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

Example Sentences

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

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

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2015

Pulling from the shelf my old college copy of the Oxford New Revised Standard Version, I looked up I Corinthians 13 and read it over a few times.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2012

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

The council is now sponsoring a new edition of its bestselling Revised Standard Version of the Bible.

From Time Magazine Archive