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For example, the famous line from Psalm 23 "The Lord is shepherd, there is nothing I shall want" is translated in ''The Message'' as "God, my shepherd! I don't need a thing."<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/index.php?action=getVersionInfo&vid=65</ref>

For example, the famous line from Psalm 23 "The Lord is shepherd, there is nothing I shall want" is translated in ''The Message'' as "God, my shepherd! I don't need a thing."<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/index.php?action=getVersionInfo&vid=65</ref>

Some of its translated verses can be refreshing, but on balance it is a [[liberal]] rendition.  On the refreshing side, it translates silent aftermath of the Apostles' argument about which of them was the greatest as "the silence was deafening."  But an illustration of its liberal bias can be found in the all-important John 3:16: "... by believing in him anyone can have a whole and lasting life" (rather than "eternal life").

Some of its translated verses can be refreshing, but on balance it is a [[liberal]] rendition.  On the refreshing side, it translates silent aftermath of the Apostles' argument about which of them was the greatest as "the silence was deafening." The Message is more [[conservative]] than the [[NIV]] with respect to describing the unborn child, as in Romans 9:10.<ref>See [[Disputed Bible Translations]].</ref> But an illustration of its liberal bias can be found in the all-important John 3:16: "... by believing in him anyone can have a whole and lasting life" (rather than "eternal life").

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