{"id":5374,"date":"2021-08-05T19:32:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T19:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpmu.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/?p=5374"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:17:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:17:54","slug":"new-living-translation-principle-1-precision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/2021\/08\/05\/new-living-translation-principle-1-precision\/","title":{"rendered":"New Living Translation Principle 1: Precision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/Untitled-design-2021-08-05T121030.703-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5377\" width=\"178\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Untitled-design-2021-08-05T121030.703-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Untitled-design-2021-08-05T121030.703-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Untitled-design-2021-08-05T121030.703-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Untitled-design-2021-08-05T121030.703-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Untitled-design-2021-08-05T121030.703.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of us have been made to believe that trustworthy English Bible translations must always match the words and sentence structures of the original languages. But actually, a translation that truly did that would be largely unintelligible in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New Living Translation conveys the precise meaning of the original languages. It will help you understand what the Bible says in today\u2019s English with the same clarity as those who once read it in the original languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure you read a translation that you can understand. It will connect you to God and change your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/2021\/08\/04\/understanding-the-bible-changes-everything\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn about all the principles.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/NLT_WhyNLT_IG_Stories2-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5408\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/08\/NLT_WhyNLT_IG_Stories2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wpmu.azurewebsites.net\/nlt\/?attachment_id=5408\" class=\"wp-image-5408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/nlt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/NLT_WhyNLT_IG_Stories2-576x1024.jpg 576w, 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