Sweden releases New Testament translation after 500 years
expressen.se · 24 September 2026
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The Swedish Bible Society created a new translation of the New Testament, NT 2026, which will be released 500 years after the first Swedish translation, Gustav Vasa’s Bible from 1526.
Translators returned to the oldest available manuscripts during the process. This new version changes how the actions of Judas are described. Instead of saying Judas “betrayed” Jesus, the translation now states he “handed Jesus over,” aligning the language with that used for Pontius Pilatus and the original Greek texts.
The previous Swedish New Testament translation appeared in 1981.
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