The Geneva Bible 1560 Edition

The Geneva Bible was in every Puritan household from the 16th and 17th century and even arrived to America on the Mayflower ship. This very translation was the first Bible ever to use chapters and numbered verses along with marginal notes, which contributed to its popularity. Before the King James Bible's popularity took off, the Geneva Bible served as the most influential English translation.

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Darby Bible 1890 (DARBY)

John Nelson Darby was a Priest within the Anglican Church of Ireland, then resigned as a clergyman to avoid corrupt organization. Darby devoted his life to the Plymouth Brethren movement. His purpose for creating French and German translations of the Bible was not to render the King James Bible (which he used to preach) obsolete, but render a literal translation for his own studies. Notably, the Darby's Bible renders God's name as "Jehovah" opposed to "God" or "Lord", as seen in translations.

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Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Young's Literal Translation (YLT) by Robert Young, is a very literal translation of the Bible; a word-for-word translation of Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. A notable difference of Young's translation is the maintenance of present tense, where many use past tense instead.

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American Standard Version (ASV)

The American Standard Version Bible (ASV) is a minor revision of the 1881 English Revised Version (RV). Because of its basis translation, the ASV is a literal word-for-word translation. Opposed to many newer translations, the ASV keeps many verses that are missing from others. One example is Matthew 17:21.

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English Revised Version Bible (RV)

The English Revised Version Bible (RV or ERV) is a British revision of the popular King James Bible, known for being very literal. English was updated to more "modern" English and access to more Greek manuscripts were applied during translation. Notably, Revised Version's apocrypha offers the complete text of Second Esdras, which was incomplete in older translations.

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