the New English Bible
/ðə ˌnjuː ˌɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈbaɪbl/
/ðə ˌnuː ˌɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈbaɪbl/
- a version of the Bible that was translated into modern English by a group of British Protestant writers. It was published in two sections, the Old Testament in 1961 and the New Testament in 1970.
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the New English Bible