Portable and affordable, the Compact Edition with the Apocrypha features a crisp, new typesetting that commuters, business travelers, and hospital visitors will appreciate.

"The Common English Bible (CEB) ... is a fresh translation of the Bible, including the Apocrypha that is used in Anglican, Orthodox, and Catholic congregations"--Preface.

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The first book of the Bible presented in an authentic translation that allows the English reader to "peer through" to the Hebrew and "come as close as we will probably ever come to the original text." This translation allows readers to experience the original Hebrew and the rich resonance of alliteration, pun, word play, and idiom that are so essential to the meaning of the Bible itself. These elements of the text are more than merely stylistic; they allow the reader to understand the echoes and meaning of the text in a way never before available. Beyond the content, the flow and verbal rhythm of the original Hebrew is conveyed, not through English style but through a reflection of its basic structure. This translation allows readers to experience the original Hebrew and the rich resonance of alliteration, pun, word play, and idiom that are so essential to the meaning of the Bible itself. These elements of the text are more than merely stylistic; they allow the reader to understand the echoes and meaning of the text in a way never before available. Beyond the content, the flow and verbal rhythm of the original Hebrew is conveyed, not through English style but through a reflection of its basic structure.This translation allows readers to experience the original Hebrew and the rich resonance of alliteration, pun, word play, and idiom that are so essential to the meaning of the Bible itself. These elements of the text are more than merely stylistic; they allow the reader to understand the echoes and meaning of the text in a way never before available. Beyond the content, the flow and verbal rhythm of the original Hebrew is conveyed, not through English style but through a reflection of its basic structure. Countless readers pour over concordances to try to find the exact meaning of the original Bible. Interlinear translations try to convey the exact meaning of the text, but their unintelligible syntax make them impossible to read. TEB combines the power of a readable translation, with the precision of a concordance or interlinear translation. Most modern translations routinely use a wide range of traditional theological terms. Words such as: atonement, covenant, soul, angel, hell, redemption and salvation, are familiar to traditional ears but misleading and ineffective in conveying the original Hebrew or Greek concepts. This new translation reveals the original or "plain" meaning of the original languages allowing readers to reexamine inherited interpretations of key stories and concepts in the Bible. For example, the notion that women were given "pain" in childbirth as a punishment for Eve's transgression disappears in the original Hebrew text. The Hebrew word used is precisely the same as the "hardship" that men are allotted in working the soil of the earth, as explained below .

Finally, an Accurate and Readable Modern Translation ... Free of Copyright! -- Received a perfect "accuracy score" of 100 from Compass Distributors. -- Used daily by pastors, missionaries and laypeople worldwide. -- Includes more footnotes than other translations, allowing for easy, in-depth study. What if Christians worldwide could read, copy and freely distribute a modern and accurate translation of God's Word -- without worrying about copyright laws? Thanks to the New Heart English Bible, they can! The New Heart English Bible balances a literal, word-for-word translation with easy-to-understand language. It avoids the pitfalls of translations that paraphrase God's Word, but it also seeks to avoid the rigid nature of other word-for-word translations. Unlike other English translations that are protected by copyrights, the New Heart English Bible (NHEB) can be read, quoted, copied, translated and distributed for free without receiving permission from a publisher. And unlike the King James Version -- the most popular public domain Bible -- the NHEB can be understood easily by the modern reader. The result: a modern version of God's Word that can be spread across the globe freely. While other translations limit the number of verses that can be copied or reprinted, the NHEB encourages such distribution. Each printed copy includes a link to a free PDF. Examples of well-known verses from the NHEB: -- "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever believes in him will not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). -- "We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose" (Romans 8:28). -- "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9). The NHEB presents the most updated scholarship and best manuscripts to share the New Testament with complete accuracy. The NHEB includes more footnotes than other translations. The footnotes provide the reader with a quick glance at alternate translations, without interfering with normal reading. Don't be limited by other Bible translations. Grab your copy of the New Heart English Bible and enjoy the New Testament in a modern-yet-accurate format that's free of copyright.