Does The Message Count as a Bible? 

I dunno. It seems a little unfair to compare even the original Living Bible or the Good News Bible to The Message, let alone the standard translations. In fact, I feel like the word "paraphrase" is a generous term to employ in some passages. At times, it's more like a totally new literary composition influenced by the Biblical text rather than an idiomatic rendering of that original text.

I used to discount this, but upon actually reading it I was blown away. It got me to actually read and relate more that I normally wouldn't

Your remark about "getting out of the Bible runt" that is very true. I had my "The Message" since 2005/2006 and I can't use the translation unless I have another Bible like ESV, NLT, NIV, etc. If I ever find myself standing on a soap box, bolstering the Word I would definitely get the attention using The Message.

Thanks you for this video because I purposely wanted to ask you for your comment on the Message loose paraphrase.Do you agree that the updated Amplified Bible is very much better to read than the Message.I visited a used books store and found a copy of the Message old and new testament and also found a NLT compact edition which is less expensive,I chose the NLT.

So English is not my first language and I'm dyslexic. I have such a hard time reading some of the other translations, but have heard mixed opinions about the Message. Still don't know if I should pick the Message or NIV or something else haha

I never read the Bible and wanted to get to know it better while improving my English, so I'm wondering whether I should get The Message or NIV

Thanks for the info. Some critics said the message is a new age? There's other paraphrase & almost paraphrase bibles: the Voice, jb Philips NT, new life ver., Etc

Hello,Mark! Good News Translation How about this translation? Compared with the Message version, which one is better? I like reading the Bible, but English is not my first language, which translation version should I choose to study the Bible in English? I hope you can give me an answer, thank you very much for sharing your video.

Found this an excellent explanation! You've got yourself a new subscriber!

I appreciate your explanation, it sheds some light about things I've already put a coffin on. However, I think there's a reason I put coffins on bible translations and has to do with the accuracy of scripture. I think it's important to understand the context of the times the scripture was written in, if you remove that there can be some misunderstanding or confusion. When you said this translation will "shock you back to NASB", it does! I honestly think if someone want an easy to read bible there are better translations out there (NLT anyone?), if that won't do, get a study bible, even better, a study bible with commentary! Be blessed!

Definitely helped me out! I was so confused haha. Thank you!

I think you absolutely nailed it on this video. Although not my main translation at all, I do appreciate The Message in many places. His rendering of the first five verses of 2 Timothy 3 accurately captures our times in no uncertain terms. Thanks for the hard work.

Sincerely, having a copy of the Catholic/Ecumenical Edition of it, it seems that the "Message" is really a Bible translation in its unique way. It renders everything from the original biblical languages in conversational English. It is a Bible to be read, yes, to be read. Although it is not to be studied, as Mr. Peterson had admitted for a long time, The Message is fit for those who want to see the Word of God in a new perspective. "The Message" can be considered as the Bible of the street because it has presented the original texts in simple, everyday street language.

I really appreciate how you are very impartial. I’ve seen a lot of people try to manipulate their opinion to be the right one based on their feelings and not on facts. Some people get really upset and some people are supper passionate. I always saw it as a study tool too. Cuz there’s some like 1 Cor <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="748">12:28</a>-31 that if you look from message to, let’s say LEB or ESV, the message has kinda got a changed view on what it says. It reads more as a commentary. I can see where the message could be true with this but I feel like it could expand it just a little too much but idk. I’m still searching it out. Finding out what that verse means lead me to your channel. I believe in the 5 fold and spiritual gifts, but it’s hard for me looking at Jesus called to go heal the sick and cast out demons, then supposedly having this verse say, not all of you can do that. It feels like a contradiction. If anyone has any insite, I welcome everything that’s not angry arguing hahah

Not even close. For folks to see how bad the Message is, do a side by side comparison of Matthew <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="369">6:9</a>-13 between a real translation (word for word) of the ESV and the Message. How the Message addresses this verse is a damnable offense. This is only one example. The Message isnt even a paraphrase much less a translation. ITs not a coincidence that the most heretical places use The Message. There are very few things that I will speak so emphatically, but this is a serious offense. Please use just about any other version OTHER than The Message.

By the English definition of what a bible is, I think it can be debated as to whether the Message fits or not. When the KJV translators said that the ‘meanest translation’ of God’s word is still God’s word, would they have included one like the Message in that statement?

Helpful. Thanks. I'm curious what you think of the Goldingay/Wright translations ("for everyone", or l think it was published in the US as the Kingdom Bible). I definitely understand the value of speaking to the ploughboy in his own vernacular, which The Message also does. But it can get tiresome. Isaiah <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="605">10:5</a>a "Hey, Assyria, my angry club..." Firstly, what? Secondly, why does every second verse start with "hey?" What's wrong with "Oh" or "Woe unto"? It can start to feel like your grandfather coming in and saying "yo, yo, young people, what's up? Grandpa is down with the lingo, yo!"

I was tempted to get my 52-year son that has a KJB! He doesn't understand his Bible! I thought that he could start on the Message and go back to the KJB! I think that if he could begin to understand with this Message book! Would you say that it would be a start for him to "Get It"". I read the Message and I learned from this book but I went to a NIV, which I love!

Makes sense to me. Great video man, what Bible do you recommend if I want a very literal translation? I don’t like the KJV due to the added syntax in the Lords Prayer. And can you explain what the “thought for thought” or “meaning for meaning” bibles are?

So what is an "ambulance chariot" in II Chron. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2124">35:24</a> in the Message??

Thank you for your comments. I enjoy using this alongside my ESV, RSV, NRSV, etc. It helps me think about what the text is possibly trying to convey. I see it like the Living Bible, Good News and other more "free flowing" versions.

Is there a verse by verse version of the message bible? I’m using the message bible as a reference/commentary. I’ve been thinking of typing it out so each verse is on a different line, so I don’t have to guess where verses are. (For my personal use only.) lol

Great explanation! The Message can be a study tool to better understand some verses. It’s not my favorite translation but I do refer to it at times.

I bought it so many years back and when it came out it was promoted where I purchased it as a man who wrote it for his child so that child could understand God's word.

what do you think is better for me read

Thank you for your presentation in this video on the Message.I remember the incident I told about my plan to buy the Message but came cross the NLT.I can't help to imagine myself growing my hair again long again,try to drink light beer again and prefering to read the works of Robert Ludlum and even Harold Robbins and listening again to Rolling Stones,The Who or Led Zeppelin you know what I meant?I guess I just leave reading the Message to those want it.

niv/the message bible was my first bible my parents bought. From there I became an believer and I got an study bible in NLT, and kjv.

Can't say I haven't added scare quotes myself when translating in a more literal sense many years ago (1 Corinthians 8.5-6 - "For even if there are those which are called 'gods' either in heaven or on earth - for there are many of these 'gods' and many 'lords' - but our God is one, who is that Father, from whom all things are, and us in him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom all things are, and us for him.")

I have read most translations that you discuss, including the Message, from cover to cover several times. My favorite is probably the ESV with NASB and CSB close behind. But I love the way the Message presents 2 Timothy <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="181">3:1</a>-5. A very pointed description of our culture.

This video is a good explanation of The Message. I have several reader bibles (NIRV, ESV and NLT) for informal reading enjoyment. I purchased a copy of The Message at a big discount and read a couple NT books and will be reading it as part of my daily devotional this year. As stated, it's a reader bible not a study bible. The goal of The Message is to get people reading and enjoying the Bible again. I like the layout with the verse numbers for each paragraph being placed in the left margin. Surprisingly without them incorporated in the text like most all bibles, they do not interfere with your eyes as you read. I'm surprised by how much I'm enjoying reading this modern translation. Update one week later I'm running into verses that I do not care for Peterson's interpretation. Some of the terms and phrases added and what I am finding about Peterson's beliefs are souring my initial enthusiasm for this work. I will not be recommending it but will keep it for future comparison only.

I spoke to Najay Gupta a well known scholar teaches out of the Message. I use the Message but are paired with a formal translation or NIV. Gupta does the same.

I read nlt to study on more detail NKJV to memorize and good news bible when I don't understand I pray before to ask for the holy spirit to help us KJV I still have but struggle with

Pastor Mike Winger doesn't even put it on the scale. He has a video about Bible versions. I highly recommend it.

It’s only recently I first looked at “The Message” as someone preached from this at church, and compared to my NASB the whole meaning of the passage seemed different, and that to me is a concern. Ephesians <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="128">2:8</a>-9 makes it sound like some form of universalism gift we are saved as no mention of by grace through faith - I respect you very much as a scholar, and was keen to hear your thoughts. I wish the message was advertised as a “commentary” rather than a “bible” as many fundamentals are totally lost, and one thing it’s made me do, is get out the BDAG and look at the Greek and when my daughter asked for the message - I may be wrong, but I said no. She is a young teen, and has an NLT - I prefer formal but I like the dynamic for my younger kids for ease of understanding. I can’t imagine eugene Peterson even intended the message to be preached from the pulpit - I’d be interested to know how he would react if he found out this happens in some places. I think a clear understanding of formal equivalency to dynamic to paraphrastic is importsnt - and definitely would help so many. X

I have multiple versions of the bible and the message is literally the same meaning as others only difference is it doesn't talk like Shakespeare wrote it.

I tend not to get bent out of shape on this these days😀some folk can get very legalistic about "KJV only" etc.....any translation can be dead letter if the reader isnt humbly seeking God. When His spirit lights up a word to you, you know it😆In our home study groups we usually have 4 or 5 different translations at hand and listen to them while studying together, give and take ("oh...my translation puts it thisway...")😀. At the end of the day God could quite as easily speak to someone through a copy of sporting life or the exchange and mart. Its a bit facile to think he could ONLY ever speak through one (ie-my preferred) version and all others are tainted

Thank you for this thoughtful assessment. Richard Rohr quoted from MSG and it really caught my attention.

The Message Bible was the first Bible I was able to read, comprehend, understand, and digest. I could not have had a genuine relationship with God without this WONDERFUL Message Bible.

I'll have to get one of these bible

I equate The Message to a devotional book. It’s a tool to be used alongside the Bible for better understanding.

Wow, I have to be honest, I've never really considered The Message, mainly because it's the butt of a lot of jokes (i.e., Tim Hawkins' Rice Krispies recipe. lol.) But you actually gave me a new way of looking at The Message. I actually liked a lot of the renderings you quoted and agree that it seems to be helpful to those already familar with traditional wording. I'll have to add it to my Logos template to compare translations.

Always appreciate your videos brother. God bless you

IDK, fam. I like the paraphrase reading, but some of it, like the Lord's Prayer, I thought was really REALLY weird...

To be fair, it looks like the MSG was revised in 2018. The revision is described as an update, but this verse looks quite different in the newer version: PS <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="61">1:1</a> MSG (2002) How well God must like you - you don't hang out at Sin Saloon, you don't slink along Dead-End Road, you don't go to Smart-Mouth College. Many sites, including the official message site, now show this verse as: PS <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="61">1:1</a> MSG (2018) How well God must like you- you don’t walk in the ruts of those blind-as-bats, you don’t stand with the good-for-nothings, you don’t take your seat among the know-it-alls. These changes at least make the phrases within this verse more recognizable when compared to more careful translations.

Nice post thanks. Helps me see why I’m surprised and questioning whilst reading the Message. I got the Message for Christmas and am up to Kings already. I’m familiar with the NKJV having read through many times. You here explain the issue I thought I’d noticed clearly. Thank you. PS: This one made me laugh out loud. 2Kjngs<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="730">12:10</a>. ‘The young turks..’ referring to Rehoboam’s young advisors who recommended tyranny rather than freedom and respect. The Shenanigans of certain people groups haven’t gone unnoticed over the centuries.

I like The Message Bible a lot! It helped me understand so so clear aspects of the Bible. Having said that I would recommend you use it with one of favourite versions. I use it along with NKJV and NLT.

After reading John Ch 1 and Romans side by side in ESV and The Message, I am unable to take it as a serious translation. It is fine as the preachings of a youth pastor, but the silliness of the rural phrases miss the mark of the underlining meaning too often.

I clicked on this in the Biblegateway dropdown box by accident (?) instead of Mounce Reverse Interlinear (I was in Romans 1) - it blew me away! Very different from Contemporary English and Easy to Read Version, but very enjoyable and rewarding as well. The language is direct and intelligible, and it’s very very well written indeed! Approved! 👍👍👍

I like The Message Bible a lot! It helps me to understand aspects of the Bible that are not so clear. Having said that I recommend you use it along with your favourite Bible versions. I use it along with the NKJV and NLT.

If you find the Bible complicated, get the Life Application Study Bible in the NIV or the NLT.

I was thrilled to see that you made a video about The Message-not because I agree with or recommend this paraphrase, but because it really is-in its own unique way-in a genre all on its own in the Bible world. I think you did an excellent job of breaking down and defining what The Message actually is, from a very well-informed and honest standpoint. For me, the most controversial rendering in The Message by far is the way Eugene Peterson chose to render part of The Lord’s Prayer in Matthew: “Our Father in heaven, Reveal who you are. Set the world right; Do what’s best- as above, so below.” That phrase “As above, so below” is generally well known as an occult phrase and I just can’t fathom why Eugene chose to use this very specific phrase in his rendering. On the flip side-I can’t help but absolutely admire the way he rendered this portion from Colossians 1: “He was supreme in the beginning and-leading the resurrection parade-he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he’s there, towering far above everything, everyone. So spacious is he, so roomy, that everything of God finds its proper place in him without crowding. Not only that, but all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe-people and things, animals and atoms-get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the cross.”

Its a coffee table Bible. Great as a conversation starter…

When I first read it, I was very taken back. It is very well written. I love reading The Message. I gifted this to few friends.

I think it is okay for a mature Christian to use. If I had a friend who had recently become a Christian and I were to get them a Bible, I would go for a word-for-word translation with modern terminology such as a NKJV or a phrase-for-phrase translation such as the NIV. I think it is important for a new Christian to get a firm grasp of the foundation of scripture. I view The Message kind of like a devotional. It can be used alongside a Bible, but I wouldn’t use it as my main Bible. I have an NIV/Message cross-reference Bible and love being able to read both alongside. Sometimes The Message will bring something out that I never thought of before.

For what it is worth, I have met Eugene Peterson's son Eric. He pastors a church in Spokane, WA. He spoke of his dad as being a closeted progressive (e.g., believed practicing homosexuality was consistent with Christianity, the Bible is not infallible, and we need to always be evolving in our theology). He said his dad's agent and publishers intentionally downplayed his heterodoxy so he would be better accepted by evangelicals.

It's like the o.g. living before they actually translated one under that name. I think of it more of a comment/ paraphrase.

The phrase "smart mouth college" is not a paraphrase. It is more of a stream-of-consciousness free flow association with a functional similarity of a paraphrase of an inspired phrase.

I think you outlook on the msg is spot on it’s just another way to look at it but paired with the Bible it can assist people who are struggling to understand a verse and let’s not forget it the Holy Spirit who guide us and teaches us so even if it was meant for bad which I don’t believe it was God could use for good.

Maybe a half dozen times when literal translations fail the thought, I think check the message Bible. It fails more! I haven't read the whole thing yet, but I did attend for a short time a church that the pastor and most the congregation used the message Bible & the GNT. I attended their Bible study too. There were doctrinal issues and it seemed evident why. I read all translations. It causes Bible study when it's odd or different in rendering.

Hey Mark, thank you for all your content. I stumbled across your channel several months ago-and with the videos I’ve watched I can tell you put serious thought and effort into these videos. I just ran across a video looking more into the message, published 15 years ago, of Eugene Peterson commenting briefly on his idea of “studying” vs “reading” the Bible of which you also comment on here in this video. Link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mY7_idxEkb4.htmlsi=NwfJTnb0e7jskLJz Thanks again for all your content and the work you are doing here and over at Logos. Have a blessed day!

I had a copy of The Message, but I have no idea where it is now. I try to stay away from paraphrases, and The Message is most definitely a paraphrase.

My husband hates to read. It’s really difficult for him to pull out subtle meanings and nuances. Do you think the message would appeal to someone like that?

I had a copy as well as did my mother of the MSB that I had for many years but no real avenues to research it but later the introduction of the internet I did my research regarding the MSB and in most cases their was not much good said about it and many said it was heresy, well that did it for me so both copies went in the bin. I later on felt that I was going to receive the raft of God for doing that now watching your views on the MSB it seems to have some good content. I did asked God's forgiveness after I did it as the MSB did talk about the whole bible but hearing that it was heresy I could not have it in the house. Anyway I read from KJV, ESV, NIV, NKJV (ESV main) it seemed the MSB was not acceptable. Maybe the 2 copies that I binned might fall in the hands of non believers and at least introduce them to Jesus, we know God can use anything for his Glory!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="53">0:53</a> To me it doesn’t matter what the words are, just that the storyline and worldbuilding are conveyed well enough. So it’s a Bible to me. To be honest, translating something literally / word-for-word (like most of ESV seems to) sounds like a bad translation, like you just looked up the meaning of a Hebrew word and pasted it in.

Yeah but no it routinely puts the author's interpretation in front and risks teaching heresy. I would argue it gets several metaphors wrong. I was teaching Sunday school to 10-12 yo then someone started reading from it. I was instantly confused and got alarm bells (I had heard of the message) I guessed right. The danger is that it poses as a Bible not a Bible study so you risk taking all the errors as athoritative. And yes as a Catholic I went to John 6 and it tells you how the author interpreted it and not what the chapter actually says.

οὐαί! μή φλυάρει ὦ Μάρκε! ὁ ἀνόητος μόνος πιστεύει ὅτι ταῦτα εἰσιν ἅγιας γράφας! Message αἵρεσῆς ἐστι, οὐχί όρθωδόξης έστι!

NASB is such a good translation.

Look up Hank Hanegraff's (The Bible Answer Man) "Eugene Peterson, Same Sex Issues, Q&A" and Albert Mohler's "The Agonizing Ordeal Of Eugene Peterson - You Might Be Next". And then ask yourself if you are being faithful to Christ.

You could put the finest 'Corinthian leather' around toilet paper and it's still toilet paper.

You made some good points about The Message, such as, "Maybe it's not a Bible, but it's not a Quran either or a copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People" and "You'll likely want to disagree as I have with peterson's exegetical or theological judgments in The Message", along with, "It's not a good foundation to build your theology on. I've got several significant differences with Peterson over theology" and "The Message contains a lot of Bible but it isn't the Bible". But you didn't touch on one of the most important aspects: it contains a lot of new age language and implications in it.

I’m surprised you didn’t address The Message rendering of 1 Corinthian <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="369">6:9</a>. It reads like it was translated by Al Gore.

I got a message Bible for my non believing friend only because I knew that there was an undercurrent of cynicism (with people) in the version that my friend would understand LOL

Bravo!

Justifying contradictions and hersey 🙄

I read the message bible

…”sin saloon”? That’s not even a thing in 2024. If people want a readable Bible, why not read the “Immerse” Bible series? It’s the NLT version of the Bible, divvied into parts, with chapter and verse markings taken out.

Psalm <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="61">1:1</a>"How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers!" How can ANYONE support Eugene's substitute as Biblical?! Clearly he graduated valedictorian in his Ph.D. at Smart-Mouth College.

This bible is helpful for modern day English readers though does not sound original. And if this is the first bible a person has been exposed to, it would excite his to think that this is all the word of God and the bible is all about, it could a risk however since the individual might end up disregarding bibles that carry original text because there some verses skipped and not listed in this bible as it it is with other translations before it. Also it looks like there are some verses translated out of personal assumptions and bias or wishes and this kills originality which totally changes meaning just an example of Matthew chapters 6 and 17.. I think some things need to be revisited in this translation and the message shouldn't be taken as the real bible but as a book to try and understand some hard bible verses. The readers should have it with other original versions before it. It can be a tool of reference since it sounds complementary..

People do not read the bible. And reading the same psalms and same verses in the gospels, is not reading the bible. the Message makes it so easy to read through the old testament, and knowing the story and the plot, makes reading other translations easier, cause now im reading the same thing with slightly different wording. The message also has an audio version, and all the other translations do not. The bible is a technology. Eugene H Peterson help accelerate this technology. CSB( the fancy new translation) still wont publish an audioversion with a nice voice. they have an olds man voice with classical music in the background, not very sexy for bible listening. In the gospels, Jesus met people where they were. He used the low culture of the sick and poor to deliver the kingdom. Then the religious gate keepers, the pharisees got made, Because the Jesus wasn't polished, wasn't high and mighty and surrounded himself with normal people, not the religious elite. The Message is a translation to meet people were they are.

the purpose of the message is to rewrite the bible in a way that it's readable to the modern generation. becasue for some reason people dont really understand niv or nlt sometimes it's worded eloquently but most of the time it's just flamboyant that tries to be fancy and use phrases that no one really uses like "blob of wax' sometimes you dont need to change it like i say to god my rock but he rewrites as sometimes i ask god, my rock solid god which comes off as so cheesy and just rephrased for the sake of rephrasing it and it uses words or idioms that no one uses.i mean sometimes i dont even understand the idioms or the words, how is it more readable than niv or nlt? like scour your insidess as opposed to clean the inside of the cup and dish. or like you're like manicured grave plots i mean like wtf does that actually mean? i wish the message is concise with it's eloquent clear conciese speech becasue sometimes the msg's wording is impeccable

"In The Message, Peterson's best-selling paraphrase of the Bible, he avoided dealing with same-sex behaviors or relationships directly, even when addressing texts like Romans <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="86">1:26</a>-27 or 1 Corinthians <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="309">5:9</a>-13, where he translates same-sex behaviors simply as promiscuity in general." Albert Mohler's The Agonizing Ordeal Of Eugene Peterson - You Might Be Next

The verse you mention where Jesus God called the people of Israel "Sodom" is a lot like when Jesus rebuked Peter and called him Satan.

Compare side by side 1 Cor 5 MSG to ESV/NIV, etc. Clear Firm Commands suddenly become suggestions ("I tell you what I *WOULD* do") when in reality Paul uses the most commanding, judgemental, incisive conceivable language. There are significant changes in the attitude, tone, and even clear instructions, in addition to bizarre made-up additions that stretch the original intended meaning of the text to the point it is unrecognizable to anyone familiar with what the bible actually teaches in the original languages and other translations. On the positive side, the Message is not as bad as the JW Bible "translation". Anyone who recommends the MSG as a "Bible" does the reader a profound disservice at best and leads him to error at worst, as well as bringing more confusion and division to those unfamiliar or prone to misunderstand God's word.

So it looks like ANYONE can now translate THEIR OWN Bible now? It is actually getting absurd. I actually read a bit of this Bible in 1 John regarding the antichrist spirit of false teachings. It is so watered down, it honestly feels like some random author just wrote it for themselves. I respect God's Word too much to say it is OKAY to keep making revisions and translations so "more people can understand it better". How many translations do we have? I think we had enough translations decades ago. At this point it is getting to the point where I don't think God is happy.

If it brings people to Christ. That's all it matters. My favorite is the NKJ. I also own the Message.

It does NOT count as a bible - it is not based on translations nor was it put together by scholars who have searched each scripture for context, meaning, etc., To get people reading it is to set people on the wrong course and understanding of God - without the proper understanding of God, nothing has a true, proper, or theological understanding

The Message Bible is not The Holy Bible it just mixes scripture with some screwball theology and bad translations.

I have a Message. When I read it, i am usually shocked and immediately grab a legitimate Bible to find what the real translation says. So the Message certainly has encouraged me to study the Bible.

For me, the message is a wonderful companion but I don't consider it a Translation. And Eugene Peterson didn't even inted it to really be one. Calling it a bible is fair but I'd argue that while it's a bible, it's not an official translation. But I do agree, that I wouldn't reccomend it to new christians as their first bible. Grab a NIV, a KJV, or NRSV if you lean catholic and keeping a copy of The Message for a reference or companion I think is perfectly fine.

I stay away from the message. It’s made for Christian’s that want to be lazy and not study the word. Also compare the Lord’s Prayer in the message to that of the NKJV. It’s almost completely different

I won’t lie. I like the MSG. It’s nice to read when I don’t want to be super involved in the text. It’s relaxing. And I think it’s a good tool for people, who are new to the faith, to lead them to the more formal text and study it.

Isaiah <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3135">52:15</a> so shall he startle many nations kings shall shut their mouths because of him; for that which has not been told them they shall see, and that which they have not heard they shall understand. Leviticus <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1031">17:11</a> For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that make an atonement for the soul. We couldn't see the extent of "IT IS FINISHED" the earth quaked the rock split at the foot of the Cross, Yeshua's blood was released by the Roman soldier who pierced his side. While Six hundred years earlier The Ark of the Covenant was moved.. Solomon prepared for its hiding and Jeremiah moved it precisely under the cross yet future! GOLGOTHA. THE WITNESS OF THE BLOOD IN THE STARS.. REVELATION <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="737">12:17</a> And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Yeshua. The Rabbi's keep the tablets of stone and His blood (testimony) found on the mercy seat! I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourn for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. ENMITY exists now the solution is the Fathers witness! 1 John <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="308">5:8</a> And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. 10 He that believe on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believe not God hath made him a liar; because he believe not the record that God gave of his Son. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hnxmoF0UZhc.html Rabbi Chaim Richman ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qAFtormiU_0.html 3 minutes ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CsjusN6VVko.html 56 minutes For it is by His grace we are rescued, through faith; and this is not of yourselves, but it is the gift of Elohim. (when opened). 9. Not of works, or else anyone glory (in themselves). 10. For we are His creation who are created in Y'shua the Mashiyach for good works which Elohim has before prepared for us to walk in. 11. Wherefore be mindful that you formerly were carnal Gentiles; and you were called the uncircumcision by that which is called the circumcision of which is the work of the hands in the flesh. 12. And you were, at that time, without the Mashiyach; and were aliens from the Devarim of Israel; and strangers to the covenant of the promise; and were without hope and without Elohim in the world. 13. But now, by Y'shua the Mashiyach, you who before were afar off, have been brought near by the Blood of the Mashiyach. 14. He is Himself our peace, who has made the two (become) ONE

No, plain and simple.

No. This is nothing. Honestly I had to look up a scripture which is rare… and I used the internet to do it which is also so rare… And when the internet showed me this nonsense as the top search result I felt a wave of evil come over me. This is NOT the Bible! Omg! It should not come up in the search! It’s horrible, the way he rambles on and tries to make the people into “characters “ is offensive. He should know the scripture on adding words to the Bible. He sealed his F A T E. Amen

I think you went a little out there on this one, Mark. I know it's been a couple of years, so maybe you changed your opinion. A born again Christian has no place reading The Message. It compromises on homosexuality, is overtly egalitarian, and utterly butchers the Lord's Prayer. I am a subscriber and I like your videos, but this is an issue on which I must strongly disagree. I think it's every bit as bad as people say. I do think The Message is the perfect Bible for the PCUSA - Peterson's own denomination. Biblical Christians, however, would do well to steer clear.

This basically undid any good you did.

The message is Jeff the parapherph why don’t you just say that. I have a message and I don’t recommend it to anybody. I don’t recommend paraphrase .

Good video. Imho we're Christians not biblical scholars, too much intellectual vanity is haughty and prideful - not good.

Yall are focused too much on the words instead of the meaning itself which is the important part

It's one of the modern Targums :)