Modern English Version — Holy Bible
Charisma House / Military Bible Association
First published 2014
Modern English Version — Holy Bible
The Modern English Version (MEV) is a formal-equivalence revision of the King James Version tradition, translating from the Textus Receptus (Greek) and the Ben Chayyim Masoretic Text (Hebrew) — the same source texts used by the KJV translators. It updates the KJV's archaic language to readable modern English while preserving the theological character of the traditional text.
History & Background
Conceived by James F. Linzey, retired U.S. Army chaplain, as a military chaplaincy Bible. A team of 47 translators from diverse denominations worked on the project. The NT was completed in 2011 and the full Bible in 2014. The MEV is particularly popular in Pentecostal and charismatic circles who prefer the traditional Textus Receptus text base but desire modern English.
Canon Proximity Rating
Standard 66-book Protestant canon. Uses the traditional Textus Receptus and Ben Chayyim Masoretic text — same base as the KJV. Conservative evangelical and Pentecostal market.