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 Luke 7:11-17:

Jesus and his followers were on the way to the village of Nain,
       with a big crowd surrounding them.
As they approached the town gate,
       they saw a funeral procession —
a widow’s only son was being carried out for burial,
       and many of the village people were with her.
When Jesus saw the woman, he felt sorry for her and said,
       “You can stop crying now.”

Then he went over and touched the stretcher
       on which the dead boy was lying.
The funeral procession came to a halt,
and Jesus said, “Young man, sit up!”
       The boy sat up and started speaking.

“Here’s your son!” Jesus said to the widow.

Though everyone was frightened,
       they praised God and exclaimed,
“A great prophet has now arrived!
       God has come to save us all!”

News about Jesus spread everywhere.