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1 | Most accurate Bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 50891 | ||
Justme, there are some versions that call themselves Bibles that I avoid like the plague. Among them, the New World Translation, the Living Bible, and the entire genre of translations that have adulterated the biblical texts in an attempt to be politically correct by making them gender neutral or gender inclusive in the English. The King James is excellent but presents challenges to many modern readers because of its out-dated language. The NASB is a reliable translation and well thought of by a large number of conservative scholars. I personally favor the NKJV, which in my view is more literary than some of the other modern versions, and, having grown up with the KJV, I consider the NKJV a sort of half-way house between the old and the new. In other words, it satisfies my longing for the old, familiar King James while at the same time saving me the trouble of remembering that 'suffer' means 'permit' and 'prevent' means 'to go before.'.... I've said before on the pages of this forum that it is my thinking that one should consult more than one version of Scripture but that he should at the same time pick and choose among the versions available one that he considers his main translation and let that be the one with which he becomes most acquainted and from which he commits verses of Scripture to memory. --Hank | ||||||
2 | Most accurate Bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | justme | 50894 | ||
I had used the KJV as a child and teenager. I learned a lot od memory verses in KJV. Then I started using the NIV. Then when We became members of North Phoenix Baptist Church, Pastor Richard Jackson used the NASB Open Bible. Two years ago I got the Updated NASB. I really like it. I wish it was in the Open Bible again. I quess that has beed let go. My Pastor uses the NKJV and the Updated NASB reads very close. The NIV is very hard to follow along when Our pastor reads. When I study some times I have 6 or 7 seven versions out. So many versions and yet so many people don't read the Bible. Is America so blessed that so much is taken for granted? We help Wycliff translations and New Tribes Missions in translation support. Hard to believe some people do not even have John 3:16 in their native language! My memory is hard to get it to mmemorize as I woce did. But I can recall most of where verses are found, I never totally forget. I remember when I was a child on Sundays getting little pins we attached to a bigger pin as we were able to quote more verses. Life was easier to get children to learn then. Not like all the electronic games we have today. I hear a lot say that no one has the time, or interest anymore. I find a lot of comfort and encouragement in the Word. I wish I lived up to the Word better than I do. Psalm is one of my favorite chapters in the OT. agape, justme |
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