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The Standard of Measure
24 He said to them, “Listen carefully! God will evaluate you with the same standard you use to evaluate others. Indeed, you will receive even more. 25 Those who have will receive more, but as for those who don’t have, even what they don’t have will be taken away from them.” (Mark 4:24-25, CEB) 24 “Consider carefully what you hear,”…
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Translation Process for the Common English Bible
David Peterson – CEB Translator Luncheon SBL 2011 from Common English Bible on Vimeo.
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Lenten Passages for Devotions
Follow Lenten readings HERE from the Common English Bible team.
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No Guts, No Glory… and It’s in the Bible!
My familiarity with the 66 books of the Protestant Canon are what keep me a bit “leery” of the Common English Bible. (Leery isn’t a good word, but there is something that keeps me from diving full into the CEB.) The familiar phrases and cadences of the Bible are with me. I have grown up with the Word. I think…
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Consider These Numbers
The Super Bowl last week garnered a record number of viewers in the U.S. : 111.3 million. Hundreds of players in the NFL train year round for the opportunity to square off on television’s biggest stage. Only two teams and few dozen players will make that stage. One team walks off the LOSER. But they train like maniacs for months…
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Lent is Two Weeks Away
Ash Wednesday is only two weeks away. As we enter into this time of reflection on the church calendar, the Common English Bible has once again come up with great resources. Check out THIS NEWS RELEASE for more information. Use these resources in your churches or for your study groups or even for personal time.
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Is He Indignant or Moved by Compassion?
I am a confessed translation junkie. As I read the Common English Bible and the NIV, I come across different ways certain phrases are turned. Mark 1:41 is a good example. The leper comes to Christ and says, “If you are willing you can make me clean.” The response is so interesting. CEB: 41 Incensed,[a] Jesus reached out his hand,…
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From Sorcerer to Magic Arts to Drug Users
The end of Revelation is one of my favorite places to camp. I honestly love the entire Book of Revelation if I can read through it without the voices in my head. (You know: Tim LaHaye, Jack VanImpe, Hal Lindsey, etc.) In Rev. 22:15 I noticed different ways translations have tackled the Greek word pharmakos over the years. Last night…
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James 2:1 in the CEB and the NRSV
I looked at James 2:1 in the Common English Bible and found it to be interesting because the phrase “deny the faithfulness of our Lord Jesus Christ” was not in the NIV or ESV. Is the connotation there? If we are showing favoritism, are we denying the faithfulness of Christ? My brothers and sisters, when you show favoritism you deny the…
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Common English Bible Sales
I am part of the Common English Bible Advent Blog Tour and have spent the last month reflecting on Advent using the Common English Bible. This report is showing the Common English Bible is off to a strong start in sales. For all the great discussion we’ve been having on what we like and don’t like about the CEB, it…
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