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The NLT on YouVersion

The NLT made its debut on YouVersion yesterday. YouVersion self-describes as “A revolutionary online Bible that enables community and collaboration like never before.” Sam Duregger announced the update on the YouVersion blog yesterday and it has been fun to watch the response in the form of dozens of enthusiastic tweets from YouVersion users. If you [...]

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Proverbs 31 Women read the Chronological Bible

Last month, Wendy Pope of Proverbs 31 Ministries shared her story of accomplishing her goal of reading through the Bible with the One Year Chronological Bible in the NLT. Wendy says: “The Bible my husband gave me was unlike any Bible I had ever seen. It was a Chronological Bible written in the New Living [...]

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The Intended Audience of the NLT

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 [...]

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