I'm curious is in how Chrisitans pick out which Bible to follow?

Question

This is not an insult or anything but which do u decide on? what factors? like i know theres like about 50 different bibles so which one do you and your family to follow and why? this isn't a knock on anyone or anything no disrespect.

For the people that are denying theres differnt versions... umm look at the different answers i received. some of you for got to mention WHY?(some of you not all =)) is it because your parents read it traditon?

Answer 1

Well, you see, my boy, the King James bible was written for the will of king james, for the wills of the people of england. Basically, if it might look like it appeals to you, or its what your parents told you, its the bible you read.

And, yes, there is more than one version of the bible. A lot of the time, the only similarity is the fact that they cause persecution of muslims, jews and atheists.

Answer 2

As a Catholic family, we chose the Douay-Rheims Bible because it was the least number of translations (Latin) away from the original Greek or whatever (Aramaic?). All the others were re-written too many times to be as accurate.
As a kid I was raised on the King James Version, which leaves out some books that Catholics include (another difference there), but has a more beautiful poetic presentation more suitable for memorization.
If I was going to be choosing, I'd take a look at how many times the Bible had been re-written in modern times, how the versions compare using my favorite verses, and whether or not my religion accepted the books that were included in my favorite version or not.
When I became Catholic, it was quite interesting to read the books of the Bible that Protestants discarded, and now I also enjoy poking through the Gnostic Gospels and the more accurate Gospel of St. Thomas found in Gary Renard's book "Your Immortal Reality".
Guess I got carried away with your question.
Ragann63, the Catholics weren't the ones that threw out the extra books, that was Protestants making up their own rules.
Also, what about the Gideons? Theirs is different too.

Answer 3

most Christians will say they follow the one true Bible which is the true word of God ,This means the Orthodox Bible( KJV)
or a version of it in modern language .The fact is though the King James Bible was never an original translation, at this time in England there were many Bibles in use and most were contradictory .King James didn`t think this was in the public interest and he wanted one single Bible for the whole of England so he commissioned the King James Orthodox Bible .which was to be the only Orthodox Bible for the English Church (it still is ) the idea was to merge all the other Bibles . Some passages were impossible to merge into a common meaning,because the differences were to great .and for these they Referenced back to the Erasmus translation but never to the original text .
the problem in doing this was that Erasmus himself had called it a very poor translation as he`d had to rush it to get it into circulation for the Catholic Church because a different translation was due to be published by someone else .

Answer 4

It all depends on what you want. If you want the most literal translation (closest to the original Hebrew and Greek), yet not the easiest to understand if you don't know "bible words" then that would be the New American Standard Bible (NASB), New Revised Standard (NRSV) or even the New King James version (NKJV) would pass. If you are old fashioned and like to read some old english, then the King James Version (KJV) - though tradition often portrays as this version being the most literal and accurate. The NIV (New International Version is right in the middle, it's not too literal, yet it doesn't contain a lot of paraphrasing. If you want the Bible that uses the most modern wording and farthest from the original language (yet works great for those who have no idea what the KJV or NASB is saying), The New Living Translation (NLT) and The Message lies at the opposite end of the scale being the paraphrased. There are countless versions, yet one Bible and the different versions are out there for those who are on different levels in their understanding of God's Word and helps them to grow and understand. They all are great, it just all depends on what you need and are looking for /

Answer 5

Wow I have a pretty good answer for you actually..my answer is from a similar question that was proposed, so some of it might not make sense:


OMG..don't you all see that having so many different versions of the Bible indicates a corrupt religion? Many authors, editors, revisors, etc. of the Bible only changed/deleted/added verses to appeal to Christians so they would remain faithful (in other words through lies) and to appeal to people who are interested in converting (the same way). Converting through lies and putting in what people WANT to hear is corrupt. For all we know, the all-loving peaceful Bible could have had some ugly verses that were deleted or replaced with more peaceful ones so that Christianity could not look like a culprit or evil religion in the future. CORRUPTION!

Creating more versions of the Bible that sound more appealing to others is also a great opportunity to make money. Do you think these authors care more about the money or the religion now? Just look at how expensive Bibles can be.

An imperfect, flawed religion indicates that it is disqualified as being the true religion.


When you said, "I think people are seeing the question they want to asnwer, not asnwering what has been asked..."

Well, thats kind of like the Christians changing the Bible into what they want their religion to be like (aka allowing more freedoms, making bad deeds seem less impactful, etc.), not seeking the truth or caring about what is really meant for them.

Answer 6

You ask a fair question.
There is only one God. And He only wrote one Bible.
He who wrote the Bible is able to preserve His writing.

That being said, when you pick up a New Testament, or a complete Bible, if you are seeking God, He is not hard to find. Ask Him to reveal Himself from His Word and He will.

Most folks begin with the King James Version (KJV) and move toward a version that is written in words they best understand. Such as the New International Version (NIV) or the New American Standard Bible. (NASB)

Which ever version you choose, I strongly urge you to get and have on hand at least the following four things to study the Bible properly:

1. The version you chose.
2. The KJV for comparison text.
3. A good concordance for word study.
4. A Greek and Hebrew dictionary to properly define words according to the language from which they came, rather than from the English language.

Add one more and put it at the top of the list.
Lots of Prayer.

Answer 7

I read the simple ones when I first started
Then you want more, with more references and study helps
I think th King James Version is the best in any Bible
it doesn't leave out or change it
The Thompson Chain Reference Bible is the Best
Now there is
The Companion Bible by Kregel that has the Greek and Hebrew right on the same page
Many Ministers are using that one
I like them both
you can go to Https://www.cbd.com

and buy Bibles and books, ect
at a lower cost that at the retail stores

Answer 8

I would read the original, but my Hebrew and Greek are both kinda rusty. So I have to rely on a translation into a language I can comprehend--American English.

There's part of your reason right there--English is the primary language of several nations, but American English is different than British English, which is also different from Australian English. And even American English is subjective based on what part of the continent you live on--I'm in California, but people in New York and Massachusetts and Alabama and Minnesota and Texas all speak a little different English than I do. So it's all the same Bible, just has been translated differently to accommodate different languages and dialects.

Also, when you take any text written in one language and try to put it into another language, you will find that each language has words that are particular to that language--there is no comparable word in the other language. Because of this our translators do their best to draw the intended meaning from the base language and find a way to phrase it in the destination language. At times this will not be possible; at other times, two translators may phrase the destination language in slightly different words that result in essentially the same meaning.

Answer 9

I'm not sure why having different translations indicates how deluded Christians are...but whatever. I prefer the New Revised Standard Version. It is based on sound scholarship. It also uses inclusive language, so everything isn't man, men, etc...which in Hebrew and Greek they have gender neutral terms, but English doesn't. Some versions are translations, some are paraphrases. The "Good News" Bible for example is a paraphrase.

Answer 10

my grandfather, long long deceased, translated the bible from Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew into English than back again.
so he wouldn't miss anything in the translation.
the king james is the most adulterated version, where entire chapters are misinterpreted!
i have a copy on disc, made by my brother it's my most prised possession & the nearest version to it
is the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
revised 1970 C.E.by the Watch Tower society.
i'll take the JWs bible but not their over-zealous slant on religion.
i believe, read & obey the bible commandments but have no attachment to organised religion, god is everywhere & can be worshiped anywhere & everywhere, going to a particular building on a certain day of the week is not enforced by my version of the bible.
jesus preached/taught on mountain-sides not in buildings!

new scrolls were discovered in the 1980's & are being assessed & translated.
i'll await the outcome before i add them to the bible.
link below explains more.