Editing Contemporary English Version (section)

== Translation principles and features ==
In translating the CEV, the translators followed three translation principles. They were:
* must be understood by people without stumbling in speech
* must be understood by those with little or no comprehension of "Bible" language
* must be understood by all.
The CEV uses gender-sensitive language for humanity and not for the Godhead. The translation also takes care to simplify "Bible" terms into more understandable words and phrases. An example can be found in where the word ''[[adultery]]'' is translated ''Be faithful in marriage.'' The translators have also taken great care to translate the Greek phrase ''hoi Ioudaioi'' (literally, "the Jews") as "the Jewish leaders," especially in the Gospel of John (as in John 18:14). The CEV translators believe, along with many (but not all) biblical scholars, that the Greek phrase ''hoi Ioudaioi'' in the Gospel of John primarily refers to the Jewish leadership, not to the Jewish people, as a whole. Therefore, their translation as "the Jewish leaders" is intended to increase translation accuracy. One result of this translation decision is a reduction of the perception of [[Anti-Semitism]] in the New Testament.