Bible Question:
Does the Amplified Bible have the same meaning as the King James Version? |
Bible Answer: The words are different between the KJV and the Amplified Bible in many passages, but the meaning is essentially the same. By and large the same thing can be said of all responsible translations of the Bible. So-called parallel Bibles in which two or more translations are printed side by side give one a good idea of how a thought can be expressed using different words and different locutions. The idea behind the Amplified Bible is to try to convey to English-speaking peoples the shades of meaning -- the nuances -- that are inherent in the ancient languages of Hebrew and Greek, hence to "amplify" (increase, magnify, augment or illustrate) the meaning of the original words, idioms and other syntactical rules of the ancient languages. The Amplified Bible is fun to read. It lends itself well to private reading and study, but it can be confusing and clumsy when read aloud by one person to another or to a group. --Hank |
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