2007-04-13 09:00:34 · 12 answers · asked by MiMiCiTa 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have read the entirety of multiple versions.
Avoid King James. It has numerous errors in translation that affect the context and content -- in short, not just a minor variance in tone, but changes in meaning. These are MUCH less present in NKJV, but no reputable seminary uses any version of KJV.
NIV is pretty good, and somewhat modern in tone while capturing the context of the originals better. NASB is about equivalent to NIV.
I'd say a coin toss between NIV and NASB, depending on if you want the Deuterocanonicals (Pedagogia, Apocrypha). Most protestant churches do not use the Deuterocanonicals, many Catholic denominations do.
2007-04-13 09:07:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been reading it continuously for 22 years and find the New International Version excellent. It is in modern day language and was re-translated from original texts so you don't have some of the corruptions that you'll find in other versions. (eg; King James had verses added such as not eating swans. Can't remember the rest but you'd probably get them on line or a good reference library) The Good News version, although simplified is accurate and easy to read.
2007-04-13 09:50:27 · answer #2 · answered by lix 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.biblegateway.com has every version of the bible in print in their entireties. You can go on there and research some of the passages and see which ones are easiest to understand and read for you and which ones hold to the original Greek. My husband has a bible that has the KJ version, the NI version and the original Greek for every passage. He got it at Barnes and Noble.
2007-04-13 09:11:03 · answer #3 · answered by Erin C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For readability, I like the Living Translation.
For study, I like to compare the New King James, New American and the Revised standard editions.
The Living translation is in contemporary English and is very enjoyable. I would recommend it to those new to scripture.
God Bless
2007-04-13 13:02:49 · answer #4 · answered by MusicMan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NIV is probably the closest english translation, but KJV just has such poetry to it.
My advice, pick a passage at random, and check how every translation does it. Which rings true with you?
2007-04-13 09:07:03 · answer #5 · answered by Brian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spike Milligan's.
2007-04-13 12:02:02 · answer #6 · answered by garik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have ead the whole Bible....but I use
"Nelson's NKJV Study Bible" It translates the Bible for You and makes it easier to understand....
2007-04-13 09:08:37 · answer #7 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I havn't, but you can compare all different kinds of Bibles at http://www.biblegateway.com I go there sometimes when I want to look things up, they have text from all different kinds there, and I think they also provide links to buy one...
2007-04-13 09:09:10 · answer #8 · answered by beatlefan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people on here have (oddly, many of the Christians have not). And you'll find that every single Christian denomination will say that the version THEIR denomination uses is the correct one.
Waste of money anyway.
2007-04-13 09:06:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The original even though I haven't read it. It hasn't been mistranslated a thousand times.
2007-04-13 09:14:39 · answer #10 · answered by firey_cowgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋