I would like to ask why are there so many different English Bibles?

Question

Do we think that God made a mistake when he gave us His Word in all of these versions of the bible?

Answer 1

So Satans Secret society can trie to change it.

Answer 2

No, of course not, but with something as important as the Bible, which wasn't written in English, many people attempt to get as close to the original meaning so we don't get things mixed up.

First was the King James version, it was a literal translation. They took things word by word and translated them. Except that later people found out that while it was a pretty good translation, King James had a hand in the final result, trying to use this translation to encourage people to obey him. So due to that and the fact that people today don't use the same English language as in King James' times, we needed a new translation. So then came the New King James version, which was just a slightly modernized version of the same thing. Then came the New American Standard Bible, which was based on the New King James version, but they also went back to the originals to double check everything and make sure that the KJV and NKJV versions got the translation right. So right now NASB is the most comprehensive and accurate modern translation out of all the literal translations, where the Bible was translated word by word.

Then some people realized that NASB is still not all that user-friendly and some sentences just don't make sense because sometimes a sentence means something as a whole in the particular time and culture, like when you use figures of speech. So they went back and translated the Bible sentence by sentence. Taking each sentence and asking themselves, what's the best way to translate that whole sentence into English and retain the original meaning? That's how the New International Version was born. NIV is easier to read and makes more sense most of the time, but is not as good for in-depth studies, because some words may not be literal translations.

Then, in order to bring the message of the Bible to a wider audience, some paraphrases were born. Ones like the Message. Which is an attempt (a pretty good one, too) to convey the bottom line of the message. So not only does it take whole sentences instead of words, but it actually interprets what was the meaning and the point of those sentences and writes them down instead. This is a popular one with youth. It is very good for discussions or when you're not sure what something means, but it's useless for an in-depth study.

There are are many other translations out there, but these are some of the main ones. I personally own an NASB and an NIV and use them both. This way I have the literal translation and the sentence-by-sentence translation.

Answer 3

There are many translations of the bible because the original text was in ancient Hebrew, Greek and some Aramaic. It has to be translated into English so that you and I can understand it.

Various people and groups have taken time to produce their own translations, but for the most part, they all say pretty much the same thing. There are a couple versions where translators have taken some liberties with the translating- to make it appear more that Jesus was God himself (original text says no such thing) or that God is a trinity (original does not say that either)

The name of God,(YHWH- pronounced in English Yahweh and/or Jehovah) which appears in the original text almost 7000 times has now been removed in most modern translations (some older ones you can still find it at Psalms 83:18) and replaced the name with 'LORD' (all in capitals)

The Greek word "Pasach" which meant "pass over" was translated in many bibles as "easter" which is actually a festival to the fertility goddess by the same name (hense the bunnies and eggs-- fertility symbols)

Oh, ya, in most translations, the Greek word "stauros" was translated "cross" when really, the word referred to an upright stake with no cross beam (but once Constantine decided in the early 300's that the pagan symbol of the cross should be adopted as a "christian" symbol-"cross" quickly took over that spot...

Oh ... and the Hebrew and Greek words for 'grave' were changed in the translation to be "hell" (it helped the early church to control the masses and take in more money from the masses)

Oh I could go on, but you get the idea.

Since these manipulations are known however, it is not that hard to learn what the original intent of the text was... It just requires a little honesty and desire to learn. (doesn't hurt to have several translations for verse by verse comparison)

Answer 4

Okay, for one, God didn't write them. He inspired men to write, and they did. The translations were decidedly a good thing, especially since the Roman Catholic Church banned any Bible held by common people-- especially if they were written in a language other than Latin. So I have a Bible for many reasons, but one of those is because it used to be banned.

The reasons why there are many English translations is written in some of the finer versions in at the beginning of the book. They often give reasons why they did a particular translation there. I won't go into all of them here, but King James had a new translation because he was at odds with some parts of The Great Bible-- the Bible of his time. It took about 200 years for the King James Bible to exceed in print and usage over The Great Bible after the King James Bible was created.

Some Bibles were made since then, because thanks to Modern Archeaology, older ancient manuscripts were found than what the King James translators used-- revealing about a 2% difference to the King James.

2%!

Also, the English language had changed in that much time, it was time to modernize it so that the typical reader didn't have to struggle with certain sentence structures and term usages.

Answer 5

No, because people will use their God-given talents and gifts for different purposes, some good and some bad. Some Bibles simply make a laughingstock of God (like the one that - seriously - translates the sixth commandment "Don't waste nobody.") Some are used for evil purposes - like the Jehovah Witnesses mis-translation. But most have good purposes for one person or another. Personally I like using multiple Bibles.

For normal study, reading, and devotionals, I like the New King James. But for deeper study the NASB is good; sometimes for extra meaning of a familiar passage I will read an almost-paraphrase like the NLT; and sometimes I go back to my little Greek New Testament (UBS-4). There are different purposes you can use them all for.

Answer 6

Even King James version changed. The new one took God's name completely out of the Bible.

Psalm 83:18 (King James Version)
King James Version (KJV)
Public Domain

18That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalms%2083:18;&version=9;



Psalm 83:18 (New King James Version)
New King James Version (NKJV)
Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

18 That they may know that You, whose name alone is the LORD,
Are the Most High over all the earth.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalms%2083:18;&version=50;

Answer 7

Because the original text is in Greek or Hebrew.

Answer 8

Because most Christians don't take it seriously enough to learn to read it in the original languages. Jews do.

Answer 9

Different translations.

http://www.greatsite.com/timeline-english-bible-history/

Answer 10

Holy Quran is purest book on this earth.
Corruption in bible
The Pasters of high denomination of Christianity declared that there are 50,000 errors in Holy Bible.
http://www.jamaat.net/bible/AwakeArticle(1957).html
http://www.jamaat.net/bible/Bible4-6.html
http://www.ahmed-deedat.co.za/bible/13.html
www.al-sunnah.com/bible.htm - 43k.
www.muslimworld.co.uk/errorsinbible.htm

Examples of Corruption in Bible
http://www.quransearch.com/sake.htm

Christians admitted perversion in bible
http://www.bibleperversion.com/


Example of biblical interpolation, corruption and addition by pasters and these pasters deserve the plague according to Jesus pbuh.
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Bible/NLT/nlt_exposed.htm
http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/nivdelet.htm

Corruption and interpolation in bible exposed.
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Bible/american_standard_version_expose.htm


16 Pasters of high rank removed the verse John 5:7 from Bible. Because this verse advocates the concept of trinity.
http://www.30below.com/~ethanl/1John5v7.html
www.1john57.com
www.wayoflife.org/fbns/defending1.htm
www.studytoanswer.net/bibleversions/1john5n7.html

There are more than 2,000 versions of bible in this world.

Seventh Day Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses.
First Roman Catholic Bible was published at Rheims in 1582.
Second one published at Douay in 1609.
These called RCV version of Bible.
The Protestants regarded 7 books as ‘apocrypha’ (doubtful authority) and removed them from Bible.
(The Book of Judith
The Book of Tobias
The Book of Baruch
The Buck of Esther, etc. )
Jesus pbuh said in the book of Revelation Chapter 22 Verse 18-19 ". . . If any man shall add to these things (or delete) God shall add unto him the plagues written in this Book."
On deleting 7 books from bible, the Catholics call ‘cult of Christianity’ to the Seventh Day Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses.

Answer 11

These are "copies" / translations of Bible not real bible. Choose what is level of your English.