| The Living Bible | |
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| Full name | The Living Bible |
| Abbreviation | TLB |
| Complete Bible published | 1971 |
| Textual basis | Paraphrase of American Standard Version, 1901, with comparisons of other translations, including the King James Version, and some Greek texts. |
| Translation type | Paraphrase. |
| Copyright | Copyright 1971 Tyndale House Publishers |
When God began creating the heavens and the earth, the earth was at first a shapeless, chaotic mass, with the Spirit of God brooding over the dark vapors. Then God said, "Let there be light". And light appeared.
For God loved the world so much that He gave his only Son so that anyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. | |
The Living Bible (TLB or LB) is a personal paraphrase, not a translation, of the Bible in English by Kenneth N. Taylor and first published in 1971. Taylor used the American Standard Version of 1901 as his base text.[1]
"The Way", an illustrated edition, was published shortly thereafter, in 1972. It additionally included short devotional passages.
- ^ Taylor, Kenneth N., My Life: A Guided Tour, 1991, page 212.