The World English Bible (also known as the WEB) is one of the only public domain, modern-English translation of the entire Holy Bible. It is also the only English-language Bible custom translated to be understood by most English-speakers, worldwide, eliminating the need for data-processing based or computer operating system-specific internationalizations. Work on the World English Bible began in 1997 and was first known as the American Standard Version 1997.
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