New English Translation | |
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Abbreviation | NET |
Complete Bible published | 2001 |
Textual basis |
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Translation type | Dynamic equivalence, with notes featuring formal equivalence |
Reading level | Middle school |
Version revision | 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019 |
Publisher | Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. |
Copyright | The NET Bible®, New English Translation
Copyright © 1996 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NET Bible® Is A Registered Trademark |
Website | netbible |
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water. God said, "Let there be light." And there was light![1] |
The New English Translation (NET) is a free, "completely new"[2] English translation of the Bible, "with 60,932 translators' notes"[2] sponsored by the Biblical Studies Foundation and published by Biblical Studies Press.