| Contemporary English Version | |
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| Full name | Contemporary English Version |
| Other names | Bible for Today's Family |
| Abbreviation | CEV |
| OT published | 1995 |
| NT published | 1991 |
| Complete Bible published | 1995 |
| Translation type | Dynamic equivalence |
| Copyright | American Bible Society 1991, 1992, 1995; Anglicizations British and Foreign Bible Society 1996 |
| Website | cev |
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was barren, with no form of life; it was under a roaring ocean covered with darkness. But the Spirit of God was moving over the water. God said, "I command light to shine!" And light started shining.
God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die. | |
The Contemporary English Version or CEV (also known as Bible for Today's Family) is a translation of the Bible into English, published by the American Bible Society. An anglicized version was produced by the British and Foreign Bible Society, which includes metric measurements for the Commonwealth market.