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Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version (FSV) is the first ever literary-liturgical version of the New Testament in the Filipino language, designed to perpetuate the rich liturgical heritage of Church worship. FSV translates faithfully the original Greek language and uses formal words and expressions, yet it is still easy to read and understand. This translation is appropriate not just for congregational reading in the church, but also for easy memorization and for a deep study of the Bible.

Quotation Rights:
The FSV text may be quoted (in written, visual, or electronic form) without requesting permission from the Philippine Bible Society provided that the number of verses does not exceed five hundred (500) and that the verses quoted represent less than half a complete book of the Bible. In all other cases, the user must first get permission from the Philippine Bible Society. Permission requests must be directed to: translations@bible.org.ph.

Acknowledgment must appear as follows on the copyright page of printed works using the FSV text, or in a corresponding location when the FSV is quoted in other media:
“Scripture texts are from the Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version © 2009 Philippine Bible Society, used with permission.”

When quotations from the FSV are used for non-commercial or non-saleable media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, posters, presentation slides, and similar formats, a complete copyright acknowledgment is not required, but the initials “FSV” must appear at the end of the quotation.