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 15:8-10:

Jesus told the people another story:
       What would a woman do if she lost
              one of the ten gold coins from her wedding bracelet?
       Wouldn’t she light a lamp, sweep the floor,
              and crawl on her hands and knees until she found it?
       Then she’d call in her friends and neighbors and say,
              “Celebrate with me! I’ve found the coin I lost.”
       “God is no less excited,” explained Jesus,
              “when only one person turns to him.”