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NASB | Hebrews 13:14 For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 13:14 For here we have no lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come. |
Subject: A Superior Home |
Bible Note: Our (Southern Baptist) congregation is a virtual Tower of Babel when it comes to Bible versions (but not doctrinally, I hope!). Only recently our pastor made the change from KJV to NKJV in readings from the pulpit. Some cling still to the KJV, some NKJV, others NIV, NASB, etc. It's a very large congregation and we have no really "official" version. I suppose it's nigh impossible to regiment Baptists! ...... It has become somewhat of a standing joke that the publishers of each new translation predict for their new entry that it will become the "standard" of the future, the translation by which all others will be measured. Frankly I don't see in any of the newer translations the makings of a clear and enduring front runner to equal the position the KJV held among English speaking peoples for so many years. The RSV was never accepted by most conservative camps nor is its sequel, the NRSV. The NIV is still popular with a large group of Bible readers, chiefly the younger set. The NASB finds favor among the more scholarly and the NKJV among those who pine for the music and poetical qualities of the KJV but who struggle with its archaisms, as well as those who feel more comfortable with the so-called Textus Receptus. The KJV still has its adherents, of course, and unfortunately these include, but are not limited to, those who have made a fetish of proclaiming the KJV the only translation inspired by God. It's probably a trifle early to get a good reading on the ESV (English Standard Version) and the HCSB (Holman Christian Standard Bible). The ESV will likely find favor, for example, among former users of the RSV/NRSV. The Baptists probably hold the key to the success or failure of the HCSB, and it remains to be seen how many of them will switch to it as their version of choice. I found it of some interest to note that the HCSB publishers have recently introducted three new editions of this translation, one for the Army, one for the Navy, and a third for the Marines. I suppose they can explain why different branches of service require different editions of the Bible. I certainly can't :-) --Hank |