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NLT and God’s Word on YouVersion.com
I know that MANY of you have been asking when we would have the NLT (New Living Translation) on YouVersion.com Well, the day has come.
You can now access the NLT on YouVersion.com, the Bible App for the iPhone/iPod, Mobile YouVersion, and the Bible App for the BlackBerry. All are free.
For nearly 1 1/2 years, we’ve been working through the licensing and technical details to make this possible. Thanks to Tyndale for their support.
Also, we are simultaneously releasing another modern English translation called “God’s Word.” The team at Baker Publishing have also allowed us to also make this translation available for offline use on the iPhone App. You will definitely want to check it out.
How many of you regularly use the NLT?
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My Church uses NLT almost exclusively(chruch bibles are NLT). Although our teachers use message, niv, and nasb for study and reference during the teaching time.
Amazing - thanks for the hard work of your team!
I really like the Psalms in the NLT.
Bobby - so great to hear finally! The NLT is an awesome addition! Woohoo!!
Wayhey! I love NLT been my preferred reading it for years. Thanks for the early Christmas present!
I use the NLT as a new way to look at what I have been reading in KJV, NIV, etc. for many years. It helps me reword things for my grnaddaughter when we do Bible reading together every Sunday.
Thanks for all you do to make the Word of God easier for people to have at hand wherever they are.
absolutely, NLT hands down. sometimes stories or Psalms from MSG, or the Bible Experience in NIV…but any other time it’s NLT
NLT is great- I was brought up on NIV so NLT reads a little strange from time to time, but it is a good modern translation. I think the only other potential knock is that it is gender neutral. But I love that version. This is a huge win for youversion.com
Use it all the time. Our church uses it exclusively.
I like the NLT but I also like God’s Word too. Read through the NT in that version a couple of years back. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
To me, the NLT is the easiest and clearest reading translation, and it eliminates “Biblespeak”. Even with the NIV I sometimes read things and go “huh”? Then I grab the NLT and find out what it really says. I rarely open anything else now.
I also like the NLT. I bought the NLT for my Kindle. I won’t use any translation that doesn’t correctly translate John 21:15-17 (if you don’t know what I mean compare NIV with NLT).
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Thank you guys so much for putting the NLT translation on YouVersion. I read the NLT a lot, and to be able to access it my phone it VERY cool.
I use the NLT exclusively for working with students I think that it really allows them to grasp the word. And as a young man I thought I might go to hell if I did not use the NIV so this is way awesome.
I use the NLT and have been waiting for it to come to YouVersion. Thank you for working hard to get it!
I do.
FINALLY!!!! Yahooooooooo!
Scott,
I was raised on the KJV and there are people today who still believe it is the only inspired Bible.
I really enjoy reading the NLT version. The concepts are communicated in language that really makes sense to my Gen Y, right brain, non-linear kind of thinking… which is a tough thing to do! Thank you for working so hard to get NLT on my iPod Touch!
Awesome! Some, this phenomenal app is getting even better…
I love the NLT for readability, but for preaching/teaching I use the NIV simply because it’s what most of our people use, have memorized, etc.
I also like the ESV, but it just isn’t as prevalent.
This will great to have the NLT on my iPod now!
great addition. honestly, this is the reason that i was using another site, but now that this version is offered, I can use youversion for all my online bible reading and work.
thanks!
We regularly use the NLT as the ’standard’ for all our Sunday teachings. Thanks for your perseverance to offer it to us on YouVersion.
I use the NLT for daily devotions and for working with new believers. I use it and NASB for study. We us NLT for most of what we do publicly as a church. It is so easy for people to understand.
I love NLT its the closet version to KJV to me! THanks YouVersion!!
I’ve been using the NLT for my devotional time for years. This is GREAT!!
Very cool you guys rock
Love the NLT. Was waiting on this one.
Tried this several times today for the first time without any success. It turns out that in my part of the world, “First Corinthians” is indicated by the appellation “I Cor” using the capital letter I. In this system, it appears as “1 Cor” using the number 1, which is why we have people walking around saying that verses are in “one Corinthians,” which not only sounds ridiculous, but doesn’t appear in any Bible I’ve ever owned. Other than that…
Thanks i love what your team do. and i thanks god 4 every thing u are doing 4 the kingdom
I’ve seriously been awaiting this announcement since the day you all launched YouVersion.
The New Living Translation is currently the script of choice for me, and has been the past five years.
Kudos for the digital availability!