Psalty
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Hey all,
Not Baptist, so not able to post in the Baptist section so posting here.
I’ve been a huge believer in Public Domain bibles ever since I heard about the World English Bible [WEB].
Currently, KJV is in the Public Domain, but cannot be used freely in the UK (and commonwealth?) legally because the Crown apparently has an everlasting right of use.
The ASV 1901 is freely in the public domain.
The NET bible has excellent ministry use, but still has licensing.
The first 2, while good, are not current English and leave much to be desired for current English speakers.
Right now, it seems that the WEB is one of the only public domain bibles available… and from what I’ve read from it, which is a huge amount, seems very faithful to the ASV 1901 which is a very literal work. I would say it (ASV) is more literal than any other translation in English, and I currently STILL consult it for English structure and grammar which very closely reflects the Greek and Hebrew.
I have recently discovered on Bible Hub:
Berean Study Bible
Majority Bible
Berean Interlinear
These are also committed to the Public Domain like the WEB and seem a little more readable. They have Capitalized Pronouns for God/Diety like the NASB which I really like. I personally am a Majority Text person but use several translations and text bases.
AND SO MY QUESTION:
1. Does anyone know of any other public domain bibles that have no restrictions and are in quality English? (No, I am not looking for this to become a KJVO thread, please leave that out of the discussion)
2. For those of you that preach and minister, I have had some concerns about licensing and use of translations. Have you used the BSB or WEB in your teaching and preaching? I am concerned about copyright and AI right now and want to make sure that our church has nothing that will get pulled down in the future. I am very concerned about using any AI in any capacity as I am worried about youtube pulling down preaching and teaching as they become more anti-christian, and the same goes for translation use And copyright.
Links:
Www.ebible.org
Www.worldenglish.bible
Www.biblehub.com
Www.majoritybible.com
bereanbibles.com
Not Baptist, so not able to post in the Baptist section so posting here.
I’ve been a huge believer in Public Domain bibles ever since I heard about the World English Bible [WEB].
Currently, KJV is in the Public Domain, but cannot be used freely in the UK (and commonwealth?) legally because the Crown apparently has an everlasting right of use.
The ASV 1901 is freely in the public domain.
The NET bible has excellent ministry use, but still has licensing.
The first 2, while good, are not current English and leave much to be desired for current English speakers.
Right now, it seems that the WEB is one of the only public domain bibles available… and from what I’ve read from it, which is a huge amount, seems very faithful to the ASV 1901 which is a very literal work. I would say it (ASV) is more literal than any other translation in English, and I currently STILL consult it for English structure and grammar which very closely reflects the Greek and Hebrew.
I have recently discovered on Bible Hub:
Berean Study Bible
Majority Bible
Berean Interlinear
These are also committed to the Public Domain like the WEB and seem a little more readable. They have Capitalized Pronouns for God/Diety like the NASB which I really like. I personally am a Majority Text person but use several translations and text bases.
AND SO MY QUESTION:
1. Does anyone know of any other public domain bibles that have no restrictions and are in quality English? (No, I am not looking for this to become a KJVO thread, please leave that out of the discussion)
2. For those of you that preach and minister, I have had some concerns about licensing and use of translations. Have you used the BSB or WEB in your teaching and preaching? I am concerned about copyright and AI right now and want to make sure that our church has nothing that will get pulled down in the future. I am very concerned about using any AI in any capacity as I am worried about youtube pulling down preaching and teaching as they become more anti-christian, and the same goes for translation use And copyright.
Links:
Www.ebible.org
Www.worldenglish.bible
Www.biblehub.com
Www.majoritybible.com
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