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Links To OnLine Bibles

There are many websites where one can search English translations of the Bible. Most offer the option of searching by keyword (e.g., creation, land, earth) or passage (e.g., Psalm 19:1-4 – Chapter 19 in the book of Psalms, verses 1 through 4). Some offer topical searches as well.

The Jewish Publication Society's Tanakh Translation (1985) is not available online. An earlier translation by the JPS is online:

Hebrew Bible in English (1918 Jewish Publication Society Translation) (Mechon Mamre)

New American Bible (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)

King James Version (1611) (University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative)

Revised Standard Version (1952) (University of Michigan Humanities Text Initiative)

New International Version (1984), New King James (1982), and others (BibleGateway.com)

New Revised Standard Version (1989) (National Council of Churches - U.S.A.)

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