Bible Translation Timeline

Eleventh Century 1000-1099

• 1009 - Leningrad Codex Oldest complete copy of the entire Hebrew Bible.

Fourteenth Century 1300-1399

• c. 1380 John Wycliffe's Bible. First English translation of the Bible.
• c. 1388 John Purvey's revision of Wycliffe's Bible into more idiomatic English.

Fifteenth Century 1400-1499

• 1455 - Gutenberg Bible published - First Bible printed using movable type.

• 1488 - Birth of Myles Coverdale
• c. 1494 - Birth of William Tyndale

Sixteenth Century 1500-1599

• 1509 - King Henry VIII ascends the throne.

• 1514-1517 - Complutensian Polyglot First printed Greek New Testament (not released until 1517)
• 1516 - Desiderius Erasmus' First published Greek/Latin Novum Instrumentum New Testament - Later editions would be utilized by early translators.
• 1517 - Beginning of the Protestant Reformation.

• 1522 - Martin Luther's Das Neue Testament Deůtzsch published.

• 1525 - William Tyndale's printing of the New Testament (in English, from Erasmus' third edition) in the city of Cologne is terminated in a raid by Catholic authorities. Tyndale evades capture but loses a portion of his work.
• 1526 - William Tyndale's translation of the New Testament from the Greek successfully published at Worms.
• 1530 - William Tyndale's translation of the Pentateuch from the Hebrew published.

• 1534 - Martin Luther's complete Bible, Biblia das ist die gantze Heilige Schrifft Deudsch published
• 1534 - William Tyndale's translation of New Testament from the Greek published (first revision).
• 1535 - William Tyndale's translation of New Testament from the Greek published (second revision).
• 1535 - Myles Coverdale's version of the Bible. First complete Bible printed in English.
• 1536 - Death of William Tyndale - 6 October 1536 (Executed by strangling and burning at the stake.)
• 1537 - Thomas Matthew Bible published. Combination of Tyndale's and Coverdale's translations.
• 1539 - Great Bible published.

• 1547 - King Edward VI ascends the throne.

• 1553 - Queen Mary ascends the throne.
• 1557 - William Whittingham's translation of the New Testament published (Whittingham also worked on the Geneva Bible).
• 1558 - Queen Elizabeth I ascends the throne.

• 1560 - Geneva Bible published.
• 1568 - Bishops' Bible published.
• 1569 - Death of Myles Coverdale - 20 January 1569

• 1582 - Rheims New Testament published.
• 1589 - First edition William Fulke's "confutation" of the Rheims New Testament. Contains the Bishops' Bible in parallel with the Rheims New Testament. (Later editions published in 1601, 1617, and 1633).

Seventeenth Century 1600-1699

• 1603 - King James I ascends the throne.
• 1609 - Douay Old Testament volume 1 published.
• 1610 - Douay Old Testament volume 2 published.

• 1611 - Authorized Version of the Bible published. (Also known as the King James Version).

• 1625 - King Charles I ascends the throne.

• 1649 - Execution of King Charles I, beginning of Commonwealth.

• 1653 - Henry Hammond's A Paraphrase, and Annotations Upon all the Books of The New Testament published.

• 1660 - Restoration of King Charles II.
• 1663 - First Bible printed in America by John Eliot - a translation into Algonquian, a Native American Language.

• 1684 - Woodhead, Walker & Allestrey's A Paraphrase and Annotations upon All the Epistles of St Paul published.
• 1685 - King James II ascends the throne.
• 1685 - Richard Baxter's Paraphrase on the New Testament published.
• 1689 - William & Mary ascend the throne.

Eighteenth Century 1700-1799

• 1702 - Queen Anne ascends the throne.

• 1714 - King George I ascends the throne.
• 1718 - The New Testament Of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Newly Translated out of the Latin Vulgat by Cornelius Nary published.

• 1727 - King George II ascends the throne.
• 1729 - Daniel Mace's translation of the New Testament published with a revised Greek text.

• 1730 - Robert Witham's Annotations on the New Testament of Jesus Christ

• 1743 - First American Bible in a European Language (German) by Christoph Saur.
• 1745 - William Whiston's Primitive New Testament published.
• 1749 - Bishop Challoner's first revision of the Rheims New Testament published.

• 1750 - Bishop Challoner's first revision of the Douay Old Testament published.
• 1755 - John Wesley's Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament published.

• 1760 - King George III ascends the throne.
• 1764 - Anthony Purver's translation of the Bible published.

• 1770 - John Worsley's translation of the New Testament published.
• 1776 - United States Declaration of Independence
• 1777 - First publication of the King James Version New Testament in America.

• 1782 - First publication of the King James Version Bible in America.

• 1790 - First publication of the Douay Rheims Bible in America.
• 1790 - William Gilpin's version of the New Testament published. (reprints in 1793, 1798, and 1811)
• 1791 - First American edition of John Wesley's Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament.
• 1791 - Gilbert Wakefield's translation of the New Testament published (second edition, 1793)
• 1792 - Alexander Geddes' translation of the Bible (Volume 1 - Genesis-Joshua) published.
• 1796 - Bishop Challoner's third revision of the Douay Old Testament published.
• 1797 - Bishop Challoner's final revision of the Rheims New Testament published.
• 1797 - Alexander Geddes' translation of the Bible (Volume 2 - Judges-2 Chronicles) published.
• 1798 - Nathaniel Scarlett's translation of the New Testament published.

Ninteenth Century 1800-1899

• 1800 - First Greek New Testament published in America.
• 1804 - British and Foreign Bible Society Founded
• 1806 - First Greek / Latin bilingual New Testament published in America by S. F. Bradford of Philadelphia.
• 1807 - Alexander Geddes' translation of the Psalms published posthumously.
• 1808 - Charles Thomson's translation of the Bible published.
• 1808 - Thomas Belsham's Improved Version based of Bishop Newcome's Translation published (American edition published 1809).

• 1810 - First French New Testament (de Sacy translation) published in America.
• 1811 - First Protestant French New Testament (Ostervald's translation) published in America.
• 1812 - First stereotype Bible printed in America by the Philadelphia Bible Society.
• 1815 - Charles Thomson's Synopsis of The Four Evangelists published.
• 1815 - First Bible From Plates Stereotyped in America published by D. & G. Bruce in New York.
• 1816 - American Bible Society Founded
• 1818 - Epistles of John in Delaware - first non-English scriptures published by the American Bible Society.
• 1818 - Gospel of John in Mohawk published by the American Bible Society.
• 1819 - First Spanish New Testament printed in Western Hemisphere (American Bible Society).

• 1820 - King George IV ascends the throne.
• 1820 - First French Bible (Ostervald's translation) published by the American Bible Society.

• 1824 - John Power's The New Testament, By Way of Question and Answer published.
• 1826 - Alexander Campbell's The Sacred Writings of the Apostles and Evangelists of Jesus Christ published.

• 1830 - John Gorham Palfrey New Testament published.
• 1830 - King William III ascends the throne.
• 1833 - Noah Webster's revision of the Authorized Version published.
• 1833 - New Testament in Ojibwa published (fifth Native American language to have a printed New Testament).
• 1836 - First modern reprint of William Tyndale's New Testament.
• 1836 - John Lingard's translation of the Gospels published (second edition 1851).
• 1837 - First American reprint of William Tyndale's New Testament.
• 1837 - Queen Victoria ascends the throne.
• 1839 - First Portuguese New Testament published in American (Antonio Pereira de Figueiredo translation from the Vulgate)

• 1840 - Edgar Taylor's translation of the New Testament published.
• 1841 - English Hexapla published. The New Testament in the versions of Wycliffe, Tyndale, Great Bible, Whittingham, Rheims, and King James Version.
• 1849 - Francis Patrick Kenrick's translation of the Gospels published.

• 1851 - Francis Patrick Kenrick's translation of the remainder of the New Testament published.
• 1852 - First portion of the American Bible Union version of the New Testament published (Second Peter, the Epistles of John, and Jude).
• 1851 - James Murdock's translation of the New Testament from the Syriac published.
• 1853 - Isaac Leeser's translation of the Holy Scriptures (Hebrew Bible) published.
• 1856 - American Bible Union Job published.
• 1857 - The Gospel According to St. John … Revised by Five Clergymen published.
• 1857 - Francis Patrick Kenrick's translation of the Psalms and Wisdom books published.
• 1858 - The Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans … Revised by Five Clergymen published.
• 1858 - The Epistles of St. Paul to the Corinthians … Revised by Five Clergymen published.
• 1859 - Francis Patrick Kenrick's translation of Job and the Prophets published.

• 1860 - Francis Patrick Kenrick's translation of the Pentateuch published.
• 1860 - Francis Patrick Kenrick's translation of the Historical Books published.
• 1860 - New Testament in Cherokee published.
• 1861 - American Civil War began.
• 1861 - J.W. Colenso's translation of Romans published (American edition 1863)
• 1861 - Cree Bible published. Second complete Bible published in a Native American Language.
• 1861 - Leonard Thorn's New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ as Revised and Corrected by The Spirits published.
• 1861 - The Epistles of St. Paul to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians … Revised by Four Clergymen
• 1862 - Francis Patrick Kenrick's revised translation of the New Testament published.
• 1862 - American Bible Union complete New Testament published.
• 1863 - Robert Young's translation of the Bible published.
• 1864 - Benjamin Wilson's Emphatic Diaglott New Testament published.
• 1864 - Henry T. Anderson's New Testament Translated From the Original Greek published.
• 1865 - American Bible Union Second Revision New Testament Published.
• 1865 - American Civil War ended.
• 1867 - Joseph Smith's Holy Scriptures, Translated and Corrected by the Spirit of Revelation published.
• 1868 - American Bible Union Genesis published.
• 1869 - George R. Noyes' translation of the New Testament published.
• 1869 - Robert Ainslie's translation of the New Testament published.

• 1870 - John Bowes' translation of the New Testament published.
• 1871 - American Bible Union Psalms published.
• 1871 - American Bible Union Proverbs published.
• 1876 - Julia Smith's translation of the Bible published (first complete Bible translation by a woman).
• 1878 - American Bible Union Joshua, Judges, Ruth published.

• 1881 - English Revised Version New Testament published.
• 1884 - American Bible Union Joshua, Judges and Ruth, I. and II. Samuel, I. and II. Kings published.
• 1885 - English Revised Version complete Bible published.
• 1885 - Helen Spurrell's translation of the Old Testament published.

• 1891 - American Bible Union Improved Edition New Testament published by the American Baptist Publication Society.
• 1894 - English Revised Version Apocrypha published.
• 1894 - Agnes Smith Lewis's Translation of the Four Gospels from the Syriac of the Sinaitic Palimpsest published.
• 1897 - Robert D. Weekes The New Dispensation published.
• 1897 - Frank Schell Ballentine's Good News - The Four Gospels in a Modern American Dress published.
• 1898 - Francis Aloysius Spencer's translation of the Gospels published.
• 1899 - Frank Schell Ballentine's Modern American Bible (New testament only) published (1899-1901).

Twentieth Century 1900-1999

• 1901 - American Standard Version Bible published.
• 1901 - James Moffatt's Historical New Testament published.
• 1901 - King Edward VII ascends the throne.
• 1902 - Twentieth Century New Testament tentative edition published.
• 1902 - Frank Schell Ballentine's American Bible (New Testament only) published.
• 1904 - Twentieth Century New Testament revised edition published.
• 1904 - A.S. Worrell New Testament published (later edition 1907)
• 1909 - The Scofield Reference Bible first edition published.

• 1910 - King George V ascends the throne.
• 1910 - Frank Schell Ballentine's Bible in Modern English (New Testament only) published.
• 1912 - American Bible Union complete Bible published by the American Baptist Publication Society.
• 1913 - First portion of the Westminster Version of the New Testament published (1 & 2 Thessalonians)
• 1914 - World War I begins.
• 1917 - The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text published by the Jewish Publication Society.
• 1918 - World War I ends.
• 1918 - Henry T. Anderson's New Testament, Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript Discovered by Constantine Tischendorf published.

• 1922 - Frank Schell Ballentine's Plainer Bible for Plain People in Plain American (New Testament only) published.
• 1923 - The New Testament - An American Translation by Edgar J. Goodspeed published.
• 1923 - The Riverside New Testament by William G. Ballantine published. (revised edition 1934).
• 1924 - Centenary Translation of the New Testament by Helen Barrett Montgomery published.
• 1925 - Arthur E. Overbury's translation of the New Testament published (revised edition published in 1932).
• 1926 - Concordant Version of the Sacred Scriptures New Testament published.
• 1927 - The Old Testament - An American Translation by J.M. Powis Smith, et.al. published.

• 1933 - George M. Lamsa's translation of the Gospels published.
• 1934 - G.W. Wade's The Documents of the New Testament Translated & Historically Arranged published.
• 1935 - Final portion of the Westminster Version of the New Testament published.
• 1936 - King Edward VIII ascends the throne.
• 1936 - King George VI ascends the throne.
• 1937 - Francis Aloysius Spencer's translation of the New Testament published.
• 1937 - Johannes Greber's translation of the New Testament published.
• 1938 - Confraternity of Christian Doctrine proposed revision of John released.
• 1939 - George M. Lamsa's translation of the Psalms published.
• 1939 - World War II begins.

• 1940 - George M. Lamsa's translation of the New Testament published.
• 1941 - Confraternity of Christian Doctrine New Testament published.
• 1944 - Ronald Knox's translation of the New Testament published.
• 1945 - Berkeley Version of The New Testament translated by Gerrit Verkuyl published.
• 1945 - World War II ends.
• 1947 - George Swann's translation of the New Testament published.
• 1947 - J.B. Phillips Letters to Young Churches published.
• 1946 - Revised Standard Version New Testament published.
• 1948 - Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Genesis published.
• 1948 - Letchworth Version New Testament by Thomas F. & Ralph E. Ford published.
• 1949 - Ronald Knox's translation of the Old Testament published.

• 1950 - Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Psalms published.
• 1950 - New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures published.
• 1952 - Revised Standard Version Old Testament and complete Bible published.
• 1952 - Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Old Testament Volume 1 (Genesis-Ruth) published.
• 1952 - J.B. Phillips translation of the Gospels published.
• 1952 - Queen Elizabeth II ascends the throne.
• 1954 - James A. Kleist and Joseph L. Lilly's translation of the New Testament published.
• 1955 - Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Old Testament Volume 3 (Job-Sirach) published.
• 1955 - J.B. Phillips translation of Acts published.
• 1957 - Revised Standard Version Apocrypha published.
• 1957 - George M. Lamsa's complete Bible published.
• 1957 - J.B. Phillips translation of Revelation published.
• 1958 - J.B. Phillips complete New Testament published.
• 1958 - Amplified Bible New Testament published.
• 1958 - Holy Bible. The Berkeley Version in Modern English published (Gerrit Verkuyl, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief)

• 1961 - New English Bible New Testament published.
• 1961 - Fan S. Noli's translation of the New Testament published.
• 1961 - Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Old Testament Volume 4 (Isaia-Malachia) published.
• 1961 - New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures published.
• 1962 - Amplified Bible Old Testament - Part 2 published.
• 1962 - The Torah ... A new translation of The Holy Scriptures published by the Jewish Publication Society (revised 1979, 1992).
• 1962 - Richmond Lattimore's translation of Revelation published.
• 1963 - William F. Beck's translation of the New Testament published.
• 1963 - J.B. Phillips translation of Amos, Hosea, First Isaiah, and Micah published.
• 1964 - Amplified Bible Old Testament - Part 1 published.
• 1966 - Jerusalem Bible published.
• 1966 - Today's English Version New Testament published. Also known as Good News for Modern Man
• 1967 - Living Bible New Testament published.
• 1967 - Don J. Klingensmith's New Testament (Part 1 - Matthew, Mark, Luke, Acts) published.
• 1968 - William Barclay New Testament - Part 1 published.
• 1969 - William Barclay New Testament - Part 2 published.
• 1969 - Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Old Testament Volume 2 (Samuel-Maccabees) published.
• 1969 - A Contemporary Translation (ACT) Gospel of John published (predecessor to the New International Version)

• 1970 - New English Bible complete Bible published (included Apocrypha and Second Edition New Testament).
• 1970 - New American Bible complete Bible published.
• 1971 - Living Bible published.
• 1971 - New World Translation revision published.
• 1972 - The Bible in Living English by Steven T. Byington published.
• 1973 - New International Version New Testament published.
• 1976 - Today's English Version Bible published.
• 1976 - The Holy Bible - An American Translation by William F. Beck published.
• 1978 - New International Version Bible published.
• 1978 - The Prophets Nevi'im A new translation of The Holy Scriptures published by the Jewish Publication Society.
• 1979 - New King James Version New Testament published.
• 1979 - Today's English Version Bible plus apocrypha published.
• 1979 - Richmond Lattimore's translation of the Gospels and Revelation published.

• 1981 - Don J. Klingensmith's complete New Testament translation published.
• 1981 - New World Translation revision published.
• 1982 - New King James Version complete Bible published.
• 1982 - The Writings Kethubim A new translation of The Holy Scriptures published by the Jewish Publication Society.
• 1982 - Richmond Lattimore's translation of Acts and the Epistles published.
• 1983 - The New Testament in Scots Translated by William Laughton Lorimer published.
• 1984 - New World Translation revision published.
• 1985 - New Jerusalem Bible published.
• 1985 - TANAKH A New Translation of The Holy Scriptures published by the Jewish Publication Society.
• 1986 - New American Bible revised New Testament published.
• 1988 - New Testament Translation of the Everlasting Gospel by Hugo McCord published.
• 1989 - Heinz W. Cassirer's translation of the New Testament published.
• 1989 - Revised English Bible published.

• 1990 - New Revised Standard Version Bible published.
• 1991 - Contemporary English Version New Testament published.
• 1991 - New American Bible revised Psalms published.
• 1993 - Eugene Peterson's The Message New Testament published.
• 1993 - Dalmer R. Ford's translation of the New Testament published.
• 1995 - Contemporary English Version Bible published.
• 1995 - God's Word version of the Bible published.
• 1996 - Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha by Phillip E. Goble published.
• 1996 - New Living Translation published.
• 1996 - Robert Alter Genesis Published
• 1998 - International Standard Version New Testament version 1.0 published.
• 1999 - Contemporary English Version Bible plus Apocrypha published.
• 1999 - Gospels from the Holman Christian Standard Bible published.
• 1999 - New English Translation (NET) New Testament published.
• 1999 - Robert Alter 1 & 2 Samuel Published

Twenty-first Century 2000-2099

• 2000 - A New English Translation of the Septuagint Psalms published.
• 2001 - New English Translation (NET) Bible published.
• 2001 - Today's New International Version New Testament published.
• 2001 - Holman Christian Standard Bible New Testament published.
• 2001 - English Standard Version Bible published.
• 2002 - Eugene Peterson's the Message complete Bible published.
• 2003 - Holman Christian Standard Bible complete Bible published.
• 2003 - The Orthodox Jewish Bible Tanakh and Brit Chadasha published.
• 2004 - New Living Translation second edition published.
• 2004 - The New Testament by Nicholas King. First volume of Roman Catholic translation of the Septuagint.
• 2004 - Robert Alter Pentatuech published.
• 2005 - Today's New International Version complete Bible published.
• 2007 - Robert Alter Psalms published.
• 2007 - A New English Translation of the Septuagint published.
• 2008 - The Voice New Testament published.
• 2009 - English Standard Version Bible plus Apocrypha published.
• 2009 - God's Word version of the Apocrypha published.
• 2009 - the Truth version of the New Testament published.
• 2010 - Common English Bible New Testament published.
• 2010 - Rabbi Sidney Brichto's translation of the New Testament published.
• 2010 - Robert Alter Wisdom Books published.

• 2011 - International Standard Version New Testament version 2.0 published.
• 2011 - Common English Bible Bible with Apocrypha published.
• 2011 - Revised edition of the New International Version published.
• 2011 - New American Bible revised Bible published.
• 2012 - The Voice Bible published.
• 2013 - The Message Catholic/Ecumenical Edition by Eugene Peterson and William Griffin published
• 2013 - Robert Alter Former Prophets published.
• 2013 - New World Translation revision published.
• 2014 - Modern English Version published.
• 2014 - New International Reader's Version revision published.
• 2015 - Breakthrough Version New Testament published.
• 2015 - Amplified Bible revision published.
• 2017 - Christian Standard Bible published.
• 2020 - Literal Standard Version Holy Bible published by Covenant Press.
• 2022 - Literal Standard Version Apocrypha published by Covenant Press.

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