Revised Standard Version

American  

[ri-vahyzd stan-derd- vur-zhuhn] / rɪˈvaɪzd ˈstæn dərd ˌvɜr ʒən /

noun

1. a revision of the Bible, based on the American Standard Version and the King James Version, prepared by American scholars, published in its completed form in 1952. RSV

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Revised Standard Version British  

noun

1. a revision by American scholars of the American Standard Version of the Bible. The New Testament was published in 1946 and the entire Bible in 1953

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Etymology

Origin of Revised Standard Version

First recorded in 1945–50

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Example Sentences

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Revised Standard Version

The text is based on the New Revised Standard Version, described as “a modern English translation with a strong literal tradition.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

In previous studies, I showed how the English Standard Version, in particular, had actually taken the Revised Standard Version of 1971 and made the gender language more conservative.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2021

The original Revised Standard Version was 1,400 pages; the abbreviated one, about 800.

From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2015

While the words in the King James Bible might be a bit confusing because it is not written in modern English, the New Revised Standard Version is a good substitute here.

From Newsweek

In modern times, the scholarly and widely used Revised Standard Version of 1952 was consciously intended to hew close to the Tyndale-King James tradition.

From Time Magazine Archive

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