Version
DEU1912
German Luther Bible 1912
King James Version
World English Bible
Italian Riveduta Bible
Reina Valera 1909
American Standard Version
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
Byzantine Majority Text
Latin Vulgate
Masoretic Text
Septuagint
Textus Receptus
Tischendorf's Critical Greek New Testament
Almeida Corrigida Fiel
Louis Segond 1910
Other Versions
German Luther Bible 1912
1912
King James Version
1611
World English Bible
2020 (completed)
Italian Riveduta Bible
1927
Reina Valera 1909
1909
American Standard Version
1901
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
1968-1976 (with later revisions)
Byzantine Majority Text
Modern critical edition of a text-type dating from 5th century CE onwards
Latin Vulgate
c. 382-405 CE (Jerome's translation/revision)
Masoretic Text
c. 7th-10th centuries CE (Masoretes); Textual tradition dates back earlier
Septuagint
c. 3rd-2nd centuries BCE
Textus Receptus
1516-1633 (Erasmus to Elzevir editions)
Tischendorf's Critical Greek New Testament
1869-1872 (8th Edition)
Almeida Corrigida Fiel
1628-1691 (original), 2007 (ACF correction)
Louis Segond 1910
1910
Publisher
German Protestant church bodies (revision committee)
Date
1912
The Lutherbibel 1912 is an official revision of Martin Luther's seminal German Bible translation. Luther's original work (NT 1522, Full Bible 1534) profoundly shaped the German language and the Protestant Reformation.
An updated version of Luther's highly influential translation, aiming to balance faithfulness to the original languages and Luther's style with improved readability for contemporary Germans.
This version represents one of several official revisions (others include 1892, 1984, 2017) undertaken to modernize the language and incorporate textual scholarship while preserving the character of Luther's work for early 20th-century readers.
Masoretic Text
Primary source for the Old Testament (underlying Luther's original translation, likely consulted for revision)
Textus Receptus
Primary source for the New Testament (underlying Luther's original translation, likely consulted for revision)
Septuagint
Reference source for the Old Testament (underlying Luther's original translation)
Latin Vulgate
Reference source for the Old Testament (underlying Luther's original translation)
The 1912 revision was an official update intended to maintain the authority and usability of the Luther Bible tradition. It reflects early 20th-century textual scholarship while respecting the legacy of Luther's translation. Its trustworthiness is linked to the reliability of its underlying sources (primarily MT and TR) and the scholarly standards of the revision committee.