Although the general public and many Bible scholars assume that the differences in the New World Translation are the result of religious bias on the part of its translators, BeDuhn stated: "Most of the differences are due to the greater accuracy of the NW as a literal, conservative translation of the original expressions of the New Testament writers." - Truth in Translation, pages 163, 165.
Nakuba umphakathi nezazi eziningi zeBhayibheli zicabanga ukuthi umehluko nge-Nguqulo Yezwe Elisha ubangelwa ukuthi abahumushi bale nguqulo babethonywe kakhulu izinkolelo zabo, uBeDuhn wathi: "Umehluko omkhulu ubangelwa ukunemba kwe-NW njengenguqulo ehunyushwe ngokwezwi nezwi futhi engachezuki kulokho okwakulotshwe abalobi beTestamente Elisha ekuqaleni." - I-Truth in Translation, amakhasi 163, 165.