A revision of the New English Bible with updated and inclusive language.

Isaiah 9:2-3
The people that walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those who lived in a land as dark
as death
a light has dawned.
You have increased their joy
and given them great gladness;
they rejoice in your presence
as those who rejoice at harvest,
as warriors exult when dividing spoil.


Psalm 23
A psalm: for David
The Lord is my shepherd, I
lack for nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
he leads me to water where I may rest;
He revives my spirit;
for his name's sake he guides me in the right paths.


1 John 4:7-8
My dear friends, let us love one another, because the source of love is God. Everyone who loves is a child of God and knows God, but the unloving know nothing of God, for God is love.

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Intended as an ecumenical standard text to be used as a common modern translation for all denominations in Britain and Ireland.

Isaiah 9:2-3
The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
light has dawned upon them,
dwellers in a land as dark of death.
Thou hast increased their joy
and given them great gladness;
they rejoice in thy presence as
as men rejoice at harvest,
or as they are glad when they share out
the spoil;


Psalm 23
The Lord my shepherd
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall want nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
and leads me beside the waters of peace;
he renews life within me,
and for his name's sake guides me
in the right path.

1 John 4:7-8
The love god has for us
Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God. Everyone who lives is a child of God and knows God, but the unloving know nothing of God. For God is love;

The New English Bible is available in editions published by
Cambridge University Press
Oxford University Press