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Posted: 7/22/2023 4:47:23 PM EDT
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NLT
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Posted: 7/22/2023 4:48:46 PM EDT
[#2]
NLT, but use NIV and NKJV for reference and comparison as well as online references to get back to original language
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Posted: 7/22/2023 4:49:43 PM EDT
[#3]
Used NLT for years. Great version.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 4:50:50 PM EDT
[#4]
I like the King James Version, but I in no way advocate the "King James Only" crowd.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 4:53:35 PM EDT
[#5]
When I do read it’s the NASB.
But I am also a flip flopper and vacillate between loving and hating God, so…. I’ll read, the stop, then read, stop, etc. But, each time it’s the NASB when I do go back. |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 4:55:07 PM EDT
[#6]
NKJV with Biblehub app for cross referencing.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 4:55:35 PM EDT
[#7]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I like the King James Version, but I in no way advocate the "King James Only" crowd. Yep, I know those types. I avoid those types. |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 4:57:24 PM EDT
[#8]
Catholic Bible: The New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) is a Bible translation approved for use by the Catholic Church, receiving the imprimatur of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1991.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 4:58:29 PM EDT
[#9]
The Authorized Version.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:01:00 PM EDT
[#10]
I like American King James but I also check out other versions to compare translations...
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:01:27 PM EDT
[#11]
NKJV
ESV NASB NRSV NIV |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:02:05 PM EDT
[#12]
KJV, but if I had to switch I'd use NKJV. I'm not an "only" type about it though, and don't care what others use.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:03:02 PM EDT
[#13]
Used to always be ESV, but have become a big fan of the NET
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:03:16 PM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yep, I know "those types". I avoid "those types". I don't avoid "those types". 1 Corinthians 12:2 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:04:35 PM EDT
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I can't comment on accuracy (WAAAAAAY outside of my wheelhouse), but I've always appreciated the KJV the most, for literary reasons.
It just feels more poetic. Probably has more to do with my upbringing than anything else, but...you asked. |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:04:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: NLT, but use NIV and NKJV for reference and comparison as well as online references to get back to original language Original Language? Holy Spirit doesn't speak English?  |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:06:27 PM EDT
[#17]
At present a Dixson Study bible, Thompson Study Bible, and a Scofield. Just kinda to see whut iz and aint.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:07:05 PM EDT
[#18]
ESV primarily, NIV occasionally
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:11:54 PM EDT
[#19]
Mostly King James but have also been reading now from the New American Standard,which is a little easier to read but does not change what is in the KJV.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:13:36 PM EDT
[#20]
I have an NLT but our church uses ESV (Jack Graham/southern baptist)
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:14:12 PM EDT
[#21]
Reading? None.
Listening too? CSB |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:15:08 PM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I can't comment on accuracy (WAAAAAAY outside of my wheelhouse), but I've always appreciated the KJV the most, for literary reasons. It just feels more poetic. Probably has more to do with my upbringing than anything else, but...you asked. Yep, the "poetic" part you mention I have heard before. And...you are correct. |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:15:11 PM EDT
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KJV, but then I also enjoy reading Shakespeare.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:16:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Original Language? Holy Spirit doesn't speak English? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: NLT, but use NIV and NKJV for reference and comparison as well as online references to get back to original language Original Language? Holy Spirit doesn't speak English? The Holy Spirit is in me. I speak english...so he kind of does with me... 
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:19:17 PM EDT
[#25]
The Jerusalem Bible (a gift from a family friend in my early teens).
The Revised Standard Version and Apocrypha, was used in the Orthodox seminary from which I graduated. The Duoay Confraternity. The ESV. The Passion and Resurrection Gospels in the original Greek, again, from my seminary studies. Also other versions are in our house, but the above are what I usually read. |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:20:58 PM EDT
[#26]
KJV, although my daughter says the NKJV is worth a try.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:21:29 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I like the King James Version, but I in no way advocate the "King James Only" crowd. The same with me. I did only start reading and liking the King James Version in the last 7-8 years or so though. Before that it was the NKJV mostly. |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:21:41 PM EDT
[#28]
Was raised King James Only and all that goes along with that.
No longer in that camp and read ESV, NLT, and NASB and a few others. Pat |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:22:43 PM EDT
[#29]
Vulgate or Douay–Rheims
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:23:33 PM EDT
[#30]
NKJV
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:24:14 PM EDT
[#31]
I go to a wonderful Independent Baptist Church and my Pastor is “King James Only” and I use that since I grew up with that also but I honestly like the ESV better since it’s written in the style of English we use today.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:25:13 PM EDT
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NASB for study. Pre-2011 NIV for light reading or teaching kids. ESV or HCSB somewhere in between.
KJV for poetry. YMMV, but I believe those are the best modern translations. If I had to pick one it would be NASB. NIV is a little *too* 'thought for thought' for me. I am more of a clunky, literal person, and NASB and its stiff word-for-word attitude suits that personality well. Things I would not do: -Amplified Bible. -TNIV -The Message -Any NIV printed after ~2011. There's an argument to be made that some of the 2011 updates improved it, but they also weakened it with some of their gender-word translations. |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:25:41 PM EDT
[#33]
ESV
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:28:30 PM EDT
[#34]
KJV. Others change too many words. Don’t be confused or ill informed, the KJV is not hard to read. If you have eye’s to see, see.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:28:52 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Vulgate or Douay–Rheims We have a winner! |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:29:58 PM EDT
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I've always thought that this was a hard question to answer, when phrased in terms of accuracy.
Almost none of us speak the languages it was written in. And of the few of very learned folks among us that might, even fewer are capable of understanding the language it was written in at the time. I mean...not many native English speakers can actually read Beowulf, and comparatively...it wasn't written that that long ago in the grand scheme of things, know what I mean? Languages evolve over time. And then it gets stranger, when I think "Is the version that millions of Portuguese believers are reading actually all that accurate, in the finer details? And really...how would I even know? Not only do I not speak the languages it was translated from, I don't speak the version it was translated to". Lather, rinse, repeat for a ton of other translations. I guess that's why they call it "faith".  I'm being a bit shitty there  , but at some level, we all have to sort of accept a certain level of domain-specific expertise that none of us have, and just sort of go with it. It's either that, or devote large portions of our lives learning ancient (and then various modern) languages. It's a big ask.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:31:39 PM EDT
[#37]
NIV/NKJ
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:36:28 PM EDT
[#38]
NASB, and ESV. Grew up on the NIV and KJV. NASB is my favorite and was my go to translation was I was taking some seminary courses and needed to get into the text.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:37:43 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: at some level, we all have to sort of accept a certain level of domain-specific expertise that none of us have, and just sort of go with it. It's either that, or devote large portions of our lives learning ancient (and then various modern) languages. It's a big ask. I think every Christian - or anyone else who wants to learn about the bible, or church history - ought to be exposed to textual criticism and its history. A little bit of knowledge of different manuscript families/lines, translation controversies, how those were sometimes wrapped up in political stuff, the difference between word for word versus thought for thought, and so on, can go a long way in helping people learn to trust the bible. Besides, it's a fascinating subject from a historical standpoint. |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:38:49 PM EDT
[#40]
NLT/NIV.
Grew up with the King James/Luther Translations. |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:44:14 PM EDT
[#41]
Douay–Rheims and New Revised Standard Version, complete edition.
I have several of those heathen translations some of you folks like too, as a reference. I tend to quote KJV on arfcom unless the passage or book isn't available. |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:45:16 PM EDT
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I'm not even Christian, but I went on a long search for "truth." I read just about all of them, including the Gnostic chapters. King James is by far the worst IMO. Frankly all of the translations are pretty shit because Peter was a pedantic idiot who didn't understand a single word Christ said, and then who became focused on control and manipulation right from the beginning. Fight me, I don't care.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:49:17 PM EDT
[#43]
KJV
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:53:35 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Douay Rheims and New Revised Standard Version, complete edition. I have several of those heathen translations some of you folks like too, as a reference. I tend to quote KJV on arfcom unless the passage or book isn't available. Shows you how much I know. I've never heard of it.
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:57:17 PM EDT
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Joseph Smith Translation.
Kidding. ESV |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:58:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Shows you how much I know. I've never heard of it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Douay Rheims and New Revised Standard Version, complete edition. I have several of those heathen translations some of you folks like too, as a reference. I tend to quote KJV on arfcom unless the passage or book isn't available. Shows you how much I know. I've never heard of it. My, you must have missed out on some epic religion forum threads over the years. Probably good for your sanity. But, https://www.drbo.org |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 5:59:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm not even Christian, but I went on a long search for "truth." I read just about all of them, including the Gnostic chapters. King James is by far the worst IMO. Frankly all of the translations are pretty shit because Peter was a pedantic idiot who didn't understand a single word Christ said, and then who became focused on control and manipulation right from the beginning. Fight me, I don't care. Wut  You clearly put your trust in the writings of somebody else or your personal feelings. |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 6:04:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The Holy Spirit is in me. I speak english...so he kind of does with me... So English is one of the Holy Spirit's original languages then...though so... |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 6:04:38 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: NIV/NKJ 2 very good choices |
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Posted: 7/22/2023 6:05:06 PM EDT
[#50]
I have an old heavily annotated NIV I tend to use most. I don't even know how many translations I have (plus the UBS Greek).
I have to confess to a bias against the KJV. A long time ago I was tutoring for Literacy Volunteers of America, and my student had one goal: He wanted to stand up and read a favorite passage on Sunday when the pastor asked for members to do so. A worthy goal (and against the rules of LVA, but whatever). His church used the KJV and he was adamant about staying with that translation. We worked for a long time on that goal. He got there. I came away pretty firmly convinced that understanding the Bible is hard enough without thrashing through archaic language and sentence construction that allow more errors of comprehension than modern translations. YMMV. |
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