Holy Bible
Plain English Version
Some of the Old Testament and most of the New Testament translated for speakers of Australian Indigenous languages
Holy Bible (Plain English Version)
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Up to 1,000 verses of this work may be quoted in non-saleable media such as church bulletins, newsletters, orders of service and teaching material without the need for written permission. For other uses please contact Wycliffe Bible Translators Australia. To use pictures included in this Bible, please contact the respective copyright holders.
The artwork on the cover is by Andrew Wanimilil Malibirr, from Ramingining. Used with permission.
The whole artwork, in the shape of a cross, is a picture of Jesus’s sacrifice. The bit in the middle represents the Last Supper, with Jesus and his disciples sitting around a fire, symbolic of the Holy Spirit. The cross hatching is a symbol of the water and blood that flowed out of Jesus’s body. And the small dots are from the Ganalbingu people’s story of the flying fox, and here represent Jesus’s blood taking away the sin of the world. The picture uses art styles from Arnhem Land and Central Australia, reminding us that Jesus’s story is for everyone.
Other illustration acknowledgements are on page ###.
ISBN 978-0-XXXX
Illustration acknowledgements
Illustrations by David C. Cook are marked as such on the relevant pages © David C Cook, 1996.
Illustrations on pages ### by Horace Knowles © The British & Foreign Bible Society, 1954, 1967, 1972, 1995.
Illustrations on pages ### by Horace Knowles revised by Louise Bass © The British & Foreign Bible Society, 1994.
Illustrations on pages ### by Louise Bass © The British & Foreign Bible Society, 1994.
Illustrations on pages ### © Global Recordings Network. Used with permission.
Illustrations on pages ### and maps on pages ### by Gordon Thompson © 2010, 2015, 2018 & 2020 Wycliffe Bible Translators International Inc. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivs 4.0 International License.
Illustrations on pages ### by Darwin Dunham © United Bible Societies, 1989.
Illustrations on pages ### by Graham Wade © United Bible Societies, 1989.
Illustrations on pages ### used with permission of New Tribes Mission, 1987.
Illustrations on pages ### by Jack Finch © Australian Indigenous Ministries. Used with permission.
Illustrations on pages ### by Alice Paschal. Used with permission.
Illustrations on pages ### by Paul Davies. Used with permission.
Illustrations on pages ### by Mark Marcuson. Used with permission.
Illustrations on pages ### by Jim Padgett, courtesy of Sweet Publishing. All rights reserved.
Illustration on page ### by Janet Skiles © 1998 Standard Publishing. Used with permission.
Illustration on page ### by Nan Pollard © 1998 Standard Publishing. Used with permission.
Illustration on page ### by Katie Voigtlander. Used with permission.
Illustration on page ### by Ed Bentley. Used with permission.
Illustration on page ### by Marian Broad. Used with permission.
Illustrations on pages ### public domain.
Illustrations on pages ### artist unknown. Used with permission.
Photo on page ### by Dragos Gontariu made freely available by Unsplash. See instagram.com/dragosgontariu
The different parts of this Bible are on these pages
About this Plain English Version Bible —— #
List of Maps —— iv
Old Testament
Genesis (The first stories about God and his people) —— 1
Stories about the men called Samuel, Saul, and David (Parts of 1 Samuel) — XX
The story about the big boss called David (Parts of 2 Samuel) —— XX
New Testament
Some important parts of Matthew’s good news about Jesus (Matthew) —— XX
Mark wrote this good news about Jesus (Mark) —— XX
Some important parts of Luke’s good news about Jesus (Luke) —— XX
John wrote this good news about Jesus (John) —— XX
The followers of Jesus did great things (Acts) —— XX
Some important parts of Paul’s letter to the Christians at Rome (Romans) —— XX
Paul’s 1st letter to the Christians at Corinth (1 Corinthians) —— XX
Paul’s letter to the Christians at Galatia (Galatians) —— XX
Paul’s letter to the Christians at Ephesus (Ephesians) —— XX
Paul’s letter to the Christians at Philippi (Philippians) —— XX
Paul’s letter to the Christians at Colossae (Colossians) —— XX
Paul’s 1st letter to the Christians at Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians) —— XX
Paul’s 2nd letter to the Christians at Thessalonica (2 Thessalonians) —— XX
Paul’s 1st letter to Timothy (1 Timothy) —— XX
Paul’s 2nd letter to Timothy (2 Timothy) —— XX
Paul’s letter to Titus (Titus) —— XX
Paul’s letter to Philemon (Philemon) —— XX
The letter that James wrote (James) —— XX
The 1st letter that Peter wrote (1 Peter) —— XX
The 2nd letter that Peter wrote (2 Peter) —— XX
The letter that Jude wrote (Jude) —— XX
More information about this translation —— XX
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Maps are on these pages
A map that shows where Abram went—— 19
A map of Israel country when David was alive—— 39
A map of Israel country when Jesus was on earth—— 83
A map of where Paul went the 1st time he left Antioch—— 284
A map of where Paul went the 2nd time he left Antioch —— 293
A map of where Paul went the 3rd time he left Antioch —— 300
A map of where they took Paul from Jerusalem to Rome —— 321
A big map of some of the places in the Bible —— inside back cover
Parts of the Holy Bible in Plain English
Plain English Version
Parts of the Holy Bible in Plain English