Modern Speech Versions of the Bible: American Standard Version

Although this Bible is not one in modern speech, following, as it does, so very closely with the King James Version and the preceding versions; it may be classified under the above heading in that it is one of the twentieth century English versions of the Bible. In that sense it is “modern.” In the wording of its changes, it intentionally remains as close as possible to the language of the King James Version. Its language, therefore, is more that of a polished King James Version than that of a...