The Bible Books from New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Browse all 66 books of the New Heart English Bible translation, organized by Old and New Testament.
The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible (or Tanakh), a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites believed by most Christians and religious Jews to be the sacred Word of God.
The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christianity.
About the New Heart English Bible (NHEB) Translation
The New Heart English Bible is a modern-English public domain translation, produced as a revision of the World English Bible with the explicit goal of updating its wording for clearer, more contemporary readability while remaining license-free. Like its WEB parent, it follows the standard 66-book Protestant canon and translates from the same base manuscript tradition (Majority Text New Testament, Masoretic Old Testament). It's a good option for readers who want a modern-English reading experience without the archaic phrasing of the King James or the licensing restrictions of commercial translations like the NIV or ESV. Read the New Heart English Bible online here, verse by verse.
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Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
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