Which Bible do you perfer, the KJV or the NKJV?

Question

Please no silly answers, God's Word is important!

Answer 1

the truth. Not a secondary "version" of it.
THE KJBIBLE.
THY WORD O LORD, IS 4EVER SETTLED IN HEAVEN.
JOHN1:1 IS THE WORD.
IT IS PERFECT, TITUS1:2 GOD CANNOT LIE.
ETC ETC
**Ohhhhhh, and this too!! =]http://www.av1611.org/nkjv.html
God bless you as you seek the truth.

Answer 2

NKJV superior version then KJV because it was updated to current language. But keep in mind that there is a major misconception about KJV version of the Bible being most accurate. It is NOT. The Bible scholars and serious Bible students who made an effort to learn about manuscripts and issues of translations know that most accurate version is the New American Standard Bible. In fact KJV it is most misleading and confusing translation I have ever read. The archaic words in it that we no longer use and understand it meaning, keep the reader away to understand the truth. And satan loves it. Read for example KJV verses 2 John 10 and Heb 2:18 and you will see what I mean. For all KJV only folks I recommend to read ‘The King James Only Controversy’ by James R. White and ‘King James Only?’ by Dr. Robert A. Joyner.

Answer 3

Please notice these reviews:

Old Testament:
In fact, the New World Translation is a scholarly work. In 1989, Professor Benjamin Kedar of Israel said:
"In my linguistic research in connection with the Hebrew Bible and translation, I often refer to the English edition as what is known as the New World Translation. In doing so, I find my feeling repeatedly confirmed that this kind of work reflects an honest endeavor to achieve an understanding of the text that is as accurate as possible. Giving evidence of a broad command of the original language, it renders the original words into a second language understandably without deviating unnecessarily from the specific structure of the Hebrew....Every statement of language allows for a certain latitude in interpreting or translating. So the linguistic solution in any given case may be open to debate. But I have never discovered in the New World Translation any biased intent to read something into the text that it does not contain."

New Testament:

While critical of some of its translation choices, BeDuhn called the New World Translation a “remarkably good” translation, “better by far” and “consistently better” than some of the others considered. Overall, concluded BeDuhn, the New World Translation “is one of the most accurate English translations of the New Testament currently available” and “the most accurate of the translations compared.”—Truth in Translation: Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New Testament.

“Here at last is a comprehensive comparison of nine major translations of the Bible:
King James Version,
New American Standard Bible,
New International Version,
New Revised Standard Version,
New American Bible,
Amplified Bible,
Today's English Version (Good News Bible),
Living Bible,
and the New World Translation.
The book provides a general introduction to the history and methods of Bible translation, and gives background on each of these versions. Then it compares them on key passages of the New Testament to determine their accuracy and identify their bias. Passages looked at include:
John 1:1; John 8:58; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:15-20; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8; 2 Peter 1:1

Jason BeDuhn
Associate Professor of Religious Studies, and Chair
Department of Humanities, Arts, and Religion
Northern Arizona University

Answer 4

I prefer the NKJV...it's easier for me to read. I'm not into that KJV only crowd. I suppose if it was the 17th century I would find the KJV easy to read, but it''s not. and I don't. Instead I look at many Bible translations...KJV, NKJV, NIV, etc...I don't stick to just one only.

Answer 5

KJV..because one can trace the original Hebrew and Greek words back to their idiomology, or root meanings, can't do that with NKJV

Answer 6

Of the two it would be the NKJV. My favorite just for reading is the NIV. My favorite for study in a more literal translation is the New American Standard.

Answer 7

I prefer the King James. It is closet to the script God gave to the writers of the Bible. Man has changed the meaning of some of the words in the bible. God has not changed it. What God says he means.

Answer 8

I grew up on KJV but now have the NKJV and like it better.

Answer 9

I actually use the NIV for my studies. It's called the Quest Study Bible, and it has questions and answers about the text you are reading in the margins. I really like it, because, unlike the King James, I can understand it much easier.

Answer 10

Not a silly answer:
none, "God's Word" is not found on any work written by humans