What is your favourite Bible translation?

[Crusader4Christ]

What is your favourite Bible tanslation? Which one do you study from? Do you

believe all of them are correct? Why or why not?

[Catsmeow]

I'm not real good with old English...I just talk "normal"....

[Crusader4Christ]

Yeah, I know what you mean.

It's very strange ( I mean, how it was spoken is strange.)

But, you eventually learn to read it properly.

[The Journey]

Wow, Crusader this is a contentious topic on this board and many others. As I type this the ESV sits on my table and is my constant companion on the journey. The ESV is a great translation with a proven warrior over the translation team. I think its the most accurate and readable translation available. For those more Byzantine text oriented the NKJV is excellent and has footnotes pointing out the variances from the earlier manuscripts. The KJV remains a favorite although there are translation problems and contains verses not found in the TR (and sometimes not any manuscript). The NIV is excellent but needs a revision. The NASB reads like a greek text but is excellent. A surprising favorite of mine is the NLT. It has translation problems but is a refreshing and accurate translation. The editors are collecting comments from readers and will look at those verses where the translation could have been more accurate. They will then publish revisions.

- Steve

P.S. Crusader, Cats is a general in the army. She has battled in some difficult spiritual hot spots around the world. I don't think she needs the cheeky admonishment.

[Crusader4Christ]

Ah, catsmeow was a general in the army? Wow! I wish I were. Of course, I have other things to do, like preach and learn about the Bible. And, I don't

think I would have the courage, like catsmeow had.

God bless you, Steve. And God bless you catsmeow.

[The Journey]

Crusader,

Well you keep learning and praying and one day you'll get that courage.

- Steve

PS What version do you study and preach from?

[Crusader4Christ]

Well thank you brother.

The Bible I study from? Well, I mostly study with the KJV, but also use the

NASB. I do enjoy the translation of the NASB, but I like the KJV better, because of how it was written. I like the way it was written.

God bless you Journey.

[The Journey]

Crusader,

I have heard that from many who still enjoy the KJV. The Elizabethan Olde English seems very majestic. For some its the Bible they grew up with and have memorized most from. Most of the time when I quote scripture from memory its the KJV I quote.

- Steve

[Crusader4Christ]

Quote from The Journey:

Crusader,

I have heard that from many who still enjoy the KJV. The Elizabethan Olde English seems very majestic. For some its the Bible they grew up with and have memorized most from. Most of the time when I quote scripture from memory its the KJV I quote.

- Steve

Yes it does seem very majestic. It seems so common to me now. I do enjoy the style, literature, the grammar structure, and the wording. It's written like

the Merchant of Venice, in Old English.

To be more specific, I use the KJV 1611. Yes, it is very old ( about 20 years

old.) I use it for my preaching, and I use it to study.

I could possibly pick up an ESV, which I have heard is very good, I would

rather stick to the ones I use currently.

God bless you brother.

[The Journey]

Crusader,

Are you sure its the 1611? A 1611 is almost impossible to find. The 1611 contained the Apocrypha, the Prayers for the Dead, a list of Holy Days including The Purification of the Blessed Virgin and The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin. This is an actual page from the 1611. The English is completely different from today. The original 1611 is markedly differently from the KJV you can buy from the local Christian bookstore. The KJV has been through four main revisions the last in 1769.

Go to http://www.bible.ca/Kjv-1611-parable-sower.gif and see a page from the original 1611.

- Steve