what is a good bible for a young person?

Question

I have alot of trouble understanding the bible, what is a good bible for a 19 year old......maybe a teen bible?

Answer 1

The NIV....definately

New International Version.......it's what I study from. It's as simple as simple can get.....lamens terms.

Answer 2

I would say the New Living Translation. I have read some of the Greek and Hebrew Bible and often, the New Living Translation just about sums up the meaning of the original Greek and Hebrew very accurately in modern day language. It would probably be your best bet. It doesn't use "thy, thou," or anything and it doesn't use some of the older words. The words have the same meaning, but you can understand better because it uses words more commonly used today. And if it isn't used today and is forced to use the old word, it has a little excerpt at the bottom explaining what it is. No matter what Bible you do get, study it with someone who has more experience and can help you and study it at Church so you can have fellowship and study it at home so you can get closer to God. God Bless!

Answer 3

New World Translation.

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

Try the Good News Bible or New Living Translation (NOT the same as the New World Translation of the JWs). If you can't find it, the NIV would be next.

I do not recommend the KJV, NKJV, or Geneva translations for teens. It's too discouraging for them. It should be understandable enough to encourage them to want to read, and these versions are too tough for beginners.

Answer 5

The Bass Fisherman's Bible

Answer 6

Old, young - the best translation of God's Word IMHO is the KJV or the 1599 Geneva Bible.

Answer 7

depend on what the teen wants in life and he can choose the chapters of the bible to read and bible can't be understand unless practise

Answer 8

I like the New American Standard version, easy to read and understand and has a limited concordance in the back. Plus it has modern day pictures of certain Biblical locations and maps to help in understanding how places relate to each other.

Answer 9

How can you have faith in something you don't even understand?

How can you not understand the bible? Although the language is a bit outdated the message is pretty clear.

It could be that you have read it but were under-impressed so you think you're missing out on something. If that's the case I can assure you that you missed out on nothing---that's all there is to it.

Answer 10

I have the King James aand the Revised American. They are different in some areas. And it allows me to better understand the language differences.