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NASB | 2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 2:15 Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth. |
Subject: Is NASB better than other translations? |
Bible Note: On the top of the screen, there is a pull-down menu labeled "Bible Information." You can find out exactly why the translators approached things the way they did. Much of language is idiomatic. For example, I might say "stop pulling my leg" to you in English.Translate that literally into Chinese, and there would be hardly anyone who would understand what I was saying. So, now think of the Koine idioms... here are a few: Fill up the measure of your fathers From faith to faith To open your mouth Your blood be upon your heads There is much that requires additional explanation. Literal word-for-word translation would not only be ungrammatical, but incomprehensible. |