The Passion Translation(R)'s principal translator is BRIAN SIMMONS. The Passion Translation (TPT) is a heart-level translation that combines the emotion and life-changing truth of God's Word, using Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic manuscripts to portray God's fire heart of love to our generation. TPT's goal is to elicit an emotional response from every reader to the Bible's truth and to explain the deep mysteries of the Bible in God's love language, the language of the heart. Brian is now working on an Old Testament translation. Brian and his wife, Candice, responded to God's call to leave all behind and become missionaries to unreached peoples after a dramatic conversion to Christ in 1971.

They founded churches with the Paya-Kuna ethnic group for several years, taking their three children to the tropical rain forest of Central America. Dr. Simmons provided leadership for the churches that Jesus founded, and he assisted with the translation of the Paya-Kuna New Testament, having Read More chevron_right

The Passion Translation(R)'s principal translator is BRIAN SIMMONS. The Passion Translation (TPT) is a heart-level translation that combines the emotion and life-changing truth of God's Word, using Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic manuscripts to portray God's fire heart of love to our generation. TPT's goal is to elicit an emotional response from every reader to the Bible's truth and to explain the deep mysteries of the Bible in God's love language, the language of the heart. Brian is now working on an Old Testament translation. Brian and his wife, Candice, responded to God's call to leave all behind and become missionaries to unreached peoples after a dramatic conversion to Christ in 1971.

They founded churches with the Paya-Kuna ethnic group for several years, taking their three children to the tropical rain forest of Central America. Dr. Simmons provided leadership for the churches that Jesus founded, and he assisted with the translation of the Paya-Kuna New Testament, having been trained in linguistics and Bible translation techniques. Brian and Candice returned to North America after their foreign ministry, when Brian became enthusiastic about helping people discover the resurrected Christ. He and his wife started a number of ministries, including a thriving church in New England, United States.

They also founded Passion & Fire Ministries, which allows them to travel full-time as Bible instructors in small churches all over the world. Brian is the author of Throne Room Prayer, The Sacred Journey, Prayers on Fire, The Divine Romance, and The Vision, among other books, Bible studies, and devotionals that help readers engage God's heart and experience a greater revelation of God as our Bridegroom King. Brian and Candice have three children, as well as wonderful grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and have been married since 1971. Their mission is to live as loving spiritual father and mother role models for this generation.

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