Official Government-sanctioned Translations, Used By The Lutheran Church of Sweden
- Gustav Vasa Bible: the original ordered by Gustav Vasa, published in 1526 (New Testament) and 1541 (complete Bible) -- this was just shortly after Martin Luther's own German translation (NT 1522 and complete Bible 1534).
- Gustav II Adolf Bible: a revision of the Gustav Vasa Bible with verses, published 1618
- Charles XII Bible: ordered by Charles XII of Sweden, published in 1703, a slight revision of Gustav Vasa's
- 1917 års bibelöversättning, (1917 Bible translation) much revised but still with a slightly antiquated language
- Bibel 2000: the latest official state church translation, including the Old Testament and Apocrypha
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