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Crossway claims that the ESV continues a legacy of precision and faithfulness in translating the original text into English.{{Efn|This lineage follows the "classic mainstream" started by [[Tyndale Bible|William Tyndale's New Testament]], having been continued by "the [[King James Version]] of 1611 (KJV), the [[English Revised Version]] of 1885 (RV), the [[American Standard Version]] of 1901 (ASV), and the [[Revised Standard Version]] of 1952 and 1971 (RSV)."<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Preface to the English Standard Version |url=https://www.esv.org/preface/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526061435/https://www.esv.org/preface/ |archive-date=May 26, 2020 |access-date=January 4, 2021 |website=ESV.org}}</ref>}} It describes the ESV as a translation that adheres to an "essentially literal" translation philosophy, taking into account "differences in grammar, syntax, and idiom between current literary English and the original languages."<ref name=":7" /> It also describes the ESV as a translation that "emphasizes 'word-for-word' accuracy, literary excellence, and depth of meaning."<ref name=":3" />

 

 

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