He puts TPT in the same category as thought-for-thought translations like the New International Version (NIV).īut Bible scholars, including those who translated the NIV, use a more rigorous standard. Simmons has repeatedly defended the translation label, saying that all Bible translations involve some paraphrase. Simmons and his publisher describe TPT as a translation instead of a paraphrase because Simmons and his partners worked to develop the text from Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic manuscripts rather than taking an existing English translation and putting it into his own words. That February 2 post no longer appears on his Facebook page. Screenshots from Simmons’s social media showed he initially responded to The Passion Translation’s removal from Bible Gateway by saying, “Cancel culture is alive in the church world” and asking followers to request the site restore the version. TPT remains available on YouVersion and Logos Bible Software. “While no explanation was given, BroadStreet Publishing accepts that Bible Gateway has the right to make decisions as they see fit with the platforms they manage,” BroadStreet said in a statement.īible Gateway’s parent company, HarperCollins Christian Publishing, told CT, “We periodically review our content, making changes as necessary, to align with our business goals.” The company declined to offer further details about its reason for the decision. TPT’s publisher, BroadStreet Publishing Group, confirmed that Bible Gateway “made the disappointing decision to discontinue their license for The Passion Translation” as of January 2022. His translation has been endorsed by a range of apostolic charismatic Christians, including The Call’s Lou Engle, Bethel’s Bill Johnson, and Hillsong’s Bobbie Houston. Translator Brian Simmons-a former missionary linguist and pastor who now leads Passion and Fire Ministries- sees his work in Bible translation as part of a divine calling on his life to bring a word, the Word, to the nations. The Passion Translation (TPT) is listed as “no longer available” among the site’s 90 English-language Bible offerings.įirst released as a New Testament in 2017, The Passion Translation includes additions that do not appear in the source manuscripts, phrases meant to draw out God’s “tone” and “heart” in each passage. A Bible version designed to “recapture the emotion of God’s Word” was removed from Bible Gateway last week.
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