Want to buy new Bible.. Any ideas?

Question

I have King James now. I know there are a great different types. Any help would be apprieciated.

Answer 1

I have 2 different Bibles. One is the NIV and the other is New Living Translation (NLT). I like both of these because they are easy to read, I have a hard time understanding the KJV. Our church uses the NIV in worship, so I take my NIV along. When I do my weekly Bible study, I use my NLT because it is easier for me to understand.

Both of my Bibles are the Life Application Study Bibles. They have wonderful foot notes and explanations of the verses. They also take the verses and help apply them to your life today.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/

http://bible.crosswalk.com/

http://www.searchgodsword.org/

The above links are sights that you can go to and compare all different Bible translations.

When I bought my Bibles, I actually went to a Christian Bookstore, pulled out 4 or 5 different Bibles and opened them up to a verse. I then compared them and chose the ones that read the best.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

GLENDA: Hope all is well with ya ! As you probably, already, know, there are many difference translations of the the world's most ever-sold book. The poetic beauty of the King James version is the most popular and common to many a home and hotel / motel ! Depending on your age, (I'm assuming that you are at least 16 years of age), I can recommend the web-site Bible Gateway (www.biblegateway.com) . Here, you can review the many varieties of the numerous translations of the Holy Bible for FREE. I supplement my studies with many other text helps. One of my favourites is The New : GREEK ENGLISH INTERLINEAR NEW TESTAMENT by: Robert K. Brown & Philip W. Comfort. There are many Bible Study Helps available too. Hope this provides you with a solid piece of direction. Good Reading !!!

Answer 3

I would say to go with a New Revised Standard Bible (NASB). It is generally considered to be closest to the original texts. If you really want to dig deep into the Word you could get an NASB Ryrie Study Bible, although they are quite a bit more expensive than a regular NASB.
If you are more interested in a version which is easier to read and understand, go with the NIV. It is pretty close to the original Greek and Hebrew (though not as close as the NASB).
And make sure you get leather cover or imitation leather cover. Do not get a hard cover or paperback as these wear out very quickly.

Answer 4

I would suggest a Bible that has two different versions on each page. I still like the King James Version and I like Giant Print but having another side by side version allows you to compare the two without even flipping pages or looking at two different books. Zondervan makes wonderful materials. I hope that you find what you want. Have a great week.
Thanks,
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Answer 5

My personal preference goes to those with renderings closest to the meaning of the oldest available manuscripts. The Divine Author's name must be intact, as well.
http://www.watchtower.org/library/na/index.htm?article=article_01.htm
For example:

"The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures"
" ... it is our opinion this translation is indeed one of the major/main Bible translations of the 20th century,
as Harper's Bible Dictionary (1985 ed. R.G.Bratcher, The English Bible. pp.266, 267)
and The Lion Handbook to the Bible (Lion Publishing, 1976 reprint, p. 79) admits."
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/newworldtranslation/home.htm

"The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Translation

"It Is The Best Interlinear New Testament Available",
by Dr. Jason BeDuhn
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/newworldtranslation/kitbest.htm

"American Standard Version" of 1901
http://asv1901.com/
is basically the KJV, with God's name restored in the Hebrew Scriptures.

The "World English Bible" is based on the ASV, but has modern language, and uses 'Yahweh' for God's name, rather than 'Jehovah'.

"The Bible in Living English",
is Described as vigorous & expressive, it also restores God's name (Jehovah) to the Hebrew Scriptures. It uses much more current language than KJV, and all the verse-numbers are on the far left of each page. (If someone is easily distracted, this might be important to them, as the numbers are easily avoided.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bible_in_Living_English

Answer 6

well if you want a real old testement get a torah, if you want a bible the first set of Xians used get an eastern (some people call it Etheipian) orthodox bible cause it has all of the books, the catholic bible has some books missing but it is still good

the KJV ...urmmmm...well if you want to read a bible where a spoiled stupid bratty king get the jkjv why? james (wouldnt call him a king) divorced his first wife and married another woman and the bible was against it so he took out all the books of the bible that said that.

Answer 7

yes, The Zondervan NIV Study Bible. It easier to read and if you do not understand the passage It has biblical scholar interpretations on the same page. Check it out. It is blue. It also has a concordance so if you know a word in the scripture that you know than it will give you all the verses it is used in.

Answer 8

Go New International. The english is modern while staying true to the original text. You should pick it up in the Student Bible form. Student Bibles have countless footnotes explaining many things that raise questions, from measurement conversion rates, to the meanings of some cloudy incidents. They also contain many maps and charts

Answer 9

Thompson Chain Reference.

Answer 10

Your best idea might be to not buy one at all... there are plenty of versions right here online and most are free. But beside that, what's the point? The Bible is nothing but myth - there's no reason behind knowing it as well as people seem to want to believe there is.

Living without a bible might cause you to draw on the resources of your own intellect and to sort out your world according to what you've seen of it rather than according to what the ignorant people of the past made of it.

The modern world has a much better take on what's truly real and what's not than any of the tribes of the middle east had two thousand and four thousand years ago. Why not study that with as much vigor as you probably have studied the Bible; get a new perspective on some balance in your life?

Just a thought... Take it for what it's worth.

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