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Bible Version Copyrights

Some of the versions/translations of the Bible used by Blue Letter Bible website are copyrighted, and used by permission from the copyright holder. That information is found here. In all cases, please check with the copyright holder before distributing the copyright versions in any format.

You can see the differences between translations at the Bible Versions Differences page.


King James Version (KJV)

Outside of the United Kingdom, the KJV is in the public domain. Within the United Kingdom, the rights to the KJV are vested in the Crown. This Bible is printed and published by Cambridge University Press, the Queen's royal printer, under royal letters patent. The text commonly available now is actually that of the 1769 revision, not that of 1611. The text used by BLB is the current 1769 edition.

For more information on this translation, see the KJV Preface.


New King James Version (NKJV)

Scripture quotations marked "NKJV" are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Please visit their website at www.nelsonbibles.com.

For more information on this translation, see the NKJV Preface.


New Living Translation (NLT)

The text of the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, may be quoted in any form (written, visual, electronic, or audio) up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses without express written permission of the publisher, provided that the verses quoted do not account for more than 25 percent of the work in which they are quoted, and provided that a complete book of the Bible is not quoted.

When the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, is quoted, one of the following credit lines must appear on the copyright page or title of the work:

  • Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
  • Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
  • Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

When quotations from the NLT text are used in non-salable media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, newsletters, transparencies, or similar media, a complete copyright notice is not required, but the initials (NLT) must appear at the end of each quotation.

Quotations in excess of five hundred (500) verses or 25 percent of the work, or other permission requests, must be directed to and be approved in writing by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 351 Executive Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188.

Publication of any commentary or other Bible reference work produced for commercial sale that uses the New Living Translation requires written permission for use the NLT text.

New Living, NLT, and the New Living Translation logo are registered trademarks of Tyndale House Publishers.

For more information on this translation, see the NLT Preface.


New International Version (NIV)

THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®
Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

These Scriptures are copyrighted and have been made available for your personal use only. Any other use including, but not limited to, copying, posting or reposting on the Internet is prohibited. These Scriptures may not be altered or modified in any form and must remain in their original context. These Scriptures may not be sold or otherwise offered for sale.

These Scriptures are not shareware and may not be duplicated.
These scriptures are not public domain.

The "NIV" and "New International Version" are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.®

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A portion of the purchase price of your NIV® Bible is provided to Biblica so together we support the mission of Transforming lives through God’s Word.

Biblica logoBiblica provides God’s Word to people through translation, publishing and Bible engagement in Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, and North America. Through its worldwide reach, Biblica engages people with God’s Word so that their lives are transformed through a relationship with Jesus Christ.

For more information on this translation, see the NIV Preface.


English Standard Version

This publication contains The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, 2007, 2011, 2016 by Crossway Bibles a division of Good News Publishers. The ESV text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited.

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV) is adapted from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

The ESV text may be quoted (in written, visual, or electronic form) up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses without express written permission of the publisher, providing that the verses quoted do not amount to a complete book of the Bible nor do the verses quoted account for 50 percent or more of the total text of the work in which they are quoted.

The ESV text may be quoted for audio use (audio cassettes, CD's, audio television) up to two hundred fifty (250) verses without express written permission of the publisher providing that the verses quoted do not amount to a complete book of the Bible nor do the verses quoted account for 50% or more the total text of the work in which they are quoted.

Notice of copyright must appear as follows on the title page or copyright page of printed works quoting from the ESV, or in a corresponding location when the ESV is quoted in other media:

"Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, 2007, 2011, 2016 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved."

When more than one translation is quoted in printed works or another media, the foregoing notice of copyright should begin as follows:

"Unless Otherwise indicated, all Scriptures are from . . . [etc.]", or,
"Scripture quotations marked ESV are from . . . [etc.]."

The "ESV" and "English Standard Version" are trademarks of Good News Publishers. Use of either trademark beyond the use described in this Permission Notice requires the permission of Good News Publishers.

When quotations from the ESV text are used in non-saleable media, such as church bulletins, orders of services, posters, transparencies, or similar media, a complete copyright notice is not required, but the initials (ESV) must appear at the end of a quotation.

Publication of any commentary or other Biblical reference work produced for commercial sale that uses the English Standard Version must include written permission for the use of the ESV text.

Permission requests that exceed the above guidelines must be directed to: Good News Publishers, Attn: Bible Rights, 1300 Crescent Street, Wheaton, Ill. 60187.

Permission requests for use within the UK and EU that exceed the above guidelines must be directed to: HarperCollins Religious, 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 8JB, England.

Please visit their website at www.esv.org/.

For a list of changes for the ESV Permanent Text Edition (2016), view our help FAQ

For more information on this translation, see the ESV Preface.


Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017
by Holman Bible Publishers.

The text of the Christian Standard Bible may be quoted in any form (written, visual, electronic, or audio) up to and inclusive of one thousand (1,000) verses without the written permission of the publisher, provided that the verses quoted do not account for more than 50 percent of the work in which they are quoted, and provided that a complete book of the Bible is not quoted. Requests for permission are to be directed to and approved in writing by Holman Bible Publishers, One LifeWay Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee 37234.

When the Christian Standard Bible is quoted, one of the following credit lines must appear on the copyright page or title page of the work:

Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

For more information on this translation, see the CSB Preface.


New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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

http://www.lockman.org

The "NASB," "NAS," "New American Standard Bible," "New American Standard," and lighthouse logo are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by The Lockman Foundation. Use of these trademarks requires the permission of The Lockman Foundation.

Requests for quotations, reprints, or other permission requests, must be directed to and approved in writing by The Lockman Foundation. www.lockman.org

For more information on this translation, see the NASB20 Preface.


New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

New American Standard Bible. Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif.

All rights reserved.

https://www.lockman.org/new-american-standard-bible-nasb/

The "NASB," "NAS," "New American Standard Bible," and "New American Standard" trademarks are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by The Lockman Foundation. Use of these trademarks requires the permission of The Lockman Foundation.

For Permission To Quote information visit www.lockman.org

For more information on this translation, see the NASB95 Preface.


Legacy Standard Bible 2021 (LSB)

© 2021 by The Lockman Foundation

All rights reserved. Managed in partnership with Three Sixteen Publishing Inc.

LSBible.org


Amplified Bible 2015 (AMP)

Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015 by

The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA 90631. All rights reserved.

For permission to quote information visit https://www.lockman.org


New English Translation (NET)

THE NET BIBLE®, New English Translation (NET)

Naming Convention:

  • For verses quoted, in limited space situations the three letter abbreviation is: NET
  • Alternately, the following may be used:
    • NET Bible®
    • NET
    • Please avoid: New English Translation Bible or just New English Translation
  • If you quote the NET Bible in your entire work in lieu of saying NET after each scripture you may include the following acknowledgement on your acknowledgement page "Scripture quoted by permission. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.
  • Within copyright statements or in discussion about the NET Bible, the following is preferred: Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NET) are from the NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved. The names: THE NET BIBLE®, NEW ENGLISH TRANSLATION COPYRIGHT © 1996 BY BIBLICAL STUDIES PRESS, L.L.C. NET Bible® IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK THE NET BIBLE® LOGO, SERVICE MARK COPYRIGHT © 1997 BY BIBLICAL STUDIES PRESS, L.L.C. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED SATELLITE IMAGERY COPYRIGHT © RØHR PRODUCTIONS LTD. AND CENTRE NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES SPATIALES PHOTOGRAPHS COPYRIGHT © RØHR PRODUCTIONS LTD.

The NET Bible® is not a shareware program or public domain document and may not be duplicated without permission, however:
The NET Bible® verse text and the NET Bible® notes, hereafter called NET Bible®, is available on the Internet at http://netbible.org. You may copy the NET Bible® and print it for others as long as you give it away, do not charge for it and comply with our guidelines for content control including current valid copyright and organizational acknowledgments. In this case, free means free. It cannot be bundled with anything sold, used as a gift to solicit donations, nor can you charge for shipping, handling, or anything. It is provided for personal study or for use in preparation of sermons, Sunday school classes, undergraduate or seminary religion classes or other noncommercial study. This release is also available to organizations like the Gideons, who may distribute millions of copies of the NET Bible® text without royalty. This release does not apply to media other than paper.

The NET Bible® verse text (no Notes) can be used by anyone and integrated into your non-commercial project or publication upon condition of proper Biblical Studies Press copyright and organizational acknowledgments as shown in item 2a. below. However, for the full NET Bible® verse text and NET Bible® notes, you cannot change the format of the NET Bible® data file(s) or integrate it into or bundle it with any other software e.g. display program or bible study tool without expressed permission. For distribution of the full NET Bible® in any form other than paper, e.g. electronic, CD, DVD, you must obtain written permission and comply with our guidelines for content control and include current copyright and organizational acknowledgments. (Note para 1,1a and 2 below grants permission when quoting the NET Bible in non commercial and commercial publications. If you have questions feel free to email us as we have a streamlined email process to reply rapidly.)

Quoting the NET BIBLE Text- You may quote the NET BIBLE® verse text in:

1. Non Commercial Publication- The NET BIBLE® verses (without the NET Bible notes) may be quoted in any form (written, visual, electronic, projection or audio without written permission. This permission is contingent upon an appropriate copyright acknowledgment. An appropriate copyright acknowledgment is shown in item 2a. below (for audio podcasts, streaming, etc. include the acknowledgment as an audio insert) Also, When quotations from the NET Bible® are used in mobile apps, free apps, Internet apps or not-for-sale media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, posters, Blogs, transparencies, projection or similar media. The abbreviation (NET) must be used at the end of the quotation. For software apps with internet access the term NET must be hyperlinked to http://netbible.org

1a. There has been a lot of interest in producing audio recordings of the NET Bible for local ministry user. Therefore a local ministry eg. Church is granted unlimited non-commercial rights to use the NET Bible text to make audio recordings. You can produce audio recordings of partial or complete books of the Bible (WORK) for free distribution on email and/or CD within the congregation, and as free MP3 downloads made available on the church website and the personal blogs of members of the church to be of benefit to the church at large. This permission is contingent upon an appropriate copyright acknowledgment on the distribution copy (website or CD) and you need to include an audio insert at the end of each recording in addition we require that you grant us permission to use your WORK and any promotional material that you use for the WORK..

2. Commercial Publication - The NET BIBLE® verses may be quoted in any form (written, visual, electronic, projection or audio) without written permission, providing the verses quoted do not amount to a complete book of the Bible, do not comprise 50% or more of the total text of the work in which they are quoted, and the verses are not being quoted in a commentary or other biblical reference work. If you want permission to use the Net Bible® text without limitations we require an email exchange with our permissions director so he can maintain a log of all entities that have unlimited rights to quote the NET Bible® text. This permission is contingent upon an appropriate copyright acknowledgment. An appropriate copyright acknowledgment printed on the CD or on the text document is shown below:
For permissions expressly not granted above inquire by e-mail permissions or write Biblical Studies Press.

2a. Scripture and/or notes quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NET) are from the NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.

  • For audio CDs, DVDs. podcasts, streaming, etc. include the acknowledgment as an audio insert as follows: The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible® http://netbible.org copyright ©1996-2006 used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved.
    • When the NET Bible is read or used in a sermon no royalty or prior permission is needed. We do request that if projected on the screen the abbreviation (NET) is requested.

Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Downloaded from the Oxford Text Archive and used with permission. The following header is required to be posted on our website:

Source:

Transcribed from: The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version containing the Old and New Testaments, translated from the original tongues: being the version set forth A.D. 1611, revised A.D. 1881-1885 and A.D. 1901: compared with the most ancient authorities and revised A.D. 1946-52. — 2nd ed. of New Testament A.D. 1971. There should be enough in the rest of the description to identify the text.

Language:

English

Availability:

Freely available for non-commercial use provided that this header is included in its entirety with any copy distributed.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.


Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.


Darby Translation (DBY)

In 1867, John Nelson Darby translated the New Testament from Greek into English. Further revisions were done in 1872 and 1884. Darby's work was first published as The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages by J. N. Darby. After Darby's death in 1882, some of his students worked together to produce the complete Darby Bible based on the Masoretic Hebrew text, Darby's German (Elberfelder), and the French (Pau) translations. In 1890, the first complete Darby Bible was published in English. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.


Webster's Bible (WEB)

The Webster Bible was translated by Noah Webster in 1833 in order to bring the language of the Bible up to date. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.


Hebrew Names Version (HNV)

The Hebrew Names Version is based off the World English Bible, an update of the American Standard Version of 1901. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.


Reina-Valera 1960 Version (RVR60)

In 1960, the British and Foreign Bible Society and the American Bible Society jointly published the popular revision of the Version Reina-Valera. This version has been the basic text of the Spanish Protestant Church for generations. It is the most beloved translation of Spanish speaking Christians because it retains the traditional style of the Spanish language.

Scriptures marked as RVR60 are taken from the Reina-Valera 1960 version. Copyright © Sociedades Bíblicas en América Latina; Copyright © renewed 1988 United Bible Societies. Used by permission.

Las porciones marcadas como RVR60 son tomadas de la versión Reina-Valera 1960 Copyright © 1960 Sociedades Bíblicas en América Latina; Copyright © renovado 1988 Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas. Usado con permiso.

The text of the Reina-Valera 1960 version (RVR60) appearing on or deriving from this or any other web page is for personal use only. The RVR60 text may be quoted in any form (written, visual, electronic or audio) up to & inclusive of five hundred (500) verses without written permission, providing the verses quoted do not amount to fifty (50%) of a complete book of the Bible nor do the verses account for twenty five percent (25%) or more of the total text of the work in which they are quoted.

This permission is contingent upon an appropriate copyright acknowledgment. Any use of the RVR60 shall be governed by above policy and shall be solely restricted to noncommercial, personal study purposes.

For any other use, please address your inquiries to:

American Bible Society
Office of Latino Affairs
Attn. Permissions Department
300 NW 82nd Avenue, Suite 505A
Plantation, Florida, 33324
http://www.americanbibleespanol.org.

Latin Vulgate (VUL)

The Latin Vulgate was translated from the original languages into Latin by Jerome in A.D. 405. For over a millennium, it remained as the preferred translation of the church. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.


Westminster Leningrad Codex (WLC)

This Hebrew text is a digital version of the Leningrad Codex developed by the Westminster Hebrew Institute and made available by The J. Alan Groves Center for Advanced Biblical Research. This version is based on the January, 2016 WLC v4.20 release.

The morphology is provided by the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible project. Lemma and morphology data are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. The text of the WLC remains in the Public Domain. See the LICENSE file at the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible project for more information.


Septuagint (LXX)

Septuaginta, ed. A. Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935; repr. in 9th ed., 1971).
For non-commercial use only.

We are indebted to the University of Pennsylvania Center for Computer Analysis of Texts (CCAT) and their Septuagint Greek Old Testament data files. These files have been of great assistance in the preparation of the Blue Letter Bible Septuagint text. They have been used, with permission, for non-commercial use only. All requests for permission to use the Septuagint (LXX) must be directed to the University of Pennsylvania CCAT (User Agreement / Declaration Form).


Morphological Greek New Testament (mGNT)

This Greek text is very similar to the Nestle-Aland 27th edition text. Our thanks to James Tauber who has made this resource freely available.


Textus Receptus (TR)

The Textus Receptus (latin, "Received Text") is the Greek text originally compiled by Erasmus around 1516. Though the earliest work was prepared by Desiderius Erasmus, his work was later revised by Robert Estienne (or, Stephanus) and further revised by Theodore Beza. The text produced by each is substantially the same, aside from some minor variations. The Blue Letter Bible utilizes Stephanus' edition from 1550.

This version of the Bible is in the public domain.



Smith & Van Dyck (SVD)

This translation is the popular Van Dyck Version, started in 1847 by Eli Smith and completed by Cornelius Van Alen Van Dyck in Beirut. The New Testament was completed in 1860 and the Old Testament in 1865. The translation was based the Textus Receptus, and follows a literal style of translation into classical Arabic.

This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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