Bible translation claims are disputed by Wycliffe

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Jul 2025
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Bible translation claims are disputed by Wycliffe

Brian Simmons is the author of The Passion "translation" of the Bible.

Claims by the author of The Passion “translation” of the Bible – that he translated a version of the New Testament for an indigenous people in Panama – have been rejected by Wycliffe Bible Translators.

Brian Simmons has, for many years, repeated claims online and in writing that he was a co-translator with Wycliffe in translating the Paya-Kuna New Testament. He has also claimed, in freely available interviews online, to have visited a library in heaven where Jesus promised him an “extra” chapter of the Gospel of John.

Vicky Mixson of Wycliffe Bible Translators has now issued a statement to Mike Winger of online ministry BibleThinker who is working on a critique of Brian Simmons’ claims. She said: “It would be inaccurate to describe [Brian Simmons] as a ‘translator’ or ‘co-translator’ on any projected supported by Wycliffe … he was not involved in linguistic analysis or translation.”

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