Knorr told a convention audience: “More and more the need has been felt for a translation in modern speech, in harmony with revealed truth, and yet furnishing us the basis for gaining further truth by faithfully presenting the sense of the original writings; a translation just as understandable to modern readers as the original writings of Christ’s disciples were understandable to the simple, plain, common, lowly readers of their day. ”
Pada kebaktian itu, Saudara Knorr berkata bahwa umat Allah membutuhkan terjemahan Alkitab modern yang akurat dan mudah dimengerti, supaya mereka bisa memahami kebenaran dengan lebih jelas. Terjemahan itu haruslah sesederhana tulisan asli murid - murid Yesus.