The English Revised Version

The English Revised Version (ERV) was a significant revision of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible, published in 1881 for the Old Testament and 1885 for the New Testament. It was undertaken by a committee of British scholars, with a parallel American committee producing the American Standard Version (ASV) in 1901.12

The ERV aimed to update the language and incorporate scholarly advancements since the KJV's publication in 1611. It sought to be more faithful to the original Hebrew and Greek texts, using a more literal translation style than the KJV. While the KJV was renowned for its literary style and became the standard English Bible for centuries, the ERV was intended for more accurate scholarly and devotional use. The ERV and ASV were important steps toward modern English Bible translations, influencing later versions like the Revised Standard Version (RSV).314