NIrV ,NLT and NIV Compared

I think that the NIrV is not as dynamic as the NLT. The former is an easier read, but I believe it is more
form-oriented. However, the NLT is more expansive and a bit free.

Likewise, the Revised English Bible uses more elevated English than the NIV. Yet the NIV, though using less advanced English, is more form-oriented than the REB.

Examples will follow in time.

 

Philippians
2:15
NIrV : Then you will be pure and without blame
NLT : Live clean innocent lives
NIV : so that you may become blameless and pure

2:15
NIrV : Then you will shine like stars in the sky
NLT : shining like bright lights
NIV : Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky

2:16
NIrV : Then I will be able to boast about you on the day Christ returns
NLT : then, on the day of Christ's return, I will be proud
NIV : And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ

3:13
NIrV : I don't consider that I have taken hold of it yet
NLT : I have not achieved it
NIV : I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it

3:13
NIrV : I push hard toward what is ahead of me
NLT : looking forward to what lies ahead
NIV : straining towards what is ahead

3:13
NIrV : I push myself forward toward the goal to win the prize
NLT : I press on to reach the end of the race
NIV : I press on towards the goal to win the prize

4:5
NIrV : Let everyone know how gentle you are
NLT : Let everyone see that you are considerate
NIV : Let your gentleness be evident to all

4:12
NIrV : I know what it's like not to have what I need. I also know what it's like to have more than I need.
NLT : I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything.
NIV : I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.

4:19
NIrV : My God will meet all your needs. He will meet them in keeping with his wonderful riches.
NLT : And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches
NIV : And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory

 

Ephesians
2:17
NIrV : He came and preached peace to you who were far away. He also preached peace to those who were near.
NLT : He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near.
NIV : He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

2:22
NIrV : And because you belong to him, you too are being built together. You are being made into a house where God lives through his Spirit.
NLT : Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.
NIV : And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

 

Ephesians
3:13
NIrV : So here is what I'm asking you to do. Don't lose hope because I am suffering for you. It will lead to the time when God will give you his glory.
NLT : So please don't lose heart because of my trials here. I am suffering for you, so you
should feel honored.
NIV : I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

3:15
NIrV : From the Father every family in heaven and earth gets its name
NLT : the Creator of everything in heaven and earth
NIV : from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name

3:16
NIrV : I pray that he will use his glorious riches to make you strong. May his Holy Spirit give you his power deep down inside you
NLT : I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit
NIV : I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being.

 

Ephesians
4:4
NIrV : You were appointed to one hope when you were chosen.
NLT : just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future
NIV : just as you were called to one hope when you were called

5:6
NIrV : Don't let anyone fool you with worthless words.
NLT : Don't be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins
NIV : Let no one deceive you with empty words

 

Colossians
1:15
NIrV : The Son is the exact likeness of God, who can't be seen. The Son is first, and he is over all creation.
NIrV : Christ is the invisible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation.
NIV : The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

1:21
NIrV : At one time you were separated from God. You were enimies in your minds because of your evil ways.
NLT : This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enimies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.
NIV : Once you were alienated from God and were enimies in your minds because of your evil behaviour.

 

Colossians
1:27
NIrV : God has chosen to make known to them the glorious riches of that mystery. He has made it known among the Gentiles. And here is what it is. Christ is in you. He is your hope of glory.
NLT : For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.
NIV : To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

 

Colossians
2:3
NIrV : All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in him.
NLT : In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge
NIV : in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge

2:6
NIrV : keep on living your lives in him
NTL ...continue to follow him
NIV : ...continue to live your lives in him

2:9
NIrV : God's whole nature is living in Christ in human form
NLT : For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body
NIV : For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form

 

Colossians
3:3
NIrV : You died. Now your life
NLT : For you died in this life and your real life
NIV : For you died, and your life

3:4
NIrV : When he appears again, you will also appear with him in heaven's glory
NLT : is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory
NIV : appears, then you will also appear with him in glory

3:17
NIrV : do in the name of the Lord Jesus
NLT : do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus
NIV : do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus

3:21
NIrV : don't make your children bitter
NLT : do not aggravate your children
NIV : don't make your children bitter

3:23
NIrV : Work at everything you do with all your heart
NLT : Work willingly at whatever you do
NIV : Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart