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Romans 8:3 in the GNB/TEV essentially says that Jesus had a sinful nature, which obviously goes against many other Scriptures in the New Testament, even within the Good News Bible itself. He condemned sin in human nature by sending his own Son, who came with a nature like man’s sinful nature, to do away with sin' (Romans 8:3). There is one particularly poor translation, however: 'What the Law could not do, because human nature was weak, God did. If it has a general flaw, it does seem that the GNB is a little too dynamic in places, causing some of its renderings to be significantly different from what is said in the original languages. It is easy to read and uses understandable modern English. Overall, the Good News Bible / Today’s English Version is a very good and accurate translation. Included in the Good News Bible are introductions to each book of the Bible.

That is, the meaning of the Hebrew and Greek is expressed in a 'thought for thought' translation rather than 'word for word.' The GNB is written in a simple, everyday language, with the intention that everyone can appreciate it, and so is often considered particularly suitable for children and for those learning English. The translation style of the Good News Bible is dynamic equivalence. It is described by the publishers as a clear and simple modern translation that is faithful to the original Hebrew, Koine Greek, and Aramaic texts. In 1992, the translation was revised with inclusive language. In 1979, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books were added to the Good News Bible and published as Good News Bible: Today’s English Version with Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha. It was conceived because of a need in Africa and the Far East for a version of the Bible that was friendly to non-native English speakers.

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The Good News Bible, also known as the Good News Translation and Today’s English Version, was first published as a full Bible in 1976 by the American Bible Society as a “common language” Bible.