If you are using a different version, format your citation by following the examples given below (be sure to include a hanging indent which this webpage cannot feature):Įnglish Standard Bible. During this period, work started on foreign translations in, eventually, around 100 languages by Living Bibles International (which merged with IBS in 1992). By 1997, 40 million copies of The Living Bible had been sold.

The citations are the same for both, as they contain the version name and the year(s) of publication. The Living Bible was the best-selling book in the U.S. Below are some examples of the hard copy references and online references of some common Bible versions. Please see the sample student paper or sample graduate paper for a detailed discussion of citing the Bible. Isaiah 53:11 Or (with Masoretic Text) 11 He will see the fruit of his suffering / and will be satisfied.

Template: Bible Version, Date of Publication, Book chapter and verse.Įxample: ( Holy Bible, New Living Translation, 1996/2015, Luke 6:31) Isaiah 53:11 Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) Masoretic Text does not have the light of life.

When citing the Bible the in-text citation should follow the order of the template as shown below. When quoting the Bible, you must cite the Bible version in the body of the paper and include it in your reference list.

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