"It has never been easy to distinguish between a 'translation' and a 'paraphrase'. Translations tend to go for contemporary scholarship at the expense of contemporary language, whereas paraphrases tend to sacrifice accuracy for relevance. Today's New International Version is highly successful in combining both scholarly accuracy and linguistic relevance."

John R. W. Stott
Rector Emeritus, All Souls Church
President, London Institute for Contemporary Christianity
Author, Basic Christianity