Matthew
1 1This is the written record of Jesus the Messiah*, the son of David, the son of Abraham, beginning with the family line: |
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1 1This is the beginning of the good news about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2As the prophet Isaiah wrote, “Look, I’m sending my messenger on ahead of you to prepare the way for you. 3A voice shouts in the desert, ‘Prepare the Lord’s way, make the roads straight for him.’” |
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1 1In the beginning the Word already was. The Word was together with God, and the Word was God. 2From the very beginning he was with God. 3 Everything came into existence through him; nothing was made without him. 4In him was life, the life that is the light of humanity. 5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not snuffed it out.* |
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First John 11This is all about the Word of Life that was there from the beginning, that we have heard, that we have seen with our own eyes and stared at, and that our hands have touched.* 2This Life was revealed, which we saw and give evidence about, and which we announce to you. This is the One who is Eternal Life, who was with the Father, and who was revealed to us. 3What we have seen and heard we’re now explaining to you as well, so that you may also share in this together* with us—in fact this sharing community is together with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4We’re writing about this to you to make our happiness complete. |
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Written by Jonathan Gallagher
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A few introductory thoughts So many different English translations are available that it might seem redundant to add another. A few comments are clearly appropriate. Some while ago a couple of visitors came to our regular Bible study. They were working on a project that required use of the whole Bible. When they went to the different Bible publishers, they quickly discovered that all modern English versions are subject to copyright. In many cases this is not a problem because permission is readily granted for the use of a few verses without charge. However to use the whole Bible requires a license fee of tens of thousands of dollars. Added to that is the fact that by reason of the copyright issues, free versions of the Bible on the Internet etc are limited to older versions that are now out of copyright, such as the King James Version. The most recent of these is the ASV of 1901, however this was mainly based on the RV of 1881 so its vocabulary is far from modern, still using thee and thous, shouldest and wouldests, and damsels… Checking on the Internet revealed a few current projects that aimed towards a copyright-free Bible. Ebible is using the ASV as a base, updating its English—which is very much second best to a new modern English translation. One of the most interesting projects is the Wikiproject Wiki Bible that follows on from the very successful and much used Wikipedia. This is an Internet community project, and anyone can go in and make edits etc. However this project is still in progress with very few Bible books translated to date. I have become involved in this and contributed some basic translations of the gospels. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 July 2009 16:08 |
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Please note, although the Freedom Bible Version is "free," that does not mean that it has no restrictions on use. It is supplied as a resource for all to use, with attribution, not for profit or commercial use, and not to be changed. Please use the link below to better understand what is/is not "appropriate." Email:
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I would like to express my appreciation to those who have provided support and encouragement for this project, including Susan and Tim Szutz, Jennifer and William Zittrich, Cherie and Garry Kirk, Rosalyn and Graham Maxwell, Brenna and Paul Jacobsen, and many more. I am particularly indebted to Lori Tarr, Bill Church, Frank Blewitt, Elissa Kido, Melissa Brotton, Kerre and Doug Ziprick, and others who have kindly read through drafts of the FBV and provided comments and edits. |
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