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</v:background></xml><![endif]--><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Dear Brothers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>The English Standard Version<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>As Sessions and Classes consider the report of the Synodical Bible Translation Committee, may I draw to your attention the useful paper by Allan Chapple, evaluating the ESV? Please find attached to this email. His findings are appended below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Readability<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>As an exercise, I used a “Readability Index Calculator” (<a href="http://www.standards-schmandards.com/exhibits/rix/index.php">http://www.standards-schmandards.com/exhibits/rix/index.php</a>) which employs the Flesch-Kincaid algorithm to calculate readability (see details at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesch-Kincaid">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesch-Kincaid</a>) for four English versions of Scripture passages. I used text only, with no verse numbers, paragraph breaks or references. Here are the results for four passages of Scripture:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Psalm 119<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>NIV 1984<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>NIV 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>ESV<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>NAS95<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>HCSB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Flesch-Kincaid<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Grade Level<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>7<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>7<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>7<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>8<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>7<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Reading Ease<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>68<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>68<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>66<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>61<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>64<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Order <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>3<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>4<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Daniel 12<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>NIV 1984<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>NIV 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>ESV<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>NAS95<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>HCSB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Flesch-Kincaid<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Grade Level<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>10<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>10<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>9<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>13<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>9<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Reading Ease<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>60<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>60<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>65<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>54<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>63<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Order <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>3<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>3<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>4<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Matthew 5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>NIV 1984<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>NIV 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>ESV<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>NAS95<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>HCSB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Flesch-Kincaid<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Grade Level<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>8<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>8<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>8<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>10<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>8<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Reading Ease<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>69<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>67<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>68<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>64<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>69<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Order <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>3<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>4<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border-top:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-bottom:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>2Peter<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>NIV 1984<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>NIV 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>ESV<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>NAS95<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>HCSB<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Flesch-Kincaid<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Grade Level<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>11<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>12<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>13<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>18<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>12<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Reading Ease<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>55<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>53<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>49<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>35<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>50<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=153 valign=top style='width:91.85pt;border:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Order <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.35pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>4<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>5<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=129 valign=top style='width:77.4pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;border-right:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>3<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>According to the <i>Wikipedia</i> article, the ‘Reading Ease’ scores may be interpreted as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><img border=0 width=533 height=153 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01CE5ED1.E85E6800" alt="cid:image002.png@01CE5ED1.E85E6800"></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>In average Reading Ease, the NIV84 came top (63), with NIV2011 (62) and ESV (62) second, then HCSB (61.5) and finally NAS95 (53.5).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Blessings,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Peter Gadsby<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Canberra<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'>Chapple’s findings<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>In this article, I have attempted to assess the quality of the ESV. I have done so by examining the extent to which it achieves its own objectives. In Part 1, I measured the ESV against its goal of being an ‘essentially literal’ translation. In Part 2, I considered the related aim of providing ‘word-for-word correspondence’ or ‘consistency of translation’. In Part 3,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>I looked at the ESV’s intention of offering ‘clarity of expression’, especially by replacing ‘archaic language’ with that in ‘current usage’.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>A set of consistent findings has emerged across all three parts of this investigation. These are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>1. The ESV is essentially the RSV, with only minor changes overall.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>2. Where there are variations from the RSV, they seem to be quite haphazard, and don’t appear to reflect the consistent pursuit of any of the primary goals the ESV Committee set for itself.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>3. The ESV’s substantial retention of the vocabulary and phraseology of the RSV gives it a rather dated, awkward ‘feel’. It doesn’t obviously commend itself as a 21</span><sup><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>st</span></sup><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> </span><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>century version</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>4. Measured by its own aims, the ESV is not a great success.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>5. Of necessity, all mainstream translations are hybrids, a mixture of the ‘formal equivalence’ and ‘dynamic equivalence’ approaches. There are not two ways of translating or two kinds of translation—as the ESV’s own Preface, and especially publicity for the ESV, might imply. The difference between the ESV and other translations is one of degree only, in relation both to what their objectives emphasise and to how well they achieve them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>If these conclusions are sound, several others follow from them:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>6. The claim that the ESV is superior to the NIV (or any other modern translation) needs to be demonstrated, and not just asserted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>7. Committing a congregation to use the ESV may mean putting unnecessary obstacles in the way of new Christians, of people from unchurched backgrounds, and of people without an unusually high degree of literacy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>8. We might still get the version that the ESV was supposed to be if the team that worked on it (or another team) did the job again. It appears that the ESV was produced in record time.</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> </span><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>At least some of the features I have drawn attention to appear to be signs of haste, and doing the task more carefully would undoubtedly yield more consistent and worthwhile results.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>This final conclusion leads me to raise one more issue. Are the NIV and NRSV really so inadequate, or a redone ESV really so essential, that we can happily accept many thousands of hours and dollars being poured into yet another translation for the English-speaking world? We already have more than we need, and an increasing range of special editions of many of them. How can we keep diverting for our own benefit resources that should be used to ensure that our fellow-Christians in the two-thirds world have just one edition of one translation in their own language? Surely it is time for us to say (at least for a while), ‘Enough is enough!’ ‘... as a matter of fairness, [our] abundance at the present time should supply their need …’ (2 Cor. 8:13-14, ESV).<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>