PB,

I just made the comment it was based on the Living Bible, from the 
below information.

Brian wrote-- 
> BTW, the NLT is a translation, not a paraphrase. The Living Bible was 
> a paraphrase, but the NLT is not.
> Thanks for the responses!
> Brian


Revision of The Living Bible, with careful attention given to the 
Hebrew and Greek manuscripts in order to make it an accurate 
translation; retains the readability of The Living Bible

http://thesumners.com/bible/versions/nlt.html

Pastor Jeff Hallmark   SPRUCELAND BAPTIST CHURCH
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