| Recovery Version | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Holy Bible Recovery Version |
| NT published | 1985 |
| Complete Bible published | 1999 |
| Authorship | Witness Lee and the editorial section of the Living Stream Ministry |
| Derived from | American Standard Version (ASV) |
| Textual basis | OT: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS; revised 1990 edition) NT: Novum Testamentum Graece (Nestle-Aland 26th edition) |
| Translation type | Formal equivalence |
| Reading level | High School |
| Version revision | 2003, 2016 |
| Publisher | Living Stream Ministry |
| Copyright | © 2003 Living Stream Ministry |
| Religious affiliation | Local Churches (affiliation) |
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. But the earth became waste and emptiness, and darkness was on the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was brooding upon the surface of the waters. And God said, Let there be light; and there was light.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that everyone who believes into Him would not perish, but would have eternal life. | |
The Recovery Version is a modern English translation of the Bible from the original languages, published by Living Stream Ministry, ministry of Witness Lee and Watchman Nee. It is the commonly used translation of Local Churches (affiliation).
The New Testament was published in 1985 with study aids, and was revised in 1991.[1] Text-only editions of the New Testament and of the complete Bible became available in 1993 and 1999, respectively.[2] The full study Bible was published in 2003. The name was chosen to reflect the restorationist theology of the authors, who believe many of the doctrines in their translation (such as justification by faith alone) were lost by the church before being recovered later.[3]
- ^ The New Testament Recovery Version. Living Stream Ministry. p. 2. ISBN 9781575939070.
- ^ Chamberlin, William J. Catalogue of English Bible Translations: A Classified Bibliography of Versions and Editions Including Books, Parts, and Old and New Testament Apocrypha and Apocryphal Books. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1991. Print.
- ^ "The Holy Bible Recovery Version". recoveryversion.bible.