Clip (<5 mins)
New TestamentBiblical Languages
Evangelical
How to Translate John 3:16 "Literally"
Theologian
Bill Mounce
Duration
4.35
Uploaded to YouTube
17 October 2017
Added to Database
17 December 2025
YouTube description
Doing a word-word-word translation of almost any (if not all) verse in the New Testament is impossible if what you want is readable English, much less stylish English. The vocabulary and grammar are just too different, and publishers that market themselves as "word-for-word" need to seriously reconsider their tactics. As an example, here is John 3:16.
