NASB 1995 / NASB 2020 Comparison

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This site offers a summary of the changes at the verse and word level. Visit each book to see the words removed and added

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Overall Stats

Area	Total	Changed	%
Verses	31103	23495	75.54%
Words - Removed	805472	56642	7.03%
Words - Added	805472	66777	8.29%

Example Changes

Verse	Text	Removed	Added
Genesis 1:21	And God created the great sea monsterscreatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, afteraccording to their kind, and every winged bird afteraccording to its kind; and God saw that it was good.	3	7
Genesis 50:26	So Joseph died at the age of one110 hundred and ten years; and hethey was embalmed him and placed him in a coffin in Egypt.	6	4
Psalm 1:1	HowBlessed blessed is the manperson who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!	3	2
Mark 10:34	TheyAnd they will mock Him and spit on Him, and scourgeflog Him and kill Him,; and three days later He will rise againfrom the dead.”	3	7
Ephesians 1:5	He predestined us to adoption as sons and daughters through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kindgood intentionpleasure of His will,	2	4
1 Timothy 1:2	To Timothy, my true childson in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.	1	2

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Book Changes

Book Name	Verses	Changed	%	Words	Changed	%
Genesis	1533	1116	72.80%	29877	3216	10.76%
Exodus	1213	886	73.04%	25471	2541	9.98%
Leviticus	859	589	68.57%	18266	1690	9.25%
Numbers	1288	966	75.00%	27314	2929	10.72%
Deuteronomy	959	814	84.88%	25550	2932	11.48%
Joshua	658	487	74.01%	14805	1438	9.71%
Judges	618	513	83.01%	16382	1780	10.87%
Ruth	85	69	81.18%	2134	215	10.07%
1 Samuel	810	708	87.41%	23095	2575	11.15%
2 Samuel	695	604	86.91%	19075	2134	11.19%
1 Kings	816	720	88.24%	22722	2598	11.43%
2 Kings	719	662	92.07%	22479	2713	12.07%
1 Chronicles	942	616	65.39%	14626	1613	11.03%
2 Chronicles	822	644	78.35%	21114	1933	9.16%
Ezra	280	192	68.57%	5961	573	9.61%
Nehemiah	406	242	59.61%	7860	726	9.24%
Esther	167	140	83.83%	4988	468	9.38%
Job	1070	760	71.03%	13444	1878	13.97%
Psalm	2461	1861	75.62%	34659	4529	13.07%
Proverbs	915	638	69.73%	11148	1488	13.35%
Ecclesiastes	222	174	78.38%	4723	576	12.20%
Song of Songs	117	80	68.38%	2076	207	9.97%
Isaiah	1292	990	76.63%	30156	3041	10.08%
Jeremiah	1364	1138	83.43%	38734	4264	11.01%
Lamentations	154	131	85.06%	3247	419	12.90%
Ezekiel	1273	1024	80.44%	33447	3681	11.01%
Daniel	357	293	82.07%	10406	996	9.57%
Hosea	197	166	84.26%	4627	491	10.61%
Joel	73	61	83.56%	1807	208	11.51%
Amos	146	132	90.41%	3995	458	11.46%
Obadiah	21	19	90.48%	615	77	12.52%
Jonah	48	45	93.75%	1295	169	13.05%
Micah	105	90	85.71%	2782	315	11.32%
Nahum	47	40	85.11%	1103	131	11.88%
Habakkuk	56	51	91.07%	1429	202	14.14%
Zephaniah	53	46	86.79%	1467	155	10.57%
Haggai	38	28	73.68%	868	72	8.29%
Zechariah	211	180	85.31%	5752	566	9.84%
Malachi	55	50	90.91%	1784	206	11.55%
Matthew	1071	748	69.84%	18354	2041	11.12%
Mark	678	501	73.89%	11964	1388	11.60%
Luke	1151	843	73.24%	20935	2282	10.90%
John	879	684	77.82%	16722	1890	11.30%
Acts	1007	713	70.80%	19168	2129	11.11%
Romans	433	258	59.58%	6409	746	11.64%
1 Corinthians	437	300	68.65%	7365	846	11.49%
2 Corinthians	257	156	60.70%	4197	416	9.91%
Galatians	149	102	68.46%	2515	269	10.70%
Ephesians	155	88	56.77%	1946	224	11.51%
Philippians	104	65	62.50%	1622	152	9.37%
Colossians	95	73	76.84%	1775	179	10.08%
1 Thessalonians	89	74	83.15%	1729	183	10.58%
2 Thessalonians	47	35	74.47%	882	82	9.30%
1 Timothy	113	73	64.60%	1766	197	11.16%
2 Timothy	83	45	54.22%	1021	99	9.70%
Titus	46	27	58.70%	560	63	11.25%
Philemon	25	12	48.00%	261	26	9.96%
Hebrews	303	202	66.67%	5139	515	10.02%
James	108	70	64.81%	1716	199	11.60%
1 Peter	105	64	60.95%	1678	139	8.28%
2 Peter	61	38	62.30%	1048	93	8.87%
1 John	105	58	55.24%	1524	161	10.56%
2 John	13	6	46.15%	172	13	7.56%
3 John	15	7	46.67%	187	16	8.56%
Jude	25	17	68.00%	506	51	10.08%
Revelation	404	271	67.08%	8707	709	8.14%

Late Manuscript - Footnoted Verse Changes

In the NASB 1995 version, these verses were included in the main text with [brackets around the text] and a footnote saying "Early mss do not include this v". In the NASB 2020, the entire verse has been moved to a footnote saying, "Last mss add (traditionally v##): the text of the verse".

Matthew 17:21	[But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”]
Matthew 18:11	[For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.]
Matthew 23:14	[Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.]
Mark 7:16	[If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”]
Mark 9:44	[where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.]
Mark 9:46	[where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.]
Mark 15:28	[And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “And He was numbered with transgressors.”]
John 5:4	for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted.]
Acts 8:37	[And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”]
Acts 15:34	[But it seemed good to Silas to remain there.]
Acts 24:7	But Lysias the commander came along, and with much violence took him out of our hands,
Acts 28:29	[When he had spoken these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.]
Romans 16:24	[The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.]