In the following pdfs you will find page samples of a few NLT text Bibles. Each pdf includes roughly the same portion of Scripture – Matthew 2. I should note that the margins are nowhere near as wide as they look at first glance. These are printer ready files, which means that they are what [...]

Scripture Zealot has posed an important question about the NLT that deserves a clear answer: Who is the NLT really translated for?
The short answer (from the Introduction to the New Living Translation):
The translators have made a conscious effort to provide a text that can be easily understood by the typical reader of modern English.
That really [...]

Mark D. Taylor
Brent Kercheville has been writing a series of blogs about his interaction with the NLT text. One of those posts is called “Tongues vs. Languages (1 Corinthians 12-14).” Brent appreciates the NLT’s use of “languages” in place of the more obscure term “tongues” in 1 Cor 12, but he expresses frustration that the [...]

By Mark D. Taylor
The issue of sentence structure in English Bibles is interesting. On the surface, one might assume that an English Bible could/should simply follow the structure of the sentences in Hebrew and Greek. But the very concept of a “sentence” differs from language to language.
Let’s look at the prologue to Romans (Rom 1:1-7) [...]

I am often asked this question. Deep down, I’m always tempted to answer “the title”. Not terribly helpful I know, but sometimes it feels that way. The real answer is a little, well really a lot more complex. There is no adhered to industry standard for what constitutes a large print or giant print Bible, [...]

Have you been wanting to try out the NLT Study Bible, but aren’t sure yet if you want to make the investment to buy it? Now you try can it out for free online.
It’s a full version of the NLT Study Bible, including the NLT Text, study notes, introductions, in-text features, and most of the [...]