1901
American Standard Version (ASV)
Short answer
The 1901 American edition of the Revised Version. Supplied words are in italics. Public domain in the United States since January 1, 1957, when its copyright expired.
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- Books
- 66
- Chapters
- 1,189
- Verses
- 31,086
- Words
- 784,673
- Read aloud pace
- 55 hr
Books of the ASV
Old Testament, 39 books
- Genesis50 ch
- Exodus40 ch
- Leviticus27 ch
- Numbers36 ch
- Deuteronomy34 ch
- Joshua24 ch
- Judges21 ch
- Ruth4 ch
- 1 Samuel31 ch
- 2 Samuel24 ch
- 1 Kings22 ch
- 2 Kings25 ch
- 1 Chronicles29 ch
- 2 Chronicles36 ch
- Ezra10 ch
- Nehemiah13 ch
- Esther10 ch
- Job42 ch
- Psalms150 ch
- Proverbs31 ch
- Ecclesiastes12 ch
- Song of Solomon8 ch
- Isaiah66 ch
- Jeremiah52 ch
- Lamentations5 ch
- Ezekiel48 ch
- Daniel12 ch
- Hosea14 ch
- Joel3 ch
- Amos9 ch
- Obadiah1 ch
- Jonah4 ch
- Micah7 ch
- Nahum3 ch
- Habakkuk3 ch
- Zephaniah3 ch
- Haggai2 ch
- Zechariah14 ch
- Malachi4 ch
New Testament, 27 books
- Matthew28 ch
- Mark16 ch
- Luke24 ch
- John21 ch
- Acts28 ch
- Romans16 ch
- 1 Corinthians16 ch
- 2 Corinthians13 ch
- Galatians6 ch
- Ephesians6 ch
- Philippians4 ch
- Colossians4 ch
- 1 Thessalonians5 ch
- 2 Thessalonians3 ch
- 1 Timothy6 ch
- 2 Timothy4 ch
- Titus3 ch
- Philemon1 ch
- Hebrews13 ch
- James5 ch
- 1 Peter5 ch
- 2 Peter3 ch
- 1 John5 ch
- 2 John1 ch
- 3 John1 ch
- Jude1 ch
- Revelation22 ch
About the American Standard Version
The American Standard Version is the American edition of the Revised Version of 1881 to 1885, which American scholars helped prepare. The New Testament appeared in 1900 and the complete Bible in 1901. Its copyright expired on January 1, 1957.
It prints the divine name as Jehovah, about 6,800 times in the Old Testament. Its close, literal wording made it a base for later translations, including the World English Bible.
Two verses in the ASV
A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psalm 23:1, ASV
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:16, ASV
Questions
Is the American Standard Version public domain?
Yes. Its copyright expired in 1957.
Why are some verses empty in the ASV?
The ASV follows Greek manuscripts that do not contain them, so 16 verse numbers have no text, such as Matthew 17:21.
Why does the ASV say Jehovah?
Its translators chose to render the Hebrew divine name as a name, Jehovah, where the KJV prints LORD.