Holman Christian Standard Bible | HCSB

The Holman Christian Standard Bible has gained wide support among conservative evangelicals for its commitment to accurately representing the biblical text in very plain English. On the spectrum between literal and dynamic equivalence translations, the HCSB falls between the English Standard Version (more literal) and the NIV (dynamic equivalence). In opposition to many modern translations that have rendered personal pronouns gender neutral, the HCSB retains masculine pronouns and capitalizes Him when referring to God.

While the goal of this translation is clarity, some readers feel the text has been oversimplified at the expense of literary quality, departing from much of the familiar biblical English.

Abundant notes are provided where there is variance between manuscripts or questions regarding meaning.

The HCSB was created by a committee of 90 biblical scholars and was first published in 1999 by Holman Bible Publishers.

What does it sound like:

John 3:16-17 For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world that He might judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

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