In this entry I list the changes in Paul's epistles between the 2001 and 2007 editions of the English Standard Version.

I look forward to your thoughts in the comments below, and I promise to revisit some of these specific passages in a future post, perhaps in a formal review of the 2007 ESV.

 

	2001 ESV	2007 ESV
Rom 1:23	and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.	and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
Rom 2:2	We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who do such things.	We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things.
Rom 2:3	Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who do such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God	Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God?
Rom 3:30	since God is one. He will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.	since God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
Rom 4:5	And to the one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,	And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,
Rom 5:17	If, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.	For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
Rom 6:12	Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions.	Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.
Rom 6:20	When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.	For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
Rom 6:21	But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those things is death.	But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
Rom 7:2	Thus a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage.	For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage
Rom 7:6	But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve not under the old written code but in the new life of the Spirit.	But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code.
Rom 7:7	What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”	What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”
Rom 7:8	But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. Apart from the law, sin lies dead.	But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead.
Rom 7:15	I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.	For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.
Rom 8:6	To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.	For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
Rom 8:21	that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.	that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
Rom 9:10	And not only so, but also when Rebecca had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac,	And not only so, but salso when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac,
Rom 9:11	though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of his call—	though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God’s purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls—
Rom 9:21	Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honored use and another for dishonorable use?	Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?
Rom 10:2	I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.	For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
Rom 10:3	For, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.	For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
Rom 10:12	For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.	For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
Rom 10:14	But how are they to call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard?* And how are they to hear without someone preaching?	How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
Rom 11:20	That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but stand in awe.	That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear.
Rom 11:25	Lest you be wise in your own conceits, I want you to understand this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.	Lest you be wise in your own sight, I want you to understand this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
Rom 11:30	Just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,	For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,
Rom 12:16	Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be conceited.	Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.Never be wise in your own sight.
Rom 13:6	For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.	For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing.
Rom 13:9	The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”	For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Rom 14:8	If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.	For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.
Rom 15:27	They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings.	For they were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings.
1 Cor 1:30	He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom and our righteousness and sanctification and redemption.	And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
1 Cor 1:31	Therefore, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”	so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
1 Cor 4:4	I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me.	For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me.
1 Cor 6:9	Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,	Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,
1 Cor 7:9	But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.	But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
1 Cor 7:16	Wife, how do you know whether you will save your husband? Husband, how do you know whether you will save your wife?	For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
1 Cor 9:17	For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.	For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.
1 Cor 9:24	Do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.	Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.
1 Cor 10:1	I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,	For I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,
1 Cor 11:5	but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as if her head were shaven.	but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven.
1 Cor 11:27	Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord.	Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord.
1 Cor 12:8	To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,	For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
1 Cor 15:19	If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.	If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
1 Cor 15:30	Why am I in danger every hour?	Why are we in danger every hour?
2 Cor 2:10	Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,	Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,
2 Cor 4:16	So we do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.	So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
2 Cor 4:17	For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,	For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
2 Cor 5:1	For we know that if the tent, which is our earthly home, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.	For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 Cor 8:3	For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own free will,	For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord,
2 Cor 8:13	I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness	For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness
2 Cor 9:3	But I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove vain in this matter, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be.	But I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be.
2 Cor 9:7	Each one must give as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.	Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Cor 9:11	You will be enriched in every way for all your generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.	You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
2 Cor 10:14	For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. We were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ.	For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you. For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ.
2 Cor 11:2	I feel a divine jealousy for you, for I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.	For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
2 Cor 11:5	I consider that I am not in the least inferior to these super-apostles.	Indeed, I consider that I am not in the least inferior to these super-apostles.
2 Cor 12:7	So to keep me from being too elated by the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from being too elated.	So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations,a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.
Gal 2:21	I do not nullify the grace of God, for if justification were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.	I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
Gal 3:28	There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.	There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Eph 1:5	he predestined us for adoption through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,	he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
Eph 2:15	by abolishing the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,	by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,
Eph 4:9	In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth?	In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth?
Eph 4:11	And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,	And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
Eph 5:7	Therefore do not associate with them;	Therefore do not become partners with them;
Eph 5:19	addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart,	addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
Phil 2:21	They all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.	For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
Phil 3:3	For we are the real circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh—	For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh—
Col 3:12	Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,	Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,
Col 4:5	Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.	Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
1 Thess 4:1	Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to live and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.	Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more.
1 Tim 1:3	As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine,	As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine,
1 Tim 1:11	in accordance with the glorious gospel of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.	in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.
1 Tim 3:15	if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of truth.	if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.
1 Tim 4:15	Practice these things, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress.	Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress.
1 Tim 5:1	Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father. Treat younger men like brothers,	Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers,
1 Tim 5:2	older women like mothers, younger women like sisters, in all purity.	older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.
1 Tim 5:16	If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are really widows.	If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows.
2 Tim 2:26	and they may escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.	and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
Phlm 5	because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints,	because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints,
Phlm 14	but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own free will.	but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord.

See also:
• Genesis - Deuteronomy
• Joshua - Esther
• Job - Song of Solomon
• Isaiah - Malachi
• Matthew - Acts
• Hebrews - Revelation

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