Using the New Living Translation is a perfect choice to meet the needs of modern Africa. It combines the latest biblical scholarship with a clear, dramatic writing style to communicate God’s Word powerfully to all who read it. As a descendent of William Tyndale’s translation, that formed the base of the beloved KJV, the New Living Translation Bible captures the heart of our people. The New Living Translation is perfect to be read aloud in our gatherings, small groups, and churches.

The New Living Translation or NLT is easy to read and understand, and accurately communicates the meaning and content of the original biblical texts. With a focus on clarity, the NLT invites readers to go deeper into the biblical text to discover God’s story for their lives and in their world.

• The NLT makes use of manuscripts discovered on the African continent in the ancient ruins of Oxyrhynchus.
• The NLT is readable enough for a 12-year-old to understand, yet authoritative enough for the pastor preaching in the pulpit.
• Similar to the way the KJV was created, the NLT was translated by a diverse team of 90 scholars. Among them were Anglicans, Baptists, Pentecostals, and many others.

As in Bible times, more people today will hear the Bible read aloud in church than will read it for themselves. Therefore, a translation must communicate with clarity and power when it is read aloud. For this reason, the NLT has been intentionally crafted to be ideally suited for public reading:

• The NLT is easy to understand and has an emotive quality that will make an impact on listeners.
• The NLT speaks right to the heart and minds of listeners because they immediately understand its message without having to process complicated language.

The NLT is a full translation and not a paraphrase. In the U.S., the NLT ranks consistently as one of the top three bestselling and trusted translations, along with the KJV and NIV.

1. New International version
2. King James Version
3. New Living Translation
4. English Standard Version
5. New King James Version

Source: Christian Book Expo 

William Tyndale was passionate about God’s people having access to God’s Word because he believed in its power to transform lives. In his time, 1492-1536, only leaders in the church had access to the Bible. Following the lead of Martin Luther in Germany, he was the first to translate the original Greek and Hebrew texts into English for the English people. 90% of his translation became part of the beautiful and majestic King James Version Bible. In its day, the KJV was in the English the people understood.

Tyndale House publishers was named for William Tyndale because the founders were passionate about bringing God’s Word to the people in a way that was relevant and powerful, just like William Tyndale in his day. In that spirit and this proud tradition, the New Living Translation was created.

Exactly as the KJV in its day, today’s NLT takes God’s Word and makes it readable, preachable, and relevant in the English of our day. To find out more about the KJV and the translation of the NLT, read the introduction in the Africa Study Bible which can be found here: Africa Study Bible Sampler