CEV
Religion abbreviation · Religious Term
| Stands for | Contemporary English Version |
|---|---|
| Categories | Religion |
CEV stands for Contemporary English Version, a religious term abbreviation.
Translation published by the American Bible Society in 1995, written to be read aloud and easily understood by children and new readers, avoiding complex sentences and traditional theological jargon.
Example: The children's sermon used the CEV because its sentences are short and clear.
Usage notes
Translators tested passages by reading them aloud to audiences. The CEV avoids phrases that could be misheard in public reading. It differs from the Good News Translation, an earlier American Bible Society version.
Related abbreviations
More religious term abbreviations
- BHS – Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
- BSD – B'siyata Dishmaya (with the help of Heaven)
- CCC – Catechism of the Catholic Church
- CCD – Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
- CE – Common Era
- CEB – Common English Bible
- COGIC – Church of God in Christ
- CSB – Christian Standard Bible
- D&C – Doctrine and Covenants
- D.V. – Deo volente (God willing)
- DRB – Douay–Rheims Bible
- DSS – Dead Sea Scrolls