Original sentence: The New International Version (NIV) attempts to strike a balance between dynamic and formal equivalence; some place it as a "dynamic equivalence" translation, while others place it as leaning more towards "formal equivalence"
Edited sentence: People keep trying to elevate this translation far above what it is.The New International Version (NIV) attempts to strike a balance between dynamic and paraphrasing; some place it as a "dynamic equivalence" translation, while others place it as leaning more towards nothing more than "paraphrase"