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Evangelical Heritage Version

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A group of Lutheran pastors and professors known as the Wartburg Project has completed a new translation of the Bible called the Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV). The complete EHV is now available through Northwestern Publishing House. Order it today!

The EHV at a glance

  • An accurate translation that communicates the expressions and style of the original Greek and Hebrew in clear English
  • A trustworthy version that does not add or subtract from the Word, allowing God to speak for himself
  • A readable rendering of the Bible formatted in a single column with headings, footnotes, and references for guidance
  • The familiar message we know and love, ensuring every verse retains its meaning and impact
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Quantity Discounts

NPH offers a quantity discount off the $26.99 retail price of the EHV Pew Edition (hardcover; 6 x 9 inches; 1.75 inches thick; 1,831 pages). The EHV Pew Edition can also be imprinted. Be sure to consider this option when you place your order.

If you are interested in quantity purchasing, for your convenience we have prepared a sign-up sheet for you to place in a central area at your church. Download the sign-up sheet with pricing, or without pricing.

  • Order 10-49 — Save 15% ($22.94 per copy)
  • Order 50-99 — Save 20% ($21.59 per copy)
  • Order 100 or more — Save 25% ($20.24 per copy)

With a text that remains reliable and trustworthy, yet at the same time readable and familiar, the Evangelical Heritage Version honors the heritage of the church, which has handed down the Word of God for generations.

Translation Comparison Chart

Explore the chart below to discover how the EHV translation faithfully maintains the meanings of well-known verses while communicating in contemporary English.

VerseEHVESVNIV (2011)CSB
1 Peter 5:8Have sound judgment. Be alert. Your adversary, the Devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.
Psalm 1:1How blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of the wicked, who does not stand on the path with sinners, and who does not sit in a meeting with mockers.Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers.How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers!
Psalm 23:5You set a table for me in the presence of my foes. You drench my head with oil. My cup is overflowing.You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
1 Corinthians 10:16The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a communion of the body of Christ?The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?
Romans 8:6Now, the way the sinful flesh thinks results in death, but the way the spirit thinks results in life and peace.For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.Now the mind-set of the flesh is death, but the mind-set of the Spirit is life and peace.

To compare and contrast other excerpts and aspects of the EHV with additional translations, view the numerous materials available here at wartburgproject.org.

Translated faithfully from the original Greek and Hebrew, the EHV proclaims the gospel of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. The expressions, imagery, and style of the original texts are there, giving readers a lasting picture of God's grace and mercy for a lost human race.

Samples & Resources

Print an actual size sample of the EHV

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Read the first 5 chapters of Genesis

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Read the first 5 chapters of Matthew

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Download promotional materials

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Download a trifold EHV promotional handout

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Try the EHV as your lectionary

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Listen to an interview with Dr. Brug, on the KFUO "Coffee Hour" podcast

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Listen to an excerpt of an April 2018 review from KFUO’s “Coffee Hour”

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Listen to the full April 2018 EHV review from KFUO's "Coffee Hour"

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