New American Standard Bible
| New American Standard Bible | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | NASB |
| NT published | 1963 |
| Complete Bible published | 1971 |
| Derived from | American Standard Version |
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| Translation type | Formal equivalence |
| Reading level | 11.0 |
| Version revision | 1977, 1995, 2020 |
| Publisher | Lockman Foundation |
| Copyright | New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation A Corporation Not for Profit La Habra, California All Rights Reserved www.lockman.org |
| Webpage | www |
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was a formless and desolate emptiness, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. | |
The New American Standard Bible (NASB, also simply NAS for "New American Standard") is a translation of the Bible in contemporary English. Published by the Lockman Foundation, the complete NASB was released in 1971. New revisions were published in 1995 and 2020. The NASB relies on recently published critical editions of the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts. It is known for preferring a literal translation style that generally preserves the structure of the original language when possible (formal equivalence), rather than an idiomatic style that attempts to match natural English usage.