Barclay Newman, a translator on the teams for both the Good News Bible and the Contemporary English Version, translated passages of the New Testament into English and published them in 2014, “in a publication brief enough to be non-threatening, yet long enough to be taken seriously, and interesting enough to appeal to believers and un-believers alike.” The following is the translation of Matthew 6:13-16:

For everyone on this earth, you and you alone are salt!
       But if salt is no longer salty, it’s good only for gravel.
For everyone on this earth, you and you alone are light.
       You are a city on top of a hill and cannot be hidden.
Only a fool would light a lamp and place it under a bucket
       instead of on a lamp stand.
Keep your light shining! Let everyone see what you do,
       so they will praise your Father above.