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And why? They went for the darkness because they were not really interested in pleasing God. But anyone working and living in truth and reality welcomes God-light so the work can be seen for the God-work it is. You must understand that God has not sent his Son into the world to pass sentence upon it, but to save it—through him.

Any man who believes in him is not judged at all. This is the judgment—that light has entered the world and men have preferred darkness to light because their deeds are evil. Anybody who does wrong hates the light and keeps away from it, for fear his deeds may be exposed.

But anybody who is living by the truth will come to the light to make it plain that all he has done has been done through God. Phillips strikes a nice balance between elegance and readability? It is highly readable without compromising accuracy to the breaking point. That said, it still makes a better devotional Bible than Study Bible due to it's lack of verse indicators as well as it's more vernacular translation philosophy and style.

It also suffers from nearly a complete lack of live links. For example, the Table of Contents only has link to sections "The Gospel", "Letters to Young Churches" but not individual books, let alone chapters. Overall, the Kindle edition that I read seems so slapped together and sloppy that it's as if someone OCR'd the paper edition threw in a few links and then walked away. A translation this fine deserves better! One of the best translations ever.

Easy to read and understand. Faithful to the text. Was once the most popular choice of Youth for Christ or Campus Life youths across the country. Phillips wrote several books as well, and a shorter Old Testament book called Four Prophets. He was well known to radio audiences in the 's and was one of the most sought after speakers.

I have read this translation many times, and have just finished again for I recommend it to anyone seeking to understan One of the best translations ever.

I recommend it to anyone seeking to understand and learn from the Gospels, Paul's writings, along with Peter's and John's and an unknown author of Hebrews, possibly Apollos. Luke, a doctor, is considered the author of both his own Gospel account of Jesus and of the Acts of the Apostles also just known as Acts.

All together, this gives life and great spiritual insight as the Word of God. Apr 26, Rachel rated it it was amazing Shelves: nonfiction , aown-it , theology , humor. This is probably my favorite translation I've read so far. It's immediate and relatable but doesn't feel dumbed-down or too casual.

My fondness for this translation may or may not be affected by the discovery of a four-leaf clover pressed inside this particular library-book-sale edition. My one issue is that I don't like when they have paragraphs and don't mark the individual verses. I am not sold by the argument that it makes reading smoother, and it causes more problems than it solves, in my o This is probably my favorite translation I've read so far.

I am not sold by the argument that it makes reading smoother, and it causes more problems than it solves, in my opinion. But, hooray for J. Phillips and his intimate familiarity with these words and ideas. I wish he had done the Old Testament.

Dec 03, UChicagoLaw added it Shelves: faculty-recommendations , faculty-recommendations. Highly recommended to Jews, Muslims, and those of non-Christian faith who have never looked at it. Phil translation! It can be difficult for to understand the Bible. This translation was great! After reading it I can go back to my original Bible with new depth of understanding. May 06, Douglas Wilson rated it it was amazing Shelves: scripture.

Also read in May of One of my favorite translations. Sep 22, Peter rated it really liked it. When I started high school in England in the mid s I was presented with a copy of this book in its 'for schools' format. I still have that copy today and have recently purchased this edition so that I can have the benefit of reading it while keeping my old copy in reasonable order. It was used in our divinity classes which most of my friends treated as a lark around period and tried to send the RE teacher off on tangents by asking him mischievous leading questions on unrelated subjects.

He w When I started high school in England in the mid s I was presented with a copy of this book in its 'for schools' format. He was a good-natured man who often obliged them. Back to the book: Reading the King James version can be difficult for young and older people and this edition puts the text in plain modern ish language and largely removes the mystique of the Jacobean literary style, giving the message a more simple expression.

I long had a problem with the KJV language, which also often seemed to appear in poetry with a spiritual intent, but I seem to have gotten over that with time. The reason for four stars is that some of the 'thee and thou' is retained in sections of the text for some reason which still irritates me a little if I let it.

I love this book partly because it is a presence in my earlier years but also because the teaching is clear and very easy to read and understand. Jul 14, Classic reverie rated it it was amazing Shelves: religious-element-predominance. This is my first time reading The Bible completely through and will start again with the Old Testament first.

I found Revelations harder to understand and a Bible study with that chapter would be really helpful. During my youthful studies we never read The Bible in its entirety but we were giving certain areas to study. I did not read this edition. Aug 31, Stephen Bedard rated it it was amazing. A nice translation of the New Testament.

In many ways, it is an older version of the Message. Sep 18, Cheryl Gatling added it. One turns to "modern" translations of the Bible with the hope that words that have become somewhat dry and stale through much repetition will suddenly appear new and fresh. In that I was mostly disappointed. There are occasional turns of phrase that are striking, but for the most part, this is the familiar old Bible as I know it.

Learning the background of the book, that was not surprising. Phillips began writing his own translation of the "Letters to Young Churches" during the Blitz. He thought One turns to "modern" translations of the Bible with the hope that words that have become somewhat dry and stale through much repetition will suddenly appear new and fresh.

He thought that young Britons, who were enduring a dangerous time, would take courage from words addressed to the early Christians, who were themselves facing death and hardship. But the young Britons he knew had trouble understanding the old-fashioned language of the Bible they were then reading. He translated it into the language of s England, which was itself pretty formal, hardly hip by today's standards. Also Phillips says that once he realized that people were using his New Testament for serious Bible study, he decided to make it more of a translation, and less of a paraphrase.

He "cleaned up" some of the looser language. In addition, quotes from the Old Testament are included in their archaic forms, with "dosts" and "shalts. Jul 29, Charmaine rated it it was amazing Shelves: religion. This is a wonderful, illuminating translation of the New Testament that left me wanting to read it again and again. Because it is written in prose form without verse numbers, it flows and seems to move along rapidly. I found it particularly helpful in understanding Paul's epistles.

For example, compare this translation of I Corinthians "This love of which I speak is slow to lose patience--it looks for a way of being constructive. It is not possessive: it is neither anxious to impress nor This is a wonderful, illuminating translation of the New Testament that left me wanting to read it again and again. It is not possessive: it is neither anxious to impress nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its own importance. Love has good manners and does not pursue selfish advantage.

It is not touchy. It does not keep account of evil or gloat over the wickedness of other people. On the contrary, it shares the joy of those who live by the truth. Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its rust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. Love never fails. A couple quotes can sum up this book. The book is about the mission and work of the Son of God "Christ Jesus entered the world to rescue sinners. In the past you were not 'a people' at all: now you are the people of God.

In the past you had no experience of his mercy, but now it is intimately yours. This translation is delightful to read as it is homey and thought-provoking, even on familiar passages. Jan 02, Ryan rated it it was amazing Shelves: sunday-reading. I highly recommend the Phillips translation as a "reader's edition.

The more familiar language also makes it easier to keep track of Paul's arguments over the course of a whole letter. I tried to read the Pauline Epistles in chronological order rather than order of length as they are included in the canon but I kept track poo I highly recommend the Phillips translation as a "reader's edition.

I tried to read the Pauline Epistles in chronological order rather than order of length as they are included in the canon but I kept track poorly and got confused. I also tried to read this book along with several NT commentaries. I'll come back in for Sunday School. Shelves: religion. Although I've two religion degrees, my meagre Greek has all been self-taught. The results being negligible I've had to rely on lexicons and the work of other translators when performing exegeses.

Consequently I've long been in the market for competent translations of the bible and other ancient texts, picking this one up while I lived in New York City and employing it, along with other translations, for exegetical projects. View all 4 comments. Aug 29, Stacey rated it it was amazing Shelves: christianity. I wanted to read this translation because Elisabeth Elliot frequently referenced it as does Alistair Begg on occasion.

It is interesting how the unfamiliar writing of familiar passages brightens my understanding, but I do miss my NKJV. Other traditions place the Transfiguration to the south, on Mount Tabor. The epileptic boy would then have been healed in the Galilee area.

Mt Then to avoid the dangers in Judea, he remains in Galilee Jn There he blesses the little children Mt , Mk ; Lk and speaks to the rich young man Mt ; Mk ; Lk Passing through Jericho he heals one or two blind men Mt ; Mk ; Lk and converts Zacchaeus the tax collector Lk Each night he returns to Bethany Mt ; Mk ;19; Lk The plots to arrest and have him killed progress Part He describes the end-times and his return Part 22 ; is possibly anointed at this time at Bethany Part 23 ; and Judas Iscariot decides to betray him Part There in the Garden of Gethsemane as he prays , the disciples fall asleep Mt ; Mk ; Lk