New Revised Standard Version Bible
Shares rank 2 of 5 bible translations by recommenders
Recommended as a widely regarded, consensus English translation with useful footnotes. One critic says it is written at about a ninth-grade reading level.
2 people recommended New Revised Standard Version Bible in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
1 of the 2 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “How to stay sane in a world that rewards insanity”.
Summary written by Claude from 6 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 3 of those comments still count.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- mixed feelings
- 1
- warn against or regret it
- 0
The record
Recommended in 2 of 12 months
In 2 different threads.
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
- Recommended in 2 threadsNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- The biggest thread supplies 50% of its recommendersNeeds half or less, met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 3 of the 3 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Widely regarded consensus English translation
“The NRSV is the consensus version (as much as there could be one”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Seven books I keep close because I love them” “The NRSV and NASB also seem relatively widely regarded”
Comment from 21 Nov 2025 in “How to stay sane in a world that rewards insanity”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Written at ninth-grade reading level
“only written at IIRC ninth-grade level”
Comment from 1 May 2026 in “New copy of earliest poem in English, written 1,3k years ago, discovered in Rome”
Other bible translations people recommend
The four most recommended other bible translations, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New International Version Bibleby Elizabeth Heike and Peter Toon | 3 | 2 | 5 | 38% | 2 | — | — |
| New Revised Standard Version BibleThis page | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| English Standard Version Bible | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| New King James Version Bibleby Thomas Nelson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 2 | — | — |
| World English Bibleby Anonymous | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 opinions about it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The NRSV is the consensus version (as much as there could be one”
“only written at IIRC ninth-grade level”
“The NRSV and NASB also seem relatively widely regarded”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.