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What Bible translations are recommended by Focus on the Family? Question
I heard that Focus on the Family doesn't recommend gender-neutral Bible translations. What translations does Focus recommend?
Answer
Since Focus does not employ textual or translation experts, we have relied on outside scholars for advice regarding Bible translations -- notably the conservative leaders who signed the Colorado Springs Guidelines for Translation (this link will take you to The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood organization's Web site) in 1997.
Based on their input, we use or recommend the following Bible versions:
Gender-Specific Translations
Essentially Literal, "word-for-word" translations:
NLV New Life Version KJV King James Version NKJV New King James Version NASB New American Standard Bible ESV English Standard Version AMP Amplified Bible HCSB Holman Christian Standard Bible RSV Revised Standard Version
Dynamic Equivalence, "phrase-for-phrase" translations:
NIV New International Version NIrV New International Reader's Version (1998 Revision)
Gender-Specific Paraphrases* (culturally adapted imaginative renderings of the Bible)
LB The Living Bible -- Paraphrased by Kenneth Taylor TLB The Living Bible MSG The Message by Eugene Peterson
* Please note that if a paraphrase is used, it should always be in conjunction with one or more of the above "regular" Bible translations. Paraphrases can be helpful as a form of commentary or for inspiration, but they should not be one's only source of reading.
Gender-Neutral Translations
Focus on the Family does NOT use or recommend the following gender-neutral Bibles:
TNIV Today's New International Version NLT New Living Translation NRSV New Revised Standard Version NCV New Century Version CEV Contemporary English Version GW God's Word NIVI New International Version Inclusive Language Edition
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