJV) – Thought For Thought
76 Revised English Bible (REB) – Thought For Thought
77 Revised Standard Version (RSV) – Literal
78 Revised Version (RV) - Other
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81 Simple English Bible, also known as the International English Bible (SEB) – Paraphrase
82 The Story Bible (TSB) - Other
84 Third Millennium Bible – Literal
85 Thomson’s Translation – Literal
86 Today’s English Version (TEV) – Paraphrase
87 Today’s New International Version – Thought For Thought
88 21st Century King James Version (KJ21) – Literal
90 Updated King James Version (UKJV) – Literal
91 A Voice in the Wilderness Holy Scriptures – Literal
92 Webster Bible, 1833 (WB) – Literal
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94 World English Bible (WEB) – Literal
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