All translations
NLT · 1996
New Living Translation
A thought-for-thought translation prized for readability.
- Publisher
- Tyndale House
- Text base
- NA28 / BHS
- Philosophy
- Dynamic Equivalence
- Reading level
- 6th grade
Strengths
- Highly readable
- Great for first-time readers
- Communicates meaning clearly
Textual issues & criticisms
Interpretive
Issue
Chooses one meaning where the original is ambiguous.
Loses concordance
Issue
Same Greek word rendered many ways, complicating word studies.
Divine names in this translation
YHWH — the Tetragrammaton
Rendered as LORD
Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh — I AM WHO I AM
Rendered as I AM WHO I AM — Footnote: 'or I WILL BE WHAT I WILL BE'.
Elohim
Rendered as God (capital G); 'gods' when referring to others
Adonai
Rendered as Sovereign LORD
El Shaddai
Rendered as El-Shaddai
El Elyon and the El names
Rendered as God Most High
YHWH Sabaoth — LORD of Hosts
Rendered as LORD of Heaven's Armies
Yah
Rendered as LORD
Messiah / Christos
Rendered as Messiah / Christ
Abba
Rendered as 'Abba, Father'