World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon) WEBBE

Protestant
Old Testament source: Masoretic Hebrew
New Testament source: Majority (Byzantine) text
All books (ecumenical)
Formal (word for word)
2020
Public domain

At a glance

Language: English
Tradition: Protestant — Same project as the WEB; British/International spelling and 'LORD' for the divine name.
Church approval: No — None.
Old Testament source: Masoretic Hebrew — As WEB (BHS; deuterocanon from RV 1894 / LXX2012).
New Testament source: Majority (Byzantine) text — As WEB.
Canon: All books (ecumenical) — Tobit, Judith, Greek Esther, Greek Daniel, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 1 Esdras, Prayer of Manasseh, Psalm 151, 3 Maccabees, 2 Esdras, 4 Maccabees
Style: Formal (word for word)
Year: 2020 stable text.
Translators: Michael Paul Johnson and volunteers
Reading level: Modern English, British spelling, 'LORD'.
Verse numbering: English (KJV-style)
Licence: Public domain — 'World English Bible' is a trademark of eBible.org; unaltered display under the name is fine.
Text source: eBible.org (eng-webbe)

Notes

"World English Bible" is a trademark of eBible.org; the text is shown unaltered.

About

The British-spelling edition of the World English Bible with all the deuterocanonical books. It uses 'LORD' rather than 'Yahweh', which suits traditional and liturgical use better.

Strengths

As WEB, with 'LORD'

Things to know

OT from Hebrew, not Septuagint

Profile checked 2026-10-17.

Books in this edition (81 books)

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Prayer of Manasseh O (C) (P), 1 Esdras O (C) (P), Ezra, Nehemiah, Tobit O C (P), Judith O C (P), Esther (Greek) O C (P), Esther, 1 Maccabees O C (P), 2 Maccabees O C (P), 3 Maccabees O, Psalms, Psalm 151 O, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon O C (P), Sirach O C (P), Hosea, Amos, Micah, Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Baruch O C (P), Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel (Greek) O C (P), Daniel, 4 Maccabees (O), 2 Esdras (4 Ezra) (O) (C) (P), 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: Odes

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

The World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
The World English Bible British Edition is not copyrighted. It is in the Public Domain. However "World English Bible" is a Trademark.
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For a list of what is different between the World English Bible and the World English Bible British Edition, besides the handling of God's Proper Name, see phrasetranslog.txt and phrasetranslist.txt .
2020 stable text edition

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