A number of translations have been put forth to meet these needs. Some have great merit, but all have left something to be desired. The translator felt a profound sense of obligation to offer his contribution. He was a lifelong student of the New Testament in Greek and English. He realized the work of any translator falls short of perfection.
Unavoidable defects are inherent to the very nature of what is attempted.
However, defects from ignorance or oversight can be corrected in future editions. The translation was made directly from the original Greek. Nestle's text was generally followed. However, he also used The Twentieth Century New Testament , Weymouth's New Testament in Modern Speech , Moffat's New Translation of the New Testament , the Revised Version , and the King James Version. Proper names were left as they were in the American Revised Version .