TRANSLATION COMPARISON
How translations use “worship”
Twenty English translations, arranged by first complete publication year, with the precise edition counted recorded separately.
20translations
1611–2017first-publication years
407source mappings
| First complete Bible | Translation | Word uses | Verse locations | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1611 | King James Version | 198 | 188 | |
| 1901 | American Standard Version | 196 | 184 | |
| 1952 | Revised Standard Version | 194 | 183 | |
| 1965 | Amplified Bible | 378 | 355 | |
| 1971 | New American Standard Bible 1995 | 183 | 172 | |
| 1976 | Good News Translation | 760 | 701 | |
| 1978 | New International Version | 260 | 246 | |
| 1982 | New King James Version | 197 | 186 | |
| 1987 | New Century Version | 609 | 555 | |
| 1989 | New Revised Standard Version | 246 | 232 | |
| 1995 | Contemporary English Version | 760 | 703 | |
| 1995 | GOD'S WORD Translation | 457 | 409 | |
| 1996 | New International Reader's Version | 580 | 512 | |
| 1996 | New Living Translation | 514 | 486 | |
| 2001 | English Standard Version | 192 | 180 | |
| 2002 | The Message | 664 | 531 | |
| 2005 | New English Translation | 305 | 283 | |
| 2011 | New American Bible, Revised Edition | 151 | 143 | |
| 2011 | Common English Bible | 265 | 250 | |
| 2017 | Christian Standard Bible | 270 | 253 |
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One English word,
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Worship-family word uses within the same 66-book canon. Select a translation to explore its source mappings.
1611 · KJV1981901 · ASV1961952 · RSV1941965 · AMP3781971 · NASB19951831976 · GNT7601978 · NIV2601982 · NKJV1971987 · NCV6091989 · NRSVA2461995 · CEV7601995 · GW4571996 · NIRV5801996 · NLT5142001 · ESV1922002 · MSG6642005 · NET3052011 · NABRE1512011 · CEB2652017 · CSB270
Several meaning-based translations use “worship” more widely, but the pattern is not universal or a simple progression over time. Translation philosophy matters alongside publication date. Later revised wording cannot establish that a source unit entered English at the family’s original publication date.
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