Formally known as the ‘Today’s English Version’, it was renamed in 2001 to The Good News Bible due to the misunderstandings of it being a paraphrase and not a genuine translation. This Bible, also known as the ‘Good News Translation’, is one of the iconic selling Bibles across the globe, selling over 30 million copies by 1971 and it continues to grow today as the versions improve.

The Good News Bible has been created to offer an easy-to-read translation of the Bible, as it does not follow the traditional vocabulary and style in the original historic Bibles. It portrays the original historic content in standard, modern English, offering an easy way to understand the Bible. The aim of the Good News Bible is to maximise the comprehension of the readers of today, giving the highest understanding of the content and of the original texts. The Good News Bible is an essential tool in today’s modern world.