In our bible study, everyone has a different version of the bible, nearly. We often get a bit of a giggle about some of the phrases in The Message, but it certainly does give an easy to understand sense of what's going on. It's certainly not to everyone's taste, though.

I use a New Living Translation - simple, easy language, but without going what sometimes feels a step too far with The Message. I think all the translations have their place though, and we often have a lot of discussion about the differences in each.

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