I hope when this article is read in 10 years time there will be plenty of good free translations to recommend. For now, I recommend just one: The Berean Standard Bible (BSB). It is the first modern English translation to be translated straight from the original languages, overseen by scholars, and dedicated to the public domain. Which means you can use it however you need to, without breaking any rules. You are probably not familiar with it because it was only freed from copyright this year (2023).=> https://ministrywatch.com/amp/bible-publishers-stewards-or-gatekeepers/

but that was a COPY of the article … the original article is the same but better illustrated and with footnotes!!!

=> https://sellingjesus.org/articles/bible-publishers

EVEN MORE INFO ON THIS:

Here is a chart of 20 popular Bible Translations and how each one deals with 12 possible restrictions:

=> Is It Legal to Share God’s Word?

Here is a website that is providing a way to find freely given Christian Resources including Bibles:

=> Freely Giving

And after working on the project for over 15 years, it is now possible to make it freely available thanks to the Berean Standard Bible being free for public use. This is the Bible text with sentences and phrases that relate to Joy already highlighted in blue PLUS those relating to Obedience pre-highlighted in red (and text that combines or intertwines both Joy and Obedience are highlighted in purple):

=> Joy Obedience Bible