New American Standard

There are five main translation families that make up over 90 percent of all Bibles sold. The main translation families include:

1. The New International Version Family: New International Verion (NIV), Today's New International Version (TNIV), New International Reader's Version (NIrV), and La Bíblia Nueva Versión Internacional (NVI).

2. The King James Version Family: King James Version (KJV), New King James Version (NKJV).

3. The New Living Translation (NLT).

4. The New American Standard Bible (NASB).

5. Paraphrase Bibles such as The Message.


In addition to these five translation families, there are a number of other translations available.
Thanks to Zondervan publishers for this information. More information about individual translations can be found on their website www.zondervan.com

There are several reasons that I mostly use the New American Standard for daily use. (I have an interlinear Bible that I prefer, but it is enormous and not at all the most convenient book to haul around.)