Version Facts
Facts about each version of BibleContemporary English Version (CEV)
| Year Created: | 1995 |
| Reading Level: | 4th Grade |
| Version Type: | Formal Equivalent |
| Description: | This version seeks to be readable, yet faithful to the meaning of the original texts. Nouns describing God's actions (righteousness, salvation, etc.) are rendered in varying ways. This version avoids complicated language, obscure vocabulary and difficult sentence structure to produce a translation understandable to a wide variety of modern readers. |
