American Standard Version (1901) ASV

Protestant
Old Testament source: Masoretic Hebrew
New Testament source: Critical text
Protestant (66 books)
Formal (word for word)
1901
Public domain

At a glance

Language: English
Tradition: Protestant — The American edition of the Revised Version, produced by Protestant scholars of several denominations.
Church approval: No — Not authorised by a particular church.
Old Testament source: Masoretic Hebrew — Hebrew Masoretic text.
New Testament source: Critical text — The late-19th-century critical Greek text used by the Revised Version committee (Westcott-Hort era).
Canon: Protestant (66 books)
Style: Formal (word for word)
Year: NT 1900, OT 1901.
Translators: American members of the Revised Version committees
Reading level: Formal, somewhat archaic; uses 'Jehovah' for the divine name.
Verse numbering: English (KJV-style)
Licence: Public domain — eBible: 'The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible is in the Public Domain. Copy freely.'
Text source: eBible.org (eng-asv)

About

The American form of the Revised Version, completed in 1901. It is very literal, uses 'Jehovah' for God's name, and follows the critical Greek text of its day.

Strengths

Very literal and consistent
Base of the World English Bible

Things to know

Wooden, dated English
'Jehovah' rendering is unusual in Orthodox and Catholic use

Profile checked 2026-10-17.

Books in this edition (66 books)

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Hosea, Amos, Micah, Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Revelation

Not in this edition: Tobit, Judith, Esther (Greek), Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach, Baruch, Letter of Jeremiah, Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 3 Maccabees, 4 Maccabees, 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras (4 Ezra), Prayer of Manasseh, Psalm 151, Odes, Daniel (Greek)

Letters show which canons include a book: O Orthodox, C Catholic, P Protestant (in brackets: printed as Apocrypha or in an appendix).

Publisher's statement

American Standard Version (1901)
The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible, first published in 1901.
Public Domain
Language: English
Dialect: Archaic American
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2026-10-17

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