The publishers of the New Living Translation have really been publicizing their product on Twitter and other locations. I learned about a beta of their NLT Interlinear. As you can see below, they the content of the English NLT or the Greek text (based on the Reader’s Greek New Testament). When you go to the home page you will notice that it is pretty sparse. Down the left there is a list of the Books of the Bible. Click it and you go to that book. The chapters are hyperlinked across the top with links to the NLT, Greek NT, Matchup, Interlinear and Reverse Interlinear(see below). The Matchup is the NLT in the left hand column and the Greek text in the right hand column. An interlinear is like below. The text of one translation is on the top with the other below it. Usually the Greek is on top in a traditional one, but the Reverse Interlinear has the English text on top.
The online NLT asks you to sign up and you have to confirm it via your email address. If you do not do this, you don’t get access. This is a little annoying.
The content is good, especially if you like the NLT. It is an easy to read translation and much improved over the old Living Bible which was a paraphrase. It is not my favorite translation, but this could be a good tool and I hope to see it in my favorite Bible software soon.
One complaint is that if you enter your passage into the search box and check the by Bible reference button, the result will not have verse numbers. I entered 1 Peter 3 and it does not show the versification of the chapter. It’s a minor thing, but would make a big improvement.
