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Submitted: Jun 07 2018 10:38 AM
Last Updated: Apr 14 2026 09:14 PM
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Author: Greg Abrams
e-Sword Version: 9.x - 10.x
Tab Name: UPDV

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Author:
Greg Abrams

e-Sword Version:
9.x - 10.x

Tab Name:
UPDV

There is a Windows bblx file, Windows .exe installer, as well as Mac version file available to download.
Select updv-Windows.exe for the PC based Windows e-Sword (after downloading, click it to open the installer).
Select updv-Mac.bbli for Apple Macintosh Based e-Sword, iPhone, and iPad (after downloading, select 'Open in e-Sword' on iPhone or iPad, or on Mac OSx just double click the downloaded file).

For the MySword version to use with Android devices, click below for that format:
http://www.biblesupp...ersion-mysword/

PURPOSE:
To provide a modern version that retains accuracy.
To update archaic words and grammar.
To use new materials, such as manuscripts, to improve accuracy.

FEATURES:
Plurals Indicated:
Plus signs are used next to words such as you+ and your+ when they refer to a group of two or more. This is done to improve accuracy.

The Name of God:
The name "Yahweh" (a personal name for God) and "Yah" (a contracted form of Yahweh) are used instead of what is rendered in many versions as "LORD".

Bracketed Text:
Brackets [ ] are generally used to enclose words supplied in the translation that are not present in the original Bible text in order to make a passage more understandable.

Books of the Bible:
First Maccabees is included and reconstructed.
The Wisdom of Sirach is included.
The Epistle to the Greeks is included (Diognetus).
The Book of Acts is no longer included.
The order of the books places the New Testament before the Old Testament; and the book of John before Matthew.
The Book of John ends at 19:35.
The Book of Luke chapters one and two are not included.
The Book of Matthew and the ending of Luke were reconstructed.

Gender:
Gender has generally been translated literally. Words such as man, woman, son, daughter, he, she, him, and her are generally left in the same gender as they were in the original texts. There is no overall effort to remove such distinctions or to make this a gender inclusive translation.

Additional Information About This Translation:
https://www.updated.org/articles/

Copyright © 2003-2026 by Greg Abrams: www.updated.org.

What's New in Version Latest (See full changelog)

This version has changed to a CI/CD pipeline where the latest version is updated nightly on the website at www.updated.org.

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grams

Jun 20 2018 09:41 PM

Mr. Abrams, I am kind of interested how you view the personage that Muslims call "Allah" - Do you see him as a satanic imposter, and Mohammad as a delusional demoniac...OR...do you see these two personages as another iteration of God the Father and His Messagner? To say the least, your translation far exceeds any strange tome I have seen that men call the 'Word of God'. I'm just wondering how you see these imposters.

Another question... Where did you learn to handle the ancient languages of Greek and Hebrew? Did you just wander into a public library one day and the Siran's of knowledge called for you to investigate the source of Bible translations...OR...did you receive instruction from a school or person? If so where and who blessed you with such insight?

Hi Larry,

I don’t really have any information that might help about the first paragraph. It’s not something that I’ve spent any significant time on.

As to Greek, Hebrew, and might as well throw in Latin, Aramaic, and a few other incidental languages that become needed, my skills are self taught. By this I mean learning from books, text books, videos, and grammars, many of which are used at higher education level institutions. I have started cataloging my Library which is available to see at https://www.libraryt...catalog/gramslt - I've only done about 5% so far. Some novels and books are things my wife read. But eventually you'll see the various physical book grammars, workbooks, and similar items I used earlier on to learn from before adding many more now in electronic editions only. And just because I have a book, doesn't mean that I'm a die-hard follower or agree with anything or everything in it. Sometimes they're used to read an opposing view.

I have not gone through a seminary education if that’s what you’re looking for. I do not have the time or money. Looking back, it would also have been counter-productive at being an independent translator if I am merely molded and limited by what such institutions permit. I also use commentaries, translator handbooks, dissertations, and other resources to check my translation work as needed. I rarely adopt a translation that I can not independently verify from another source. If there's something mistranslated, by all means report it via the contact email at the Bible website.

Software has also come a long way in greatly reducing the general work of parsing and dictionary lookups. Grammar is another story which is more difficult and just needs to be learned. In my early days of studying, Logos or any Bible software did not exist except for the Online Bible and maybe a couple of others. There were Greek and Hebrew text and font files available which I parsed and programmed over 20 years ago. That's all there was.

As to who blessed me with that insight, it’s been best said before in an equation of 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration. It is not easy at all. There were some months that went by where I would literally work on some raw translations for about 16 hours each day - word by word, verse by verse, chapter by chapter.

tinman1b

Nov 27 2020 09:57 AM

A work of very questionable choices. The NT is presented first, because the author deems it 'most important.' Acts is omitted entirely, justification for which seems to be several articles that tend to support the beliefs of the author. Matthew is 'reconstructed' which is to say the verse order is altered, and material from Mark & Luke are then imported into Matthew, per the author's own words.

John 1.1 render logos as 'Speech.' As in 'The Speech.' However the same Greek is rendered as 'word' in Rev 19.13: "And in the word of God his name is also called..."

This is said to be an update of the American Standard Version. To paraphrase Gerald Hammond, this is not an update of the ASV - it's a murder.

grams

Aug 19 2023 11:36 PM

Website updated. Links in description updated accordingly. New changes integrated immediately upon submit to website edition via GitHub based CI/CD pipeline.

Issues and pending changes can be created and viewed at: https://www.updated.org/changes/

grams

Aug 19 2023 11:41 PM

A work of very questionable choices. The NT is presented first, because the author deems it 'most important.' Acts is omitted entirely, justification for which seems to be several articles that tend to support the beliefs of the author. Matthew is 'reconstructed' which is to say the verse order is altered, and material from Mark & Luke are then imported into Matthew, per the author's own words.

John 1.1 render logos as 'Speech.' As in 'The Speech.' However the same Greek is rendered as 'word' in Rev 19.13: "And in the word of God his name is also called..."

This is said to be an update of the American Standard Version. To paraphrase Gerald Hammond, this is not an update of the ASV - it's a murder.

See:

https://www.updated....bible-appendix/

https://files.update...load/speech.pdf

olafba1

Nov 02 2024 10:07 PM

UPDV Updated Bible Version (PC & Apple) 2.17

Bible Support → e-Sword Downloads → Bibles → UPDV Updated Bible Version (PC & Apple)

SUPPORT TOPIC: http://www.biblesupport.com/topic/9163-bibles-updv-updated-bible-version/

DOWNLOAD FILE: http://www.biblesupport.com/e-sword-downloads/file/11399-updv-updated-bible-version-pc-apple/

Submitted by grams to Bible Support Jun 07 2018 06:38 PM

Author: Greg Abrams

Option [1] updv-Mac.bbli 10.85MB

Option [2] updv-Windows.exe 1.75 MB

Option [3] updv.bblx 10.96MB

Last Updated: Aug 20 2023 07:31 AM

Let us first consider the option [2]. Due to enhanced security on my PC which is running Windows 11 Pro 24H2, I used the option "save as", and appended ".docx" to the filename, so that it would save without being blocked. I then edited the Properties to remove the Block, then renamed the file type back to "exe". The updv-Windows.exe is the setup for The UPDV Updated Bible Version e-Sword Bible Module. This setup uses Ghost Installer Wizard. This first listed "Important information about UPDV Updated Bible Version." "Welcome to the UPDV Updated Bible Version. This is Version 2.17 (May 31, 2018). This program will install the UPDV Bible module to your existing e-Sword Bible program. Be sure to have first installed the e-Sword Bible program before installing this Bible. The e-Sword Bible program is available at http://www.e-sword.net"

COMMENT: That URL is now outdated. Rick Meyers, who has the trademark for e-Sword, provides access from a secure website, registered at https://lookup.icann.org/en/lookup The relevant website is accessible at https://www.e-sword.net A valid up-to-date AlphaSSL Certificate secures this site.

Further setup instructions in the Ghost Installer Wizard: "Please closely read the following license agreement. Do you accept all the terms of the following license agreement? UPDV Updated Bible Version. Version Number: 2.17 (May 31, 2018). copyright 2003-2018 By Greg Abrams, USA. Trademark UPDV is a trademark of Greg Abrams. Copyright Restrictions: The UPDV Bible is copyrighted and is not to be modified without express written permission from the publisher, unless allowed under the restrictions below. Exceptions may be considered on a case-by-case basis by writing to Greg Abrams. If an exception is approved, the approval will be made in writing from Greg Abrams. However, anyone is free to copy, print, publish or otherwise use any amount of this Bible without permission or payment subject to the restrictions below.

The following restrictions apply: Only the following modifications to the text of this Bible are allowed: Plus signs (+) may be omitted. Footnotes may be omitted. Brackets [ ] and/or the text within brackets may be omitted. Text may be omitted in context by normal conventions such as use of three dots (...). The titles of books, as well as the numbers of the chapters and verses, may be omitted. The location of paragraph breaks and indents may be omitted. A special exception is allowed for modifying song lyrics used with music: text may be omitted, modified, or rearranged as long as the meaning is substantially similar. This exception which allows modification for song lyrics used with music is limited to no more than 500 verses in whole or in part. The text of this Bible is not to be used as the basis for a different version or translation. That is, another version or translation is not to be derived from this text in any way. In at least one conspicuous location, a work which uses text from this Bible is to contain the following blanket statement in a readable format indicating the use of this Bible: "Scripture quoted or adapted from: UPDV Updated Bible Version (Version 2.17) Copyright © 2003-2018 by Greg Abrams."

If used in presentations, religious services, or other incidental uses of no more than 250 verses, (UPDV) or (updv) near the verse(s) quoted may be used instead of the blanket statement. The use of any of these permissions is not to restrict the copyright, trademark, or distribution of this Bible by Greg Abrams or any other party without their express written permission.

UPDV Updated Bible Version. Version Number: 2.17 (May 31, 2018). Copyright � 2003-2018. Greg Abrams, USA. Internet Website: www.updated.org

COMMENT: The website is on the domain updated.org, which is registered with https://lookup.icann.org/en/lookup with contacts in California, United States.

COMMENT: You need to select the check box "Yes, I agree with all the terms of this license agreement.", then select "Next". [Select Next]

Select the destination where you want to install UPDV Updated Bible Version. To install to a different location, click Browse, and select another folder. Installation folder [default is] C:\Program Files (x86)\e-Sword Space required on your hard disk: 10.96 MB. [Select Next]. You are now ready to install UPDV Updated Bible Version. Press the Next button to begin the installation or the Back button to re-enter the installation information.

[Select Next, then updc.bblx date modified 2018-06-07 is installed. 11220KB]

UPDV Updated Bible Version has been successfully installed. Press the Finish button to exit Setup program. [Finish]. Then the task is completed.

Close and Restart e-Sword to see the installed module.

Tab Name = UPDV. Bible Information: "UPDV Updated Bible Version 2.17

UPDV Updated Bible Version 2.17 (May 31, 2018) Copyright 2003-2018, Greg Abrams. This Bible may be copied but not modified. See website at www.updated.org for details and updates. Superscripted plus + indicates more than one."

If you select Option [1] the same Bible Information content is provided as for option [2] for the e-Sword for the PC. Not updated to Aug 20 2023 07:31 AM

If you select option [3] the same Bible Information content is provided as for option [2] for the e-Sword for the PC. Not updated to Aug 20 2023 07:31 AM

Copy to the appropriate folder and processed in the usual way for the appropriate version of e-Sword.

Translator's Website: Interpretations and Explanations: https://www.declaring.com/

UPDV Updated Bible Versions - website: https://www.updated.org/

REVIEW dated 2024-11-03.