The Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) is an English translation of the Bible, originally published as the English Version for the Deaf.

The ERV was created to make reading the Bible easier for deaf people. The main goal was to use simple, easy-to-read language. The ERV has a shorter, simpler vocabulary and shorter sentences than the standard version of the Bible.

The basic idea that guided the work was that good translation is good communication. The ERV was created using this principle.

In 2004, a major revision of the translation was finished. It uses a broader vocabulary and it now uses the Greek New Testament (4th revised edition) and Novum Testament Graece (27th edition).