GNT
Thought-for-ThoughtTranslation profile
Good News Translation
GNT
How it translates, how hard it is to read, where it came from, and what makes it distinctive.
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The short version
GNT puts the meaning into natural modern English.
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Translation approach
GNT puts the meaning into natural modern English. This guide lists this as Thought-for-Thought.
Reading difficulty
Easier modern English. This guide lists grade 6.
What makes it distinctive
Endorsed by many evangelistic and denominational groups.
How it translates
Translation approach: . GNT puts the meaning into natural modern English.
Scholars translate the meaning of each thought. This is how most non-biblical translation for modern books is done. This method is also called functional (or dynamic) equivalence.
Reading level
Easier modern English. This guide lists grade 6. Reading level does not measure accuracy.
Where it came from
This guide does not list an English Bible lineage for this translation.
First listed 1976, revised in 1992.
Text and source listings
Old Testament:
New Testament: United Bible Societies
What makes it distinctive
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Why this translation exists
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Before it
This guide does not list an earlier English Bible in this translation’s lineage field.
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Why it was created
To provide a Bible for non-native English speakers.
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How it translates
Thought-for-Thought. Scholars translate the meaning of each thought. This is how most non-biblical translation for modern books is done. This method is also called functional (or dynamic) equivalence.
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Where it sits
Thought-for-Thought · Grade 6 · First released 1976 (Modern English).
See it in action
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Sample verses
Jesus said to them, “Come with me, and I will teach you to catch people.”
16 For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to be its judge, but to be its savior.