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The Analytical-Literal Translation of the New Testament: Third Edition (corrected) (ALT3c) is the only New Testament that is a literal translation of the second edition of the Byzantine Majority Greek Text, brings out nuances of the Greek text, and includes study aids within the text. ALT3c promotes understanding of what the New Testament writers originally wrote.

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The newest version of the Analytical-Literal Translation of the New Testament (ALT: NT) was published in September 2024 and is indicated as “Third Edition (corrected).” Look for those words on the cover and title page and “2024” on the copyright page to be sure you are looking at the most up-to-date text.

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There were many corrections, changes, and improvements made to the ALT: NT text from the First Edition (ALT1) to the Second Edition (ALT2), from the Second Edition to the Third Edition (ALT3), and even from the Third Edition to the Third Edition (corrected) (ALT3c). As such, I would strongly recommend the Third Edition (corrected). However, if the reader wishes an older edition or editions for comparison purposes, they are still available on a limited basis.

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The Analytical-Literal Translation of the Holy Bible (ALT) is translated by Gary F. Zeolla (www.Zeolla.org). The ALT consists of seven volumes. They are.

Volumes I to IV contain the Old Testament (OT). All 39 of these books are considered canonical by Jews and all Christian groups. The word “canon” means list of authoritative books, so canonical books are those which are included in this list. They are believed to be inspired by God and reliable for basing doctrine and practice upon. As such, all 39 of these OT books are a trustworthy guide to correct faith and practice and to spiritual enrichment.

Volume V is the Apocryphal/ Deuterocanonical (A/D) Books. These are the “extra” books found in the OTs of Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Bibles as compared to Jewish Bibles and the OTs of Protestant Bibles. There is much debate over if these books are canonical or not. They were all written in the period between the end of the OT and the beginning of the New Testament (NT). They are thus included in the ALT as, inspired or not, they are worth reading and provide background to the NT.

Volume VI contains the NT. All 27 of these books are considered canonical by all Christian groups. They are thus the bedrock on which Christian doctrine and practice are built upon and provide much spiritual benefit.

Volume VII of the ALT contains the Apostolic Fathers (APF). These are the writings of Church leaders of the late first to mid-second centuries, most of whom were direct disciples of the apostles. Some of these books were seriously considered for inclusion in the canon of the NT. These are marked with an asterisk on the Table of Contents. They were ultimately rejected for the canon, but all of these APF books were popular in the early centuries of the Church. They give insight into the mindset of the early Church shortly after the apostles and provide background to the NT. As such, they are very much worth reading.

The Analytical-Literal Translation of the New Testament: Third Edition (corrected) (ALT3c) is dedicated to the glory of God and the spiritual growth of His people. It is translated by Gary F. Zeolla of Darkness to Light ministry (www.DTL.org).

The purpose of ALT3c is to provide a translation of the Greek New Testament that will enable the reader to come as close to the Greek text as possible without having to be proficient in Greek. And the name of ALT3c reflects this purpose.

“Literal” refers to the fact that ALT3c is a word for word translation. All words in the original text are translated—nothing is omitted. The original grammar of the text is retained as much as possible. Any words added for clarity are bracketed, so nothing is added without it being indicated as such.

“Analytical” refers to the detailed “analysis” done on the grammar of the text. The grammar is then translated in a way which brings out “nuances” of the original text that are often missed in traditional translations.

In addition, “analytical” refers to the aids that are included within the text which enable the reader to “analyze” and understand the text. Such information is bracketed. It includes the following:

3. Modern-day equivalents for measurement and monetary units and time designations.

The Greek text used for ALT3c is the second edition of the Byzantine Majority Text. The ALT is the first translation of the New Testament to utilize this newest and most accurate Greek text.

New for ALT3c are Book Introductions. These are offset at the beginning of each book and are not inspired. But they provide background to the book that it is hoped will aid comprehension of that book.

Consequently, ALT3c is the ideal Bible version for studying the Bible. No other Bible version includes all of the above features, and no other Bible version provides the accuracy and attention to detail ALT3 provides.

Edition Note

This version of the Analytical-Literal Translation of the New Testament (ALT: NT) published in 2024 is a corrected text, not a full new edition. However, a few significant changes have been made to the text, corrections have been made throughout (mostly of punctuation), plus the addition of Book Introductions is an important upgrade. As such, it could be called Edition 3.5. But for publication purposes, it was easier to just call it a corrected text, hence ALT3c.

This ALT3c will most likely be the last significant update of the ALT: NT text. If a new edition (ALT4) is ever published, the changes will most likely be minor, mainly of punctuation. It will just be labeled as a new edition to go along with new editions of the ALT: Old Testament, Apocryphal/ Deuterocanonical Books, and Apostolic Fathers.

Book Introductions

ALT3c contains Book Introductions. These are offset at the beginning of each book and are not inspired. But they provide background to the book that it is hoped will aid comprehension of that book.

Specifically, they contain the basic information that helps in understanding any historical document or news report for that matter. Namely, they answer the questions of Who? What? When? Where, and Why? In other words, who wrote the book, when it was written, and other background details.

The Introductions discuss in brief controversies in these regards (if any), and they mention what each book teaches about the nature of God.

The latter is included for two reasons. First, the Bible is the Word of God and is at its heart about God. Knowing who God is and how to enter into a relationship with Him is the most important matter of life.

Second, these summaries of the teachings about God in each book show the consistency of the Bible books in this regard. Though different books bring out different aspects of His character, there is one general viewpoint of God running throughout the Scriptures.

The information for these Introductions is gleaned from Volume Two of the translator’s three volume set, Why Are These Books in the Bible and Not Others.

Greek Text

ALT3c follows the main Byzantine text but does not express the marginal alternate readings of the published text. These indicate places where the Byzantine Greek manuscripts are closely divided. A list of these alternate readings is found in the Companion Volume to the Analytical-Literal Translation.

The Companion Volume also contains an extensive “Significant Textual Variants” list. This apparatus indicates differences between the Byzantine Majority Text ALT3 is based on and the Textus Receptus and the Critical Text, two other Greek texts often used in translation.

In addition, the Companion Volume provides background information to ALT3 and contains aids to understanding the translations seen in ALT3c.

See the Appendix for additional details on the aforementioned books and information on other books by the translator.

Below are the meanings of abbreviations and notations seen in the following excerpts from the third edition of the Analytical-Literal Translation.

[Isaiah 7:14] -- Reference for the preceding OT quote. The quote itself is in italics.

"Yahweh is Salvation" -- Meaning of a proper name, placed in quotation marks.

and elsewhere in -- The bracketed information applies to other occurrences of the preceding word or phrase in the given range, but not necessarily to all occurrences.

and throughout/ and in -- The bracketed information applies to all occurrences of the preceding word or phrase throughout the given range.

fig. - Possible figurative meaning or paraphrase of preceding literal translation.

Heb. - Hebrew. Indicates the OT quote is taken from the Hebrew text of the OT and not the LXX since the quote matches the Hebrew but differs from the LXX (e.g., Matt 2:15).

LXX - Septuagint, a third century B.C., Greek translation of the Hebrew OT. The notation means the OT quote is taken from the LXX rather than from the Hebrew text since the quote matches the LXX but differs from the Hebrew. When there is no notation it means the source could be either the Hebrew or the LXX.

LORD -- Lord -- The former indicates the OT verse from which the quote is taken has Yahweh (the Hebrew proper name for God). The latter indicates the OT has adonai (the general word for "lord").

but - Indicates the use of the Greek strong adversative (alla) instead of the weak adversative (de, translated as "but" when used in an adversative sense).

you* - Indicates the original is plural (also, your*). With no asterisk the second person pronoun is singular.

you - Indicates the pronoun is emphasized in the Greek text (also, I, he, she, etc.).

⁷“Now when you* pray, do not use vain repetitions [or, many meaningless words] like the Gentiles, for they suppose that they will be heard by their many words. ⁸Therefore, you* shall not be like them, for your* Father knows what [things] you* have need of before you* ask Him. ⁹Therefore, you*, be praying like this:

¹⁴“For if you* forgive the people their transgressions, your* Father, the [One] in the heavens, will also forgive you,* ¹⁵but if you* do not forgive the people their transgressions, neither will your* Father forgive your* transgressions.

In [the] beginning was the Word [fig., the Expression of [Divine] Logic], and the Word was with [fig., in communion with] God, and the Word was God [fig., was as to His essence Deity]. ²This One was in the beginning with God. ³All [things] came to be through Him, and without Him not even one thing came to be which has come to be. ⁴In Him was life, and the life was the Light of the people. ⁵And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overpower [or, comprehend] it.

⁶There came a man having been sent from God, [the] name to him [fig., whose name] [was] John. ⁷This one came for a testimony, so that he should testify concerning the Light, so that all should believe through him. ⁸That one was not the Light, but [he came] so that he should testify concerning the Light.

⁹He was the true Light which enlightens every person coming into the world. ¹⁰He was in the world, and the world came to be through Him, and the world did not know Him. ¹¹He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. ¹²But as many as received Him, He gave to them authority to become children of God—to the ones believing [or, trusting] in His name, ¹³who were begotten, not from [or, by] bloods, nor from a will of [the] flesh, nor from [the] will of a man, but from God.

¹⁴And the Word [fig., the Expression of [Divine] Logic] became flesh and tabernacled among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of an only-begotten [or, uniquely-begotten] from [the] Father, full of grace and truth. ¹⁵John testifies concerning Him and has cried out, saying, “This was [the Man concerning] whom I said, ‘The One coming after me before me has come to be, for He was before me.’” ¹⁶And out of His fullness we all received, even grace in place of grace [i.e., new grace for each new day]. ¹⁷For the law was given through Moses: grace and truth came to be through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸No one has seen God at any time. The only-begotten [or, unique] Son, the One in the bosom of the Father, that One explained [Him] [or, made [Him] known].

¹⁹And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites, so that they should question him, “You, who are you?” ²⁰And he confessed and did not deny, and confessed, “I am not the Christ [“the Anointed One” – or, the Messiah, see Daniel 9:25,26].” ²¹And they questioned him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” [see Mal 4:5,6] And he says, “I am not.”—“Are you the Prophet?” [see Deut 18:15-18] And he answered, “No.” ²²So they said to him, “Who are you, so that we shall give an answer to the ones sending us? What do you say concerning yourself?” ²³He said, “I [am] ‘a voice shouting in the wilderness: “Make straight the way of [the] Lord,”’ just as Isaiah the prophet said.” [Isaiah 40:3, LXX]

²⁴And the ones having been sent were from the Pharisees. ²⁵And they questioned him and said to him, “Why then do you baptize [or, immerse, and throughout book], if you are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?” ²⁶John answered them saying, “I baptize in water [or, with water, and throughout book], but He has stood in the midst of you* whom you* do not know. ²⁷He is the One coming after me, who has come to be before me, of whom I am not worthy that I untie the strap of His sandal.” ²⁸These things took place in Bethany [i.e., located in Perea], beyond the Jordan [River], where John was baptizing.

²⁹The next day he sees Jesus coming towards him and says, “Look! The Lamb of God, the One taking away the sin of the world! ³⁰This is [the Man] concerning whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man, who has come before me, because He was before me.’ ³¹And I did not know Him. However, so that He should be revealed to Israel, for this reason I came in water baptizing.”

³²And John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit coming down as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. ³³And I did not know Him; but the One having sent me to baptize in water, that [One] said to me, ‘Upon whomever you see the Spirit coming down and remaining upon Him, this is the One baptizing in [or, with] [the] Holy Spirit.’ ³⁴And I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God!”

¹⁶But while Paul [was] waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was being provoked within him, observing the city being full of idols. ¹⁷Therefore indeed, he began reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews and with the God-worshiping [Greeks] and in the marketplace every day with the [people] coming by. ¹⁸Then also some of the Epicurean and the Stoic philosophers began disputing with him, and some were saying, “What does this seed picker [fig., babbler] wish to be saying?” But others [said], “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,” because he was proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus and the resurrection. [Gr., anastasis, feminine; i.e., they mistook Jesus to be just another god and Anastasia to be the name of Jesus’ goddess wife]

¹⁹And having taken him, they brought [him] to the Areopagus [i.e., where the Athenian court met], saying, “Are we able to know what this new teaching [is], the one being spoken by you? ²⁰For you are bringing some startling [things] to our ears. So we wish to know what these [things] might be [fig., mean].” ²¹(Now all Athenians and the foreigners visiting [there] were spending their time for nothing other than to be saying and to be hearing something new.)

²²So Paul having stood in [the] middle of the Areopagus, said, “Men, Athenians, I perceive you* as [being] extremely fearful of the gods in all things. ²³For passing through and contemplating your* objects of worship, I found also an altar on which had been inscribed: ‘To an unknown God.’ Therefore, [the One] whom you* are practicing piety [towards] [or, worshiping] without knowing, this One I proclaim to you*.

²⁴“The God, the One having made the world [or, universe; Gr., kosmos] and all the [things] in it, this One being Lord of heaven and of earth does not dwell in temples made with human hands, ²⁵nor is He served by [the] hands of people, [as if] needing something, [since] He is giving to all life and breath with respect to [or, in] all [things]. ²⁶And He made from one blood every nation of human beings to be living on all the face of the earth, having designated times having been appointed [for them] and the boundaries of their habitation, ²⁷[in order for them] to be seeking the Lord, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find [Him], and yet He is not far from each one of us. ²⁸‘For in Him we live and move and are [fig., exist],’ as also some of your* poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring’ [i.e., quoting Epimendes (ca. 600 B.C.) and Aratus of Cilia (ca. 270 B.C.), respectively].

²⁹“Therefore, being offspring of God, we ought not to be thinking the Divine Nature to be similar to gold or silver or stone, an image [shaped by] humanity’s skill and imagination [or, [the] craftsmanship and consideration of a person]. ³⁰Therefore indeed, the times of such ignorance having overlooked, God is now giving strict orders to all people everywhere to be repenting, ³¹because He set a day in which He is about to be judging the inhabited earth in righteousness by a Man whom He designated, having given assurance to all by having raised Him from [the] dead!”

³²But having heard of [the] resurrection of [the] dead, some indeed began mocking, but others said, “We will hear you again concerning this.” ³³And so Paul went out from their midst. ³⁴But some men having been joined to him, believed, among whom [were] also Dionysius the Areopagite [i.e., one of the 12 members of the Athenian court] and a woman by name Damaris and others with them.

Consequently, [there is] now no condemnation to the [ones] in Christ Jesus, [who] do not walk about [fig., conduct themselves] according to [the] flesh, but according to [the] Spirit [or, to spirit, and possibly elsewhere in 8:2-15]. ²For the law of the Spirit of the life in Christ Jesus set me free from the law of sin and of death! ³For the [thing] impossible [for] the Law [to do] in that it was weak through the flesh, God [did], having sent His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh, ⁴so that the righteous requirement of the Law should be fulfilled in us, the ones not walking about [fig., conducting ourselves] according to [the] flesh, but according to [the] Spirit.

⁵For the ones being according to [the] flesh set their minds on the [things] of the flesh, but the [ones] according to [the] Spirit [on] the [things] of the Spirit. ⁶For the mind-set [or, the way of thinking] of the flesh [is] death, but the mind-set of the Spirit [is] life and peace. ⁷Because the mind-set of the flesh [is] hostile towards God, for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed is it able [to be]. ⁸Now the ones being in [the] flesh are not able to please God.

⁹But you* are not in [the] flesh but in [the] Spirit, since [the] Spirit of God dwells in you*; but if anyone does not have [the] Spirit of Christ, this one is not His. ¹⁰But if Christ [is] in you*, on the one hand the body [is] dead because of sin, on the other hand the Spirit [is] life because of righteousness. ¹¹But if the Spirit of the One having raised up Jesus from [the] dead dwells in you*, the One having raised up Christ from [the] dead will also give life to your* mortal bodies through His Spirit indwelling in you.*

¹²So consequently, brothers [and sisters], we are debtors [fig., under obligation], not to the flesh to be living according to the flesh. ¹³For if you* live according to [the] flesh, you* are about to die; but if by [the] Spirit you* put to death the deeds of the body, you* will live.

¹⁴For as many as are led by [the] Spirit of God, these are the sons [and daughters] of God. ¹⁵For you* did not receive a spirit of slavery again for fear, but you* received [the] Spirit of adoption [fig., the Spirit that legally and formally makes you sons and daughters] by whom we cry out, “Dad [Gr. Abba], Father!” ¹⁶That very Spirit testifies with our spirit that we are children of God! ¹⁷Now if children, also heirs—heirs on the one hand of God, joint-heirs on the other hand with Christ, since we suffer together, so that we shall also be glorified together.

¹⁸For I consider that the sufferings of the present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory about to be revealed in us.

From where [come] wars and fights [fig., quarrels and angry arguments] among you*? Is it not from here—out of your* passions [or, desires for sensual pleasure; Gr., hedone], the ones waging war in your* body parts? ²You* desire [or, lust for], and you* do not have. You* murder and are jealous and are not able to obtain. You* fight and wage war [fig., argue angrily and quarrel]. But you* do not have because you* do not ask. ³You* ask, and you* do not receive, because you* ask wrongly [or, with wrong motives], so that you* should spend [it] on your* passions [or, desires for sensual pleasure].

⁴Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you* not know that the friendship of the world is hostility towards God? So whoever wants to be a friend of the world is made an enemy of [or, is hostile towards] God. ⁵Do you* think that the Scripture speaks in vain? Does the Spirit which [has] dwelt in us yearn to [the point of] envy? [or, Do you think that the Scripture speaks for no purpose, “He yearns jealously over the spirit which He caused to dwell in us?” – cp. Exod 20:5; 34:14] ⁶But He gives greater grace. For this reason, He says, “God resists [or, sets Himself in opposition against] proud [people], but He gives grace to humble [people].” [Prov 3:34, LXX]

⁷Therefore, be subjected to God, but stand up against [or, resist] the Devil, and he will flee from you*. ⁸Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you*. Cleanse [fig., Purify] [your*] hands, sinful [people]! And purify [your*] hearts, double-minded [ones] [or, doubters]! ⁹Be miserable and mourn and weep! Let your* laughter be changed into mourning and [your*] joy into gloom. ¹⁰Be humbled [or, Humble yourselves] before the Lord, and He will exalt you*. [cp. 1Peter 5:6]

¹¹Stop speaking evil of [or, slandering] one another, brothers [and sisters]. The one speaking evil of a brother and judging his brother speaks evil of [the] Law and judges [the] Law. But if you judge [the] Law, you are not a doer of [the] Law but a judge. ¹²[There] is one Lawgiver, the One able to save and to destroy. But who are you who judges the other [or, the different [one]]?

¹³Now listen! The ones saying, “Today or tomorrow we shall travel into such and such a city and shall spend one year there, and we shall carry on business and shall make profit,” ¹⁴[you*] who do not know the [events] of tomorrow. For what [is] your* life? For it will be a vapor, the one appearing for a little while, but then also vanishing. ¹⁵Instead, you* [ought] to be saying, “If the Lord wills, we shall live, and we also shall do this or that.” ¹⁶But now you* boast in your* pretentious pride. All such boasting is evil.

¹⁷So to the one knowing to be doing good and not doing [it], to him it is sin.

And I saw in the right hand of the One sitting on the throne a scroll having been written inside and outside, having been sealed with seven seals. ²And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?” ³And no one in the heaven above nor on the earth nor under the earth was being able to open the scroll, nor to be looking at it. ⁴And I began weeping greatly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll, nor to be looking at it.

⁵And one of the elders says to me, “Stop weeping! Listen! The Lion overcame, the One from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, the One opening the scroll and its seven seals.” ⁶And I saw in [the] middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in [the] middle of the elders, a Lamb having stood as if having been slain [i.e., Jesus, cp. John 1:29], having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits [fig., which is the seven-fold Spirit] of God being sent into all the earth. ⁷And He came and has taken out of the right hand of the One sitting on the throne. ⁸And when He took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp and golden bowls full of incenses, which are prayers of the holy ones [or, saints, and throughout book]. ⁹And they sing a new song, saying:

¹¹And I looked, and I heard as [it were the] voice of many angels around the throne and of the living creatures and of the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand [times] ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, ¹²saying with a loud voice:

¹³And every creature which is in heaven and in the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and the [things] in them, I heard all saying:

¹⁴And the four living creatures saying the “So be it” and the elders fell down and prostrated themselves in worship.