New American Standard Bible

Not to be confused with New American Bible or American Standard Version.
New American Standard Bible
AbbreviationNASB[a]
NT published1963
Complete Bible
published		1971
Derived fromAmerican Standard Version
Textual basis
Translation typeFormal equivalence
Reading level11.0
Version revision1977, 1995, 2020
PublisherLockman Foundation
CopyrightNew American Standard Bible
Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation
A Corporation Not for Profit
La Habra, California
All Rights Reserved
www.lockman.org
Webpagewww.lockman.org/new-american-standard-bible-nasb/
Genesis 1:1–3
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was a formless and desolate emptiness, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.[3]
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.[3]
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The New American Standard Bible (NASB, also simply NAS for "New American Standard") is a translation of the Bible in contemporary English. Published by the Lockman Foundation, the complete NASB was released in 1971. New revisions were published in 1995 and 2020. The NASB relies on recently published critical editions of the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts. It is known for preferring a literal translation style that generally preserves the structure of the original language when possible (formal equivalence), rather than an idiomatic style that attempts to match natural English usage.[4]


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  1. ^ "More Information about NASB 2020". The Lockman Foundation. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021. For the Old Testament: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) and Biblia Hebraica Quinta (BHQ) for the books available. Also the LXX, DSS, the Targums, and other ancient versions when pertinent.
  2. ^ "More Information about NASB 2020". The Lockman Foundation. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021. For the New Testament: NA28 supplemented by the new textual criticism system that uses all the available Gr mss. known as the ECM2.
  3. ^ "NASB Bible Info". Lockman Foundation. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.