Bible Comparisons
How English translations descend from one another. Each version links to a word-level comparison against the version it revised; the bar shows how many verses changed.
Table view
| Name | Abbr | Year | Base | Verses Changed | Words Changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King James Version | KJV/AV | 1611 | -- | -- | -- |
| Revised Version | RV | 1889 | KJV 1611 | 85.89% | 10.76% |
| American Standard Version | ASV | 1901 | RV 1885 | 53.27% | 3.99% |
| Revised Standard Version | RSV | 1952 | ASV 1901 | 99.22% | 26.82% |
| New Revised Standard Version | NRSV | 1989 | RSV 1952 | 87.89% | 15.56% |
| English Standard Version | ESV | 2001 | RSV 1952 | 78.72% | 8.90% |
| English Standard Version | ESV | 2025 | ESV 2016 | 0.11% | 0.009% |
| New American Standard Bible | NASB | 1977 | ASV 1901 | 98.99% | 27.73% |
| New American Standard Bible | NASB | 1995 | NASB 1977 | 46.73% | 3.56% |
| New American Standard Bible | NASB | 2020 | NASB 1995 | 75.54% | 7.03% |
| Legacy Standard Bible | LSB | 2021 | NASB 1995 | 72.94% | 7.00% |
| World English Bible | WEB | 2020 | ASV 1901 | 98.20% | 23.46% |
| Y'all Version Bible | YALL | 2026 | WEB 2020 | 64.17% | 11.20% |
| New International Version | NIV | 1978 | -- | -- | -- |
| New International Version | NIV | 1984 | NIV 1978 | ?? | ?? |
| New International Version | NIV | 2011 | NIV 1984 | 91.69% | 13.28% |
| Holman Christian Standard Bible | HCSB | 2004 | -- | -- | -- |
| Christian Standard Bible | CSB | 2020 | HCSB 2004 | 58.24% | 5.69% |