This was an endorsement in the first edition of the Passion Translation of the Gospel of John. Brian and his publisher included effusive praise for the footnotes. They contain "deep understanding and stunning insight," they reveal "secrets that have buried for centuries," they demonstrate the "brilliance of this translation." The reality? The majority of the footnotes are copied from existing sources without attribution. So much so that Brian plagiarizes spelling errors, false etymologies, and blatant factual errors that can be traced back to a select number of sources. And he did all of this with a copyright section on the front cover that forbids quotation of TPT without proper attribution and permission from the publisher.

Don’t tell me Paraguay isn’t that good, as if I haven’t watched this team struggle to hold possession or play creatively against CONCACAF cellar dwellers for most of my life.

This is what we are up against after posting 4.5 hours of research backed by extensive receipts and vetted by world class scholars. "When I want God's pure love, I go to [The Passion Translation] and will continue to do so." This is cult-like behavior, plain and simple.

Gio Reyna, TAKE A BOW

In Revelation 7:9, what unites the "great multitude" is not the color of their skin but the color of their robes.

The number one website that Brian Simmons plagiarized from in the Passion Translation was made by a filmmaker whose films are so dark, disturbing, and inappropriate that—as a pastor—I cannot post them publicly. Think about that for a second. Brian Simmons plagiarized "Aramaic" that doesn't exist from a man whose art verges on the occult. One of the main clips on YouTube features demons dancing to dark and disturbing electronic music. Don't believe me? You can look up "Vic Alexander Red Queen" on YouTube for yourself. Don't say I didn't give you a content warning.

This exposure of The Passion Translation provides another wonderful opportunity to remind people of the three steps of Hyper-Charismatic Cover-Up Culture: Step #1: Deny the scandal exists. Step #2: If step 1 fails, tell people. "the ACTUAL scandal is you talking publicly about the scandal." Step #3: If steps 1-2 have failed, tell people "The ACTUAL scandal is the WAY you're talking about the scandal." Anything to avoid what the objective facts say: that the scandal itself is the actual scandal, not the fact that it's being exposed.