About the New English Translation (NET)
The NET is the newest complete translation of the original biblical languages into English. In the mid-1990s, a multi-denominational team of more than twenty-five of the world’s foremost biblical scholars gathered around the shared vision of creating an English Bible translation that could overcome old challenges and boldly open the door for new possibilities. With the first edition completed in 2001, ongoing revisions based on scholarly and user feedback in 2003 and 2005, and a major update reaching its final stages in 2019, the NET’s unique translation process has yielded a beautiful, faithful English Bible for the worldwide church today.
FAITHFUL. CLEAR. ACCOUNTABLE.
Faithfulness to the Text.
At the very core of the New English Translation (NET) lies a commitment to accuracy and faithfulness in translation. Developed by a multi-denominational team of over twenty-five leading biblical scholars, the NET aims to address old challenges and introduce new possibilities in Bible translation. It emphasizes the steadfast rendering of the original languages, balancing scholarly integrity with reverence for the sacred text, resulting in an inviting, faithful English translation for the worldwide church today.
Commitment to Clarity.
The NET overcomes one of the biggest challenges facing any Bible translation: the tension between accuracy and readability. If you’ve spent more than a few minutes researching English versions of the Bible, you’ve probably come across a “translation spectrum”—a simple chart with the most wooden-but-precise translations on the far left (representing a word-for-word translation approach), and the looser-but-easier-to-read translations and paraphrases on the far right (a thought-for-thought translation approach). With its balanced, easy-to-understand English text paired with translators’ notes that reveal phenomenal detail at a precise grammatical level, the NET ensures you can forever leave behind the choice between “readable” and “accurate” and enjoy a clear Bible reading experience.
Unprecedented Accountability.
Bible translation usually happens behind closed doors—few outside the translation committee get to see the complex decisions underlying the words that appear in their English Bibles. But with the NET you are invited to the process.
The NET translators filtered every question and suggestion through the very best in biblical linguistics, textual criticism, and their unswerving commitment to following the text wherever it leads. The NET’s uniquely transparent, accountable translation process has been crystalized in the most extensive set of Bible translators’ notes ever created. Nearly 60,000 notes highlight every major decision, outline alternative views, and explain difficult or nontraditional renderings, placing the NET Bible in a class of its own for accountability.
Bibles Designed To Lead You Deeper
From the proven engagement tools of The Abide Bible to the nearly 60,000 translator notes in the NET Bible, Full Notes Edition, the NET is committed to serving both the heart and mind of readers. The goal of each NET Bible resource is a clear path to a deeper understanding of God's Word. Explore our available Bibles and find the right one for you HERE.
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