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The Passion Translation
The Passion Translation (TPT) is a modern English rendering of the Bible. Its publisher describes it as a translation, while others consider it an interpretive paraphrase. As of early 2025, only the New Testament and portions of the Hebrew Bible had been completed; the entire TPT Bible is slated for completion in 2029.
The publisher names Brian Simmons as the lead translator.[better source needed] According to Simmons, he experienced a vision and then pursued a goal "to bring God's eternal truth into a highly readable heart-level expression that causes truth and love to jump out of the text and lodge inside our hearts." However, the absence of a disclosed committee for the translation, as is most common for Bible translations, has been noted. Various scholars have described the work as a solo effort, and criticized it as being unfaithful to the original manuscripts.
The work has received endorsements from some Christian leaders in the United States. However, it has also been subject to intensive scrutiny and criticism. Amid controversy, the TPT was removed in January 2022 from Bible Gateway, an online compendium of Bible translations. It remains available on the YouVersion and Logos Bible Software platforms.[citation needed]
Portions of the work were first published in 2011 by 5 Fold Media, while the current publisher, as of February 2025, is BroadStreet Publishing Group.
During a 2015 television interview, Brian Simmons asserted that in 2009 Jesus visited his room and commissioned him to write a new translation of the Bible. According to the publisher's website, his vision for the project is that people would read it and grow closer to Jesus.[citation needed]
Simmons claims to have assisted as a translator in the New Tribes Mission to the Paya-Kuna in collaboration with Wycliffe Bible Translators. A representative from Wycliffe has since stated that Simmons was never a translator. He only assisted in reading the translation to the native people, and providing feedback to the translators of how well the translation was understood by the intended audience.
The Passion Translation is primarily the work of Simmons. He states that his "work has been theologically reviewed by professionals", listing a group of people.
The New Testament was published on October 31, 2017.
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The Passion Translation
The Passion Translation (TPT) is a modern English rendering of the Bible. Its publisher describes it as a translation, while others consider it an interpretive paraphrase. As of early 2025, only the New Testament and portions of the Hebrew Bible had been completed; the entire TPT Bible is slated for completion in 2029.
The publisher names Brian Simmons as the lead translator.[better source needed] According to Simmons, he experienced a vision and then pursued a goal "to bring God's eternal truth into a highly readable heart-level expression that causes truth and love to jump out of the text and lodge inside our hearts." However, the absence of a disclosed committee for the translation, as is most common for Bible translations, has been noted. Various scholars have described the work as a solo effort, and criticized it as being unfaithful to the original manuscripts.
The work has received endorsements from some Christian leaders in the United States. However, it has also been subject to intensive scrutiny and criticism. Amid controversy, the TPT was removed in January 2022 from Bible Gateway, an online compendium of Bible translations. It remains available on the YouVersion and Logos Bible Software platforms.[citation needed]
Portions of the work were first published in 2011 by 5 Fold Media, while the current publisher, as of February 2025, is BroadStreet Publishing Group.
During a 2015 television interview, Brian Simmons asserted that in 2009 Jesus visited his room and commissioned him to write a new translation of the Bible. According to the publisher's website, his vision for the project is that people would read it and grow closer to Jesus.[citation needed]
Simmons claims to have assisted as a translator in the New Tribes Mission to the Paya-Kuna in collaboration with Wycliffe Bible Translators. A representative from Wycliffe has since stated that Simmons was never a translator. He only assisted in reading the translation to the native people, and providing feedback to the translators of how well the translation was understood by the intended audience.
The Passion Translation is primarily the work of Simmons. He states that his "work has been theologically reviewed by professionals", listing a group of people.
The New Testament was published on October 31, 2017.