The Common Edition New Testament

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The Common Edition New Testament
Full name:	The Common Edition New Testament
Abbreviation:	TCE
Translation type:	Literal
Publisher:	PFPA
Copyright status:	Copyrighted
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

[edit] Overview

The Common Edition New Testament 1999, is a standardized edition made to reflect the common word and punctuation choices of translations most frequently used in English speaking churches. The original goal was to create a text that could be publicly read before audiences who follow in multiple translations. As part of the design, the edition is iambic in rhythm, on a seventh grade reading level, and with a dynamic equivalence level comparable to the Revised Standard Version 1946, and the English Standard Version 2001. Since the text gives the standard English reading, the Greek textual foundations are not purely in line with the United Bible Societies’ Greek New Testament, but are closer to the Alexandrian / Byzantine hybrid readings of the New International Version 1978.