ris3n's Apologetics Codex

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Bibles

Catalog of the Bible translations covered in the Codex. Each translation hub describes the history of the translation, who made it, what textual base it uses, its strengths and weaknesses, and notable / contested verses. The three translations rendered in the passage stubs (ASV / WEB / KJV) are linked at the bottom of every passage page.

Translations in passage stubs

Each passage stub in the Codex (~1,629 pages) presents the target verse + 2 verses before + 2 verses after in four public-domain English translations, with the target verse(s) bolded:

Rich-hub passage pages (~163 hand-curated exegetical pages) use the NASB95 instead, with the Lockman Foundation attribution footer. The NASB95 is the Codex's reference / quotation translation.

All Bible translations covered

Default Codex translations

Public-domain translations (rendered in passage stubs)

Major modern English translations

Ancient witness translations

How to use this catalog

Why these translations

The 12 main translations span the major textual traditions and translation philosophies relevant to apologetic conversation:

On the textual-critical question

The Codex does not take a position on the Textus Receptus vs Critical Text question (KJV-only / Majority Text / Critical Text are three Christian positions, not one). Each translation hub describes its own textual basis; the reader can compare the underlying choices passage-by-passage. The notable / problematic verses sections on each translation hub flag the load-bearing TR/CT divergences (1 John 5:7 Comma Johanneum; Acts 8:37; Mark 16:9-20; John 7:53-8:11; 1 Tim 3:16; Rev 22:14; Rom 8:1; etc.).

See also

Common questions this page answers

Q: Which Bible translation should I use?

For serious study: a formal-equivalence translation (NASB95, ESV, RSV, or LSB) that preserves the underlying Greek and Hebrew syntax. For comparison work: pair a formal-equivalence with a dynamic-equivalence (NIV, CSB) and a public-domain literal (YLT or KJV). The codex defaults to NASB95 for rich passage hubs and uses ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT for stub-level coverage (all PD).

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