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Common English Bible

  • The Common English Bible and the use of “Human One”

    The “Human One” Explained from Common English Bible on Vimeo. Read more

  • Teetering on the Brink of Death

    The more I am able to walk through the Common English Bible, the more I enjoy some of the phrases. Here is a comparison of Rev. 3:2 2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. (NIV2011) 2 Wake up and strengthen… Read more

  • The CEB and Translation Process in the Internet Age

    The other day I wrote a post on some interesting ways the Common English Bible decided not to go with gender neutral language in 1 John. I’m always interested in the choices taken, but I thought that was just a spot that had been missed. The NIV2011 was gender neutral in those same two verses.… Read more

  • The CEB and NIV2011 — Comparison in 1 John

    Going through 1 John this past week in our Wednesday Bible study I found these verses to be interesting. It will probably be something the Common English Bible folks will pick up and probably revise in later printings. I know it takes several years to get translation “kinks” worked out. I’m sure the NIV2011 will… Read more

  • The NIV Study Bible

    A couple of quick thoughts HERE and HERE as the NIV is getting things updated with all their Bibles. While I am not a fan of study Bibles, I am glad to see Zondervan moving away from 1984 and into 2011. Currently I am tooling around a hard copy of the Common English Bible and… Read more

  • CEB and Getting Drunk

    Headlines are everything. This post gives some insight into how the Common English Bible brings out the emphasis in Eph. 5:18-21 on being “filled with the Spirit” rather than being drunk on wine. It is about the transformed life. Some good thoughts. Read more

  • Translations in the Digital Age

    I was teaching on Bible translation this weekend and mentioned my encounter with the Common English Bible and the translation of the Holy Spirit in Rom. 8:26 as “it.” The CEB said they would change it back to “he” or “himself” in the third print edition and then make the change soon on the digital… Read more

  • A Comparison of the CEB and NIV 2011

    I keep trying out the Common English Bible because it has the Apocrypha and the language is a bit easier to read. But then I find times when I am comparing with the NIV 2011, which is still my favorite. (If only they had stepped up and boldly put out an edition with the Apocrypha!)… Read more

  • The Common English Bible and the Age of Internet Reaction

    This is amazing. I sent a note to the CEB folks about the dislike over the use of “it” referring to the Spirit in Romans 8:26. (It was our reading for Sunday morning.) I got an initial response quickly (maybe 30 minutes) telling me the history of the translation decision on that verse. Also, they… Read more

  • The Spirit of “It”

    I made a quick note yesterday that I can’t endorse the Common English Bible because of the use of “it” in reference to the Spirit in Romans 8. I checked the e-reader version and the online version. Both read that way. When the CEB states in their purpose that they will keep the pronouns of… Read more