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 5:17-20:

Don’t dream that I came to do away with your precious Bible!
I came to give full meaning to its every word
       and make everything happen, just as it says.
Fact is, before even a syllable is erased from the Bible,
       heaven and earth will have to first disappear.

So if you want an important place with the Great Rewarder,
obey and teach others to obey the Bible’s every teaching.
       Otherwise, you’ll have no standing within the Kingdom.
Do better than those self-righteous, religious snobs,
       or you’ll be snubbed by the Great Rewarder!