Bible Question: I am trying to find the best english interpretation of the bible, for study any suggestions? |
Bible Answer: Earlier I wrote you an answer to your question: What is the best inter. of the Bible? If I may, I would like to supplement what I wrote before with this additional information. . . . The best Bible version is the one YOU use -- the one you can understand AND trust. . . . If you asked 20 different people what's the best version, you would get 20 different answers. . . . First you have to answer the question, best for what? What will you be using this Bible for -- general reading, devotional reading, personal study, evangelism, teaching youth, etc.? . . . I personally use 16 different versions of the Bible. What are my top recommendations? They are, in alphabetical order: a) The Amplified Bible; b)New American Standard Bible; c)New International Version; d)New King James Version. . . . Which is my personal favorite over all, for reading, study, teaching, memorization, devotional reading, etc.? It's the New American Standard Version of the Bible. The New American Standard is widely acclaimed as "the most literally accurate Bible in the English language." I use many translations every week, but after 30 years of reading, studying, teaching and praying in the NASB, it is my personal favorite over all the others. . . . NO TRANSLATION IS PERFECT, INERRANT AND INFALLIBLE. Inerrancy can be said to apply only to the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts. Back to my original answer: The best Bible version is the one you use -- the one you can understand AND trust. |