as literal as possible, as free as necessary” ( NRSV’s preface “To the Reader”). The NRSVue, like the NRSV, follows “in the tradition of the King James Bible, such changes as are warranted on the basis of accuracy, clarity, euphony, and current English usage. It also continues the work of offering a version as free as possible from the gender bias inherent in the English language, which can obscure earlier oral and written renditions. The NRSVue extends the New Revised Standard Version’s ( NRSV) purpose to deliver an accurate, readable, up-to-date, and inclusive version of the Bible. Together with religious leaders from diverse communities of faith, we join in the conviction that the Scriptures offer good news of God’s love-wisdom to guide, hope to sustain, truth to empower, forgiveness to change, and peace to bless all of creation. The goal of the NRSVue is to offer a readable and accurate version of the Holy Bible to the global English-speaking community for public worship and personal study, for scholarship and study in classrooms, and for informing faith and action in response to God. Motivated by love and respect for Scripture, the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA (NCC) hopes that you will find this New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition ( NRSVue) suitable to inspire, inform, and guide daily living.
From the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
