The New Testament in Modern English

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{{Short description|1958 English translation of the New Testament}}

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| translation_title = The New Testament in Modern English

| full_name = The New Testament in Modern English

| abbreviation = Phi

| NT_published = 1958

| derived_from = New Testament

| textual_basis = Nestle Greek text (NT)

| translation_type = dynamic equivalence

| copyright = Copyrighted

| religious_affiliation = Anglican

| john_3:16 = For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that every one who believes in him shall not be lost, but should have eternal life.

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The New Testament in Modern English (Phi) is an English translation of the New Testament of the Bible translated by Anglican clergyman J. B. Phillips first published in 1958.

BibleGateway.com describes the translation as{{quote|Up-to-date and forceful involving the reader in the dramatic events and powerful teaching of the New Testament. It brings home the message of Good News as it was first heard two thousand years ago.[http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/JB-Phillips-New-Testament/ J.B. Phillips New Testament at BibleGateway.com]}}

This publication refers to the translation's copyright dates as 1960 and 1972.BibleGateway.com, [https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/JB-Phillips-New-Testament/#copy J. B. Phillips' New Testament (Phillips): Copyright Information], accessed 3 October 2023