Revised Version Revised Version The Revised Version (RV) or English Revised Version (ERV) of the Bible is a late 19th-century British revision of the King James Version. It was the first and remains the only officially authorised and recognised revision of the King James Version in Britain. The work was entrusted to over 50 scholars from various denominations in Britain. American scholars were invited to co-operate, by correspondence. The New Testament was published in 1881, the Old Testament in 1885, and the Apocrypha in 1894. The best known of the translation committee members were Brooke Foss Westcott and Fenton John Anthony Hort;
Bible translations into the languages of the Philippines Tagalog. Most Protestant denominations use the New International Version of the Bible, as English is the official language of the Philippines. However, Mainline Protestant denominations in the Philippines tend to prefer the "Magandang Balita Biblia" (Good News Bible). The Iglesia ni Cristo also uses the same translation. Jehovah's Witnesses use their own translation of the Bible, the "New World Translation", published in Tagalog, as well as Cebuano and Hiligaynon. Other languages of the Philippines: Bible translations into the languages of the Philippines The Filipino language, based on the Tagalog language (the major dialect), is the national language of the Philippines.