The ESV is about a dozen years newer than the NRSV,but it shows a bit more care in updating the language of the RSV.
ESV=E
NRSV=N
1 Corinthians
3:21
E : let no one boast in men
N : let no one boast about human leaders
[NET : no more boasting about mere mortals.]
4:8
E : would that you did reign
N : I wish you had become kings [same as NET]
6:11
E : And such were some of you
N : And this is what some of you used to be
7:25
E : the betrothed
N : virgins [Greek:virgins]
7:28
E : will have worldly troubles
N : will experience distress in this life
7:37
E : whoever is firmly established
N : stands firm in his resolve
[NET: firm in his commitment]
8:2
E : If anyone imagines that he knows something,he does not yet know as he ought to know
N : Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge
8:8
E : Food will not commend us to God
N : Food will not bring us close to God [same as NET]
10:12
E : Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall
N : So if you think you are standing,watch out that you do not fall
10:26
E : the fullness thereof
N : its fullness
[We don't need to use the word "thereof" any longer. Later in the 17th century the word "its" became very useful.]
11:18
E : I believe it in part
N : to some extent I believe it
11:27
E : will be guilty of profaning
N : will be answerable
13:3
E : if I deliver up my body to be burned
N : if I hand over my body so that I may boast
[According to the NET notes the Byzantine reading is impossible --it wasn't in the Koine Greek]
14:14
E : my mind is unfruitful
N : my mind is unproductive [Same as the NET translation.]
15:34
E : Wake up from your drunken stupor
N : Come to a sober and right mind
15:58
E : always abounding
N : always excelling
16:2
E : store it up as he may prosper
N : save whatever extra you earn
16:13
E : act like men,be strong
N : be courageous,be strong
[NET: show courage,be strong]
Esv/nrsv
Discussion in 'Bible Versions & Translations' started by Rippon, Sep 25, 2010.
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2 Corinthians
1:8
E : For we do not want you to be ignorant brothers
N : For we do not want you to be unaware,brothers and sisters
1:14
E : just as you did partially acknowledge us
N : as you have already understood us in part
2:13
E : I took leave of them
N : I said farewell to them
3:14
E : that same veil remains unlifted
N : that same veil is still there
5:6
E : So we are always of good courage
N : So we are always confident
5:17
E : behold,the new has come
N : see,everything has become new!
9:1
E : it is superfluous
N : it is not necessary
11:2
E : for I promised you in marriage to one husband
N : for I betrothed you to one husband -
Galatians
1:11
E : For I would have you know
N : For I want you to know
1:14
E : so extremely zealous was I
N : for I was far more zealous
2:2
E : I went up because of a revelation
N : I went up in response to a revelation
2:5
E : to them we did not yield in submission
N : we did not submit to them -
Ephesians
6:27
E : with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love uncorruptible
N : with all who have an undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ
Philippians
2:6
E : did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped
N : did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited
4:5
E : Let your reasonableness be known to everyone
N : Let your gentleness be known to everyone -
Colossians
1:28
E : Him we proclaim
N : It is he whom we proclaim
3:22
E : obey in everything those who are your earthly masters,not by way of eye-service
N : obey your earhly masters in everything not only while being watched
4:2
E : Continue steadfastly in prayer
N : Devote yourselves to prayer
4:13
E : I bear him witness
N : I testify for him -
1 Thessalonians
2:2
E : in the midst of much conflict
N : in spite of great opposition
2:8
E : So,being affectionately desirous of you
N : So deeply do we care for you
2 Thessalonians
3:3
E : he will establish you
N : he will strengthen you
1 Timothy
1:9
E : those who strike their fathers and mothers
N : those who kill their fathers or mothers
[Both are bad,but mere striking,or hitting is not what it means.Murder is being spoken of.]
1:13
E : insolent opponent
N : a man of violence
[ Insolence is too weak. And did you notice that the NRSV uses the word "man",not an inclusive word like "opponent."?]
1:18
E : wage the good warfare
N : fight the good fight
[ In verse 12 of the same chapter the ESV has "fight the good fight."]
2:9
E : should adorn themselves in respectable apparel,with modesty and self-control
N : should dress themselves modestly and decently in suitable clothing
5:22
E : Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands
N : Do not ordain anyone hastily
6:10
E : pireced themselves with many pangs
N : pireced themselves with many pains
6:14
E : unstained and free from reproach
N : without spot or blame
6:20
E : guard the deposit entrusted to you
N : guard what has been entrusted to you
2 Timothy
2:16
E : irreverent babble
N : profane chatter
3:2
E : lovers of self
N : lovers of themselves
3:6
E : capture weak women
N : captivate silly women
[Be honest,"capture weak women" sends the wrong message -- doesn't it?]
4:8
E : Henceforth
N : From now on
[who says "henceforth" these days?] -
Titus
1:8
E : a lover of good
N : a lover of goodness
Philemon
v.15
E : he was parted from you
N : he was separated from you
Hebrews
1:5
E : I will be to him a Father,and he shall be to me a son
N : I will be his Father,and he will be my Son
2:4
E : God also bore witness
N : God added to his testimony
James
1:27
E : before God and the Father is this:to visit orphans
N : before God, the Father,is this: to care for orphans
[Two problems with the ESV rendering:It looks like God and Father are divided,and to visit orphans is weak -- looking after or caring for are more accurate.]
4:9
E : Be wretched
N : Lament
5:8
E : establish your hearts
N : strengthen your hearts -
1 & 2 Peter And 1 John
1 Peter
1:6
E : though now for a little while,as was necessary,you have been grieved by various trials
N : even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials
1:7
E : at the revelation of Jesus Christ
N : when Jesus Christ is revealed
4:3
E : The time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do
N : You have already spent enough time in doing what the Gentiles like to do
4:16
E : glorify God in that name
N : glorify God because you bear this name
4:18
E : If the righteous is scarcely saved
N : If it is hard for the righteous to be saved
[The ESV has poor grammar here.]
2 Peter
1:18
E : heard this very voice borne from heaven
N : heard this voice come from heaven
[Who uses the word "borne" these days? Maybe I should google that.]
3:11
E : Since all these things are thus to be dissolved
N : Since all these things are to be dissolved in this way
1 John
2:27
E : you have no need that anyone should teach you
N : you do not need anyone to teach you
2:28
E : not shrink from him in shame
N : not be put to shame
3:2
E : what we will be has not yet appeared
N : what we will be has not yet been revealed
3:3
E : And everyone who thus hopes in him
N : And all who have this hope in him
4:9
E : In this the love of God was manifest among us
N : God's love was revealed among us in this way
5:10
E : the testimony that God has borne
N : the testimony that God has given -
Revelation
3:15
E : Would that you were either cold or hot!
N : I wish that you were either cold or hot.
5:5
E : Weep no more
N : Do not weep.
6:9
E : the witness they they had borne
N : the testimony they had given
11:10
E : will rejoice over them and make merry
N : will gloat over them and celebrate
[The word "gloat" is a far better word choice than "rejoice"."Make merry" is not an example of up-to-date language which ESV blurbs advertise.Perhaps it is considered lofty"literary English" which Ryken "waxes on" about so often.]
13:7
E : and authority was given it
N : It was given authority
14:15
E : Put in your sickle and reap
N : Use your sickle and reap
17:7
E : Why do you marvel?
N : Why are you so amazed?
18:4
E : lest you
N : so that you
18:13
E : human souls
N : human lives
22:5
E : night will be no more
N : there will be no more night
22:12
E : bringing recompense with me
N : my reward is with me -
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I pick the NRSV every time.
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Mark 4:3
Here is "an improvement" that may be of interest.
Older ESV : Listen! A sower went out to sow.
New ESV : Listen! Behold,a sower went out to sow.
The revised ESV is just following the KJV,NASB etc. Is the redundancy necessary? -
A new thread deals with this subject. So I think this older thread might be helpful.
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Post 17 deals with second Corinthians.
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Galatians
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