“Your reader must be able to read God’s Word 'as though it were written yesterday'” —Martin Luther
Luther translated the German Bible.
“Your reader must be able to read God’s Word 'as though it were written yesterday'” —Martin Luther
Luther translated the German Bible.
“It is sometimes said that there is no task more complex than Translation — a claim that can be readily believed when all the variables involved are taken into account” —David Crystal
"The Word of God is like a straight edge, which shows up our own crookedness. We can't really tell how crooked our thinking is until we line it up with the straight edge of Scripture." —Elisabeth Elliot
“Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.” —Hudson Taylor
"'Not called!' did you say? ‘Not heard the call!' I think you should say. Put your ear down to the Bible . . . put your ear down to the burdened, agonized heart of humanity . . . listen to its . . . wail for help!” —William Booth
“Multilingualism is a gift. It facilitates sharing of testimonies across language barriers.” —Larry Hayashi
"Lord, let me make a difference for you that is utterly disproportionate to who I am." —David Brainerd
"The spread of the gospel in the early church saw the dissemination of Scripture along with the provision of missionaries and pastors. One wonders if at least some of the tensions over Bible translation springs from the commitment on the part of some to provide adequate translations without...
"You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving." —Amy Carmichael
“There is no success without sacrifice. If you succeed without sacrifice it is because someone has suffered before you. If you sacrifice without success it is because someone will succeed after” —Adoniram Judson