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The Passion Translation
Modern paraphrase/translation of parts of the Bible
The Passion Translation
The Passion Translation (TPT) is a modern English rendering of the Bible which has garnered controversy. Its publisher describes it as a translation, while others consider it an interpretive paraphrase. As of early 2025, only the New Testament and portions of the Hebrew Bible had been completed; the entire TPT Bible is slated for completion in 2029. The publisher names Brian Simmons as the lead translator. According to Simmons, he experienced a vision and then pursued a goal "to bring God's eternal truth into a highly readable heart-level expression that causes truth and love to jump out of the text and lodge inside our hearts." However, the absence of a disclosed committee for the translation, as is most common for Bible translations, has been noted. Various scholars have described the work as a solo effort, and criticized it as being unfaithful to the original manuscripts. The work has received endorsements from some Christian leaders in the United States. However, it has also been subject...
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