Overview
The work of Paul Mallison in The Bible Unpacked is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The Scripture translations used are not licensed under a Creative Commons license and have all rights reserved (cf. copyright notices below).
The material may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-commercial purposes. Permission must be obtained from the copyright owners of the Scripture translations before the material may be used commercially or freely distributed with changes to how verses of Scripture are used.
Paul would like to thank the publishers below who allowed the use of verses from their translations. In particular he would like to thank:
- the publishers of the English Standard Version®, from which all the verses in the In-Depth Edition are taken; and
- the publishers of the NET Bible® from which a large number of the verses in the Intermediate Edition and the Comprehensive Edition are taken.
Translations from Which Verses Were Used
- Scripture quotations marked “CEV” are from the Contemporary English Version Copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
- Scripture quotations marked “ESV” are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
- Scripture quotations marked “GNT” are from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version– Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
- Scripture quotations marked “GW” are taken from God’s Word®Copyright 1995 God’s Word to the Nations. Used by permission of Baker Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
- Scripture quotations marked “ISV” are taken from the Holy Bible: International Standard Version®, Release 1.44. Copyright © 1996–2007 by The ISV Foundation of Fullerton, California USA. Used by permission of Davidson Press, LLC. All rights reserved internationally.
- Scripture quotations marked “NCV™” are taken from the New Century Version®. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
- Quotations designated “NET” are from the NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://www.bible.org/. All rights reserved. Scripture quoted by permission.
- Scripture quotations marked “NKJV” are taken from The New King James Version / Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers., Copyright © 1982. Used by permission. All rights reserved. provides help on printing the material on this website.
Translations from Which Phrases Were Quoted
Quotations of phrases or words from the following translations – as well as from most of the translations listed above – were used in comments, particularly in the In-Depth Edition.
- Scripture quotations marked “AMP” are taken from the Amplified® Bible, Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org).
- Scripture quotations marked “NASB” are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
- Scripture quotations marked “NIrV®” are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Reader’s Version®. NIrV®. Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
- Scripture quotations marked “NIV®” taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version ® NIV ®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica Inc.™. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
- Scripture quotations marked “NLT” are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
- Scripture quotations marked “NRSV” are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989 by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.