New Living Translation

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The New Living Translation is a modern English Bible version known for its clear, readable, thought-for-thought rendering of the original biblical texts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible translation
English Bible version
abbreviation NLT
basisOfTranslation Aramaic manuscripts
Greek manuscripts
Hebrew manuscripts
comparedWith English Standard Version
New International Version
New Revised Standard Version
contains New Testament
Old Testament
copyrightHolder Tyndale House Foundation
countryOfOrigin United States
derivedFrom The Living Bible
digitalAvailability Bible apps
online Bible websites
firstPublicationYear 1996
hasEdition audio Bible editions
children’s editions
devotional editions
study Bible editions
hasRevision 2004 revision
2007 revision
2013 revision
language English
marketPosition one of the best-selling English Bible translations
notableFeature aims for natural English style
extensive footnotes in many editions
gender-accurate language in many contexts
uses contemporary idioms
publisher Tyndale House Publishers
purpose clarity
contemporary language
readability
readingLevel approximately middle-school level
religiousTradition Evangelical Protestant
scriptureRange Protestant 66-book canon
targetAudience English-as-second-language readers
general Christian readership
new Bible readers
textType modern English
translationApproach committee translation
translationPhilosophy dynamic equivalence
thought-for-thought
translationTeam over 90 evangelical scholars
usedIn church services
evangelism
personal Bible study
public reading


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