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{{Bible translation infobox | translation_title = Revised Standard Version
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| image = [[Image:Rsv2k2ann 2.jpg|thumb|center|250px|50th Anniversary edition of the RSV]]
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| full_name = Revised Standard Version
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| abbreviation = RSV
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| NT_published = 1946
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| OT_published = 1952
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| derived_from = [[American Standard Version]]
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| textual_basis = 22% deviation from [[Nestle-Aland]] 27th edition (NT)
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| translation_type = Literal (8% paraphrase rate)
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| version_revised = 1971 (NT only)
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| copyright = Copyrighted 1946, 1952, 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the [[National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA]]
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| religious_affiliation = Protestant (usually mainline)
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| genesis_1:1-3 = In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
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| john_3:16 = For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
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}}
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The '''Revised Standard Version (RSV)''' is an [[English language|English]] [[Bible translation|translation]] of the [[Bible]] published in the mid-20th century. It traces its history all the way back to [[William Tyndale]]'s New Testament translation of 1525 and the [[King James Version]] of 1611. The RSV is a comprehensive revision of the King James Version (KJV), the [[Revised Version]] (RV) of 1881-85, and the [[American Standard Version]] (ASV) of 1901, with the ASV being the primary basis for the revision.
 
The '''Revised Standard Version (RSV)''' is an [[English language|English]] [[Bible translation|translation]] of the [[Bible]] published in the mid-20th century. It traces its history all the way back to [[William Tyndale]]'s New Testament translation of 1525 and the [[King James Version]] of 1611. The RSV is a comprehensive revision of the King James Version (KJV), the [[Revised Version]] (RV) of 1881-85, and the [[American Standard Version]] (ASV) of 1901, with the ASV being the primary basis for the revision.