God’s Word (bible translation)

GOD’S WORD had its beginnings in the New Testament in the Language of Today that was published by William F. Beck in 1963. Beck published the entire Bible in 1976 as An American Translation. In 1978 it was decided that Beck's translation would be revised. Philip Glessler, a pastor from Cleveland, Ohio then formed a committee in this regard. Full revision work began in 1982. The work of Glessler’s committee yielded another revision of the New Testament that was released in 1988 titled New Testament: God’s Word to the Nations. This was later renamed the New Evangelical Translation in 1990. In 1994 the New Evangelical Translation was renamed GOD’S WORD and released under that name a year later.

References

• The History of Our Translation
• Comfort, Philip W. The Complete Guide to Bible Versions, p. 145.

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