Berean Standard Bible BSB

Protestant
Old Testament source: Masoretic Hebrew
New Testament source: Critical text
Protestant (66 books)
Formal (word for word)
2022
Public domain

At a glance

Language: English
Tradition: Protestant — An evangelical Protestant project associated with Bible Hub; a new mid-range translation.
Church approval: No — None.
Old Testament source: Masoretic Hebrew — Footnotes cite WLC and BHS (Masoretic), with LXX (Rahlfs/Swete), DSS and Samaritan Pentateuch variants. The exact base edition is not stated on the sources page.
New Testament source: Critical text — Footnotes compare SBL, NA, ECM, WH, Byzantine, Greek Orthodox (GOC) and TR texts; the base is an eclectic/critical text (exact edition not stated).
Canon: Protestant (66 books)
Style: Formal (word for word)
Year: Dedicated to the public domain 30 April 2023 (current text 2022 copyright line on related sites).
Translators: Berean Bible Translation Committee (Bible Hub / Berean Bible project)
Reading level: Modern, clear English (~middle-school to high-school).
Verse numbering: English (KJV-style)
Licence: Public domain — berean.bible: 'officially dedicated to the public domain as of April 30, 2023'; 'All uses are freely permitted.'
Text source: eBible.org (engbsb)

About

A modern evangelical translation released into the public domain in 2023. It sits between word-for-word and thought-for-thought, uses a critical Greek text, and notes where other texts (including the Greek Orthodox text) differ.

Strengths

Clear modern English
Public domain
Footnotes flag textual variants incl. 'GOC' (Greek Orthodox Church) text

Things to know

66 books only
OT from the Hebrew; NT critical text
Evangelical translation choices

Not yet verified

Exact base Greek/Hebrew editions of the BSB: SOURCE NOT VERIFIED
First publication year of the Berean Study/Standard Bible: SOURCE NOT VERIFIED

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

Berean Standard Bible
The Holy Bible in English: Berean Standard Bible
Public Domain
Language: English
Contributor: BSB Publishing, LLC
2026-10-17

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