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Urgent Need: Right now, Focus on the Family is facing a $2 million ministry shortfall. We are moving forward in faith that God will provide for our critical marriage and family programs, but we need your help. Will you stand in the gap with a vital gift before 11:59 p.m. on August 31?
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Moving forward in faith but we need your help!

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$2 million shortfall and continue important family ministry efforts.

Moving forward in faith but we need your help!

Urgent Need: Right now, Focus on the Family is facing a $2 million ministry shortfall. We are moving forward in faith that God will provide for our critical marriage and family programs, but we need your help. Will you stand in the gap with a vital gift before 11:59 p.m. on August 31?
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Moving forward in faith but we need your help!

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What Bible translations does Focus recommend?

I heard that Focus on the Family doesn't recommend gender-neutral Bible translations. What translations does Focus recommend?

Since Focus does not employ textual or translation experts, we have relied on outside scholars for advice regarding Bible translations — notably the conservative leaders who signed the Colorado Springs Guidelines for Translation in 1997. Based on their input, we use or recommend the following Bible versions:

Gender-Specific Bible Translations

These are essentially literal, “word-for-word” translations.

  • KJV King James Version
  • NKJV New King James Version
  • NASB New American Standard Bible
  • ESV English Standard Version
  • CSB Christian Standard Bible
  • RSV Revised Standard Version
  • AMP Amplified Bible
  • NIrV New International Reader’s Version
  • LSB Legacy Standard Bible
  • NET New English Translation

Gender-Specific Bible Paraphrases

These are culturally adapted imaginative renderings of the Bible. (Always use a paraphrase alongside one or more of the above “regular” Bible translations. Paraphrases can be helpful as a form of commentary or for inspiration, but they shouldn’t be the only source of Bible reading.)

  • LB The Living Bible (paraphrased by Kenneth Taylor)
  • MSG The Message (paraphrased by Eugene Peterson)

 

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