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. |