Majority Standard Bible MSB

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At a glance

Language
English
Tradition
Protestant — The Byzantine/Majority Text edition of the Berean Standard Bible, from the same evangelical project.
Church approval
No — None.
Old Testament source
Masoretic Hebrew — Same OT as the BSB.
New Testament source
Majority (Byzantine) text — Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Majority Text; footnotes flag critical-text and TR variants.
Canon
Protestant (66 books)
Style
Formal (word for word)
Year
Dedicated to the public domain 30 April 2023.
Translators
Berean Bible Translation Committee, with Bible Hub, Discovery Bible, unfoldingWord, Bible Aquifer, OpenBible.com
Reading level
Modern, clear English.
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 (engmsb)

About

The Berean Standard Bible's sister edition whose New Testament follows the Byzantine Majority Text (Robinson-Pierpont). It reads in clear modern English and is public domain.

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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

Majority Standard Bible
The Holy Bible in English, Majority Standard Bible
Public Domain
Language: (English)
Translation by: Berean Bible Translation Committee
The Holy Bible, Majority Standard Bible, MSB is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub, Discovery Bible, unfoldingWord, Bible Aquifer, OpenBible.com, and the Berean Bible Translation Committee.
This text of God's Word has been dedicated to the public domain. Free resources and databases are available at MajorityBible.com.
2026-08-08

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