Translating the Bible

Watchtower 1985 – October 15, Page 21:

“If someone deliberately changes or omits part of the contents of the Bible, he is on dangerous ground. As one Bible book warns: “If anyone takes anything away from the words of the scroll of this prophecy, God will take his portion away from the trees of life.”—Revelation 22:19.”

Insight on the News — Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY (jw.org)

Reasoning From the Scriptures Page 277:

What kind of translation is this? For one thing, it is an accurate, largely literal translation from the original languages. It is not a loose paraphrase, in which the translators leave out details that they consider unimportant and add ideas that they believe will be helpful.

New World Translation — Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY (jw.org)

The New World Translation Greek Scriptures – 1950 – Foreword page 9:

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