Language changes. New words are formed. Old words take on new meaning. There is a need in every generation to keep the language of the gospel message current, fresh, and understandable — the way it was for its very first readers. That is what The Message seeks to accomplish for contemporary readers. It is a version for our time — designed to be read by contemporary people in the same way as the original koin Greek and Hebrew manuscripts were savored by people thousands of years ago.
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