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| Translation | Agrees with the Critical Text | Agrees with the later Textus Receptus | Other |
| New World Translation | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| 21st Century NT* | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| Goodspeed* | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| Rotherham | 62 | 2 | 0 |
| Byington/BLE | 61 | 3 | 0 |
| New Revised Standard | 60 | 3 | 1 |
| 20th Century NT | 59 | 4 | 1 |
| Lattimore | 59 | 5 | 0 |
| New American Standard | 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Westminster | 58 | 6 | 0 |
| American Standard Ver. | 58 | 6 | 0 |
| Revised Version 1885 | 57 | 7 | 0 |
| Beck’s An American Trans | 56 | 8 | 0 |
| New Jerusalem Bible | 56 | 8 | 0 |
| Revised Standard Version | 56 | 8 | 0 |
| New American Bible | 56 | 7 | 1 |
| Moffatt | 56 | 7 | 1 |
| New Berkeley Version | 56 | 7 | 1 |
| Riverside New Testament | 55 | 9 | 0 |
| Barclay’s New Testament | 55 | 8 | 1 |
| Kleist & Lilly New Test. | 55 | 9 | 0 |
| Wuest’s Expanded Trans. | 54 | 10 | 0 |
| New English Bible | 53 | 9 | 2 |
| Holman Christian Standard | 53 | 11 | 0 |
| God’s Word Translation | 53 | 11 | 0 |
| Weymouth‘s New Test. | 53 | 11 | 0 |
| Williams New Testament | 52 | 12 | 0 |
| English Standard Version | 52 | 10 | 2 |
| Spencer | 51 | 13 | 0 |
| New International Version | 51 | 10 | 3 |
| Basic English Bible | 51 | 12 | 1 |
| New Century Version | 51 | 12 | 1 |
| International Standard Ver | 50 | 14 | 0 |
| Ferrar Fenton | 50 | 14 | 0 |
| Good News Bible | 50 | 12 | 2 |
| Jerusalem Bible | 49 | 15 | 0 |
| Recovery NT | 49 | 15 | 0 |
| NET Bible | 49 | 13 | 2 |
| Jewish NT | 49 | 13 | 2 |
| The Message | 48 | 13 | 3 |
| Centenary Version | 47 | 16 | 1 |
| Contemporary English Ver | 46 | 15 | 3 |
| JB Phillips | 45 | 17 | 2 |
| New Simplified Bible | 43 | 15 | 6 |
| Living Bible | 42 | 15 | 7 |
| New Living Translation | 41 | 19 | 4 |
| Amplified Bible | 37 | 27 | 0 |
| Confraternity Version | 35 | 27 | 2 |
| Concordant Literal NT | 25 | 28 | 1 |
| Knox Version | 33 | 29 | 2 |
| Challoner | 25 | 27 | 2 |
| Hebrew Names Version | 8 | 55 | 1 |
| New King James Version | 0 | 63 | 1 |
| Revised Webster | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| King James Version | 0 | 64 | 0 |
*The 21st Century NT has 64 points due to its being a dual Literal/Free Translation. Where one side (usually the Free side) had the weaker reading, it was usually corrected by the truer reading on the literal side. At the same time, each side held alone would have done remarkably well, especially the literal side. I think it is incumbent on any Free/Dynamic Equivalent/Paraphrased Bible to include a literal text, if nothing else, than for ease of mind and conscience. (See BibleTranslationsTypes.htm For How Translators Work)
*Colwell chose Goodspeed version as his top New Testament, but I disagree. While taking him at his word for the most part, I cannot agree when it comes to the reading at John 1:18. Colwell’s true reading of this verse has “the only begotten God,” a faithful rendering of MONOGENHS QEOS.(See. FirstBorn.htm }Goodspeed actually has “divine Only Son,” a weaker reading as it seeks to combine the reading of both theTextus Receptus (TR) and the Westcott and Hort (WH) text. I left it at the top out of respect for Colwell, but it really deserves a reading of 63, placing the New World Translation as the best stand alone version of the New Testament in English.
Varnel Watson
Philip Williams *The 21st Century NT has 64 points due to its being a dual Literal/Free Translation. Where one side (usually the Free side) had the weaker reading, it was usually corrected by the truer reading on the literal side. At the same time, each side held alone would have done remarkably well, especially the literal side. I think it is incumbent on any Free/Dynamic Equivalent/Paraphrased Bible to include a literal text, if nothing else, than for ease of mind and conscience.
Philip Williams
Troy Day interesting, Might be a good solution so long as it avoids Origen’s modified (Alexandrian) text favored by liberals.
Varnel Watson
this is next level stuff by Colwell aparaturs – not sure why you bid it liberal by any means but any how Colwell chose Goodspeed version as his top New Testament, but I disagree. While taking him at his word for the most part, I cannot agree when it comes to the reading at John 1:18. Colwell’s true reading of this verse has “the only begotten God,” a faithful rendering of MONOGENHS QEOS.(See. FirstBorn.htm }Goodspeed actually has “divine Only Son,” a weaker reading as it seeks to combine the reading of both theTextus Receptus (TR) and the Westcott and Hort (WH) text. I left it at the top out of respect for Colwell, but it really deserves a reading of 63, placing the New World Translation as the best stand alone version of the New Testament in English. OF course MONOGENHS QEOS maybe something to obstruct Michael Hazlewood in the Greek text for days to come