Modern Literal Version of the New Testament
Pre-Release Version 2012
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(10-30-2012 update)
Download the Modern Literal Version New Testament (MLV) in Word Perfect format.
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(10-30-2012 update)
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(10-30-2012 update)
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(10-30-2012 update)
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(10-30-2012 update; final version of E-Sword for 2012.)
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More Info

1. Read the Preface & Appendix first so you have an idea of Asterisk words and such. 
2. The whole idea here is to make the world's most accurate translation more readable.
3. Old English constructions like "hear we" where we say "we hear."
4. Bad English construction like "object, subject, verb" (normal Greek, to often left behind by translators.) To rearrange sentences of the Modern Literal Version to read "subject, verb, object or indirect object" does no harm to the Greek or the Word of God.  If it reads "choppy" then you should point out how you believe it should read.  All comments are checked against the Greek to make sure the correction is allowed.  THE ABSOLUTE BEST WAY is to print the chapters of the MLV and read them, correct them like they are "Term papers" that you are about to turn into you English teacher for a grade.
5. Note Old English words like "pangs, reins, etc." 
6. General typos like "teh" for "the" "an" for "a" etc. 
7. You can always add a word in like "the" or "a" and even other words which will be marked with italics to show they are supplied to help make more readable. The idea here is NOT to commentary or paraphrase. 
8. Most words can not be changed like "present" into "gift" but some words do have variations like "to" and "for", "thus" and "so", "even" and "also", and those can be substituted. 
9. Add or remove punctuation. It is sometime good to read aloud.
10. Using a Greek Interlinear and other literal translations are useful to most. A nice little Windows program on scripture4all.org has the Concordant and Young Literal together with a Textus Receptus interlinear.
11. All that is asked for sure is send corrections chapter by chapter so we can make sure people are not correcting already corrected areas.
12. As you get into this more and more and we talk back and forth you will understand.  Each person has their own particular style and will contribute from that to the betterment of the MLV.

Greek Proofreaders:

1. If you see a Greek word that is inconsistency in its renderings in the MLV please check a Greek concordance before sending a recommendation of how the Greek word should be changed. Please include the Strong's Reference number because transliterations schemes are very different sometimes and not all Greek fonts are readable back and forth in emails.
2. Read the Greek Majority Text (Maurice Robinson's) and then read the MLV; if you see something that is not correct please note the original and the recommended change. 
3. Check known problems in translations in general. The following have been fixed already. Acts 11:26, Mt. 16:19, Mt. 28:1, and many others.

Note: The copyright on this translation is to stop tampering and people from using the work of Christians for "profit." Under the right conditions this translation will be free to all Software or Book publishers.

G. Allen Walker, Secretary / Computer Servant for the Modern Literal Version 1987-2012

Download a Revision to the Alan Bunning Lexicon in Excel Format of 2/29/2004 with MLV additions. (Projects from Alan were mothballed.)
This is the only corrected form of Strong's Greek Dictionary to exist but is far from finished. See below.

Greek Majority Text 2005 Parsed Download in RTF

Greek Majority Text 2005 Parsed Download in Word Perfect Format

Greek Majority Text 2005 Parsed Download in Delimited Text Format

Majority Text 2005 Preface

(Sorry these versions have the Minority Text Version variations. We plan to fix this problem later.)

“MLV NTC’s Revision of Strong’s Greek Dictionary 2011"   (MLV NTC = Modern Literal Version New Testament Committee).  Not available yet. Any Computer software company who wants to replace the current antiquated Strong Greek Dictionary and the pitiful Thayer's please contact us. 

"MLV NTC's Greek Interlinear For Greek Students" Not available yet.  Both of these works are slated for release at the finish of The Modern Literal Version of the New Testament.

Please send corrections as you find them, don't send tons of them at once, this will keep down duplications. Thanks in advance. It only takes about an hour now to update the Modern Literal to the Web so it will be updated at least once a week.  Email the Editors: mlvbible ( at ) gmail ( dot ) COM.