Common English Bible

Common English Bible
Full nameCommon English Bible
AbbreviationCEB
OT published2011
NT published2010
Complete Bible
published
2011
Textual basisNT: Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament (27th edition).

OT: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (4th edition), Biblia Hebraica Quinta (5th edition)

Deuterocanon/Apoc.: Göttingen Septuagint (in progress), Rahlfs-Hanhart's Septuagint (2005)
Translation typeMediating
Reading level7.0[1]
PublisherChristian Resources Development Corporation
CopyrightCopyright 2010 Common English Bible Committee
When God began to create the heavens and the earth -- the earth was without shape or form, it was dark over the deep sea, and God's wind swept over the waters -- God said, "Let there be light." And so light appeared.
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him won't perish but will have eternal life.

The Common English Bible (CEB) is an English translation of the Bible whose language is intended to be at a comfortable reading level for the majority of English readers.[2] The translation, sponsored by an alliance of American mainline Protestant denomination publishers, was begun in late 2008 and was finished in 2011.[3] It uses gender-inclusive language and some editions sold include the books of the Apocrypha which are used by the Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, and in some Anglican congregations.[4]

  1. ^ "CEB Comparison Chart". Retrieved 2010-08-07.
  2. ^ About the CEB
  3. ^ CEB website
  4. ^ "About the Common English Bible" (PDF). www.commonenglishbible.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.

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