Revised Standard Version

The Revised Standard Version is copyrighted by the National Council of Churches of Christ in America. The New Testament was released in 1946 and the Old Testament in 1952. Its purpose was to reflect changes in the English language since the release of the Authorized Version (King James Version of 1611). It also included information from the manuscript discoveries of the 19th century. It is related to the (British) Revised Version (1881-1885) and the American Standard Version (1901).