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 7:7-12:

Keep knocking until God opens the door for you,
as he always does for someone who doesn’t give up.
       Ask and receive—seek and find—that’s how it works.

Although you’re evil, you’re still good to your children.
If they were hungry for fish and chips,
       you’d never feed them snakes and stones.

Your Father above is goodness personified
       and will gladly do good for anyone who asks.

What’s the Bible all about? I’ll tell you —
       Treat others the way you want them to treat you.