While John Bertram Phillips was vicar of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Lee, London (1940-44), he found that many young people in his church did not understand the Authorized Version of the Bible. He wanted them to receive strength from the Bible, especially during the London Blitz, and so he used the time in the bomb shelters to begin a translation of the New Testament into modern English.
He started with the Epistle to the Colossians and then Paul's other letters. The results appealed to the young people who found it easier to understand. Encouraged by their feedback, after the war J.B. Phillips continued to translate the rest of the New Testament into colloquial English and helpful thousands of people fall in love with reading the Bible.
This is his paraphrase of Philippians 4:8-9:
Here is
a last piece of advice. If you believe in goodness and if you value the
approval of God, fix your minds on the things which are holy and right and pure
and beautiful and good. Model your conduct on what you have learned from me, on
what I have told you and shown you, and you will find the God of peace will be
with you.
Living in Grace
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