The NET Bible ® (acronym for New English Translation) is a free, on-line English translation of the Bible, sponsored by the Biblical Studies Foundation (aka Bible.org).

The New English Translation, like the NIV, is a completely new translation of the Bible and not an update or revision of an older one like the ESV. The translation and extensive notes were undertaken by twenty biblical scholars who worked directly from the best currently available Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts. It was conceived initially in November 1995 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the US at the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. Many of those involved in the initial discussions of the project eventually became part of the translation team. The translation itself claims to be non-sectarian and evangelical.

The translation project originally started as an attempt to provide a digital version of a modern translation over the Internet and on CD-ROM without cost for the user.

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