2006-12-12 07:25:43 · 19 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Right now I am liking the New King James a lot. All of the original faithfulness to verb-tense and meaning....without too much of the tongue-twisting "thees and thous".
I like the Revised Standard (old faithful!) quite a bit.
Sometimes I use the NASB for doing comparison with the original Greek text...it seems pretty true to the Greek form, at least in verb-tense and sentence-structure.
I like 'em all. Except for the NIV. It's simply awful!
2006-12-12 07:30:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Favorite....
I'm interpreting this question to mean the following: what is my favorite bible translation?
New Living Translation (NTL) because it is the easiest to read.
My second favorite would be New International Version (NIV) because it is also very easy to read and understand and most churches these days quote from that version.
Also, if you want to read and study the bible, in my opinion the Life Application Study Bible is wonderful. You can get it in both of the translations mentioned above.
2006-12-12 15:31:23 · answer #2 · answered by Melissa P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
KJV It is an totally authorized version of the original manuscripts.
I also have The Greek and English Parallel New Testament which helps when studying , it is also KJV. By George Ricker Berry. I got it at the Christian Lighthouse Bookstore.
2006-12-12 15:31:13 · answer #3 · answered by Penny Mae 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite Bible is the Jefferson Bible. Thomas Jefferson removed all references to Jesus being of divine origin and what was left was an account of Jesus, the man and the teacher.
2006-12-12 15:29:21 · answer #4 · answered by rawk_chawk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Good News Bible - easy to read and has some nice cartoons in it.
2006-12-12 15:34:31 · answer #5 · answered by Tawani 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NIV because 140 (I think) denominations got together and translated the Bible into this version. This way, it's not an interperative or subjective translation, it's objective.
2006-12-12 15:31:28 · answer #6 · answered by scriptorcarmina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thomas Jefferson Redacted Bible. No fairytale stuff, no dogma...just the history and the message.
2006-12-12 15:33:05 · answer #7 · answered by Bomb Diggity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ESV or NASB - These are english translation are closes to the original Greek and Hebrew and Aramaic. It flows better then a lot of other translations.
2006-12-12 15:28:28 · answer #8 · answered by icthyus05 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For teens, it would have to be the True Love Waits Bible. There is alot of information on stuff that kids have to deal with, ex. premarital sex, parents divorce, suicide, drinking and drugs.
2006-12-12 15:30:58 · answer #9 · answered by BooBoo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Hebrew and Greek.
Because it is closer to the original with as little variations as available.
2006-12-12 15:29:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋